Jan. 14, 2006
Berkeley, Calif. - Six-ranked Stanford opened the 2006 season by upsetting fourth-ranked California last night in Haas Pavilion, 205.650-205.550. The Cardinal took top honors on three events, with David Sender capturing the floor exercise and vault, and sharing first place on the rings with teammate Bryant Hadden.
Stanford claimed the top three finishes on the floor, led by sophomore Sender with a score of 9.350. Junior Dylan Carney and senior Sean Doolan followed with scores of 9.100 and 9.000. The Cardinal also swept the top three positions in the vault, led again by Sender with a 9.550. Doolan finished second for Stanford with a 9.300 and Carney claimed third with a score of 9.200.
In his first appearance for the Cardinal, freshman Bryant Hadden shared first place on the rings with teammate Sender, with both athletes posting a score of 9.300. Hadden also finished second on the pommel with an 8.550, behind Cal's Tim McNeil with a 9.250.
The Bears posted two more first-place finishes, including the parallel bars and high bar. Senior Nate Downs finished second on the parallel bars with an 8.900, trailing Kyson Bunthuwong's score of 9.150.
Completing all six events, Sender tallied an all-around score of 50.450.
The Stanford men will be back in action at the Stanford Open on Saturday, January 21 (7:00 pm) in Burnham Pavilion.
TEAM SCORESCalifornia - 205.550Stanford - 205.650
FLOOR EXERCISE1. David Sender - 9.350 - S2. Dylan Carney - 9.100 - S3. Sean Doolan - 9.000 - S4. Chris Rodriguez - 8.700 - C5. Mark Freeman - 8.400 - C6. Shawn Mowry - 8.300 - C
POMMEL HORSE1. Tim McNeil - 9.250 - C2. Bryant Hadden - 8.550 - S3. Colin Christ - 8.450 - CT4. Nate Downs - 8.300 - ST4. Brice Rolston - 8.300 - S6. Jason Pierce - 8.250 - C
RINGST1. Bryant Hadden - 9.300 - ST1. David Sender - 9.300 - S3. Kyle Brady - 9.200 - CT4. Tyler Block - 8.900 - CT4. Peter Derman - 8.900 - S6. Alex Schorsch - 8.600 - S
VAULT1. David Sender - 9.550 - S2. Sean Doolan - 9.300 - S3. Dylan Carney - 9.200 - S4. Aaron Moy - 9.100 - C5. Shawn Mowry - 8.900 - C6. Jason Shen - 8.800 - S
PARALLEL BARS1. Kyson Bunthuwong - 9.150 - C2. Nate Downs - 8.900 - S3. Sean Bryan - 8.550 - CT4. Bryant Hadden - 8.400 - ST4. Jason Shen - 8.400 - S6. Colin Christ - 8.300 - C
HIGH BAR1. Colin Christ - 9.200 - C2. Kyson Bunthuwong - 8.850 - CT3. Dylan Carney - 8.550 - ST3. Jason Shen - 8.550 - S5. Tyler Block - 8.150 - C6. Chris Rodriguez - 8.050 - C