April 19, 2008
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STANFORD, Calif. -- Eight Stanford gymnasts took part in the 2008 NCAA Individual Event Finals tonight at Maples Pavilion. The Event Finals marked the final session of the 2008 National Collegiate Men's Gymnastics Championships. The Cardinal captured two second place finishes and two third place finishes on the night. Stanford also racked up 13 All-American awards in addition to the two All-American awards earned by Sho Nakamori (third place) and David Sender (fourth place) in the all-around finals.
Senior Sender capped an excellent career at Stanford by finishing second in both the rings and vault, and tenth in horizontal bar. By finishing in the top eight in rings and vault, Sender was awarded two All-American honors. Sender captured three total, adding yesterday's all-around award, bringing his four-year total to 10 separate nods, a new record for Stanford gymnastics.
On floor, sophomore Greg Ter-Zakhariants scored a 15.45, being edged out of a placing spot by .15 points by Penn State's Casey Sandy and Ohio State's Jimmy Wickham, both of whom tied for second. Freshman Josh Dixon had a strong showing in his first Individual Event Finals meet, earning a 15.3 and finishing seventh. Both Ter-Zakhariants and Dixon were named Floor All-Americans.
Three gymnasts tackled the pommel horse tonight. Ter-Zakhariants notched an excellent 14.325, but it wouldn't be high enough to place, finishing eighth overall. Freshman Kyle Oi finished fourth with a 14.6, and Nakamori took the first Cardinal top-three finish, with a 14.7, .925 points out of first place. Ter-Zakhariants picked up his second All-American nod of the night, while Oi and Nakamori also were named All-Americans.
In rings, Sender's second-place score of 15.775 ended up .35 points shy of winner Jonathan Horton's 16.125, while junior Bryant Hadden posted a 15.575 and just missed placing in the top-three, finishing fourth. Both gymnasts picked up All-American awards on the event.
On vault, Dixon sprung for a 15.675, putting him in seventh, while two-time defending vault champion Sender went seventh in the rotation and recorded an outstanding 16.350. Unfortunately, he was .05 points short of becoming a three-time champion, as Oklahoma's Steven Legendre, the last gymnast on the apparatus, stole the title with a 16.4. Dixon and Sender both picked up their second All-American awards on the night.
On p-bars, Stanford's only competitor was Nakamori, who finished sixth with a 14.625. Nakamori also picked up his second All-American award of the night, and third on the weekend.
In the final event, freshman Alex Buscaglia took to the high bar first for the Cardinal with a clean routine and was awarded a 14.65, tying for eighth with Legendre. Sender struggled on high bar, falling early, but getting back up and finishing strong. The fall caused his total score to drop to 13.175. Redshirt senior Dylan Carney was a bit off in his routine, but still finished with an impressive 14.7 and tied for sixth with Michigan's Thomas Kelley. Buscaglia earned his first All-American award as a Cardinal gymnast, and Carney picked up his fifth.