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Men's Gymnastics
Air Force Vaults to Men's Gymnastics Win over William & Mary and Springfield
03/14/2010
Springfield, Mass. -- March 14, 2010 -- The U.S. Air Force Academy men's gymnastics team used an extraordinary score on vault to leap over both William & Mary and host Springfield College on the final event this afternoon in a tri-meet at SC's Blake Arena. Air Force used a 62.350 in vault to score a total of 342.950 points to William & Mary's 337.800 and Springfield's 336.650. For the Pride, the score was a high for the season. Read More
Men's Gymnastics Captures Tri-Meet over Army and Brockport
West Point, N.Y. - March 6, 2010 - The Springfield College men's gymnastics team scored a team season-high 335.900 points this afternoon and went on to defeat Army and Brockport in a meet at the U.S. Military Academy. Army finished second with 325.000 points, followed by Brockport at 286.350. Read More.
Men's Gymnastics Defeats Army with Its High Team Score This Season, 335.200 - 331.850
Springfield, Mass. -- February 28, 2010 -- Behind the stellar performances of sophomore Ty Evans, the Springfield College men's gymnastics team defeated Army, 335.200 to 331.850 this afternoon at SC's Blake Arena. For the Pride, it marked its highest score of the year. It was also the fourth time in four tries that SC had beaten Army this year. Read More
SC's Evans, Fox 1-2 in All-Around, But Temple Wins the New England Men's Gymnastics Invitational Championships
Springfield. Mass. -- February 21, 2010 -- It was a great day for Springfield College individuals Ty Evans and Josh Fox who finished 1-2 in the All-Around competition, but after all was said and done, it was Temple University which captured the team competition at the New England Men's Gymnastics Invitational Championships at Springfield College's Blake Arena this afternoon. Temple's score of 334.550 bested that of second-place SC at 331.30. Read More
More Headlines
- Evans Named National Men's Gymnast of the Week
- Temple Bests Men's Gymnastics 333.350-326.000
- Total Team Effort Lifts Men's Gymnastics Over Army, Navy
- Pezzino Named EIGL Rookie of the Week For His Work at the Navy Open
- Men's Gymnastics Finishes Second of Six at Navy Open
About The Team
Springfield College has a long and rich gymnastics tradition, which dates back to 1891. Today, the Pride is one of the top squads in the Northeast, winning five of the last seven New England Championship titles. Springfield will also host its 100th annual Home Show, a performance unique to the gymnastics world, at Blake Arena on campus in 2009.At the 2009 USA Gymnastics Collegiate National Championships, seven SC gymnasts received All-American honors a total of nine times. They included freshman Ty Evans in the vault (1st), all-around (2nd), and floor exercise (4th), Josh Fox in the all-around (4th), Kyle Bartgis in the parallel bars ((2nd), Andy Kelly in the parallel bars (4th), Mike Freundlich in the pommel horse (5th), Matt Bolognese in the still rings (6th), and Josh Spencer in the high bar (6th). Evans became Springfield's first USAG National Champion since Tim Goetz won the vault in 2004.
Also in 2009, Springfield claimed two ECAC/EIGL Champions, a first since Josh Chasse did so for SC in 2002 when he won the still rings. In '09, it was Bolognese winning the still rings, and Evans the vault.
As a team in 2009, Springfield placed 1st in the New England's, 4th in the USAG's, and 5th in the ECAC's. Springfield also defeated William & Mary for the first time in 27 years, after having beaten Army for the first time in 26 years the year before. SC has now beaten Army four straight times in the last two years.
Head coach Steve Posner has coached numerous All-Americans (135 all told) in his 27 seasons at Springfield College. He led the Pride to three straight USA Gymnastics national championships from 1991 to 1993. In 2007, Coach Posner won the coveted CGA Coaches Honor Award for his 25 years of meritorious service to collegiate gymnastics. And in 2008 and again in 2009, he was named the NACGC East Region Coach of the Year.
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Head Coach Steve Posner
Entering his 28th season as head men's gymnastics coach, Dr. Steve Posner is recognized as one of the most outstanding gymnastics coaches in the East. Posner, who has coached 135 All-Americans and 18 National Champions, led the Pride to another successful season in 2009. He has been named the NACGA Eastern Region Coach of the Year in each of the last two years. His latest book, published in 2008 and entitled "Coaching Leadership Handbook -- Instilling Values and Character through Sport," is available on Amazon.com.Read more.