With our new format, we are asking our readers to help us report results more quickly. In the past, it has been difficult to keep up ta date because many of our correspondents have sent us pages of results which required much time for us to pull out the winner. IF YOUR MEET RESULTS ARE IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO SEND US, THE USE OF THE FOLLOWING FORMAT WILL SPEED THEIR APPEARANCE IN THE MG SCOREBOARD: 1. Rank team scores in order and list school names in full. 2. List only the top three places in all-aralJnd and each event: Full nome, school, score. 3. A brief (75 words or less) paragraph describing the meet should include site, meet director, the name(s) of the outstanding gymnast(s) with events won, and top teams, if pertinent. A photograph of the all-around champion or the event winner in action is more I ikely to be used than a posed trophy picture. Any size print can be sent but it should be as sharp and clear as possible for reproduct ion purposes. When possible include winning routine from each event . Meet results on the national, regional, and statewide leve ls and important local championships and invitationals are welcome in the MG Scoreboard. Send vour results directly to MG SCOREBOARD, P.O. Box 611, Santa Monica, California
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1967 AAWU GYMNASTIC CHAMPIONSHIPS Hosted by Stanford University, the 1967 AAWU Championships featured a close race between the University of California UCLA and the University of Southern California. Avenging earlier defeats, UCLA captured the team title despite a series of misfortunes on the side horse. This championship marked the first northern California appearance of Makoto Sakamoto competing for USc. Sakamoto, our notion's top Olympian , won the 011around title and the parallel bar title, but bowed to specialists Joel Tepp of California on side horse and Josh Robison, also of California, on the still rings. Sid Freudenstein of California was the only other double winner, capturing firsts on the high bar and long horse vault. Kanati Allen of UCLA earned the high score of the meet with a 9 .7 floor exercise routine. Rick Fanceca of Washington garnered the only first for the northerners with a 9.1 on the trampoline. Team standings: UCLA 187.60, California 187.20, USC 185.85, Washington 183.00, Washington State 160.40, Oregan 151.40, Stanford 149.20. AA: Makoto Sakamoto (USC) 56.45, Sid Freudenstein (Cal) 55.45, Kanati Allen (UCLA) 54 .35. FX : Allen 9.7, Freudenstein 9.6, Bassist (UCLA) and Sakamoto (USC) 9.50. SH: Tepp (Cal) 9.20, Fujimoto (Cal) 9.10, Wullschlager (USC) 9.00 Tramp: Fonceca (Wash) 9. I 0, Lerner (UCLA) 8.95, Turchi (Ore.) 8.70. HB: Freudenstein 9.60, Sakamoto 9.55, Allen 9.35. LHV: Freudenstein 9.50, Sakamoto 9.40, Flansaas (Wash) 9.40. PB : Sakamoto 9.65, Durham (USC) 9.35, Allen 9.35. Freudenstein 9.35. SR: Robison (Col.) 9.65, C hop I a n (UCLA) 9.55, Sakamoto 9.45.
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every first place in the meet. A strong battle developed early in the meet for 2nd place between Georgetown College, Western Kentucky University and Eastern Kentucky University, but Georgetown's experience won it in the end, with Western Kentucky placing 3rd. All-around honors went to Ted Morrison who won three events and took 2nd in another. Frank Powell (Ceo_) and Mark Christianson (WKU) finished 2nd and 3rd respectively in the allaround_ Other winners were Dick Haynes and Danny Miller both of U_ Louisville who tied for first on the side horse and Bob Gaeta, also of U. Louisville, on the trampoline_ Ted Morrison won the long horse vault event, followed by Georgetown's Frank Powell who' also took 2nd on the trampoline. THIRD ANNUAL EASTERN INTERCOLLEGIATE GYMNASTIC MEET FOR WOMEN, MAR_ 4, 1967 Best in the West! Makoto Sakamoto, Kanati Allen, Sid Freudenstein, Rich Grigsby_ West Chester State College of Pennsylvania hosted three other collegiate women's gymnastic teams 1967 CALIFORNIA became eligible in the spring in the third Eastern Intercollegiate meet for women. Competitors were COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC semester. classified into levels so as to have ASSOCIA TION GYMNASTICS Team standings: San Fernando the giils compete against others Valley State (SFV) 181.55, CaliCHAMPIONSHIPS of their own ability. The classes fornia State College at Los Angeles were I-beginner, II-novice, and 111by Joe Buttitta, San Fernando (CSCLA) 171.90, California State top place winners of II from the College at Long Beach (CSCLB) Valley State College previous_ 'lear and those girls who 171.25, San Diego State College have competed at the junior or San Fernando Valley State (SDSC) 145.75, Col Poly at Pomona senior national level. (POM) 112.30, Cal Poly at San College rolled to an unpreceAt the advanced level Ellen BaLuis Obispo (SLO) 80.45. AA: Rich buska of West Chester State dented 5th consecutive CCAA Grigsby (SFV) 53.70, John Maggiearned 4 firsts enroute to winning gymn astics title in March on the netti (SFV) 50.90, Julio Monroy the all-around title. (CSCLA) 50.60. FX: Monroy 9.05, strength of a very young team Results Don Warren (CSCLA) 9.00, Grigsby I-FX: Ruth Morse (U. Mass.) and a fine coaching job by Bill 8.85. SH : Gary Hoskins (CSCLA) 5.45, Arlene Binney (U. Mass.) Vincen t. The Matadors outs oared 9.45, Fred Siebum (CSCLB) 9.0, 4 .50, Peggy Peters (E. Stroud. S. Chuck Walden (SFV) 8.75. TR: their nearest opponent, Cal State C.) 4.40. BB: Morse 7.20, Lynn EISteve Endicott (SLO) and Jerry gert (WCSC) 6.15, Peters 5.95. Los Angeles, 181.55 to 171.90 to Clodfelter (SFV) 8.40, Mike AIIUPB: Leslie Gallion (U. Mass.) 8.10, easily win another championship_ mandinger (SFV) 8.25. HB: Grigsby Lue Riker (WCSC) 7 .0, Elgert 6.25. 9.25, Warren and Bernie Rechs Rich Grigsby of SFVSC won V: Gallion 6.80, Cathy Cowan (SCSLB) tie at 8.8. LHV: Grigsby (WCSC) 6.4, JoAnn Sherk (WCSC) three events, including all-9.35, Warren and Jim Fountaine 6.0. around , and collected trophies (CSCLB) tie at 9.25. PB: Siebum II-FX: Ilona Klimchak (U. Pitt) 9.25, Grigsby 9.10, Magginetti in all seven even ts to be the 6.20, Pat Long (WCSC) 5 .80, Barb 8.65. R: Magginetti 8.95, Wolden McAndle (U. Mass.) 5.5. BB: Linda high point man of the meet. 8.90, tie between Bruce Coulter Binney (U. Mass.) 6.50, Judy BohrJulio Monroy of Cal State Los (CSCLA) and Monroy 8.60. er (WCSC) 6.40, Klimch"k 5.60. Angeles performed beautifully UPB: Linda Gottshall (WCSC) 7.0, Long 6 .75, Marilyn Donadt (WCSC) to capture the free-ex routine FIRST KENTUCKY STATE 5.80. V: Bohrer 8.15, Klimchak with Diablo team mate Don WarINTERCOLLEGIATE 7.50, Long and Maggie Faulkner ren right behind, tallying 9.05 GYMNASTIC (WCSC) 7.0. AA: Ellen Babuska and 9.00 respectively_ (WCSC) 31.20, Judy Bohrer (WCSC) CHAMPIONSHIPS 27.20, Pat Long (WCSC) 24 .85, NCAA side-horse champion by Bob Wason, Coach, Ilona Klimchak (U. Pitt.) 23.80, Gary Hoskins, also of Cal State Leslie Gallion (U. Mass.) 22.85. University Louisville LS, easily captured winning III-FX: Babuska 8.20, Marge Smith (U. Mass.) 7.25, Bohrer 7.20. honors with a 9.45 score. Fred BB: Babuska 8.05. UPB: Babuska Siebum of Cal State Long 6.75. V: Babuska 8.20.
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Beach, possibly the most improved gymnast in the CCAA, finished 2nd with 9_00. Valley State's Clodfelter came through on trampoline to tie for first with Steve Endicott of Cal Poly (an Luis Obispo) at 8.40_ Grigsby's high-bar l' out i n e rated two standing ovations from th e 3,000 fans in the Matador gym as he captured the event with a 9.25 score. Competition on long horse was keener , but Grigsby won again with a 9.35 followed by Warren and Jim Fountaine (CCSCLB) at 9.25. Fred Siebum won the pbars at 9.25. Valley State's John Magginetti won the rings with 8.95. The Matadors picked up first, second, and fourth in the allaround with Grigsby, Magginetti, and Radomski, who just
WISCONSIN STATE UNIV_ ATHLETIC CONFERENCE GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS March 17 and 18, 1967
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The University of Louisvill e hosted the first State Intercollegiate Gymnastic Championships ever held in Kentucky on March 11, 1967. There are now 7 colleges and universi ti es with competi tive teams and all signs in dicate that gymnastics is on its way to becoming established In Kentucky. The University of Louisville's depth proved too much for the other teams as they captured
by Jame Howard, Gymnastics Coach WSU-LaCrosse The Wisconsin State University Athletic Conference Gymnastics Championships were held at the Eau Claire campus_ The meet was a contest mainly for the Stout and LaCrosse campuses but excellent individual performances were turned in by gymnasts from all teams_ LaCrosse's depth was responsible for its 167.5 victory over the 159_5 scored by WSU-StoUL Ron Day of Stout was the outstanding performer of the meet, winning 4 gold medals_ The high-