Posted April 9, 2008
Temple Men's gymnastics earns three golds at ECAC championships
Owls progress to NCAA qualifier on April 17
| Just one day after capturing the Eastern College Athletic Conference team championship, the Temple men's gymnastics team earned three gold medals at the ECAC Championships on April 5 from West Point to cap off the outstanding weekend.
After capturing the all-around crown the previous day, senior Luke Vexler added another gold medal as he tied teammate sophomore Patrick McLaughlin to finish first in the floor event (15.000). Vexler was also honored as the ECAC Senior of the Year. The gold medals highlighted an all-around great day for both Vexler and McLaughlin. Velxer also placed fourth on vault (15.300), rings (14.300) and high bars (13.800), while McLaughlin (15.700) took home the silver on the vault. Sophomore Scott Bloomfield took home the gold medal on vault (16.125) to capture the first ECAC medal of his career. |
 Photo by Ryan S. Brandenberg/Temple University
Senior Luke Vexler earned two of the three golds won by men's gymnastics at ECAC championships. Vexler has been named one of seven finalists for the Nissen-Emery Award, given annually to the nation’s top senior men’s gymnast.
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Also honored at the championships was head coach Fred Turoff, who was named ECAC Coach of the Year after guiding the Owls to the ECAC crown for the 16th time. The Cherry and White are back in action on Friday, April 17, when they head to Palo Alto, Calif., for the NCAA qualifier. This story originally appeared on www.owlsports.com. |
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