April 18, 2008

PALO ALTO, Calif. - Navy all-around gymnasts Christopher Tam (Sr./Draper, Utah) and Dylan Parrott (Fr./Rockwell, N.C.) both placed among the top-10 competitors during their session as the Midshipmen concluded their 2008 campaign at the NCAA Qualifying Meet at Stanford's Maples Pavilion on Thursday night.

The top three all-around competitors not on one of the qualifying teams, plus the top three individuals on each event not already qualified on a team or as an all-around competitor, advanced from each pre-qualifying session to the NCAA Championship, which will be held on tonight and tomorrow night.

Tam landed ninth in the all-around with a score of 82.4 points, highlighted by 14.0-plus performances on the vault (14.4), high bar (14.25) and still rings (14.15). Parrott followed his teammate in 10th place, as he racked up 81.6 points. Parrott's best scores came on the floor exercise (14.6) and high bar (14.5).

Joseph Atzenbeck (Jr./Broomfield, Colo.) finished 26th in three events on Thursday. Atzenbeck scored a 13.65 on the parallel bars, a 13.55 on the high bar and a 12.85 on the pommel horse. Classmate Adam Stanton (Jr./Centennial, Colo.) also participated in three disciplines, placing 30th on the parallel bars (13.4), 32nd on the pommel horse (12.5) and 36th on the still rings (13.35).

Three other Midshipmen saw action during the second and final pre-qualifying session. Grant Waldron (Fr./Columbia, Md.) came in 35th place on the vault with a 14.5, while Isaac Olson (Sr./Spokane, Wash.) scored a 12.9 on the high bar to finish 36th and Trey James (Jr./Matthews, N.C.) landed 38th on the pommel horse with an 11.6.

Navy finished the year with a 9-8 record, won the USAG Collegiate Division Championship and placed fourth at the ECAC Championship.