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The College Gymnastics Association has announced its national academic top 15 men's gymnastics teams and all-America scholar-athlete awards for 2001.
The University of Vermont claimed its first national academic team title in men's gymnastics with a team grade-point average of 3.398. The College of William and Mary; the University of Massachusetts, Amherst; and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology placed second, third and fourth, respectively, for the second consecutive year. The University of Iowa, the defending national academic champion, placed fifth.
Forty-five individual gymnasts were honored as all-America scholar-athletes by maintaining a minimum 3.500 grade-point average (4.000 scale) and earning a minimum NCAA gymnastics score of 8.0 during the 2001 season.
Ohio State University's national champion team members Jamie Natalie, the NCAA all-around champion, and Daren Lynch, who won the vault, were recognized as four-time College Gymnastics Association Scholastic All-Americans. Massachusetts' Jonathan Hershey and Brian McNulty and Iowa's Kevin Agnew also were honored as four-time winners.
Following are the team and individual honorees, with major field(s) of study, where applicable:
Men's teams
1. Vermont, 3.398; 2. William and Mary, 3.333; 3. Massachusetts, 3.234; 4. MIT, 3.213; 5. Iowa, 3.148; 6. Oklahoma, 3.111; 6. Springfield, 3.111; 8. Ohio State, 3.040; 9. Michigan, 2.939; 9. Temple, 2.939; 11. Navy, 2.936; 12. Air Force, 2.900; 13. Illinois, 2.845; 14. Army, 2.793; 15. James Madison, 2.784.
Men's individuals
Kevin Agnew, Iowa, anthropology; Jonathan Hershey, Massachusetts, finance and operations management; Matthew Plumser, Massachusetts, finance and operations management; Justin Conner, Minnesota, business; Jamie Houle, Ohio State, psychology; Brian McNulty, Massachusetts, communications; Matthew Childers, Minnesota, management; Jamie Natalie, Ohio State, exercise science; Drew Barker, Navy, engineering; Michael Smith, Springfield, business; Brian Christie, Iowa, accounting; Daren Lynch, Ohio State, exercise science; Brett Covey, Oklahoma, engineering; Ben Faulkner, Ohio State, journalism; Zach Hanson-Hart, Temple, physics; David Johnston, Oklahoma, finance; Justin Hammar, Massachusetts, chemistry; Scott Lewis, Air Force, computer engineering; Randall Direen, Minnesota, technology; Billie Jamison, William and Mary, computer science; Joshua Chasse, Springfield, sports biology; Luke Massery, MIT, mechanical engineering; Jose Palacios, Penn State, aerospace engineering; Brian Peterson, Massachusetts, mechanical engineering; Patrick Sheahan-Stahl, Michigan State, kinesiology; Nyker Sheldon, William and Mary, business; Don Jackson, Iowa, business; Nathan Dotson, Michigan State, electrical engineering; Matthew Metzger, Iowa, economics; Leo Oka, Illinois, finance; Craig Wetmore, William and Mary, finance; James Hayes III, Air Force, electrical engineering; Andrew Thornton, Iowa, psychology/premedicine; Andrew Schaus, Vermont, engineering; Michael Ast, Temple, biology; Mike Spies, William and Mary, international relations; Scott Philips, Vermont, electrical engineering; Michael Turns, William and Mary, biology/environmental science; Mathieu Perry, Springfield, rehabilitation; Jonathan Plante, Michigan State, computer engineering; Ambrose Jackson, Illinois-Chicago, liberal arts and sciences; Stephen Reynolds, James Madison, geology/biology; Brian Munn, Temple, marketing; Peter Langley, Navy, engineering; and Adrian Eissler, William and Mary, history/English.
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