Kansas to host Big 8 gymnastic meet
KU's gymnastics team could finish second in the Big Eight championships to be held Friday and Saturday, in Allen Field House.
Bob Lockwood, gymnastics coach, said the nationally ranked Iowa State team should win the meet easily, but KU, facing stiff opposition from Colorado and Nebraska, could take the second spot.
KU, who finished fourth in the meet last year, has a much improved team this year. Its record is 9-2, the losses being against Colorado and against Iowa State. KU has already beaten Nebraska this season, its first win over the Huskers in the sports history in the league.
the first day afternoon schedule. The evening schedule will feature the long horse, parallel bars and still rings.
On Saturday all of the seven remaining individual titles, with
the top eight in each event as determined by Friday's competition, will be going for the six individual medals. The Saturday performances do not count toward the team championships.
KU has a fine all-round performer in its captain, Kent Dobbins, Lawrence senior. Dobbins is ranked fourth overall in the Big Eight with an average of 45.50. He is also ranked sixth in the floor exercise, eighth in the parallel bars, eight in the trampoline and fourth on the high bar.
The Jayhawks also hold seventh place in the side horse event, through the efforts of Jim Gillispie, Lawrence sophomore; seventh place in the rings, through Steve Pyle, Baton Rouge, La., sophomore; and seventh place on the high bar, through Dick Hemphill, Lawrence sophomore.
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Colorado has the Big Eight and national leader on the side horse in John Ryan, and the Big Eight second place all-round in Bob Fisher. In addition it has two gymnasts ranked in every event except the side horse.
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and have the all-round leader in Jerry Fontana. In addition ISU has a nationally ranked gymnast in each event.
BUT the Cyclones should win without mucu trouble. Ranked third in the nation last year, they lead the Big Eight this season in seven of the eight events
THE LAST two spots are expected to be filled by K-State and Oklahoma. This is the Sooners' first season as gymnasts in the Big Eight, and they already have the fifth-ranked all-round performer in Bill Crews.
The team championship and individual all-around winner will be settled on Friday. Four events floor exercise, side horse, trampoline, and high bar—will be on
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