Navy Finishes Third Against Penn State and William & Mary

The Midshipmen fall to 9-9 on the year with their 191.7-point showing on Saturday

	Christopher Tam scored a 9.1 on the high bar on Saturday

March 3, 2007

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - Navy junior gymnast Christopher Tam (Draper, Utah) won the all-around competition as the Midshipmen finished behind Penn State and William & Mary on Saturday afternoon in Williamsburg, Va.

The Midshipmen (9-9) were edged by host William & Mary by a score of 191.75-191.7. Second-ranked Penn State won the meet with 212.8 points on the afternoon.

Tam combined for 47.75 points over the six disciplines, with his performances on the high bar, still rings and floor exercise highlighting his day. He placed third on the high bar with a 9.1 from the judges, marking the second time he has earned higher than a 9.0 in the event this season. On the still rings, Tam received an 8.4 from both judges in finishing with a team-best, sixth-place score. The Navy junior posted the team's second-best score in the floor exercise, finishing 10th overall with an 8.8.

Junior Brandon Cook (Longmont, Colo.) also enjoyed a successful day in multiple events for the Midshipmen. Cook registered a season-best showing in the floor exercise on Saturday, scoring 9.1 points to rank sixth among the field. On the vault, Cook produced a second-place score of 8.1 points.

Sophomore Joseph Atzenbeck (Broomfield, Colo.) placed among the top five on both the pommel horse and parallel bars on Saturday. He posted an 8.4 on the pommel horse to place third overall and scored 8.15 points on the parallel bars for a fourth-place tally. Atzenbeck also earned an 8.45 on the high bar to finish 10th. He has scored an 8.0 or above in three disciplines during three of his last-four meets.

The Midshipmen combined for the second-best team score on the pommel horse (31.0) and the vault (31.05).

Navy will close out its regular season on Saturday, March 17, when it travels up to Philadelphia to take on Temple.