PAGE SIX Lion Gymnast Smashes Record Scores 1601 Total Points By MATT PODBESEK Armando Vega swept first place in the National Colle giate all-around title in yes-. terday's competition at Navy, with a record-smashing total Of 1601 points in the six events,. breaking the old record of 1559; But the major surprise was Set by former Penn Stater Jeanspulled by 32-year old Garvin Smith of Los Angeles State Col- Cronstedt. 1 lege who climbed the rope in 3.2 After last night's all-around seconds on a "bad climb.' events, the Lions lead in the team' Vega was two points, 272-270, scoring with 14 points on the behind first place Amster on the basis of Vega's first, Captain Dion, ,high bar; three points, 270-267, Weissend's ninth and Gil Leu's' !behind first place Torn Darling tenth place finishes. I ,of Pitt on the flying rings ands Florida State is second with, Jack Biesterfeldt four points, 267-263, behind first' 12 and, like the Lions, lead the ! ~ :place Ronnie Ashmore of Florida "He could hare qualified there , field by qualifying in 13 posi- ;State in the calisthenics. lions for today's six final events. .looked very good in everything." Cronstedt, incidentally, holds• Defending team champion /Ili- , When asked of his opinion of, the record for the most crowns nois is third with nine points, the day's happenings, Wettstone,won by one competitor in a Na qualifying in only nine posi- contentedly replied, "I am very tional tournament. The former lions. ,pleased with the team score. It's Lion Olympian took four in the, Vega's phenomenal performance:not like last year. Tonight I can:l9s4 race—the all-around, parallel in the all-around events was evenjgo to bed with that nice feeling:bars, horizontal bar and free exer more successful from the teamlthat we are not out of it." icise. standpoint. Of the 13 positionsi "I was very satisfied, and if welti Today's championship on is completely independentti of which the Lions have qualified hit tomorrow we have a good' l for in the finals, Vega has quali-!chance," the coach said as he re yesterday's preliminary scoring. lied for six of them. 'turned to reality. The Lion's 8-man team has Vega The Olympian failed to qualify i Tumbler Dave Dulaney, who ldefending his parallel bars crown, in only two of today's events—'sprained his ankle earlier this!Mullen defending his rope climb the trampoline and the week in ropepractice , and trampolin -llchampionship and eight other con 'tenders in the eight events. con climb. He was scratched from the ist Chuck Fegley were the only rope climb by Coach Gene Wett-:two Lions who failed to cpialifyi' Dick Rehm will join defending stone. But according to side horse'for a single position in today's ;champion Mullen among the fin performer Jack Biesterfeldt, "He events. {gists for the rope climb while could have qualified there, too." Disappointing features of the Bob Foht joins defending charn ;i In the preliminary scoring which all-around were the low fi n i s h es lpion Vega on the parallels. . simply qualifies an athlete for thelof Gil Leu and Dion Weissend.' Adie Stevens and Vega qua L i. 1 ten positions in the finals and. Also disappointing was the in-ified for the Jack Bies tumbling terfeldt - does not count toward the finaliability of the two to make the: outcome, Vega finished first in, grade on a Penn State specialty—' and Vega will be corn specialty—,Feting on the side horse. Vega one event—the parallel bars—andithe parallel bars. lis the only Lion on the flying second in three other events— Both came through on the high:rings and ealistheniess. He, Leu, calisthenics, horizontal bar and;bar though, Leu was fourth withland Weissend will be competing flying rings. ' 2 59 points and WeisSend fifth.on the horizontal bar today. But the preliminaries give a !with 256. Florida State's Ron Am- ALL-AROUND RESULTS: good indication of the final out- 'ster led the qualifiers with 272, I. Armando Vaia-16411 come since few performers vary (followed by Vega and Illinois' 2. Able Gr.sifeli• Illinois-1511 3. San Baillie. lowa-1471 widely from their first day posi- ;Abie Grossfeld at 270. lions. I Bob Foht, who finished fifth 1. - Al ;:szVer;i,m!eTer.trip — .;l%, In the other two events in which: in the Nationals last yea r, 11. Rafael Leevoaa, Florida State-1375 he qualified, Vega finished fifth! placed ninth on the parallels 1 7 : 3 Ren aZi le e Ashmore, Florida . State - 1i 6 4 7 1 on the side horse with a 246 score; with a 242. Tumbler Adie Ste- 9. Dion Welasend-1341 and ninth in tumbling, an events yens placed seventh and Vega 10. Gil Lair-1336 in which he does not even com- : ninth in the event. The team scoring is on the basis Pete in regular competition. I Jack Biesterfeldt came throughlof 11 points for first in an event, "Oh, what a day he had," Coach for Wettstone with an eighth spot, l 9 for second, 8 for third and so Wettstone elated last night. "He on the side horse with 240. Thelforth for all ten finalists. , ~,,. —...., --- ---- .47(., ~?,,,,&• E KA.:•:,4,•-• - ::-,.. 'r ep :- . r..a'e s. ;::= c ;'7 . §- n ait).: a 4, i -iN.: 1 ::: $ . 7 N1:yz:......., 'q 't;ifer4-4itc7Z,l'W., §'z,::_•eZe.::::,:"......kkii...ifi1..4i.k4,12f:i'.'i..1E-.:';.:."..--14.C7.4.."-RziC4,.:l-..!,:t,54%.-5g,:thf:4*.,.;;;;,;;.:.t.z.ttf..::iej..*:.;_:',.:::::-,7:. ''" 4 ''''''-'' .. 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ITCH AND DEVELOPMENT LAEORATORIES his Aircraft Company, Calm My, California RlM"lrrmn Viii.4o:l4Viii „. s:;k•W ILions Lead Tournament side horse specialist is expected to finish higher in today's com petition. The rope climb became a big surprise from any point of view. Dick Rehm qualified ahead of defending champion Phil Mul len on the rope with a 4.0 clocking compared to Mullen's 4.2. * * * ARMANDO V'EGA, smashes his way to fame SATURDAY. MARCH 23. 1957 * * *
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