I'l CORRITORE, ROTHWELL PACE BLUE Male gymnasts swing into season By PETE LEININGER The 1977-78 Michigan men's gymnastic team, young but experienced, is optimistic and should pose a threat for the Big Ten crown. Possessing just one senior, Paul McBride, the team is led by an outstanding group of juniors. Co-captains Bob Creek and Nigel Rothwell, along with parallel bars standout John Corritore, all juniors, lead the Blue squad. CORRITORE, Big Ten champ on p-bars, was runner up in the NCAA by less than a tenth of a point last year. "I feel I can score in the 9.7's," commented Corritore. "I have the toughest routine in the country." Rothwell, a performer with the Canadian National team during the summer, placed second in the Big Ten all-around competition last year. Creek has placed second and third in the Big Ten on high bar the past two seasons. "Personally, I'm really looking forward to this year," says Creek. "WE HAVE a good team, but it's too early to tell how well we'll do because the team is so young and hasn't really started to jell," adds Creek. Other experienced juniors are Bruce Schuchard, competing in all-around, Brian Carey and Dorian Deaver on pommel horse, Carl Badger on horse and vaulting, and Gordon Higman on rings, p-bars, high bar, and vaulting. Several strong sophomores add depth to the Blue squad. Rich Nisivaco performs all-around with Fred Rasmussen on high bar, Ron Tickman and Jim Varilek both on floor exercise and vaulting, and Dough Zahour, Al Golden, and Scott Weller com- peting in several events. MICHIGAN coach Newt Loken is depending on freshmen to help fill in on pommel horse and rings, events hardest hit by graduation. Tom Staley and Darrell Yee, state champs on rings from Illinois and Michigan, respectively, and ring and p-bar specialist Larry Beckerman, should fill the holes left by the departure of talented ringmen. Two other state champs, Harold Dardick of River Forest, Illinois, and John Rieckhoff of Trenton, will balance out the pommel horse squad. IN HIS 31st year of coaching at Michigan, Loken sights the Big Ten title to be a battle between defen- ding champ Minnesota and runner up Illinois. Both teams will have the nucleus of their squad return- ing. "Our team is working very hard at it," comments Loken. "We have until March to get ready for the Big Ten Championship (held in Illinois)." "We should be stronger with three all-around men, Rothwell, Schuchard, and Nisivaco, as op-, posed to two last year," Lolen added. "They're a determined bunch of men who all show evidence of self-motivation." SINCE 1947, Loken's teams have compiled a 215- 39-1 record, and have won 12 Big Ten championships plus two NCAA titles since 1960. On an individual basis, Loken's gymnasts have captured 63 Big Ten championships and 22 NCAA titles. "If some guys get fired up, we could do it (win the Big Ten)," states Corritore. "The freshmen are really peppy," adds Rothwell. Lending their talents to the coaching staff will be former Wolverine stars, Bob Darden and Scott Pon- to. Darden, three-time Big Ten high bar champ, placed second in the NCAA in his final year. Ponto was twice a runner up in the Big Ten on rings. If the team puts it all together, they have a good chance of improving on last year's third place finish in the conference, 1.65 points behind second place Illinois. But, like Loken says, "only time will tell." The team travels to Chicago to compete in the Windy City Invitation on the weekend of Nov. 18-19 and then to the Midwest Open a week later, also in Chicago. The first home meet will be the Big Ten Invitational held on Jan. 13-14 in Crisler Arena. 50 CarpenterRd* 971-4310 eAnn Arbor Join The Daily SportsStaff we can keep you warm! I - - we've got the facts! 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