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McCulloch Gains State Gym BerthEd McCulloch, captain of the Brainerd Gymnastics Team, will be the only one to represent his school in the state meet following last night’s regional tournament held at St. Cloud.As a team, Brainerd finished fourth behind first place Grand Rapids, second place Moorhead and third place St. Cloud Apollo. Finishing fifth was St. Cloud Tech while Princeton was sixth.The top three finishers in each event in the regional contest go on to state tournament competition.McCulloch finished third in the trampoline with a score of 6.45. Winning the event with a score of 6.1 was Brad Perrett of Grand Rapids.One Brainerd competitor — Mike Johnson — missed winning a berth on the state tournament squad by the narrowest of margins.Johnson finished fourth on the still rings. His score of 4.45 was only one-tenth of a point behind third place finisher Chris Fulton of Grand Rapids.The event was won for the third year in a row by Mike Hengel of St. Cloud Tech who racked up a score of 6.85.)Johnson also finished fourthin all-around with a score of 4.4.Fulton, the sophomore from Grand Rapids, won all-around with a score of 5.56. Fulton also won first places in floor exercise and parallel bars.Another Warrior who placed high in the standings was eighth grader Mike Millam who was fifth on the pommel horse with a score of 4.45.The state gymnastics tournament will be held March 14 and 15 in Williams Arena at the University of Minnesota.By virtue of winning the regional title, the entire Grand Rapids team will make the trip to the state tournament.Team scores — Grand Rapids 102.1, Moorhead 86 6, St. Cloud Apollo 79 98, Brainerd 74 95, St Cloud Tech 69 13, Princeton 63 36Floor exercise — Won by Chris Fulton (GR) 7.0; 2 Mark Mathre (M) 5.76; 3 Mark Dhien (A) 6.25.Pommel horse Won by Tom Hanson (A) 6.6, 2— Dave Gilsvik (GR) 5.3, 3-Fulton (GR) 4 65High bar Won by Mike Storrs (GR) S.95, 2 Fulton (GR) 5 85; 3 Daryl Henneman (A) 5.65.Trampoline Won by Brad Perrett (GR) 6.1, 2 Fulton (GR) 5.85; 3—Ed McCulloch (B) 5 45Parallel bars Won by Fulton (GR) 5.75; 2—Storrs (GR) 5.65; 3 Mark Pit senbarger (M) 5.45.Still rings Won by Mike Hengel (T) 5.85, 2 Mathre (M) 5.35; 3- Fulton (GR) 4 55All around Won by Fulton (GR) 5.56; 2 Mathre (M) 5.0, 3 Pitsenbarger (M) 4 89
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Brainerd Daily Dispatch
Brainerd, Minnesota, US
Wed, Mar 05, 1975
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