In an outstanding performance, the US men’s gymnastics team overcame the loss of two of the star gymnast to claim a bronze medal in Beijing.

Coming into the last event, the US had a long shot at silver but Kevin faltered in his routine which eliminated their chance for the runner-up spot. Still coming from the early rotation in the preliminaries to medal was an incredible accomplishment for the team. Kevin led the team in scoring on the rings which was gave them a big lift in the scoring. Following their next event, the high bar, the US actually were in 1st place, although not for long since the Chinese and Japanese had their strongest events coming up.

Huge props to Kevin and his teammates.

The US men’s gymnastics team overcame the loss of the Hamm brothers to advance to the finals on Tuesday night as reported in this USA Today story.

Unfortunately, Kevin, who had never failed to score under 16.000 in all four Olympic qualifying rounds, stumbled slightly on his ring dismount and wound up with a 15.725. Tan, who was considered a possible medalist in this his favorite event missed out on making the finals by .025 but still led the team in scoring in the rings. He also failed to qualify in his other three event. He will however compete on Tuesday when the men try for the upset.

Penn State junior Casey Sandy was named the male Student Sthlete of the Year for Penn State. Casey’s name will now be submitted to the Big Ten as Penn State’s candidate for the Big Ten’s Jesse Owens coveted Athlete of the Year honor.

AA Tommy RamosPenn State junior Casey Sandy and senior Tommy Ramos captured All-American honors with standout performances at the 2008 National Collegiate Championships held at Stanford. Sandy earned All-American status is six events, the most ever by a Penn State athlete. Sandy was previously an All-American in the pommel horse last year so his career [...]

Junior Casey Sandy laid his claim as the nation’s top gymnast by winning the All-Around title at the 2007-08 NCAA Championships held at Stanford.

Led by junior all-around champion Casey Sandy the PSU men claimed the crown in front of a partisan crowd at Rec Hall easily topping second place Ohio State.