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Linh Hoang finished eighth on still rings at the NCAA Championships
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April 7, 2001
University of Illinois senior gymnasts Leo Oka and Linh Hoang took seventh and eighth, respectively, on still rings to fall short of their goal of All-America honors, Saturday night at the 2001 NCAA Championships in Columbus, Ohio.
Oka led off the competition and posted a 9.325 for seventh, while Hoang scored a 9.200 for eighth place. Oka finishes his Illini career as a two-time All-American in the all-around following a sixth-place finish on Friday. The Illini ended the 2001 season with a 19-4 overall record, a fourth-place finish in the Big Ten and an eighth-place finish in the NCAA Championships.
Minnesota's sophomore Clay Strothers won the national title on floor exercise with a 9.525 and on pommel horse with a 9.662. Ohio State crowned two national champions with senior Daren Lynch taking the vault title with a score of 9.50 and sophomore Raj Bhavsar winning the parallel bars with a 9.412. Michael Ashe of California won high bar with a 9.512, while Penn State's Chris Lakeman took the title on still rings with a 9.55.
2001 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS EVENT FINALS 7. Leo Oka Still Rings 9.325 8. Linh Hoang Still Rings 9.200
