1952-53 Men's Gymnastics - Year In Review

1952-53 Men's Gymnastics - Year In Review

Coaching Staff
Hartley Price, Head Coach

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1952-53 Winter Sports


1952-53 Florida State Signees/Newcomers

Newcomers from the 1953 FSU Winter Sports Media Guide, page 16.

Bill Koslow, 5-7, 140, Jersey City, N.J.


1952-53 Roster - By Name

Roster from the 1953 FSU Winter Sports Media Guide, page 16.
L
T                                       PY
R Name                  Hgt   Wgt  Cl   Ltr  Hometown (Prior School)
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  Gene Abrahamson       5-7   145  So   *    Oakland, Calif.
  Bill Bollinger        5-9   175  Jr        Chicago, Ill.
* Jim Fadigan           5-7   145  Jr        Atlantic City, N.J. (Holy Spirit)
* Dick Gutting          5-9   140  Jr   **   Chicago, Ill.
  Kent Herbling         5-9   170  Jr        Louisville, Ky.
* Don Holder            5-7   155  So   *    Jersey City, N.J. (Dickinson)
* Dick Ireland          5-8   165  So   *    Chicago, Ill. (Thornton)
  Al Jurus              5-7   145  Sr        Chicago, Ill.
* Bill Koslow           5-7   140  Fr        Jersey City, N.J. (Ferris)
* Alan Marcus           5-8   150  So        Philadelphia, Pa.
  Bob Martin            5-11  175  So        Chicago, Ill.
* Jack Miles            5-6   135  Jr   **   Philadelphia, Pa. (Germantown)
* Carmine Regna         5-4   110  Sr   ***  Jersey City, N.J. (Dickinson)
* Joe Regna             5-4   127  Sr   ***  Jersey City, N.J. (Dickinson)
* Al Ruda               5-7   150  So   *    Chicago, Ill.
* Jack Sharp            5-11  143  Sr   **   Philadelphia, Pa. (Illinois)
* Pat Signorelli        5-6   146  Jr   **   Jersey City, N.J. (Dickinson)
* Jim Tanaka            5-7   145  So   *    Philadelphia, Pa. (Central)
* Ben Wallace           5-5   140  Jr   *    Savannah, Ga. (Savannah)
* Larry Weston          5-6   138  Jr   **   Marianna (Marianna)
Lettermen from the 1954 FSU Winter Sports Media Guide, page 16.

1952-53 All-Americans

Name                     NCAA Championships
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Jim Fadigan              Trampoline (8th)

Don Holder               Horizontal Bar (5th)
                         Parallel Bars (7th)
                         All-Around (8th)

Dick Ireland             Trampoline (6th)

Carmine Regna            Horizontal Bar (7th)

Joe Regna                Flying Rings (2nd)
                         Side Horse (9th)

Pat Signorelli           Side Horse (8th)
                         Free Exercise (8th)
                         All-Around (10th)

All-Americans -  6

1952-53 Schedules and Results

DATE
POST
GAME
BOX
SCORE
LOC
OPPONENT
SCORE
12/06
   
N
Alabama Invitational
Gadsden, Ala.
1st Place
12/18
   
H
Syracuse
W 55-41
01/24
   
H
Florida AAU
1st Place
03/17
   
N
Southern Intercollegiate
Hattiesburg, Miss.
1st Place
03/28
Postgame
Box
N
NCAA Championship
March 27-28, 1953, Syracuse, N.Y.
5th Place
04/25
   
N
Georgia AAU
Atlanta, Ga.
1st Place
05/02
Postgame
Box
N
National AAU Championship
May 1-2, 1953, Chicago, Ill.
1st Place
EOY Stats Ref

                Overall   Home    Away   Neutral
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FSU record is    1- 0     1- 0     0- 0     0- 0


NCAA Championship, 5th place
03/28/1953, March 27-28, 1953, Syracuse, N.Y.

                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 1. Penn State           91.5                                                                                                                                                                           
 2. Illinios             68                                                                                                                                                                             
 3. Syracuse             51                                                                                                                                                                             
 4. UCLA                 48.5                                                                                                                                                                           
 5. Florida State        42.5                                                                                                                                                                           
 6. Minnesota            40                                                                                                                                                                             
 7. Michigan State       38                                                                                                                                                                             
 8. Army                 31.5                                                                                                                                                                           
 9. Iowa                 29                                                                                                                                                                             
10. Southern California  28                                                                                                                                                                             
11. Navy                 23                                                                                                                                                                             
12. Ohio State            7                                                                                                                                                                             
13. California            4                                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
Individual Results                                                                                                                                                                                      
Name                   Event               Place   Points                                                                                                                                               
Joe Regna              Flying Rings        2nd       9                                                                                                                                                  
Don Holder             Horizontal Bar      5th       6                                                                                                                                                  
Dick Ireland           Trampoline          6th       5                                                                                                                                                  
Don Holder             Parallel Bars       7th       4                                                                                                                                                  
Carmine Regna          Horizontal Bar      7th       4                                                                                                                                                  
Jim Fadigan            Trampoline          8th       3                                                                                                                                                  
Don Holder             All-Around          8th       3                                                                                                                                                  
Pat Signorelli         Side Horse          8th       3                                                                                                                                                  
Pat Signorelli         Free Exercise       8th(t)    2.5                                                                                                                                                
Joe Regna              Side Horse          9th       2                                                                                                                                                  
Pat Signorelli         All-Around         10th       1                                                                                                                                                  
Total                                               42.5                                                                                                                                                

National AAU Championship, 1st place
05/02/1953, May 1-2, 1953, Chicago, Ill.

                                                                                                                                                                                                   
1. Florida State Gymkana        55                                                                                                                                                                      
2. Los Angeles Turners          47.5                                                                                                                                                                    
3. Philadelphia Turners         35                                                                                                                                                                      
4. Cleveland Swiss Turners      12                                                                                                                                                                      
5. Jersey City Dept of Rec.      6                                                                                                                                                                      
6. Los Angeles City College      6                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
Individual Reults                                                                                                                                                                                       
Name                Event                     Place   Points                                                                                                                                            
Don Holder          Indian Clubs              1st        7                                                                                                                                              
Bill Roetzheim      Side Horse                1st        7                                                                                                                                              
Dick Gutting        Trampoline                1st      Not scored                                                                                                                                       
Bill Roetzheim      All-Around                2nd        5                                                                                                                                              
Jack Miles          Indian Clubs              2nd        5                                                                                                                                              
Al Ruda             Indian Clubs              3rd        4                                                                                                                                              
Don Holder          Side Horse                4th        3                                                                                                                                              
Don Holder          Long Horse                4th        3                                                                                                                                              
Bill Roetzheim      Calesthenics              4th        3                                                                                                                                              
Carmine Regna       Horizontal Bar            4th        3                                                                                                                                              
Al Ruda             Indian Clubs              4th(t)     2.5                                                                                                                                            
Don Holder          Still Rings               5th        2                                                                                                                                              
Don Holder          All-Around                5th        2                                                                                                                                              
Bob Bollinger       Tumbling                  5th        2                                                                                                                                              
Don Holder          Parallel Bars             5th(t)     1.5                                                                                                                                            
Carmine Regna       Parallel Bars             5th(t)     1.5                                                                                                                                            
Bill Roetzheim      Long Horse                5th(t)     1.5                                                                                                                                            
Don Holder          Horizontal Bar            6th        1                                                                                                                                              
Alan Marcus         Indian Clubs              6th        1                                                                                                                                              
Total                                                   55