STATE COLLEGE, Pa.; February 14, 2004- No. 5 Penn State downed No. 13 Temple by a commanding score of 213.225-206.975 on Saturday night in Rec Hall. Penn State senior Kevin Tan (Fremont, Calif.) won the all-around with a 53.700. The Lions¡¯ Chad Buczek (Bridgewater, Mass.) came in second with a 53.350. Penn State¡¯s women won their side of the dual meet as well, finishing with a 195.100-195.075 victory.

Penn State never trailed, despite an injury during warm-up to sophomore all-arounder Luis Vargas (Rio Pedros, P.R.). Zach Roeder (Montrose, Pa.) started off placing second on the floor exercise with a 9.150 and then took the pommel horse with a 9.825.

The nation¡¯s leader on the rings and the 2003 NCAA championship, Tan posted a 9.825 to remain undefeated on the apparatus this year. Tan also won the parallel bars with a 9.00. Penn State ended the night with Buczek placing first on high bar with an 8.600 to cap-off the action.

Temple managed two wins on the night, with Theo Maes taking the vault with a 9.400 and David Ramos winning the floor exercise with a 9.200, just edging Roeder.

Penn State¡¯s men and women travel to Ohio State this coming weekend for a 7 p.m. dual meet vs. the Buckeyes. The men¡¯s team returns home on Feb. 21 vs. William & Mary. That meet will begin at 7 p.m. in Rec Hall

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Team Score
Penn State 213.225
Temple 206.975

All-Around
1. Kevin Tan, Penn State 53.700
2. Chad Buczek, Penn State 53.350
3. Kevin Hallinan, Temple 49.050

Floor Exercise
1. David Ramos, Temple 9.200
2. Zach Roeder, Penn State 9.150
3. Theo Maes, Temple 9.100

Pommel Horse
1. Zach Roeder, Penn State 9.825
2. Kevin Tan, Penn State 9.525
3. Ludwig Kern, Penn State 8.700
David Ramos, Temple 8.700

Still Rings
1. Kevin Tan, Penn State 9.825
2. Chad Buczek, Penn State 9.750
3. Nyika White, Temple 9.700

Vault
1. Theo Maes, Temple 9.400
2. Chad Buczek, Penn State 9.300
3. Zach Roeder, Penn State 9.250

Parallel Bars
1. Kevin Tan, Penn State 9.000
2. David Ramos, Temple 8.700
3. Chad Buczek, Penn State 8.650

High Bar
1. Chad Buczek, Penn State 8.600
2. Theo Maes, Temple 8.450
Jerker Taudien, Penn State 8.450