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After nine consecutive winning seasons, theUniversity of Denver gymnastics team's stringfinally ran out last year. Depleted of veterans,their season mark for the 1970 season dipped toa 7-11 record. This year, due to some fine performancesby freshmen and sophomores, theteam has raised its record to 5-5 and one tie.With only one senior and 14 freshmen on thesquad, the season looked bleak on paper. Butonce actual competition began, things perkedup as the Pioneers beat some of the big namesin gymnastics.Vince Nicoletti, the lone senior, was the stalwartof the team on still rings. Besides Nicoletti,coach Doug Dewitt felt that sophs Larry Stoneand Rod Richards helped carry the team andwould be contenders for National honors.He also cited Gary Cook, Mike Meyer, TomWatson and Andy Saunders as outstanding performers.DeWitt felt that although the 1971 club wasbetter than that of the previous year, it wasstill an average team. But with another year ofrebuilding, the Denver Gymnastics team couldturn into a national power.170