1978 NCAA Championships Vaulting Award Stand at the University of Oregon: 1st Ron Galimore, Louisiana State; 2nd Mark Trippel, Iowa State; 3rd Dennis Chase, Chico State; 4th tie Mike Silverstein, Temple and Jim Nelson, Arizona State; 6th Carl Badger, Michigan (picture courtesy of International Gymnast Magazine).
1978 – Jim Nelson All America Vaulting NCAA