No. 5 Illinois at No. 10 Iowa
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MEN’S GYMNASTICS ABOUT THE MEET The No.5 Fighting Illini men’s gymnastics team take on Big Ten rival Iowa on Sunday, March 1 at 1 p.m. CT in Iowa City, Iowa. Illinois leads the Hawkeyes, 165-82, in the all-time series. The two programs met for a dual meet last year on January 26, when the Illini defeated Iowa, 412.450-398.800. LAST TIME OUT Illinois posted a season best 409.700 in its victory over Springfield College. The Illini posted a season-high on parallel bars (67.750) and on high bar (67.100). No. 5 Illinois at The Orange and Blue claimed all seven event titles on the day, from six different Fighting Illini. ILLINI AT WINDY CITY No. 10 Iowa The Illinois men’s gymnastics team placed third at the Windy City Invitational behind No. 5 SUNDAY, MARCH 1, 1 P.M. CT Michigan and No. 7 Minnesota with a final team score of 394.200. The Illini defeated No. 8 IOWA CITY, IOWA // CARVER HAWKEYE ARENA Iowa, No. 17 UIC and Northern Illinois, respectively. OPENING WEEKEND OVER UIC ILLINOIS QUICK FACTS Junior Max Diab and sophomore Hamish Carter won two event titles each, while Carter came away with the top all-around score to help the Illini propel past UIC, 403.450-339.000, last Location . Urbana-Champaign, Ill. Saturday afternoon at Huff Hall. The Orange and Blue now hold a 79-16 advantage in the all- Founded . .1867 time series against the Flames. Enrollment ................................44,942 Nickname ............................Fighting Illini Colors............................ Orange and Blue CARTER NAMED B1G GYMNAST OF THE WEEK x2 Conference................................Big Ten After helping the Illini to a win over UIC on Saturday, January 11, Fighting Illini sophomore President ...........................Timothy Killeen Hamish Carter was named Big Ten Gymnast of the Week on January 14, as announced by the Chancellor ..........................Robert J. Jones league office. The honor marked the first of Carter’s career. Athletic Director ......................Josh Whitman Home Gym ........................Huff Hall (3,800) Carter earned co-Gymnast of the Week on February 4, the league announced, after winning the 2019-20 Preseason NCAA Ranking ................4th all-around title with a score of 81.300 during last Saturday’s meet to help the Illini to their 2019-20 Preseason Big Ten Ranking ..............3rd season-high 407.050. The honor was shared with Stephen Nedoroscik of Penn State. 2019 Big Ten / NCAA Finish . 2nd/5th National Champions Returning/Lost ...............0/1 MCCOOL TABBED B1G FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK All-Americans Returning/Lost ....................3/2 Illini freshman Connor McCool lauded his first career Big Ten weekly accolade on January 14 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...................13/4 after his performance in the win over UIC on Saturday, January 11. Newcomers.....................................7 Website.........................FIGHTINGILLINI.com McCool earned his first career event title on floor with a score of 14.300 and also finished sixth Twitter ...............................@Illinimgym on vault, posting a 13.950. Instagram.............................@Illinimgym Facebook . .www.facebook.com/Illinimgym CGA PRESEASON COACHES POLL Illinois Men’s Gymnastics placed fourth in the 2019-20 Preseason Coaches Poll, released by ATHLETICS COMMUNICATION INFORMATION Men’s Gymnasics Contact ...............Hana Johnson 2019-20 MEN’S GYMNASTICS ROSTER [email protected] Office Phone ........................217-300-1449 No. NAME YR. EVENT HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL Cell Phone ..........................413-575-4470 28 Sebastian Abedi So. AA Roseville,Calif./Granite Bay Alma Mater......................New Hampshire ‘19 98 Hamish Carter So. AA West Midlands, UK/Bishop Vesey’s 20 Josh Cook Fr. AA Penarth, Wales/Stanwell School 45 Max Diab Jr. FX,SR,VT Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard West 2019-20 SCHEDULE 1 Joel Diaz Jr. SR,VT,PB,HB Cypress, Texas/Cypress Woods 12 Michael Fletcher So. AA Nashua, N.H./Bishop Guertin DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT 21 Danny Graham Sr. SR,PB Clarendon Hills, Ill./Hinsdale Central NOV. 11 ORANGE & BLUE EXHIBITION Orange 23 Satchel Hudson Sr. SR East Dundee, Ill./UIC 14 Dylan Kolak Fr. AA Pomona, N.Y./Ramapo Jan. 11 UIC W, 403.450-339.000 97 Jordan Kovach Jr. AA Chickasha, Okla. Jan. 18 Windy City Invitational 3rd of 6, 394.200 4 Jacob Light Sr. FX, SR, VT Macungie, Pa./Emmaus Jan. 24 Minnesota L, 400.900-402.800 11 Evan Manivong Fr. AA Kansas City, Mo./Staley FEB. 1 NEBRASKA W, 407.050-399.850 0 Clay Mason-Stephens So. AA Adelaide, Australia/Immanuel College 77 Connor McCool Fr. FX, VT Wildwood, Mo./Lafayette FEB. 9 SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE W, 409.700 -374.650 16 Tommy Mistretta R-Jr. PH,PB,HB Easton, Pa./Livermore Feb. 21-23 Winter Cup (Las Vegas, Nev.) 13 Emanuele Muehlhauser So. PH Honolulu, Hawaii/Damien Memorial March 1 Iowa 1 p.m. CT 88 Michael Paradise Sr. PH Bartlett, Ill./Bartlett MARCH 7 MICHIGAN/PENN STATE 2 P.M. CT 32 Sebastian Quiana Sr. AA Oradell, N.J./River Dell March 14 Puerto Rico Invitational TBA 18 Tyler Schmidt Fr. PH,SR,PB Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata 42 Ian Skirkey So. FX,PH, VT Pepperell, Mass./Francis W. Parker MARCH 21 OHIO STATE 2 P.M. CT 3 Zach Treadway R-Jr. FX,PH,VT,PB,HB Norman, Okla./Connections Academy April 3-4 B1G Championships (Minneapolis, Minn.)# TBA 5 Zach Ziolkowski Fr. FX,VT,PB,HB South Bend, Ind./John Adams April 17-18 NCAA Championships (Ann Arbor, Mich.) TBA Head Coach: Justin Spring (11th season) • All times Central and subject to change Associate Head Coach: Daniel Ribeiro (8th season) • All home meets in BOLD CAPS and held at Huff Hall Assistant Coach: Don Osborn (5th season) # Denotes meets aired on BTN Director of Operations: Sara Rhodes (2nd season) $ Denotes meets aired on BTN+ the College Gymnastics Association. The Fighting Illini have been ranked in CGA WEEKLY RANKINGS* the top-five of the preseason poll in nine of the last ten years. Stanford, the reigning national champions, was tabbed at No. 1, followed by Oklahoma 1. Stanford 360 and Michigan. Nebraska rounded out the top-five. 2. Michigan 341 BIG TEN PRESEASON POLL 3. Oklahoma 325 The Illinois men’s gymnastics team tabbed the third spot in the 2020 Big 4. Nebraska 298 Ten Preseason Coaches’ Poll. The Fighting Illini placed second a year ago at 5. ILLINOIS 291 the Big Ten Championships in Iowa City, Iowa, finishing with a team total 6. Ohio State 262 of 410.100. 7. Penn State 250 8. Minnesota 237 RETURNING ALL-AMERICANS 9. Navy 217 Spring welcomes back three gymnasts that have garnered six All-America 10. Iowa 205 honors over the course of their careers. Seniors Sebastian Quiana (floor) and 11. California 180 Michael Paradise (pommel horse) have each earned the distinction twice. 12. Arizona State 155 Sophomore Hamish Carter (high bar) became a first-time All-American a 13. Army 143 year ago. 14. William & Mary 120 15. Air Force 117 CAREER TITLES COUNT Of the 16 returning Illini on the roster, seven have claimed event titles in *Rankings based on 2020 CGA Coaches Poll (UPDATED 2/24/20) their careers. Michael Paradise begins the 2019-20 season with nine titles, all on pommel horse. Sebastian Quiana has seven career titles, including four on floor, while Clay Mason Stephens has four of his own. Jacob Light TOP SCORES OF 2020 enters the season with three, while Hamish Carter and Michael Fletcher TEAM earned two. Max Diab claimed a title on vault two years ago. Total 409.700.......................................... Springfield College (2/9/20) LOOKING AHEAD 407.050..................................................Nebraska (2/1/20) The Illini will return to Huff Hall for a 2 p.m. CT matchup against Springfield Floor Exercise College on Sunday, Feb. 9. The meet will be host to the Illini Ninja Warrior 70.350...................................................Nebraska (2/1/20) Competiton. 69.050........................................... Springfield College (2/9/20) Pommel Horse 67.350...............................................at Minnesota (1/24/20) 66.000........................................... Springfield College (2/9/20) Still Rings 69.300...........................................at Windy City Inivte (1/1/20) 68.600...................................................Nebraska (2/1/20) Vault 72.200...................................................... UIC (1/11/20) 72.150...................................................Nebraska (2/1/20) Parallel Bars 67.750........................................... Springfield College (2/9/20) 65.850...................................................Nebraska (2/1/20) High Bar 67.100........................................... Springfield College (2/9/20) 65.450.......................................................UIC (1/11/20) INDIVIDUAL All-Around 82.200 Hamish Carter ........................................UIC (1/11/20) 81.300 Hamish Carter ....................................Nebraska (2/1/20) 79.250 Hamish Carter ............................ Springfield College (2/9/20) Floor Exercise 14.550 Connor McCool ............................ Springfield College (2/9/20) 14.400 Connor McCool ................................at Minnesota (1/24/20) 14.300 Connor McCool ........................................UIC (1/11/20) Sebastian Quiana..............................at Minnesota (1/24/20) Sebastian Quiana..................................Nebraska (2/1/20) Pommel Horse 14.850 Michael Paradise . at Minnesota (1/24/20) 14.100 Michael Paradise . Nebraska (2/1/20) 14.000 Ian Skirkey . Springfield College (2/9/20) 13.900 Ian Skirkey . at