Last weekend, three Illini gymnasts faced the best gymnasts in the country when they competed in the U.S. Gymnastics Championships in Fort Worth, Texas. Rising senior Michael Fletcher competed as an all-arounder,...
Three current and former Illini gymnasts — rising senior Michael Fletcher and alumni Alex Diab and Michael Paradise — will compete as individuals this weekend in the U.S. Gymnastics Championships...
Illinois junior Clay Mason Stephens has dreamed of competing in the Olympics since he was five years old. On Friday, he will compete for the opportunity to make that dream come true.
For the last three...
The Illinois men’s gymnastics team wrapped up its 2021 season a few weeks ago at the NCAA championships, claiming sixth place in the team competition. Though the team didn’t finish where it hoped to,...
On the north wall of Huff Hall’s arena sits a list of 34 Illinois gymnasts who have won at least one individual NCAA men’s gymnastics championship. Among the names on that list are USA Gymnastics and/or...
The Illinois men’s gymnastics team wrapped up its 2021 season in Minneapolis over the weekend by competing in the NCAA men’s gymnastics championships.
The eighth-seeded Illini competed in two meets:...
The Illinois men’s gymnastics team has only one weekend of competition left in its season. It’s the weekend the Illini have spent the entire season preparing for: the NCAA men’s gymnastics national...
During Illinois’ March 22 meet against Minnesota, sophomore Evan Manivong celebrated his stuck vault landing with a move The Athletic’s Olivia Witherite called “the ultimate flex.”
After sticking...
Michael Fletcher can finally add “Big Ten champion” to his resume.
The junior all-arounder came close as a freshman in 2019, placing third in the all-around with a score of 82.700. His vault score...
On Saturday, the Illinois men’s gymnastics team will do something in Lincoln, Nebraska that it hasn’t done in almost two years: compete in the postseason.
Last year, the team was nearing the end of...
In its regular season finale against Minnesota, the Illinois men’s gymnastics team needed every healthy gymnast to compete, including its walk-ons. The team was, and still is, ravaged by injuries and...
Earlier this month, Danny Graham was named Illinois’ nominee for the Nissen Emery Award, the most prestigious award in college gymnastics. Though Graham wasn’t named a finalist, he is honored just...
