For the Illinois men’s gymnastics team, the pommel crew, as they like to call themselves, goes beyond being one of best components in the fifth-ranked Illini lineup.
Most gymnasts on the team compete...
The No. 5-ranked Illinois gymnastics team hopes to top the field this weekend at the 2014 NCAA Championships.
Late Tuesday afternoon, the Illini boarded the bus to Ann Arbor, Mich., with a practice day...
The Illinois men’s gymnastics team placed fourth at the Big Ten Championships this weekend in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Despite lofty preseason expectations, the No. 6 Illini were unable to put it together...
With time in the regular season running out, the No. 6 Illinois men’s gymnastics team was unable to get the job done this weekend, placing second in its last meet of the regular season at Nebraska.
The...
The No. 6 Illini men’s gymnastics team will look to account for the crowd, the other teams and the nerves of this weekend’s meet.
This weekend, the team will travel to Lincoln, Neb., to compete against...
Despite not having top gymnast, sophomore C.J. Maestas, the No. 7 Illini easily defeated No. 13 University of Illinois at Chicago 427.850-401.900 on senior day.
Maestas, who suffered a season-ending tricep...
For the No. 6 Illinois men’s gymnastics team, the week of rest has allowed for a refinement of some skills heading into the final stretch of the season.
Before the final push in the Big Ten and NCAA...
None of the five Illinois men’s gymnasts who traveled to last weekend’s Winter Cup qualified for a spot on the U.S. national team. Only three Illini managed to reach event finals.
Freshman Chandler...
All year it has been about the team for the Illinois men’s gymnastics program and making a run at the end of the season during the Big Ten and NCAA championships.
That is not the case this weekend...
The No. 5 Illinois men’s gymnastics team came up short last weekend against No. 7 Penn State, losing 436.050 to 431.150, which came as a surprise after a strong week of practice for the Illini.
“This...
This weekend’s meet against No. 7 Penn State is just another stop for the No. 5 Illinois men’s gymnastics team on the way to its ultimate goal of winning the Big Ten Championship and then the NCAAs.
This...
In most sports at Illinois, teams find their success by recruiting top in-state athletes who want to stay at home and play for their state’s team.
The gymnastics teams, on the other hand, differ drastically...
