Jan. 26, 2001
Despite strong performances on still rings and floor exercise, the fourth-ranked University of Illinois men's gymnastics team fell to No. 1 Michigan, 214.00-208.35 in Ann Arbor, Mich., Friday night. With the loss, the Illini fall to 6-2 overall and 5-2 in the Big Ten.
The Illini scored a 36.90 on still rings, the highest score in the country by nearly a point, with the help of first-place scores of 9.40 by Leo Oka and Linh Hoang, a 9.10 by J.G. Ketchen for fourth and a 9.00 by Sean-Paul Crawford for fifth. Crawford took first on floor as he posted a 9.25.
"We are a much better team than we showed tonight," head coach Yoshi Hayasaki said. "We had a great night on rings and floor and following that rotation had a chance to beat Michigan, but made mistakes in the final two rotations."
The Illini will be back in action tomorrow night as they travel to No. 10 Michigan State for a dual Big Ten meet with the Spartans. The 18th-ranked Illinois women's team will also join the men for a 6 p.m. start.
ALL AROUND
2. Leo Oka 50.70
FLOOR EXERCISE (35.20)
1. Sean-Paul Crawford 9.25
5. Scott Wetterling 8.75
7. Bob Rogers 8.65
8. Greg Cook 8.55
Linh Hoang 8.55
10. Leo Oka 8.50
POMMEL HORSE (33.30)
4. Paul Linnenburger 8.70
6. Linh Hoang 8.40
7. Bob Spelic 8.30
10. Leo Oka 7.90
11. Mike Filla 7.60
Bob Rogers 7.60
STILL RINGS (36.90)
1. Linh Hoang 9.40
Leo Oka 9.40
4. J.G. Ketchen 9.10
5. Sean-Paul Crawford 9.00
7. Nathan Torres 8.70
10. Eric Nishimoto 8.35
VAULT (35.35)
3. Sean-Paul Crawford 9.00
5. Scott Wetterling 8.80
Linh Hoang 8.80
8. Leo Oka 8.75
11. J.G. Ketchen 8.30
12. Bob Spelic 8.05
PARALLEL BARS (34.05)
2. Linh Hoang 8.80
6. Eric Nishimoto 8.50
8. J.G. Ketchen 8.40
Greg Cook 8.40
10. Bob Spelic 8.30
Leo Oka 8.30
HIGH BAR (33.50)
4. Greg Cook 8.85
6. J.G. Ketchen 8.60
7. Bob Spelic 8.15
8. Bob Rogers 7.90
9. Leo Oka 7.85
12. Scott Wetterling 6.35
