Feb. 22, 2009
OAKLAND, Calif. - The No. 6 Illinois men's gymnastics team finished fifth out of seven teams in the highly competitive field at the 2009 Pacific Coast Classic at the Oakland Convention Center on Saturday night. The Japan All-Star team took first, followed by No. 3 Stanford, No. 2 California and No. 4 Michigan in second through fourth places, respectively. In the loaded field, junior Luke Stannard tied for first on pommel horse with a career-high 15.200 to take the event title.
Freshmen Tyler Mizoguchi and Austin Phillips posted all-around scores of 84.750 and 84.100, to finish fifth and sixth in the all-around for the Illini.
"Overall, we had a slow start on vault and rings, but the guys stepped it up in the final four events," head coach Yoshi Hayasaki said. "The freshmen performed very well once again and we relied on them this evening. As a team, we missed Paul Ruggeri in the very competitive field with the top teams in the nation. However, the young guys stepped up and our experienced guys of Luke Stannard and Brian Liscovitz came through for us in the end."
Individually, the Illini posted 12 top-15 finishes on the night. In addition to his pommel horse title, Stannard posted a season-high score of 14.800 on floor for 14th place.
Sophomore Roger Pasek also had an impressive night taking fourth on floor with a season high 15.350, fifth on vault (15.800) and tying for 11th on pommel horse with a 14.500.
On pommel horse, the Illini charted five top-15 finishes with Stannard tying for first followed by, sophomore Daniel Ribeiro taking sixth with a 14.700 and three Illini tying for 11th place with a 14.500.
For a full list of results and standings from the 2009 Pacific Coast Classic, visit the official meet site at www.usa-sports.org and clicking on "Meet Results" at the top of the main page.
Illinois returns home next weekend whey they host No. 10 on Saturday, Feb. 28, to take on the Hawkeyes in a 7 p.m. meet at Huff Hall.
Illini Results - Pacific Coast Classic
Feb. 21, 2009
Floor
4. Roger Pasek - 15.350
10. Tyler Mizoguchi - 15.100
14. Luke Stannard - 14.800
24. Daniel Ribeiro - 14.450
27. Austin Phillips - 14.350
34. Tyler Williamson - 13.750
Pommel
T1. Luke Stannard - 15.200
6. Daniel Ribeiro - 14.700
T11. Chris Lung - 14.500
Roger Pasek - 14.500
C.J. Padera - 14.500
29. Tyler Mizoguchi - 13.500
32. Austin Phillips - 13.050
Rings
17. Tyler Williamson - 14.650
20. Anthony Sacramento - 14.500
25. Nick Stango - 14.300
29. Austin Phillips - 14.100
35. Tyler Mizoguchi - 13.700
40. Chris Lung - 12.900
Vault
5. Roger Pasek - 15.800
18. Tyler Williamson - 15.400
20. Tyler Mizoguchi - 15.350
33. Austin Phillips - 14.700
39. Luke Stannard - 14.550
43. Chris Lung - 14.150
Parallel Bars
6. Brian Liscovitz - 14.700
13. Tyler Mizoguchi - 14.500
17. Daniel Ribeiro - 14.250
19. Chris Lung - 14.150
29. Austin Phillips - 13.500
33. C.J. Padera - 13.400
High Bar
9. Austin Phillips - 14.400
13. C.J. Padera - 14.200
21. Ross Bradley - 13.650
28. Chris Lung - 13.300
T35. Tyler Mizoguchi - 12.600
Brian Liscovitz - 12. 600
42. Anthony Sacramento - 11.550
All-Around
5. Tyler Mizoguchi - 84.750
6. Austin Phillips - 84.100
