CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The fifth ranked Illini men's gymnastics team play host to Springfield College for a dual meet on Sunday, Feb. 9 at Huff Hall. The event will be streamed on BTN+ and action is set to begin at 2 p.m. CT.  

During the meet, club gymnasts will be competing for the club gymnastics meet. Youth gymnasts, eighth grade and younger, will receive a voucher to redeem a T-shirt. Following the meet, the Orange and Blue will hold a post-meet autograph session.

Last Time Out

The Fighting Illini posted a season-high 407.050 in their win over Nebraska (399.850) on Saturday, Feb. 1. The Orange and Blue picked up five event titles on the afternoon.

Senior Sebastian Quiana earned first place finishes on both floor exercise (14.300) and on parallel bars (13.850). Fellow seniors, Michael Paradise and Danny Graham sat atop the podium on pommel horse (14.100) and still rings (14.500 – career-high), respectively. Junior Max Diab recorded a personal best 14.800 on vault to claim first-place on the event.

In addition to Graham and Diab setting career-highs, freshmen Evan Manivong, Josh Cook and Evan Manivong, and sophomore Emanuele Muehlhasuer also had personal bests on the day for their respected events.

Scouting Springfield College

The Prided enter the weekend with a 1-9 overall record. Springfield College is coming off a 381.100-382.650 loss to Army on Jan. 26.

Senior Stephen Lewis helped the Pride to its season best score after claiming first on pommel horse (13.100) and finishing second in the all-around with a 77.550. Junior John Murphy earned the title on vault with a score of 14.200.

Carter Tabbed Big Ten co-Gymnast of Week

Sophomore Hamish Carter earned his second Big Ten Weekly honor this season after being named co-Gymnast of the Week on Feb. 4. The West Midlands, UK, native shared the honor with Penn State's Stephen Nedoroscik.

The Illini haven now won three Big Ten weekly honors this season:

Tentative Lineup

Floor Exercise

Evan Manivong

Zach Ziolkowski

Josh Cook

Max Diab

Connor McCool

Sebastian Quiana

Pommel Horse

Manivong

Tommy Mistretta

Emanuele Muehlhauser

Hamish Carter

Ian Skirkey

Michael Paradise

Still Rings

Jordan Kovach

Carter

Satchel Hudson

Cook

Diab

Danny Graham

Vault

Quiana

Ziolkowski

Manivong

Diab

Kovach

Carter

Parallel Bars

Mistretta

Sebastian Abedi

Graham

Cook

Kovach

Quiana

High Bar

Manivong

Abedi

Cook

Kovach

Quiana

Carter

Looking Ahead

The Illini will look to Winter Cup in Las Vegas, Nev., on Friday, Feb. 21 through Sunday, Feb. 23. Only select gymnasts will qualify to attend the event and time is to be determined.

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