MINNEAPOLIS, Min. – The Fighting Illini men's gymnastics team finished sixth in the nation at Saturday night's NCAA Championship with a score of 397.991.
Junior Ian Skirkey claimed the 2021 NCAA Pommel Horse title with a score of 14.166, the first Illini pommel horse national champion since Brandon Ngai claimed the title in 2016. Sophomore Connor McCool claimed an All-American honor via his sixth-place finish on the floor, posting a season-best 14.733.
Junior Michael Fletcher posted a career-best score on the floor with a 14.033 and added a season-best 13.466 on the high bar. Fletcher placed 11th in the all-around, posting a 79.431 on the evening. Sophomore Josh Cook also added a season-high on high bar with a 13.100.
HOW IT HAPPENED
MEET NOTES
- Junior Ian Skirkey claimed his first national championship on the pommel horse with a score of 14.166. He is the first Illini to win a pommel horse national championship since Brandon Ngai in 2016.
- Sophomore Connor McCool claimed All-American honors on floor exercise, his second year in a row being named an All-American on the floor.Â
- Sophomore Connor McCool posted a season-best score of 14.733 on the floor.
- Sophomore Josh Cook posted a season-best 13.100 on high bar.
- Junior Michael Fletcher posted a career-high 14.033 on the floor and a season-high 13.466 on high bar.
