University of Illinois
Stanford
Anaya and Carter Earn All-America Honors; Illini Take Sixth at NCAA Men’s Gymnastics Championships
April 16, 2022 | General, Men's Gymnastics
RECAP
NORMAN, Okla. – Illinois men's gymnasts Ashton Anaya and Hamish Carter walked away with All-America honors in the still rings and all-around, respectively, as the Illini took sixth as a team at the 2022 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships. Anaya and Carter bring head coach Justin Spring's number of All-Americans coached to 80 in his 13-year career at the helm.
Illinois had its best rings performance of the season posting a 68.898 as a group, while Anaya scored a 14.300, which was good enough for fourth overall and All-America honors in the event.
Carter had a strong performance in the all-around with an 82.166 score and a sixth place finish. His floor score of 14.300 was good enough for 11th place and his high bar mark of 13.766 was 13th.
The Illini posted their second-highest score of the season on floor exercise with a 69.898 behind three 14-plus scores. Carter's 14.300 performance led the team with strong showings from juniors Connor McCool with a 14.266 (13th) and Josh Cook with a 14.200 (19th).
Junior Evan Manivong's 14.533 vault score just narrowly missed earning him All-America honors with a ninth-place finish. Michael Fletcher scored a 76.898 in the all-around for 15th overall.
HOW IT HAPPENED
| Floor Exercise (69.898) |
Dylan Kolak (13.466) |
Josh Cook (14.200) | Hamish Carter (14.300) | Clay Mason Stephens (13.666) | Connor McCool (14.266) |
|
Pommel Horse (59.165) |
David Pochinka (12.166) | Will Hauke (9.633) | Hamish Carter (12.800) | Michael Fletcher (12.600) | Ian Skirkey (11.966) |
| Still Rings (68.898)** |
Jordan Kovach (13.766) |
Hamish Carter (13.500) |
Logan Myers (13.566) |
Yan Inhaber-Courchesne (13.766)* | Ashton Anaya (14/300) |
| Vault (69.932) | Connor McCool (14.000) | Michael Fletcher (12.933) | Evan Manivong (14.533) | Clay Mason Stephens (14.166) | Hamish Carter (14.300) |
| Parallel Bars (66.265) | Michael Fletcher (11.766) | Clay Mason Stephens (13.700) | Will Hauke (13.633) | David Pochinka (13.666) | Hamish Carter (13.500) |
| High Bar (64.165) | Evan Manivong (13.70)* | Sebastian Ingersoll (11.033) | Clay Mason Stephens (12.633) | Michael Fletcher (13.033) | Hamish Carter (13.766) |
*denotes career best ** denotes best team score of the season
NCAA Championships Final Team Results
- Stanford – 423. 628
- Oklahoma – 414.555
- Michigan – 414.490
- Nebraska – 406.453
- Ohio State – 399.326
FOLLOW THE #ILLINI
Follow @IlliniMGYM on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for the latest photos and videos from Fighting Illini men's gymnastics, and tune in to fightingillini.com for the latest news on the team.
