Results
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. –No. 5 Fighting Illini men's gymnastics (5-1) defeated No. 1 Oklahoma (3-1) at Huff Hall on Sunday evening with a score of 407.200-406.650.
"Today was a big day for the Illini," head coach Daniel Ribeiro said. "These men understand fight. We had a number of mistakes today but these guys didn't let any of those mistakes faze them. The turning point of the meet was when Tate (Costa) finished his parallel bars routine after a fall, and then Will (Hauke) responded with a huge 14.100. Our entire high bar lineup carried that momentum with Logan (Myers) anchoring and sealing the victory for us. We will keep this momentum rolling."
Costa started the night hot on floor, scoring a 14.200 with McCool having another standout score, notching a 14.050.
Hauke kept the momentum high, leading the Illini with a 14.050, just .20 away from the title. Max Farkahadau also put up a good score with a 14.000.
Still Rings National Champion Ashton Anaya won his second floor title in-a-row with a 14.100. Myers also had an impressive performance, taking a 13.750.
Both McCool and Amari Sewell scored well on vault, taking a 14.550 and a shared second place. Michael Fletcher was right behind them, scoring a 14.450.
Hauke put up another top score with a 14.100 and won the parallel bars title, his second one of his career. Fletcher also put up a good score with a 13.850.
Sebastian Ingersoll took the top Illini score on high bar, earning a 13.900 and a new career-high. Myers put up a 13.700, sealing the win for Illinois.
This is just the second win for Illinois when facing Oklahoma in the regular season. The Illini also beat the Sooners in the 2023 NCAA Championships with a score of 415.590-414.024.
Illinois will stay home next week and face No. 4 Michigan at Huff Hall at 2 p.m. on Feb. 3 on Student Night/Kids Clinic.
