CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – #2 Fighting Illini men's gymnastics will visit Lincoln, Neb., to take on #5 Nebraska on Sunday, March 10 at 1 p.m. CT for a Big Ten contest. Â
HistoryÂ
Illinois holds a 45-31 record over Nebraska, including the monster 411.550-395.250 victory the Illini took over the Cornhuskers last season.Â
Before the 2023 win, Illinois only lost twice to Nebraska in the last four meetings (2022: L, 405.650-408.050, 2021: W, 405.500-401.600, 2020: W, 407.050-399.850, 2019: L, 399.150-401.250). Â
Scouting ReportÂ
The Cornhuskers are coming off a second place finish (408.150) in a quad meet versus Air Force (386.800), Cal (394.850) and #3 Stanford (410.850).Â
Two Huskers earned event titles in the quad meet, highlighted by Cooper Giles on pommel horse (14.200) and Sam Phillips in the all-around (80.200). Travis Wong collected a career-best score (13.550) on still rings.
Rankings
The Illini moved up a spot to #2 in the Road to Nationals rankings after a massive win (410.500) over William & Mary (374.950) and Simpson (363.050).Â
Illinois has an athlete ranked in each event -- Connor McCool is second nationally on floor, Tate Costa is sixth on floor, Brandon Dang is second on pommel horse, Will Hauke is tenth on pommel horse, Ashton Anaya is third on still rings, Amari Sewell is sixth on vault, Garrett Schooley is eighth on vault, Michael Fletcher is 17th on vault, Evan Manivong is 18th on vault, Hauke is tied for ninth on parallel bars, Fletcher is 17th on parallel bars, Ryan Vanichtheeranont is tenth on high bar, Logan Myers is 11th on high bar, Costa is 12th on high bar and fourth in all-around.Â
