| Illinois Fighting Illini men's gymnastics | |
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| Founded | 1898 |
| University | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign |
| Head coach | Daniel Ribeiro (2nd season) |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Location | Champaign, Illinois |
| Home arena | Huff Hall (Capacity: 3,800) |
| Nickname | Fighting Illini |
| Colors | Orange and blue[1] |
| National championships | |
| 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1950, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1989, 2012 | |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1981, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022[2] | |
| Conference championships | |
| 1935, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1981, 1983, 1988, 1989, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2018 | |
The Illinois Fighting Illini men's gymnastics team represents the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and competes in the Big Ten Conference. The Fighting Illini have been invited to 47 NCAA tournaments and have won 10 team NCAA championships, which is second most all-time only to Penn State Nittany Lions' 12 team titles. Additionally, the Fighting Illini have won an all-time record 53 individual NCAA titles.[3]
The Illini hold their competitions at George Huff Hall on the Champaign side of campus, and the team trains and holds practices at the Kenney Gym on the Urbana side of campus.[4]
History[edit]
Coaching history[edit]
| Coach | Years | Record | Conference record |
Conference titles |
NCAA titles |
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| Hartley Price | 1930–1948* | 150–41* | 62–31* | 4 | 4 |
| Charlie Pond | 1949–1973 | 319–152–1 | 116–59 | 11 | 4 |
| Yoshi Hayasaki | 1974–1993 1996–2009 |
762–444–2 | 132–80 | 6 | 1 |
| Don Osborne | 1994–1996 | 47–58 | 7–9 | ||
| Justin Spring | 2010–2022 | 87–23–1 | 29–11–1 | 3 | 1 |
| Daniel Ribeiro | 2022–present | 10-4 | 2-2 | ||
| Totals | 1,365–728–4 | 378–239–1 | 24 | 10 | |
- No competition from 1943 to 1946 due to World War II.
All-time record against current NCAA teams[edit]
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Players[edit]
NCAA individual event champions[edit]
Illinois has had gymnasts win a record 53 NCAA individual championships.[3]
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Nissen Emery Award[edit]
The Nissen-Emery Award is annually awarded to the best overall male senior collegiate gymnast in the United States. The award recipient must not only excel athletically as a gymnast, but also must display outstanding sportsmanship and scholarship throughout his college career.[5] The award was created in 1966 and is men's gymnastics' equivalent to college football's Heisman Trophy.
- 1989: David Zeddies
- 2006: Justin Spring
- 2010: Luke Stannard
- 2012: Paul Ruggeri
Nissen Emery Finalists[5]
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Illinois Olympians[edit]
- 1940 Tokyo: Paul Fina – Olympics cancelled due to World War II
- 1956 Melbourne: Abie Grossfeld
- 1960 Rome: Abie Grossfeld
- 1960 Rome: Don Tonry
- 1988 Seoul: Dominick Minicucci
- 1988 Seoul: Charles Lakes
- 1992 Barcelona: Dominick Minicucci
- 2008 Beijing: Justin Spring – Bronze Medal-Artistic Team All-Around
- 2020 Tokyo: Alex Diab (Alternate)
- 2020 Tokyo: Tyson Bull (Australia)
References[edit]
- ^ "University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Visual Identity: Color". Retrieved November 13, 2022.
- ^ "All-Time Championship Records and Results" (PDF) (Press release). NCAA. December 16, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "FIGHTINGILLINI.COM - Illinois Facilities". Archived from the original on 2014-02-09. Retrieved 2013-12-18.
- ^ a b College Gymnastics – Nissen Emery Award. Indianapolis, IN: USA Gymnastics. 2013. Archived from the original on 2012-08-23. Retrieved 2013-12-18.