Illinois Fighting Illini men's gymnastics

Illinois Fighting Illini men's gymnastics
Founded 1898
University University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Head coach Justin Spring (5th 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
44 total
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 44 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.[2]

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.[3]

History

Coaching history

Illinois Coaches since 1930
Coach Years Record Conference
record		 Conference
titles		 NCAA titles
Hartley Price1930–1948*150-41*62-31*44
Charlie Pond1949–1973319-152-1116-59114
Yoshi Hayasaki1974–1993
1996–2009		762-444-2132-8061
Don Osborne1994–199647–587–9
Justin Spring2010–Present87-23-129-11-131
Totals 1365-728-4 378-239-1 24 10

All-time record against current NCAA teams

Opponent Won Lost Tied Percentage
Air Force1110.917
Army12001.000
California16150.516
Illinois-Chicago63160.797
Iowa139780.641
Michigan116791.594
Minnesota143910.611
Navy5001.000
Nebraska28230.549
Ohio State97711.577
Oklahoma8350.186
Penn State30500.375
Stanford15170.469
Temple1920.905
William & Mary3001.000
Totals 705 478 2 .596

Players

NCAA individual event champions

Illinois has had gymnasts win a record 53 NCAA individual championships.[4]

Nissen Emery Award

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]

Illinois Olympians

References

  1. ↑ "Logos and Colors | Illinois Brand Guidelines". August 14, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  2. ↑ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-gym/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/2013-record-book.pdf
  3. ↑ http://www.fightingillini.com/facilities/kenneygym.html
  4. ↑ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-gym/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/2013-record-book.pdf
  5. 1 2 College Gymnastics – Nissen Emery Award. Indianapolis, IN: USA Gymnastics. 2013. Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2013-12-18.
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