Illinois Fighting Illini men's gymnastics
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]
| 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 | |
| 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[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 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
Coaching history
| Coach | Years | Record | Conference record |
Conference titles |
NCAA titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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–present | 87–23–1 | 29–11–1 | 3 | 1 |
| Totals | 1,365–728–4 | 378–239–1 | 24 | 10 | |
- No competition from 1943–1946 due to World War II.
All-time record against current NCAA teams
|
Players
NCAA individual event champions
Illinois has had gymnasts win a record 53 NCAA individual championships.[3]
|
|
|
|
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
- "Illinois Digital Style Guide". July 21, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
- "All-Time Championsship Records and Results" (PDF) (Press release). NCAA. December 16, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- College Gymnastics – Nissen Emery Award. Indianapolis, IN: USA Gymnastics. 2013. Archived from the original on 2012-08-23. Retrieved 2013-12-18.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.