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Illinois Fighting Illini men's gymnastics

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Founded
  
1898

Nickname
  
Fighting Illini

Head coach
  
Justin Spring

Arena
  
Huff Hall

Location
  
Champaign, Illinois

Colors
  
Orange and Blue

Conference
  
Big Ten Conference

League
  
Division I (NCAA)

Illinois Fighting Illini men's gymnastics

University
  
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Home arena
  
Huff Hall (Capacity: 3,800)

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.

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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.

Coaching history

  • No competition from 1943-1946 due to World War II.
  • NCAA individual event champions

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

    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 collegiate career. 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

    References

    Illinois Fighting Illini men's gymnastics Wikipedia