Founded 1898 | Colors Orange and Blue League Division I (NCAA) | |
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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
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.
Nissen Emery Finalists