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IL L I N O I S ME N S GY M N A S T I C S W W W. F I G H T I N GIL L I N I.C O M (WE E K 13 // 2008 BI G TE N CH A M PI O N S H I P S) RE C HA L L UN I V E R S I T Y PA R K, PA. NO. 5 ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI AT FRIDAY, APRIL 4 6 P.M. CT TEAM FINALS / EVENT PRELIMINARIES SATURDAY, APRIL 5 6 P.M. CT INDIVIDUAL FINALS ILLINOIS QUICKFACTS UNIVERSITY Location............................Urbana-Champaign Enrollment....................................42,326 Nickname................................Fighting Illini Colors................................Orange and Blue Conference...................................Big Ten President..............................B. Joseph White Chancellor..........................Dr. Richard Herman Athletic Director..........................Ron Guenther Home Facility................................Huff Hall COACHING STAFF Head Coach.............................Yoshi Hayasaki Alma Mater.........................Washington, 71 Overall Dual Record/Years..............309-108-1/32 Big Ten Dual Record/Years.............129x -76-1/32 Assistant Coach/Season.................Jon Valdez/Eighth Alma Mater....................Sam Houston State, 90 Assistant Coach/Season..............Justin Spring/Second Alma Mater.............................Illinois, 06 MEN S GYMNASTICS OFFICE Office Manager............................Sara Rhodes Gymnastics Office Phone..................217-333-4341 Gymnastics Office Fax....................217-244-9357 2007 RECAP 2007 Record Overall/Dual.....................13-18/2-4 2007 Big Ten Finish......................Fifth (211.900) 2007 NCAA Finish........................Fifth (217.300) 2007 Average Score...........................211.568 2007 High Score..............................217.300 2008 Preseason Ranking.........................Eighth National Champions Returning/Lost..................0/0 2007 All-Americans Returning/Lost..................6/0 Letterwinners Returning/Lost......................13/0 Newcomers........................................6 2007 Team Captains....................Michael Boyer, Sr.....................................Tyler Yamauchi, Sr. First Year of Men s Gymnastics....................1898 Years at NCAA Team Championships/Last...........40/2007 NCAA Ti t l e s..............nine ( 39, 40, 41, 42, 50, 55, 56, 58, 8 9 ) SETTING THE SCENE The No. 5 Illinois men's gymnastics team could not be more ready for the 2008 edition of the Big Ten Championships, this year hosted by Penn State University in University Park, Pa., April 4-5 at historic Rec Hall. The championships begin with the crowning of the team and all-around champion on Friday, while the individual event finals will be decided on Saturday. Both session begin at 6 p.m. CT, 7 p.m. ET. CHAMPIONSHIPS ON THE BIG TEN NETWORK This year s championships will be televised live on the Big Ten Network. The Big Ten Network will broadcast the 2008 Big Ten Men's Gymnastics Championships live to a national television audience; the first gymnastics competition to be aired live by the BTN in its history. The championships also will be re-broadcast on Monday, April 7 (6 & 8 p.m. ET), Wednesday, April 8 (4 & 6 p.m. ET), Thursday, April 10 (team & all-around finals - 12 p.m. ET), and Friday, April 11 (individual event finals - 12 p.m. ET). This is the second appearance for the Illini on the BTN, with there last a display of competitiveness when they outperformed Minnesota and Iowa in all three teams final dual of the regular season. ILLINI ALPHABETICAL ROSTER MEET COVERED LIVE ON BIG TEN NETWORK, WHILE LIVE SCORING AND RESULTS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.GOPSUSPORTS.COM ********************************** Live scoring can be accessed by logging onto www.gopsusports.com and clicking on the gametrak PSU link. PREVIEWING THE BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS This year s competition is sure to be a tight race between the Illini, who are looking to capture their first title since 2004, while host and defending NCAA champion Penn State, threetime defending league champion Ohio State and hungry competitor Michigan are all eyeing the prize as well. All six teams are ranked in the top 10 in the nation. The No. 3 Nittany Lions have spent the entire season near the top and boast six All-Americans. Illinois (No. 5) brings with it six All-Americans as well, while Michigan (No. 6) also will contend for the league crown. Three-time defending Big Ten champion Ohio State (No. 7) has been beset with injuries in 2008 but remains dangerous. Minnesota (No. 8) and Iowa (No. 10) are young, up-and-coming teams. The meet will showcase Nissen-Emery Award finalists DJ Bucher (Ohio State), Wes Haagensen (Illinois), and Derek Helsby (Penn State) as three of the top senior gymnasts in the country. Name Class Event Hometown (High School) Boyer, Michael SR All-Around Northbrook, Ill. (Glenbrook North) Bradley, Ross SR All-Around Naperville, Ill. (Naperville North) Drollinger, Jon SR All-Around Hoopeston, Ill. (Hoopeston Area) Haagensen, Wes SR All-Around Belleville, Ill. (Belleville West) Hulbert, Brian SO All-Around Mokena, Ill. (Lincoln-Way East) Liscovitz, Brian SO All-Around Hillsborough, N.J. (Immaculata (Somerville, N.J.)) Luketin, Nate FR All-Around Roselle, Ill. (Lake Park High School) Lung, Chris JR All-Around Lexington, Mass. (Lexington) Moe, Kyle FR All-Around Champaign, Ill. (Champaign Central) Padera, Kyle JR All-Around Winfield, Ill. (Wheaton North) Pasek, Roger FR All-Around Sleepy Hollow, Ill. (Dundee-Crown High School) Ribeiro, Daniel FR All-Around Chestnut Ridge, N.Y. (Northern Highlands Regional) Ruggeri, Paul FR All-Around Manlius, N.Y. (Fayetteville Manlius High School) Saavedra, Andres SO All-Around Belleville, N.J. (Belleville) Schell, Johnny FR All-Around Gaithersburg, Md. (Gaithersburg High School) Silcox, Chris SR All-Around San Antonio, Texas (Churchill) Stango, Nick JR All-Around Cheshire, Conn. (Cheshire) Stannard, Luke SO All-Around Waukegan, Ill. (Warren Township) Wiest, Chad SO All-Around Butler, Pa. (Moniteau) Williamson, Tyler JR All-Around Lake Forest, Calif. (Orange Lutheran) Yamauchi, Tyler SR All-Around Sugarland, Texas (Elkins)

IL L I N O I S ME N S GY M N A S T I C S W W W. FI G H T I N GIL L I N I.C O M (BI G TE N CH A M PI O N S H I P S) FOLLOW THE ACTION ONLINE Fans can follow all of the action of both days of competition at the 2008 Big Ten Men's Gymnastics on the web with live scoring updates. Click on the "gametrack PSU" link on the official website of Nittany Lion athletics, www.gopsusports.com, to gain access. ILLINOIS AT THE BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS The Illinois men s gymnastics program has been one of the most decorated in Big Ten history, winning a total 134 Big Ten individual championships since 1910. Most recently, Wes Haagensen took home the all-around (54.450), while Tyler Yamauchi captured the vault (9.575) title in 2007. The last time the Big Ten Championships were hosted at Huff Hall came in 2004, which also marked the last time the Orange and Blue won a league crown, edging out Penn State for the title. The Illini have played host to the Big Te n Championships a total of 15 times (1912, 1920, 1929, 1931, 1935, 1939, 1947, 1956, 1965, 1972, 1978, 1986, 1992, 1995, 2004), winning the team title six times as host. In terms of conference honors, Haagensen and Yamauchi each earned first team All- Big Ten honors in 2007, bringing the Illini s total to 40 selections by a total of 22 athletes since 1984. Head Coach Yo s h i Hayasaki last garnered the Coach of the Year award in 2004 - his third accolade - after last winning it in back-to-back years from 1988 and 1989. Fred Roethlisberger of Minnesota and Hayasaki are the only three-time winners of the honor. ILLINOIS AT THE 2007 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS Against a fully loaded field, then No.7 Illinois took home fifth place at the 2007 Big Ten Championships. Wes Haagensen claimed his first Big Ten Championship a l l - a round title with a 54.450 in the process, securing the second consecutive all-around title for Illinois since assistant coach Justin Spring captured the honors in 2006. In what will go down as one of the most thrilling Big Ten Championships in the last 10 years, the Ohio State Buckeyes came from behind to capture a third consecutive title with a team total of 217.750, the first team to capture three straight since host Minnesota did it in 1992. Penn State University, who last won their first conference title in 2003, narrowly missed another conference crown by a 10th of a point, tallying 217.650. The University of Minnesota, who led through the final rotation, finished in third with a 215.250. The University of Michigan, who was slated No. 2 nationally, ended competition in fourth with 214.350. The Illini picked up fifth with 211.900 and the University of Iowa rounded out the field with 210.000. NEXT UP FOR THE ILLINI In two weeks, the Illini take on the country s best as they travel to Stanford, Calif., for the 2008 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships. From April 17-19, the nation's elite descend upon Maples Pavilion on the campus of Stanford University to vie for team and individual titles. The competition begins on Thursday, April 17, with two qualifying sessions that are scheduled for 3 and 9 p.m. CT. The topt h ree teams from each qualifier then advance to battle for the national championship at 9 p.m. CT on Friday, April 18. The nation's top all-around performer also will be crowned on Friday, while the top-10 competitors from each event from the team championships advance to compete for All-American and NCAA title honors on Saturday, April 19, during the individual event finals, which are held at 9 p.m. CT. The top-eight finishers earn All-America nods, during event finals, while there will be six national titles up for grabs as well. BIG TEN NETWORK DEBUT Illinois made its Big Ten Network debut in style in a tri-meet hosted in Minneapolis, pitting the Illini against Minnesota and Iowa. In the dual, UI took down its conference foes in front of a national television audience the Illini also have appeared on Fox Sports Net at the Pacific Coast Classic. Overall, the Illini claimed a total of six individual titles, while an Illini was in the top-three on every event to make their debut on the BTN a success. 2008 Nissen-Emery Aw a rd finalist We s Haagensen led the way, as he charted t h ree first-pace finishes, placing in a three-way tie for first on parallel bars (15.000), winning the high bar (14.950) title out right, while he finished ahead of a crowded field in the all-around (87.300). Illinois now makes its second appearance on the BTN, hoping that the network brings with it the same luck that garnered them first-place honors in Minneapolis. Perhaps, even bringing the Fighting Illini their first Big Ten crown since 2004. SENIOR SIGN OFF This year s senior class of Michael Boyer, Ross Bradley, Jon Dro l l i n g e r, We s Haagensen, Chris Silcox and Ty l e r Yamauchi came into the season with high expectations on themselves and this year s Fighting Illini team as a whole. However, injuries have sidelined four of the six in the early goings of the 2008 campaign, making the senior s final season a bit rocky at times. However, despite all of the obstacles, the class has still managed to be a foundation for this team through the first nine meets. 2008 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/RESULT 1/12 Windy City Invitational Chicago, Ill. 2nd of 7 (347.350) 1/19 VS. #7 MINNESOTA* CHAMPAIGN, ILL. L, 344.400-343.850 1/26 at #8 Ohio State Columbus, Ohio W, 355.650-348.100 2/08 Winter Cup Challenge Las Vegas, Nev. NTS 2/09 Winter Cup Challenge Las Vegas, Nev. NTS 2/16 VS. #1 PENN STATE* CHAMPAIGN, ILL. L, 352.300-351.000 2/23 Pacific Coast Invite Oakland, Calif. 5th of 6 (346.700) 2/29 at #11 Iowa Iowa City, Iowa W, 349.800-349.400 3/08 VS. #5 MICHIGAN* CHAMPAIGN, ILL. W, 357.150-353.200 3/15 at #14 Illinois-Chicago Chicago, Ill. W, 354.850-342.950 3/21 #8 Minnesota/ #9 Iowa Minneapolis, Minn. 1st of 3, 353.950 4/4-5 Big Ten Championships (University Park, Pa.) 4/4 Big Ten Team & All-Around Finals / Event Prelims 6 p.m. 4/5 Big Ten Event Finals 6 p.m. 4/17-19 NCAA Championships (Stanford, Calif.) 4/17 NCAA Session I 3 p.m. 4/18 NCAA Team & All-Around Finals / Individual Prelims 9 p.m. 4/19 NCAA Event Finals 9 p.m. * Indicates co-ed meets in conjuction with the women s gymnastics team Home matches in BOLD and are held at Huff Hall All times are Central and subject to change BIG TEN GYMNAST OF THE WEEK Jan. 15:......Casey Sandy, PSU, Jr. Jan. 22:......Casey Sandy, PSU, Jr. Jan. 29:.....Jake Bateman, OSU, Sr. Feb. 5:.Jake Bateman, OSU, Sr.; Vladi...........Vladi Klurman, PSU, Sr. FEB. 12:....PAUL RUGGERI, ILL, FR. FEB. 19:....PAUL RUGGERI, ILL, FR. Feb. 26:......Casey Sandy, PSU, Jr. Mar. 4:......David Chan, MICH, So. MAR. 11:..WES HAAGENSEN, ILL, SR. Mar. 18:......Geoff Reins, IOWA, Jr. Mar. 25:......Casey Sandy, PSU, Jr. Gy min f o T E A M R A N K I N G S RK... SCHOOL............... AVG. 1.... Stanford............ 360.083 2.... Oklahoma........... 358.467 3.... Penn State.......... 356.833 4.... California........... 356.250 5.... ILLINOIS............ 354.817 6.... Michigan........... 353.783 7.... Ohio State.......... 348.417 8.... Minnesota........... 346.683 9.... Nebraska........... 345.550 10... Iowa............... 343.917 11... William & Mary....... 342.683 12... Illinois-Chicago...... 341.217 13... Temple............. 340.500 14... Navy............... 338.933 15... Air Force............ 335.900 CGA NATIONAL GYMNAST OF THE WEEK Jan. 14:...David Sender, STAN, Sr. Jan. 22:.Kyson Bunthuwong,CAL,Fr. Jan. 29:...David Sender, STAN., Sr. Feb. 5:..John Vogtman, TEMPLE, Jr. FEB. 12:..PAUL RUGGERI, ILL, FR. Feb. 19:.Kyson Bunthuwong,CAL,Fr. Feb. 26:.Jonathan Horton, OKLA, Sr. Mar. 4:..Kurtis Kleffman, IOWA, Sr. MAR. 11: WES HAAGENSEN,ILL., SR. Mar. 18:.Kyson Bunthuwong,CAL,Fr........Jonathan Horton, OKLA, Sr. Mar. 25:.....Anthony May, UIC, Sr. I L L I N I LEADERS IN TOP-3 FINISHES 19 -. Wes Haagensen (1st:7,2nd:7,3rd : 5 ) 19 -. Paul Ruggeri (1st:10,2nd:7,3rd:2) 13 - Tyler Yamauchi (1st:6,2nd:6;3rd:1) 9 -....... Daniel Ribeiro (1st:7,3rd:2) 7-..... Roger Pasek (1st:3;2nd:2,3rd:2) 5 -...... Luke Stannard (2nd:2.3rd:3) 4 -....... Brian Liscovitz (1st:3,3rd:1) 4 -.. Michael Boyer (1st:1,2nd:2,3rd:1) 3 -....... Jon Drollinger (1st:1,3rd:2) 2.......... Chris Silcox (2nd:1,3rd:1) 2....... Andres Saavedra (1st:1,3rd:1) 1 -.............. Chad Wiest (1st:1) 1........... Tyler Williamson (2nd:1) 1................ Chris Lung (3rd:1) 1.............. Ross Bradley (2nd:1)

IL L I N O I S ME N S GY M N A S T I C S W W W. FI G H T I N GIL L I N I.C O M (BI G TE N CH A M PI O N S H I P S) In Illinois first seven meets of the year, the senior class accumulated a total of 18 topt h ree finishes and four individual titles. However, in UI s last four competitions that f e a t u red the contingent re t u rning to a healthy status and to top form, the veteran crew has combined for 23 top-three finishes and 11 individual titles. They also helped Illinois tab season-bests on pommel horse (58.200 Michigan, UIC) twice, still rings (60.150 - Michigan), parallel bars (59.550 - UIC) and its team score (357.150 - Michigan) in the process. It will definitely be the resurgence of the 2008 seniors that will be the deciding factor and stimulus for this year s chances at a Big Ten and NCAA title. ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN As the winter term of the 2007-08 school year comes to a close, the Big Ten recognized a total of 469 winter sports athletes who have been named to the Academic All-Conference Team. The conference honored 41 men's and 43 women's gymnasts in the process. To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, student-athletes must be letter winners in at least their second academic year at their institution and carry a cumulative gradepoint average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher. Below, is a list of Illinois honorees: Michael Boyer, Sr., Advertising Ross Bradley, Sr., Speech Communication Jon Drollinger, Sr., Sociology Chris Lung, Jr., Business Administration Chris Silcox, Sr., Theatre Luke Stannard, So., Psychology Tyler Yamauchi, Sr., Kinesiology NISSEN-EMERY AWARD FINALIST: WES HAAGENSEN University of Illinois senior gymnast We s Haagensen has been named a finalist for the p restigious 2008 Nissen-Emery Aw a rd, announced the College Gymnastics Association (CGA). Considered the Heisman Trophy of college gymnastics, the Nissen- Emery Award is presented to the top collegiate senior gymnast each year. Haagensen joins a long list of Illini greats that have been honored as finalists, including Butch Zurich (1980), Steve Lechner (1981), Joe Ledvora (1986), Tigran Mkchyan (1988), David Zeddies (1989), Ricard o Cheriel (1993), Brian Kobylinski (1995), Jon Corbitt (1998), Kyle Zak (1999), Tr a v i s Romagnoli (2000), Leo Oka (2001), J.G. Ketchen (2002), Bob Rogers (2004), Ben Newman (2005) and Justin Spring (2006). The award has been handed out annually since 1966 and was founded by trampoline inventor George Nissen. The Belleville, Ill., native now looks to join a elite group of those finalists that have gone on to hoist the honor for Illinois in Zeddies in 1989 - leading his team to Illinois gymnastics' last NCAA championship that year - and Spring in 2006, the four-time NCAA titlist, 12-time All-American and 2008 Olympic hopeful. Haagensen is the reining Big Ten Gymnast of the Year, leading Illinois to its fifth straight top-five finish at NCAAs in 2007. The 2007 Big Ten all-around champion has captured six All-America honors throughout his fouryear career, with two apiece coming on floor exercise (2006-07) and in the all-around (2006-07). He also has All-American laurels earned on high bar (2007) and parallel bars (2006). Haagensen is a two-time preseason All-Big Ten honoree and a unanimous season-ending All-Big Ten team selection in both 2006 and 2007. A three-time Big Ten Gymnast of the Week selection, the UI veteran also has been named CGA NCAA Gymnast of the Week three times, once every year since 2006, as well as earning 2005 Big Ten Rookie of the Year. In 2008, Haagensen has a total of 18 topthree finishes and seven individual titles. The winner of the Nissen-Emery Award, along with several other awards - including national and regional Coach of the Year and national Assistant Coach of the Ye a r, will be announced on Wednesday, April 16 at the annual College Gymnastics Association banquet. The banquet is held the day prior to the start of the national championships and kicks off the festivities in Stanford, Calif. The other six finalists for the annual award include Jonathan Horton of Oklahoma, David Sender of Stanford, Tim McNeill of California, DJ Bucher of Ohio State, Derek Helsby of Penn State and Luke Vexler of Temple. PASEK TAKING ADVANTAGE Freshman Roger Pasek saw an opening in the lineup and on the podium in Illinois meet against No. 14 Illinois-Chicago, as both of its all-around competitors in Wes Haagensen and Paul Ruggeri were out of the lineup. With the opportunity to step up in front of him, he took advantage by winning both the floor and vault titles en route to setting a season high on floor and pommel horse (14.000) in the process. His mark on vault came just.200 away from his career best. He then backed up the perf o rmance when both competitors returned to the lineup during the tri-meet vs. Iowa and Minnesota, as he captured his second straight floor crown with a score of 15.500 a career high. Pasek now has three titles to his name as a freshman, continuing to help Illinois build the confidence of its Big Ten and NCAA title h u n g ry roster as it enters Big Te n Championships this weekend. WES HAAGENSEN NAMED BIG TEN GYMNAST OF THE WEEK Senior Wes Haagensen earned his first Big Ten Gymnast of the Week accolade of the season for the week ending March 10 before then earning CGA National Gymnast of the Week laurels for the same week, announced the Big Ten and the national gymnastics governing body on March 11. Haagensen grabs back-toback accolades after helping lift No. 6 Illinois over No. 5 Michigan on Senior Day at Huff Hall to give Illinois its first win over the Wolverines since 1998 en route to setting a season-high 357.150 in the process. The honor is Haagensen's first of 2008, and third of his career for both honors, his last coming on Jan. 17, 2007 when he also captured both recognitions for the same week. In the top performances, he produced his best meet of the season in the process. For most of the 2008 campaign, the Illini veteran has been battling through nagging injuries and has slowly worked his way back to the top form that earned him Big Ten Gymnast of the Year in 2007. So then fittingly on Senior Day, the defending Big Ten all-around champion Haagensen led the charge, taking home top marks in the allaround (89.600) - the tied for fifth-highest score set by any gymnast in 2008 at the time - and parallel bars (14.950). Haagensen took home five top-three finishes on the afternoon in all, posting a second-place outing on high bar (14.900), and a pair of third-place perf o rmances on floor (14.700) and rings (15.250). His marks on rings and in the allaround were career-bests. Haagensen now has 15 top-three finishes on the year, which include four individual titles - two of which came against the Wolverines. The Belleville, Ill., native now joins freshman Paul Ruggeri on the list of Illini honorees for the weekly honor in 2008, with Ruggeri earning the laurel in back-to-back weeks on Feb. 12 and Feb. 19. SILCOX MAKES A COMEBACK Senior Chris Silcox, a 2007 high bar All- American and NCAA individual qualifier on floor last season, has been nursing a pair of injuries in 2008 that have kept him out of the Illini lineup all season. In his first meet back against Michigan, however, you would not have known the senior had missed a beat. Silcox came back with a bang, sticking his landing to finish off his first routine of the year in a competition en route to taking second overall with a 14.600. Then against Illinois-Chicago, Silcox bested his mark on parallel bars with a 14.850 in the meet the second highest by a gymnast at the dual while taking third on high bar with a 14.250. Silcox took a meet off in the tri-meet against Minnesota and Iowa, but is healthy and ready to go for the 2008 Big Ten Championships. GIVE ME MORE YAMA Senior Tyler Yamauchi, who sat out most of the beginning of the season due to injury, has slowly been on the rise back to his top form that he had in 2007. That form included becoming the 2007 Big Ten vault champion, being named to the All-Big Ten team and advancing to the individual finals at NCAAs on vault and floor before capturing his third All-America honor on floor last season. So, in limited action through the first five events, Yamauchi captured two event titles (both on still rings) and six total top-two finishes. In his last four duals, however, the senior has been on top of his game, grabbing four events titles three on still rings and one on parallel bars and a total of seven top-three finishes in one less competitions. Those performances also included posting a team-best 15.650 on rings, a top-10 mark on the event in the country in 2008. In all, Yamauchi has the posted the third-highest top-three finishes on the team with 13, and the fourth-most titles of six on the roster behind freshmen Daniel Ribeiro (7), We s Haagensen (7) and Paul Ruggeri (11). RIBEIRO RIDING HIGH AS A FRESHMAN Freshman Daniel Ribeiro is having the best season of any Illini on pommel horse since Ben Newman (2002-05) dominated the event for the Orange and Blue when he captured the Big Ten crown in three consecutive seasons from 2003-05. After a strong start at the Windy City Invitational, the Chestnut Ridge, N.Y., native has finished lower than third only once all season long and has seven titles on the year, those coming against a loaded fields all season long. Ribeiro is still the top-ranked gymnast on pommel horse in the country in front of notable Tim McNeill of California, the twotime defending NCAA champion on the event. In all, Ribeiro has posted six of the top-10 s c o res in the country on the apparatus, including the second-best tally of a 15.600 against fifth-ranked Michigan. Ribeiro is the favorite for the Big Ten title this weekend. DROLLINGER ON A ROLL Senior Jon Drollinger has really come into his own on still rings as of late, posting one of the Illini s top-five scores in his outings against No. 11 Iowa. Against the Hawkeyes, Drollinger posted the countries tied for seventh-best score of 2008 (at the time) with his 15.500 to win his first event title of the year in the process. Against the Wolverines, he backed up the effort by tabbing a 15.100, earning him a fourth-place finish in a highly competitive field before most recently finishing third his third top-three finish of the year with his bronze medal perf o rmance against Illinois-Chicago (15.000). With top finishes in back-to-back-to-back weeks, he has risen to a tie for 14th in the country on the apparatus with a three-score average of 15.050. RUGGERI: FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH In 2008, the youth of Illinois and its freshman and sophomore classes are wowing not only the Illinois coaching staff, but the nation as well. In particular, freshman Paul Ruggeri, who is ranked in the top 11 on four different events, including third on floor exerc i s e

IL L I N O I S ME N S GY M N A S T I C S W W W. FI G H T I N GIL L I N I.C O M (BI G TE N CH A M PI O N S H I P S) (15.483) and fourth on high bar (14.867). The Manlius, N.Y., native also is tabbed No. 9 in the all-around (85.433) and tied for 11th on vault (15.850). On the year, the young Illini has posted 19 top-three finishes to lead all Orange and Blue gymnasts in the category, including a team-leading 11 event titles, with almost a third four crowns in his last six outings to be exact coming on floor. ILLINI IN THE RANKINGS In the latest GymInfo poll released on April 1, the Illini are ranked fifh with a team average 354.817. The Illini also are in the top-six on every event, including a No. 1 ranking on pommel horse (57.650) and No. 4 placing on floor (59.900). The Illini also are ranked No. 5 on vault (62.683) and parallel bars (58.850) and sixth on still rings (59.000) and high bar (57.467). RUGGERI BIG TEN GYMNAST OF THE WEEK, AGAIN F reshman Paul Ruggeri earned Big Te n Gymnast of the Week honors in back-to-back weeks on Feb. 11 and 19. Ruggeri earned his first honor after not only outperf o rm i n g national team contenders at Winter Cup, but also the entire collegiate field as the highest collegiate finisher - as a freshman - outside of current U.S. Senior National members. He then backed-up the top performance the following week against Penn State. Ruggeri grabbed the honor after capturing thre e event titles on floor, vault and high bar against then top-ranked Penn State. PRESEASON ALL-BIG TEN: HAAGENSEN AND YAMAUCHI Seniors Wes Haagensen and Tyler Yamauchi received their second straight All-Big Ten preseason selections, announced the conference office on Thursday, Jan. 10. The Illini were picked to finish fourth by the conference coaches as a team in the preseason rankings, while defending NCAA Champion and No. 2-ranked Penn State was chosen as the preseason league favorite. Coming in at second was No. 6-ranked Michigan, while three-time defending Big Ten champion and fourth-ranked Ohio State was picked third, followed by No. 7 Minnesota and No. 9 Iowa rounding out the list. VETERAN LEADERSHIP In 2008, the Illini are looking once again to be a national contender behind the efforts of seniors All-Big Ten selections We s Haagensen and Tyler Yamauchi. The Illini upperclassmen, in fact, also have to be one of the best in the country, as it includes fellow All-Americans seniors Ross Bradley and Chris Silcox and junior Chris Lung. Along with the All-America returnees, the Illini feature one of the top senior classes in the country, a contingent that brings with it a total of 11 All-American accolades and a combined two Big Ten event titles, three All-Big Ten selections, eight CGA All-America Scholar Athlete a w a rds and eight Academic All-Big Te n selections. 2008 RECRUITING CLASS Head coach Yoshi Hayasaki announced the signing of Tyler Mizoguchi, C.J. Padera, Austin Phillips and Anthony Sacramento to National Letters of Intent to join the Fighting Illini in 2008. The class includes a slew of USA Junior National team experience and will be pivotal in helping Illinois reload after another large graduating senior class will depart the Orange and Blue after this season. A top competitor on high bar and a great allaround gymnast, Mizoguchi is the reigning 2007 US Visa Men's Junior Champion on high bar, while also finishing third on parallel bars, fifth on pommel horse, eighth on floor and sixth in the all-around at the championships. In addition, Padera adds a wealth of talent, coming in as a six-time Junior Olympic National participant, placing fifth at 2006 nationals on high bar and 13th in the all-around in both 2006 and 2007. Phillips comes to Illinois a two-time Region 7 a l l - a round champion, four-time junior national competitor and the reigning titlist in Level 10 (16-18) on pommel horse, rings and in the all-around at the 2007 Pacific Coast Classic, one of the most prestigious and largest gymnastics competitions of the year. A success in the gym and the classroom in Region 5, Sacramento rounds out the class, joining the team as a three-time First Team Academic All-American and received the Certificate of Excellence award all four years of high school. TOP-20 NAT I O N A L LY RANKED ILLINI E V E N T G Y M N A S T R A N K I N G AVG SCORE F X Paul Ruggeri 3 rd 15. 483 Roger Pasek 11 t h 15. 233 P H Daniel Ribeiro 1 s t 15. 383 Luke Stannard 12 t h 14. 550 S R Tyler Ya m a u c h i 5 t h 15. 367 Jon Dro l l i n g e r 14 t h 15. 050 V T Paul Ruggeri T- 11 t h 15. 850 Roger Pasek T- 17 t h 15. 717 Wes Haagensen T- 17 t h 15. 717 P B Wes Haagensen T- 11 t h 14. 900 Tyler Ya m a u c h i 13 t h 14. 850 Brian Liscovitz T- 15 t h 14. 733 H B P a u l R u g g e r i 4 t h 14. 867 Wes Haagensen T- 8 t h 14. 700 A A Wes Haagensen 3 rd 87. 333 Paul Ruggeri 9 t h 85. 433 N A T I O N A L R A N K I N G C O M P A R I S O N B I G T E N C H A M P I O N S H I P S BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS FIELD (BY EVENT AS OF APRIL 1) TEAM FX PH SR VT PB HB ILLINOIS 354.817 (5th) 59.900 (4th) 57.650 (1st) 59.000 (6th) 62.683 (5th) 58.850 (5th) 57.467 (6th) PENN STATE 356.833 (3rd) 61.150 (3rd) 56.983 (5th) 60.150 (2nd) 63.533 (2nd) 59.250 (4th) 58.083 (4th) MICHIGAN 353.783 (6th) 59.717 (5th) 57.367 (4th) 59.383 (5th) 62.283 (6th) 57.950 (6th) 57.883 (5th) OHIO STATE 348.417 (7th) 59.233 (6th) 55.500 (10th) 58.483 (7th) 61.883 (8th) 57.133 (9th) 56.900 (7th) MINNESOTA 346.683 (8th) 58.950 (7th) 55.433 (12th) 57.283 (11th) 63.417 (3rd) 57.517 (8th) 56.433 (9th) IOWA 343.917 (10th) 58.833 (8th) 56.283 (6th) 56.317 (14th) 62.233 (7th) 56.083 (16th) 55.317 (15th)

IL L I N O I S ME N S GY M N A S T I C S W W W. FI G H T I N GIL L I N I.C O M (BI G TE N CH A M PI O N S H I P S) T O P TEAM & INDIVIDUAL S C O R E S F R O M A R O U N D T H E C O U N T R Y IN 2008 TOP-FIVE TEAM SCORES (OVERALL) 1. Oklahoma 364.600 3/15 2. Stanford 361.650 2/23 3. Stanford 361.350 1/26 4. Stanford 361.300 3/2 5. Michigan 361.150 3/2 - ILLINOIS 357.150 3/8 TOP-10 TEAM SCORES (BY EVENT) PARALLEL BARS 1. California 61.400 3/8 2. Oklahoma 61.200 3/15 3. California 60.650 3/15 4. California 60.200 2/16 5. Oklahoma 60.050 3/22 Penn State 60.050 2/2 7. Penn State 59.900 1/12 8. Michigan 59.750 1/19 California 59.750 2/23 10. Stanford 59.700 2/16 VAULT 1. Mitchell Mays Minnesota 16.650 3/15 2. Mitchell Mays Minnesota 16.600 1/12 3. Mitchell Mays Minnesota 16.550 3/21 4. Mitchell Mays Minnesota 16.500 1/19 5. Jimmy Wickham Ohio State 16.450 3/22 Mitchell Mays Minnesota 16.450 3/1 6. Vladi Klurman Penn State 16.400 3/8 7. David Sender Stanford 16.350 1/12 Scott Bloomfield Temple 16.350 2/2 Mitchell Mays Minnesota 16.350 2/16 FLOOR EXERCISE 1. Stanford 62.300 3/8 2. Oklahoma 62.050 3/15 3. Oklahoma 61.850 3/22 4. Michigan 61.800 3/22 5. Penn State 61.650 1/12 6. Penn State 61.400 3/15 7. Stanford 61.300 3/2 8. ILLINOIS 61.250 1/26 9. Oklahoma 61.100 2/16 10. Penn State 61.000 2/24 Stanford 61.000 2/23 POMMEL HORSE 1. Michigan 58.800 3/2 2. Michigan 58.700 3/8 3. Stanford 58.350 2/23 4. ILLINOIS 58.200 3/15 ILLINOIS 58.200 3/8 Penn State 58.200 3/22 Nebraska 58.200 3/22 8. Stanford 58.150 2/16 9. ILLINOIS 58.050 2/16 California 58.050 3/15 RINGS 1. Stanford 62.500 2/23 2. Oklahoma 62.100 3/15 3. Oklahoma 62.000 2/23 4. Penn State 61.600 2/24 5. California 60.900 3/15 6. Oklahoma 60.800 2/1 7. Penn State 60.650 2/2 Michigan 60.650 3/2 9. Oklahoma 60.350 3/22 10. California 60.300 2/23 VAULT 1. Oklahoma 64.450 3/15 2. Penn State 64.200 3/8 3. Minnesota 64.100 3/21 4. Minnesota 63.950 3/15 5. Oklahoma 63.900 2/23 6. Stanford 63.850 3/8 7. Oklahoma 63.800 2/16 8. Penn State 63.700 2/24 9. Penn State 63.550 1/12 10. Minnesota 63.500 3/1 HORIZONTAL BAR 1. Michigan 59.750 3/22 Michigan 59.750 1/19 3. California 59.700 2/16 4. Penn State 59.550 2/24 5. Stanford 59.400 3/2 6. California 58.950 2/23 7. California 58.900 3/15 California 58.900 3/8 Michigan 58.900 3/2 10. Stanford 58.750 2/16 TOP-10 INDIVIDUAL SCORES (BY EVENT) FLOOR EXERCISE 1. G. Ter-Zakhariants Stanford 15.850 3/8 Casey Sandy Penn State 15.850 1/12 3. Steven Legendre Oklahoma 15.800 3/22 Steven Legendre Oklahoma 15.800 3/15 5. Eddie Hay Ohio State 15.750 2/24 G. Ter-Zakhariants Stanford 15.750 2/16 7. Paul Ruggeri ILLINOIS 15.700 2/16 Kent Caldwell Michigan 15.700 3/22 Jonathan Horton Oklahoma 15.700 3/15 10. Paul Ruggeri ILLINOIS 15.650 1/26 Jamie Thompson Michigan 15.650 3/22 Steven Legendre Oklahoma 15.650 2/23 Eddie Hay Ohio State 15.650 2/16 David Sender Stanford 15.650 1/26 G. Ter-Zakhariants Stanford 15.650 1/26 POMMEL HORSE 1. Tim McNeill California 15.750 2/16 2. Daniel Ribeiro ILLINOIS 15.600 3/8 3. Daniel Ribeiro ILLINOIS 15.500 3/21 4. Tim McNeill California 15.400 3/8 Chris Harper Stanford 15.400 2/23 6. Daniel Ribeiro ILLINOIS 15.350 2/16 7. Daniel Ribeiro ILLINOIS 15.300 3/15 Daniel Ribeiro ILLINOIS 15.300 3/1 Timothy Schmidt Nebraska 15.300 3/22 10. Daniel Ribeiro ILLINOIS 15.250 1/12 RINGS 1. David Sender Stanford 16.350 2/23 2. Jonathan Horton Oklahoma 16.050 3/15 3. Jonathan Horton Oklahoma 15.950 2/23 4. T. Abdullah-Simmons Oklahoma 15.900 2/23 5. Jonathan Horton Oklahoma 15.750 2/1 6. Greg Stine Air Force 15.700 3/8 Tommy Ramos Penn State 15.700 2/24 8. Tyler Yamauchi ILLINOIS 15.650 3/8 Jacob Schonig Air Force 15.650 3/22 T. Abdullah-Simmons Oklahoma 15.650 3/15 10. T. Abdullah-Simmons Oklahoma 15.600 2/1 PARALLEL BARS 1. Kyson Bunthuwong California 15.650 3/15 Jonathan Horton Oklahoma 15.650 3/15 3. Sho Nakamori Stanford 15.600 1/26 Casey Sandy Penn State 15.600 1/12 Tim McNeill California 15.600 2/16 6. Casey Sandy Penn State 15.500 2/2 Jake Bateman Ohio State 15.500 2/24 Ryan Lieberman Stanford 15.500 3/2 9. Colin Christ California 3/8 Tim McNeill California 3/8 HIGH BAR 1. Eric Haeussler California 15.550 2/16 2. Paul Ruggeri ILLINOIS 15.500 1/26 David Sender Stanford 15.500 1/26 4. Dylan Carney Stanford 1/26 Jonathan Horton Oklahoma 2/16 6. Joe Catrambone Michigan 15.400 3/22 Dylan Carney Stanford 15.400 3/2 Joe Catrambone Michigan 15.400 1/19 9. Joe Catrambone Michigan 15.350 2/23 10. Jonathan Horton Oklahoma 15.300 3/15 Joe Catrambone Michigan 15.300 3/2 ALL AROUND 1. Jonathan Horton Oklahoma 92.450 3/15 2. Jonathan Horton Oklahoma 91.150 2/23 3. Casey Sandy Penn State 91.000 2/24 4. David Sender Stanford 90.950 1/26 5. Casey Sandy Penn State 90.750 1/12 6. Casey Sandy Penn State 90.650 3/22 7. Kyson Bunthuwong California 90.200 3/15 8. Wes Haagensen ILLINOIS 89.600 3/8 David Sender Stanford 89.600 1/12 10. Jake Bateman Ohio State 89.550 2/24

SEASON AND CAREER HIGHS (THROUGH MARCH 21, 2008) * Due to the new scoring system in 2008, all season scores for the Fighting Illini also serve as their career highs. Season/Career Highs Michael Boyer 15.200.....................................................Floor Exercise 15.350............................................................Vault 14.200 (Twice)...................................................High Bar Ross Bradley 13.700....................................................Pommel Horse 14.350.........................................................High Bar Jon Drollinger 15.500...........................................................Rings Wes Haagensen 15.550.....................................................Floor Exercise 15.250...........................................................Rings 14.650....................................................Pommel Horse 15.800 (Twice)......................................................Vault 15.000 (Twice)...............................................Parallel Bars. 15.150.........................................................High Bar 89.600.......................................................All-Around Brian Liscovitz 13.400....................................................Pommel Horse 15.000.....................................................Parallel Bars 14.500.........................................................High Bar 14.250............................................................Vault Chris Lung 14.400....................................................Pommel Horse 13.700...........................................................Rings 15.650........................................................... Vault 14.400.....................................................Parallel Bars 14.350.........................................................High Bar Kyle Padera 14.000...........................................................Rings 15.000............................................................Vault Roger Pasek 15.550.....................................................Floor Exercise 14.000....................................................Pommel Horse 15.900............................................................Vault Daniel Ribeiro 14.850.....................................................Floor Exercise 15.600....................................................Pommel Horse Season/Career Highs Paul Ruggeri 15.700.....................................................Floor Exercise 13.750....................................................Pommel Horse 13.850...........................................................Rings 16.050............................................................Vault 14.950.....................................................Parallel Bars 15.500.........................................................High Bar 88.100.......................................................All-Around Andres Saavedra 14.375.....................................................Floor Exercise 13.900...........................................................Rings 15.550............................................................Vault 14.900.....................................................Parallel Bars Chris Silcox 14.600.........................................................High Bar 14.850.....................................................Parallel Bars Luke Stannard 14.900.....................................................Floor Exercise 14.900 (Twice)..............................................Pommel Horse............................................................Vault 14.300.........................................................High Bar Chad Wiest.....................................................Floor Exercise............................................................Vault 14.300.....................................................Parallel Bars Tyler Williamson 13.800.....................................................Floor Exercise 14.700 (Twice).....................................................Rings............................................................Vault Tyler Yamauchi 14.900.....................................................Floor Exercise 14.200....................................................Pommel Horse 15.650...........................................................Rings 15.900............................................................Vault 14.950.....................................................Parallel Bars TOP-THREE TEAM SCORES Total 357.150..................................................vs. Michigan (3/8/08) 355.650................................................at Ohio State (1/26/08) 354.850...........................................vs. Illinois-Chicago (3/15/08) Floor Exercise 61.250.................................................at Ohio State (1/26/08) 60.100........................................at Windy City Invitational (1/12/08) 59.850...................................................vs. Michigan (3/8/08) Pommel Horse 58.200............................................vs. Illinois-Chicago (3/15/08) 58.200...................................................vs. Michigan (3/8/08) 58.050................................................vs. Penn State (2/16/08) Rings 60.150...................................................vs. Michigan (3/8/08) 59.200.................................................at Ohio State (1/26/08) 58.950............................................vs. Illinois-Chicago (3/15/08) Vault 63.300.................................................at Ohio State (1/26/08) 63.150...................................................at Tri-Meet (3/21/08) 62.850................................................vs. Penn State (2/16/08) Parallel Bars 59.550............................................vs. Illinois-Chicago (3/15/08) 59.500...................................................at Tri-Meet (3/21/08) 58.600...................................................vs. Michigan (3/8/08) High Bar 58.500.................................................at Ohio State (1/26/08) 58.300...................................................vs. Michigan (3/8/08) 57.100.......................................................at Iowa (3/1/08) TOP SCORES OF 2008 TOP-FIVE INDIVIDUAL SCORES All-Around 89.600 Wes Haagensen vs. Michigan (3/8/08) 88.500 Wes Haagensen at Ohio State (1/26/08) 88.100 Paul Ruggeri vs. Penn State (2/16/08) 87.300 Wes Haagensen at Tri-Meet (3/21/08) 86.200 Wes Haagensen at Pacific Coast Classic (2/23/08) Floor Exercise 15.700 Paul Ruggeri vs. Penn State (2/16/08) 15.650 Paul Ruggeri at Ohio State (1/26/08) 15.550 Roger Pasek at Tri-Meet (3/21/08) 15.550 Wes Haagensen at Ohio State (1/26/08) 15.500 Paul Ruggeri at Pacific Coast Classic (2/23/08) Pommel Horse 15.600 Daniel Ribeiro vs. Michigan (3/8/08) 15.500 Daniel Ribeiro at Tri-Meet (3/21/08) 15.350 Daniel Ribeiro vs. Penn State (2/16/08) 15.300 Daniel Ribeiro at Iowa (3/1/08) 15.300 Daniel Ribeiro vs. Illinois-Chicago (3/15/08) Rings 15.650 Tyler Yamauchi vs. Michigan (3/8/08) 15.500 Tyler Yamauchi vs. Illinois-Chicago (3/15/08) 15.500 Jon Drollinger at Iowa (3/1/08) 15.400 Tyler Yamauchi at Pacific Coast Classic (2/23/08) 15.200 Tyler Yamauchi vs. Penn State (2/16/08) 15.200 Tyler Yamauchi at Ohio State (1/26/08) Vault 16.050 Paul Ruggeri vs. Penn State (2/16/08) 15.950 Paul Ruggeri at Ohio State (1/26/08) 15.900 Roger Pasek at Ohio State (1/26/08) 15.800 Five Times Last (2x) at Tri-Meet (3/21/08) Parallel Bars 15.000 Wes Haagensen at Tri-Meet (3/21/08) 15.000 Brian Liscovitz at Tri-Meet (3/21/08) 15.000 Wes Haagensen at Windy City Invitational (1/12/08) 14.950 Wes Haagensen vs. Michigan (3/8/08) 14.950 Paul Ruggeri at Iowa (3/1/08) 14.950 Tyler Yamauchi at Ohio State (1/26/08) High Bar 15.500 Paul Ruggeri at Ohio State (1/26/08) 15.150 Wes Haagensen at Ohio State (1/26/08) 15.000 Paul Ruggeri at Iowa (3/1/08) 14.950 Wes Haagensen at Tri-Meet (3/21/08) 14.900 Wes Haagensen vs. Michigan (3/8/08)å

2008 MEN S GYMNASTICS RESULTS 2008 RESULTS (12-7 OVERALL, 6-2 DUALS, 5-2 BIG TEN) DATE OPPONENT RESULT TEAM FINISHES SCORE Jan. 12 at 38th Annual Windy City Invitational 2nd of 7 No. 1 Stanford 354.450 Chicago 7 p.m. NO. 8 ILLINOIS 347.350 UIC Physical Education Building No. 6 Michigan 344.450 No. 4 Ohio State 341.200 No. 7 Minnesota 340.350 No. 13 UIC 332.050 No. 9 Iowa 331.750 JAN. 19 MINNESOTA L 344.400-343.850 Jan. 26 @ No. 8 Ohio State W 355.650-348.100 Feb. 8-9 at Winter Cup Challenge NTS FEB. 16 NO. 1 PENN STATE L 352.300-351.000 Feb. 23 at Pacific Coast Classic 5th of 6 No. 1 Stanford 361.650 No. 3 Oklahoma 359.800 No. 4 California 354.400 No. 6 Michigan 348.950 NO. 5 ILLINOIS 346.700 No. 15 Air Force 324.900 Feb. 29 at No. 11 Iowa W 349.800-349.400 MARCH 8 NO. 5 MICHIGAN W 357.150-353.200 March 15 at No. 14 Illinois-Chicago W 354.850-342.950 March 21 Tri-Meet @ No. 8 Minnesota/No. 9 Iowa 1st of 3 NO. 5 ILLINOIS 353.950 No. 8 Minnesota 351.500 No. 9 Iowa 343.750 April 4 Big Ten Championships (University Park, Pa.) April 5 at Big Ten Individual Finals April 17 at NCAA Team Qualifier (Stanford, Calif.) April 18 at NCAA Team Finals April 19 at NCAA Individual Finals 2008 MEET-BY-MEET OPPONENT TEAM FLOOR EXERCISE POMMEL HORSE RINGS VAULT PARALLEL BARS HIGH BAR at Windy City Invitational 347.350 60.100 55.800 56.800 62.000 56.050 56.600 #7 MINNESOTA 343.850 57.700 55.800 57.600 60.500 56.850 55.400 at #8 Ohio State 355.650 61.250 56.150 59.200 63.300 57.250 58.500 at Winter Cup Challenge #1 PENN STATE 351.000 59.350 58.050 58.700 62.850 57.800 54.250 at Pacific Coast Classic 346.700 59.050 54.200 58.650 61.000 57.700 56.100 at #11 Iowa 349.800 57.700 56.450 58.850 61.250 58.450 57.100 #5 MICHIGAN 357.150 59.850 58.200 60.150 62.050 58.600 58.300 at #14 Illinois-Chicago 354.850 59.750 58.200 58.950 61.650 59.550 56.750 at Tri-Meet #8 Minnesota/#9 Iowa 353.950 59.000 56.700 58.600 63.150 59.500 57.000 at Big Ten Championships at Big Ten Individual Finals at NCAA Team Qualifier at at NCAA Individual Finals * BOLD INDICATES SEASON HIGHS / SCHOOL RECORDS

2008 MEN S GYMNASTICS PERFORMANCES Michael Boyer (Sr., Northbrook, Ill.) at Windy City Invite 15.150 MINNESOTA 14.750(2) 15.050 at Ohio State 13.250 13.550 PENN STATE at Pacific Coast Classic at Iowa 15.200(1) 14.950 14.200(2) MICHIGAN 14.650 14.750 14.200 at UIC 14.850(3) 15.350 14.050 at Tri-Meet Minnesota/Iowa 14.642 15.200 15.025 15.350 14.000 14.200(2x) Ross Bradley (Sr., Naperville, Ill.) at Windy City Invite MINNESOTA 13.300 12.200 at Ohio State PENN STATE 12.600 13.650 at Pacific Coast Classic 13.100 12.500 at Iowa MICHIGAN at UIC 13.700 14.350(2) at Tri-Meet Minnesota/Iowa 12.550 13.000 13.050 13.700 13.140 14.350 Jon Drollinger (Sr., Hoopeston, Ill.) at Windy City Invite 14.400 MINNESOTA 14.200 at Ohio State 14.750 PENN STATE 15.050(3) at Pacific Coast Classic 14.650 at Iowa 15.500(1) MICHIGAN 15.100 at UIC 15.000(3) at Tri-Meet Minnesota/Iowa 14.450 14.770 15.500 Wes Haagensen (Sr., Belleville, Ill.) at Windy City Invite 13.650 14.550 12.350 15.000(1) 14.000 MINNESOTA 14.600(2) 14.650(3) 14.300(2) 14.250(3) at Ohio State 15.550(2) 13.600 14.550 15.800 13.850 15.150(2) 88. 50 0 ( 2 ) PENN STATE 14.750 14.200 13.400 15.750 14.750(1) 12.100 84.950 at Pacific Coast Classic 14.700 14.750 12.800 15.350 14.700 13.900 86. 20 0 ( 2 ) at Iowa MICHIGAN 14.700(3) 15.250(3) 14.200 15.600 14.950(1) 14.900(2) 89.600 ( 1 ) at UIC at Tri-Meet Minnesota/Iowa 14.200 14.600(2) 12.750 15.800 14.950(1) 14.950(1) 87. 30 0 ( 1 ) 14.592 14.507 13.528 15.660 14.650 14.107 87.310 15.550 15.250 14.650 15.800(2x) 15.000(2x) 15.150 89.600 Brian Liscovitz (So., Hillsborough, N.J.) at Windy City Invite 12.950 12.850 13.600 MINNESOTA 11.750 14.350(1) 11.450 at Ohio State 13.400 14.500 12.300 PENN STATE 14.150 11.650 at Pacific Coast Classic 14.450 13.100 at Iowa 11.600 14.400 14.150 MICHIGAN 14.800(3) 14.500 at UIC 14.250 14.900(1) 14.100 at Tri-Meet Minnesota/Iowa 15.000(1) 11.000 12.425 13.400 14.250 14.250 14.300 15.000 12.872 14.500 Chris Lung (Jr., Lexington, Mass.) at Windy City Invite 13.000 13.050 13.100 14.300 MINNESOTA 13.500 13.050 13.900 12.800 at Ohio State 13.600 11.250 13.950 13.400 PENN STATE 13.450 14.050 14.600 14.200 13.700 at Pacific Coast Classic 12.650 13.950 14.800 13.700 14.250 at Iowa MICHIGAN 13.100 14.100 15.650(3) 13.950 14.300 at UIC 13.700 14.000 14.400 13.450 at Tri-Meet Minnesota/Iowa 14.400 13.750 14.350 13.286 13.700 13.487 14.400 15.017 15.650 13.869 14.400 13.819 14.350 Kyle Padera (Jr., Winfield, Ill.) at Windy City Invite 13.300 MINNESOTA at Ohio State PENN STATE at Pacific Coast Classic at Iowa 14.000 15.000 MICHIGAN at UIC at Tri-Meet Minnesota/Iowa 13.650 14.000 15.000 15.000 Roger Pasek (Fr., Sleepy Hollow, Ill.) at Windy City Invite MINNESOTA 13.900 15.100 at Ohio State 15.200(T3) 15.900(T3) PENN STATE 14.500 15.650 at Pacific Coast Classic 14.250 14.850 at Iowa 14.100 13.900 15.800(2) MICHIGAN 15.200(2) 13.350 15.000 at UIC 15.300(1) 14.000 15.700(1) - at Tri-Meet Minnesota/Iowa15.550(1) 15.650 14.750 13.750 15.457 15.550 14.000 15.900

2008 MEN S GYMNASTICS PERFORMANCES Daniel Ribeiro (Fr., Chestnut Ridge, N.Y.) at Windy City Invite 15.250(1) MINNESOTA 14.500(3) at Ohio State 15.100(1) PENN STATE 13.950 15.350(1) at Pacific Coast Classic 14.050 13.200 at Iowa 14.850(3) 15.300(1) MICHIGAN 14.650 15.600(1) at UIC 14.700 15.300(1) at Tri-Meet Minnesota/Iowa 14.450 15.500(1) 14.442 15.011 Season High/Career 14.850 15.600 Paul Ruggeri (Fr., Manlius, N.Y.) at Windy City Invite 12.650 12.850 12.150 15.750 13.550 14.400(T3) 81.350 MINNESOTA 14.900(1) 13.450 13.600 15.650(2) 13.450 14.400(2) 85.450(1) at Ohio State 15.650(1) 13.850 12.000 15.950(2) 12.700 15.500(1) 85.650 PENN STATE 15.700(1) 13.600 13.750 16.050(T1) 14.250 14.750(1) 88.100(2) at Pacific Coast Classic 15.500(3) 13.450 12.050 15.500 13.850 14.850 85.200 at Iowa 12.650 14.950(1) 15.000(1) MICHIGAN 15.300(1) 13.750 13.350 15.800(2) 13.400 12.550 84.600(2) at UIC at Tri-Meet Minnesota/Iowa13.250 12.900 12.800 15.800 14.750 14.550(2) 84.050 14.782 15.700 13.407 13.850 12.794 13.750 15.785 16.050 13.863 14.950 14.500 15.500 84.932 88.100 Andres Saavedra (So., Belleville, N.J.) at Windy City Invite MINNESOTA at Ohio State 13.900 15.200 13.600 PENN STATE 13.650 at Pacific Coast Classic 14.250 15.300 13.300 at Iowa 13.550 15.500 14.350 MICHIGAN at UIC 14.375 13.900 15.350(3) 14.900(1) at Tri-Meet Minnesota/Iowa 14.350 13.400 15.550 14.750 14.085 14.375 13.650 13.900 15.380 15.550 14.092 14.900 Chris Silcox (Sr., San Antonio, Texas) at Windy City Invite 13.900 MINNESOTA at Ohio State PENN STATE at Pacific Coast Classic at Iowa MICHIGAN 13.200 14.600(2) at UIC 14.850 14.250(3) at Tri-Meet Minnesota/Iowa 14.025 14.850 14.250 14.600 Luke Stannard (So., Waukegan, Ill.) at Windy City Invite 14.600 14.550(T3) 13.750 MINNESOTA 14.150 13.350 14.400 13.950 at Ohio State 14.850 14.050(T3) 15.100 14.300 PENN STATE 14.400 14.900(3) 15.400 12.150 at Pacific Coast Classic 14.600 13.950 14.650 13.000 at Iowa 14.100 13.750 MICHIGAN 14.300 14.200 at UIC 14.900(2) 14.900(2) 15.050 14.000 at Tri-Meet Minnesota/Iowa 14.650 14.050 13.150 14.556 14.233 15.008 13.506 14.900 14.900(2x) 14.300 Chad Wiest (So., Butler, Pa.) at Windy City Invite (T1) 14.300 MINNESOTA at Ohio State PENN STATE at Pacific Coast Classic at Iowa MICHIGAN at UIC at Tri-Meet Minnesota/Iowa 14.300 14.300 Tyler Williamson (Jr., Lake Forest, Calif.) at Windy City Invite MINNESOTA 12.550 13.900 14.700 at Ohio State 14.700 PENN STATE 14.250 at Pacific Coast Classic 13.850 at Iowa 14.700 14.900 MICHIGAN 14.150 at UIC 13.800 14.550 15.250 at Tri-Meet Minnesota/Iowa 14.450 13.175 13.800 14.319 14.700(2x) 15.075 Tyler Yamauchi (Sr., Sugarland, Texas) at Windy City Invite 14.900 14.550 15.350 13.200 MINNESOTA 14.900(1) 14.300(T2) at Ohio State 15.200(1) 13.100 15.650 14.950(2) PENN STATE 15.200(2) 14.600(2) at Pacific Coast Classic 15.400 14.700 at Iowa 14.650 13.100 14.750(2) MICHIGAN 15.650(1) 14.200(2) 14.900 at UIC 15.500(1) 13.700 14.900(1) at Tri-Meet Minnesota/Iowa 15.100(1) 12.000 15.900(3) 14.700 14.900 14.900 15.128 15.650 13.220 14.200 15.700 15.900 14.538 14.950