CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — The Illinois men’s gymnastics team has one more opportunity to showcase their skills on familiar turf.
The Illini, seeded seventh, pulled off an impressive upset against the sixth-seeded Penn State, earning their spot in the Super Six National Finals scheduled for Saturday at the State Farm Center.
Illinois finished the qualifying session with a 319.658, a more than eight-point advantage over the Nittany Lions in fourth. One of the highlights of the session came on Illinois’s last routine, when pommel horse specialist Brandon Dang scored a 14.733, the highest score of the meet on any apparatus.
Illinois will compete against Stanford, Michigan, Oklahoma, Ohio State and Nebraska in the national finals on Saturday, April 18, at 6 p.m. at the State Farm Center.