Feb. 4, 2000
Iowa City, Iowa -The No. 9 UIC men's gymnastics team fell to No. 6 Iowa by a score of 225.750-215.000 Friday night in Iowa City, Iowa. Jody Liebler was the top all-around performer for UIC, placing second overall with a score of 53.150.
Liebler's all-around performance was anchored by a first-place finish on the vault, where he won the event with a score of 9.600.
Erin Willingham and David Johnson also turned in a top-three finishes for UIC. Johnson finished in a tie for second on the still rings with a score of 9.400 while Willingham tied for third on the pommel horse with a 9.650.
Besides UIC's "one-two" finish with Liebler and Johnson on the vault, the Flames also fared well on the parallel bars. Both Justin Joyce and Greg Gabel finished in the top five on that event with scores of 9.200 and 9.125, respectively.
The Flames will face Iowa again in just two days at the Physical Education Building. The Hawkeyes will visit UIC on Sunday, Feb. 6, at 1:00 p.m.
#6 IOWA 225.750, #9 UIC 215.500
Floor Exercise1. Cameron Schick (Iowa)9.7252. Barry Wilken (Iowa) 9.400 Kevin Agnew (Iowa) 9.4004. Andy Thornton (Iowa) 9.3505. Nick Becker (UIC) 9.100 Jody Liebler (UIC) 9.100
Pommel Horse1. Don Jackson (Iowa) 9.9502. Barry Wilken (Iowa) 9.7503. Erin Willingham (UIC)9.650 Todd Strada (Iowa) 9.6505. Doug Jacobson (Iowa) 9.550
Still Rings1. Todd Strada (Iowa) 9.4502. A. Petricelli (Iowa) 9.4253. David Johnson (UIC) 9.400 Kevin Agnew (Iowa) 9.4005. Andy Thornton (Iowa) 9.200
Vault1. Jody Liebler (UIC) 9.6002. David Johnson (UIC) 9.450 Andy Thornton (Iowa)9.450 Todd Strada (Iowa) 9.4505. Cameron Schick (Iowa)9.350
Parallel Bars1. Todd Strada (Iowa) 9.5502. Troy Smith (Iowa) 9.5003. A. Petrocelli (Iowa) 9.3754. Justin Joyce (UIC) 9.2005. Greg Gabel (UIC) 9.125
Horizontal Bar1. Nathan Blair (Iowa) 9.4502. A. Petrocelli (Iowa) 9.3003. Andy Thornton (Iowa) 8.9504. Brian Hamilton (Iowa)8.9255. Todd Strada (Iowa) 8.900
All-Around1. Todd Strada (Iowa) 56.0252. Jody Liebler (UIC) 53.1503. Andy Thornton (Iowa) 53.100
