March 10, 2000

West Point, N.Y. - The 13th-ranked UIC men's gymnastics team beat Army and lost to Massachusetts Friday evening at a double-dual meet in West Point, N.Y. The Flames tallied 220.700 points compared to Army's 222.775 and UMass's 212.350.

UIC performed well on the still rings, earning a team total of 36.750 points. Michael D'Antino took first on that event with a score of 9.650 while teammate David Johnson took second with a 9.500.

The Flames tallied 37.350 points on the floor exercise, with Anthony Cirullo tying for first with a 9.650. Toby vanAmerongen also turned in a top-five performance for UIC on that event, placing fifth with a 9.350.

UIC's highest event score came on the vault, where the Flames totaled 37.600 points. Nick Becker placed second on 9.500 while Dave Johnson took fourth with a 9.450.

Greg Gabel took a first-place finish for UIC on the parallel bars, finishing first with a 9.200.

UIC will face Army again on Sunday at 1:00, CST, in West Point, N.Y.

MEET RESULTS

FX  PH  SR  V   PB  HB  TotalUMass   37.150  37.950  36.700  37.575  35.600  37.800  222.775UIC 37.350  36.300  36.750  37.600  36.300  36.400  220.700Army    36.850  32.900  34.750  37.100  35.550  35.200  212.350

Floor1. Anthony Ciurllo (UIC)    9.650tie - John Robella (Army)   9.6503. Bryan McNulty (UMass)    9.5004. Kent Clayton (UMass)     9.4005. Toby vanAmerongen (UIC)  9.350---7. Matthew Soucie (UIC)   9.2009. Nick Becker (UIC)         9.15011. David Johnson (UIC)     9.05014. Ram Krishnan (UIC)      9.000
Pommel Horse1. Jeff LaValle (UMass)     9.7502. Justin Hammar (UMass)    9.6503. Erin Willingham (UIC) 9.5504. Andy Leis (UMass)        9.4505. Greg Gabel (UIC)       9.250---7. Chris Coorlim (UIC)     8.9009. Matthew Soucie (UIC)   8.60010. Justin Joyce (UIC)      8.40017. Ram Krishnan (UIC)      6.500
Still Rings1. Michael D'Antino (UIC)    9.6002. David Johnson (UIC)      9.5003. Clayton Kent (UMass)     9.3504. Jeff LaVallee (UMass)    9.2005. Jason Delmarty (Army)    9.150---8. Toby vanAmerongen (UIC)  8.95011. Greg Gabel (UIC)      8.65013. Erin Willingham (UIC)    8.60014. Matthew Soucie (UIC)  8.550
Vault1. Bryan McNutty (UMass)    9.6252. Nick Becker (UIC)     9.500tie - Brett Nelligan (UMass)    9.5004. David Johnson (UIC)      9.4505. M. Eckerman (Army)       9.400tie - D. Greenhill (Army)   9.400---7. Anthony Cirullo (UIC) 9.3508. Toby vanAmerongen (UIC)  9.30016. Jared Grodt (UIC)    8.800
Parallel Bars1. Greg Gabel (UIC)       9.2002. Jason Delmarty (Army)    9.1003. Justin Joyce (UIC)       9.050tie - Jared Grodt (UIC)      9.050tie - Andy Leis (UMass)     9.050tie - JJ Hershey (UMass)    9.050---7. Erin Willingham (UIC) 9.00013. Ram Krishnan (UIC)      8.65016. David Johnson (UIC)     8.400
Horizontal Bar1. Andy Leis (UMass)        9.5502. Jeff LaVallee (UMass)    9.5003. M. Alexander (UMass)     9.4504. David Johnson (UIC)      9.300tie - Ben Jacobs (UMass)    9.300---6. Erin Willingham (UIC) 9.2508. Toby van Amerongen (UIC)    9.05010. Jared Grodt (UIC)        8.80015. Matthew Soucie (UIC)  8.05017. Justin Joyce (UIC)      7.400