March 12, 2000

West Point, N.Y. - The UIC men's gymnastics team downed Army Sunday afternoon by a score of 218.400-213.250. The victory was the Flames second over the No. 20 Cadets in three days. UIC gymnasts won or tied for first in five of the meet's six events.

The Flames, currently ranked No. 13 in the nation, were particularly dominant on the pommel horse, taking the top four spots on that event. Erin Willingham finished first with a 9.550 and was followed by Chris Coorlim in second (9.200) and Greg Gabel in third (9.050). Justin Joyce tied for fourth with an 8.750.

UIC took three of the top four sports on the still rings, with Mike D'Antino scoring a 9.650 to win the event. David Johnson finished second with 9.450 while Gabel took fourth 8.750.

Johnson took first on the vault with a 9.650 while Jody Liebler placed third with a 9.500. The meet was Liebler's first in more than a month after going down with an injury earlier this season.

Gabel took UIC's fourth first-place finish of the afternoon with a 9.350 on the parallel bars. Finishing just behind him in third place on that event was teammate Justin Joyce with a 9.250.

Willingham earned his second first-place finish of the day by winning the high bar with a 9.200. Toby vanAmerongen took second with an 8.900.

The only event the Flames did not take first on was the floor exercise, but UIC did manage to win spots two through four on that event. Anthony Cirullo placed second with a 9.550 while Toby vanAmerongen took third with 9.350. Johnson added another top-five finish to his outstanding performance on the afternoon, placing fourth with a 9.250.

The Flames return to action Saturday, March 18, at the ECAC Championships in Springfield, Mass.

MEET RESULTS
#13 UIC 218.400, #20 Army 213.250

Floor1. John Robella (Army)      9.6502. Anthony Cirullo (UIC) 9.5503. Toby van Amerongen (UIC)    9.3504. David Johnson (UIC)      9.250   Dustin Greenhill (Army)  9.2506. Nick Becker (UIC)     9.150   Jody Liebler (UIC)       9.1508. Jason Delmarty (Army)    9.1009. Dan Hofstra (Army)       8.90010. Ram Krishnan (UIC)      8.80011. Matt Eckerman (Army)    8.500    Dustin Greenhill (Army) 8.500

Pommel Horse1. Erin Willingham (UIC) 9.5502. Chris Coorlim (UIC)     9.2003. Greg Gabel (UIC)       9.0504. Justin Joyce (UIC)       8.750    Troy Pazcoguin (Army)   8.7506. Dustin Greenhill (Army)  8.5007. Ram Krishnan (UIC)       8.4508. Scott Harris (Army)      8.4009. Matt Eckerman (Army)     8.35010. Toby vanAmerongen (UIC) 8.05011. Jason Delmarty (Army)   8.000

Still Rings1. Mike D'Antonio (UIC)     9.6502. David Johnson (UIC)      9.4503. Jason Delmarty (Army)    9.1004. Greg Gabel (UIC)       8.750    Troy Pazcoguin (Army)   8.7506. Dustin Greenhill (Army)  8.2507. Erin Willingham (UIC) 8.150    Dan Coloumb (Army)      8.150    Scott Harris (Army)     8.15010. Toby vanAmerongen (UIC) 7.80011. Troy Pazcoguin (Army)   7.600

Vault1. David Johnson (UIC)      9.650    Troy Pazcoguin (Army)   9.6503. Jody Liebler (UIC)       9.5004. Dan Hofstra (Army)       9.3505. Dustin Greenhill (Army)  9.2506. Anthony Cirullo (UIC) 9.200    Jason Delmarty (Army)   9.2008. Toby vanAmorongen (UIC)  9.1509. Nick Becker (UIC)     9.05010. Jared Grodt (UIC)    8.90011. Dan Coloumb (Army)      8.70012. Matt Eckerman (Army)    8.300

Parallel Bars1. Greg Gabel (UIC)       9.350   Jason Delmarty (Army)    9.3503. Justin Joyce (UIC)       9.2504. Scott Harns (Army)       9.0505. Ram Krishnan (UIC)       8.9506. Matt Eckerman (Army)     8.9007. Erin Willingham (UIC) 8.650   Troy Pazcoguin (Army)    8.6509. Jared Grodt (UIC)     8.55010. David Johnson (UIC)     8.50011. Dustin Greenhill (Army) 7.350

High Bar1. Erin Willingham (UIC) 9.2002. Toby vanAmerongen (UIC)  8.9003. Dustin Greenhill (Army)  8.8504. Scott Harris (Army)      8.8005. Troy Pazcogiun (Army)    8.7006. Greg Gabel (UIC)       8.450    Matt Eckerman (Army)    8.4508. David Johnson (UIC)      8.300    Jason Delmarty (Army)   8.30010. Dan Hofstra (Army)      8.15011. Jared Grodt (UIC)    7.35012. Justin Joyce (UIC)      7.200