Thompson Wins Event Title At ECAC Individual Finals

April 5, 2008

West Point, N.Y. - Neal Thompson garnered UIC's only individual title on the final day of competition at the 2008 ECAC Championships on Saturday night.

Thompson took home the parallel bars crown posting a score of 14.850. At the conclusion of the meet, Thompson added to his accomplishments as he was awarded with Rookie of the Year honors.

After a stellar outing yesterday, young David Mohr continued to shine in today's event finals. Mohr earned himself a runner-up finish on the pommel horse scoring a 14.050.

Joining Mohr with another runner-up finish for the Flames was Anthony May on the still rings. May placed second behind William & Mary's James Prim with a score of 14.850. May also managed to earn a fifth place finish on the pommel horse (13.800).

Other notable performances for the Flames included a fifth place finish on the still rings for Nikolai Korepanov (14.250) and a sixth place finish for Jeffrey Bill on the vault (14.950).

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Players Mentioned

David Mohr: Multiple Events; Sophomore

Neal Thompson: All-Around; Sophomore

Nikolai Korepanov: All-Around; Freshman

Jeffrey Bill: All-Around; Sophomore

Anthony May: All-Around; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

David Mohr
: Sophomore
: Multiple Events

Neal Thompson
: Sophomore
: All-Around

Nikolai Korepanov
: Freshman
: All-Around

Jeffrey Bill
: Sophomore
: All-Around

Anthony May
: Sophomore
: All-Around