March 16, 2010
CHICAGO- The Eastern College Athletic Conference recently announced that UIC junior Neal Thompson and freshman Kyle Voissem were named ECAC Gymnast of the Week and ECAC Rookie of the Week, respectively.
Thompson turned in two outstanding all-around performances against Stanford and Air Force from March 5-7 to garner Gymnast of the Week honors. On March 5 he placed third in the all-around with an 82.55. On March 7 Thompson won the all-around with a score of 86.50, along with first-place finishes on pommel horse (14.70) and parallel bars (14.70) in the Flames' win.
Returning to the lineup for the Flames after a neck injury, Voissem earned Rookie of the Week recognition after placing second in the all-around competition with an 83.90 on March 5. His score of 14.75 on floor exercise was good for secpnd place behind Eddie Penev of Stanford.
On March 7, Voissem turned in another second-place all-around performance with an 86.40, finishing only 0.1 behind Thompson in UIC's comeback win over Air Force.
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