Dec. 5, 2015

CHICAGO- The UIC men's gymnastics team will compete in conjunction with the women's team in a scrimmage this Sunday at 2 p.m. CT in the Gymnastics Room inside the Physical Education Building to kick off its upcoming season.

Both the men's and women's squads will be divided into five co-ed tea ms that will compete against one an other showcasing each routine one at a time. The men will compete on the floor exercise, pommel horse, still rings, vault, parallel bars and the horizontal bar. Meanwhile, the women will contest on the vault, the uneven bars, the beam and floor exercise.

The men's squad returns four seniors for the 2016 season in Trent Jarrett, Jay Grimes, Travis Burke and Scott Poort along with nine other letterwinners and five newcomers.

Last season, Jarrett contributed heavily on the still rings and parallel bars, scoring consistently in the high 13s for the Flames. Grimes begins his final season as a Flame after posting scores across the board on the pommel horse during the 2014-15 campaign.

Burke participated on the high bar, posting scores in the low 13s, and was able to contribute on the floor exercise for the first half of the season. Lastly, Poort enters the 2016 campaign with high hopes after suffering an injury that forced him to sit out of competition last season.

Following mixed pairs, UIC will await the start of the competitive season, when it heads to Champaign/Urbana to face Illinois on Jan. 9 at 4 p.m.