UIC Athletics

Sport: Women's Gymnastics

Years: 2000-2004

Inducted: 2015

Cacciatore set three school records her junior year with an all-around score of 39.55 and a 9.925 on the vault at the Illinois Classic, and a 9.950 on bars at the Midwest Independent Conference Championships. She also took the all-around titles against Western Michigan, at the Kentucky Quadrangular, at the Illinois Triangular, and at the Ball State Triangular. Cacciatore took home five all-around titles her senior season to lead the team. She placed first on vault, bars and all-around at the 2004 Midwest Independent Conference Championship, and garnered 2004 All-Midwest Independent Conference honors. Cacciatore also competed in the NCAA Regionals as a junior and senior.

Sport: Women's Gymnastics

Years: 1991-1995

Inducted: 2004

A key contributor to UIC's first-ever NCAA Regional qualifying team in 1995, Brockwell was a consistent all-around performer who once set the school's all-around record as a sophomore with 38.05 in 1993. Brockwell won six career all-around crowns, including five during her breakout sophomore season. She ended her career with a personal best 38.875 all-around tally at the 1995 Midwest Independent Championships to key the Flames to the NCAA Regionals.

Sport: Women's Gymnastics

Years: 1980-1984

Inducted: 1998

An all-around member of the Circle Center and UIC gymnastics teams, Elg achieved many team and individual honors. The highlight of her career in individual competition was becoming a finalist in the uneven bars at the 1981 NCAA Regional. Elg also led the team to capturing Midwest Open championships in 1980 and 1981 and a NCAA Regional third place in 1981. Elg provided leadership in co-captaining the team her senior year.

"Always a dynamic performer. Highly competitive gymnast. Overall, an outstanding athlete who knew her role for total team success," said former coach Jeanne Johnson.

Sport: Gymnastics 

Years: 1948-1957

Inducted: 1991

Frey was one of UIC's most successful coaches, guiding both the gymnastics and soccer teams to national recognition during his tenure. Frey's first two gymnastics squads in 1948 and 1949 went undefeated, while winning two Midwest Open titles, two Central AAU team titles and the National AAU Team Championship in 1949. Frey was named UIC's first soccer head coach in May of 1955, where he built the program from scratch and earned a three-year overall record of 23-3-4. In his career, Frey has coached 75 All-Americans, 10 Olympians and one world champion. He earned National Coach of the Year recognition three times and West Region Coach of the Year ten times. He served on the U.S. Olympic Committee for Gymnastics and he also served as Vice-President of the United States Gymnastics Federation.

Sport: Gymnastics

Years: 1948-1986

Inducted: 1993

Montcalm served as the assistant gymnastics coach and football coach in 1948 until 1957, when he accepted the position of head gymnastics coach. Under Montcalm the gymnastics team acquired 80 wins, 52 losses and one tie in 11 years. Montcalm retired from coaching in 1968 and began serving as the coordinator of the Student Teacher Education Program in the College of Health, Physical Education and Recreation where he remained until retirement in 1986. Montcalm was also a recipient of the Silver Circle Award for his excellence in teaching in 1980 and 1986.

Sport: Women's Gymnastics

Years: 1978-1982

Inducted: 1999

Henry had a stellar career at UIC, including earning consecutive berths in 1979 and 1980 to the AIAW Regionals. She was the first female gymnast to advance to that level. She was a team leader being named captain in her sophomore, junior and senior seasons. Henry and her teammates placed first at the 1980 and 1981 Midwest open Championships, finishing with a third-place finish at the 1981 NCAA Regionals. Henry's career-high in the all-around competition was 35.45 and 9.7 on the vault.

Sport: Gymnastics 

Years: 1977-1985

Inducted: 2001

As coach of the women's gymnastics team from 1977-1985, Johnson elevated the UIC gymnastics program to national prominence. Under Johnson's tutelage, UIC squads advanced to the NCAA Regionals six times, including their 1983 trip, when the squad finished second, just missing a trip to the NCAA Championships by only 0.35 of a point.

Sport: Women's Gymnastics

Years: 1993-1997

Inducted: 2003

Keating cultivated an unprecedented legacy of competitive superiority and academic excellence. A four time NCAA Regional qualifier as an all-arounder, Keating set school records on uneven bars with a 9.95, on floor exercise with a 9.95, on balance beam with a 9.9 and in the all-around with a 39.05. Keating was a tremendous student earning Scholastic All-American honors.

Sport: Women's Gymnastics

Years: 1974

Inducted: 1990

Sepke won the AIAW national championship in the floor exercise in 1974 and also finished 8th nationally on the balance beam and 9th in the all-around competition. A year later she was the AIAW National Champion on uneven bars and finished 3rd nationally in both the vault and all-around competition.

That same excellence carried over to her classwork where Sepke graduated with Highest Distinction - a 5.0 perfect GPA. She was a recipient of an Avery Brundage Scholarship and a Dean's List student throughout her years at UIC.

Sport: Women's Gymnastics

Years: 1980-1984

Inducted: 1992

It did not take Zabel long to make her mark in UIC gymnastics. As a freshman she was the top scorer for the Flames in every competition. She continued at that pace and was the highest all-around competitor each year at UIC. Zabel has the distinction of being the first gymnast to ever advance to the AIAW National Championships to compete in the all-around.

In her senior season Zabel captained the squad and produced a record setting performance on the floor exercise, scoring a 9.70. She had tremendous success in the classroom making the Deans List four times and was awarded the Avery Brundage Scholarship Award.