UIC Athletics

Poort's Individual Results

CAREER BEST
Floor Exercise: 13.250 (2/13/16)
Pommel Horse: 13.300 (1/27/13)
Still Rings: 12.500 (2/6/16)
Vault: 13.700 (1/12/13)
Parallel Bars:  12.900 (2/6/16)
High Bar: 12.900 (2/6/16)


2015-16: Consistently competed for the Flames on floor exercise, vault, parallel bar and high bar before rupturing his Achilles tendon on floor at the Peach Tree Invitational on Feb. 13…He recorded three career high scores on still rings (12.500), parallel bars (12.900) and high bar (12.900) on Feb. 6 against Illinois…Poort also posted a career best on floor with a 13.250 (Feb. 13).

2014-2015: Poort competed on floor exercise, vault, parallel bars, and high bar against Illinois...he recorded three career high scores on floor exercise (12.500), high bar (10.600) and vault (13.700) before falling to injury the remainder of the season.

2013-14: Primarily competed on vault this season, but also saw action on high bars once... Scored a season best 13.700 on vault Jan. 12 against Illinois

2012-13: Main event was the pommel horse, but also competed on the floor exercise and vault ... Season-best score on the pommel horse was a tally of 13.300 at Nebraska on Jan. 27 ... Scored a season-best 13.100 on the vault at the Windy City Invitational (Jan. 19) ... Recorded a season-best 12.400 on the floor exercise in the season opener against Illinois on Jan. 12.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Graduated from Peotone High School ... member of Premier West Gymnastics ... born June 5, 1993 in Kankakee, Ill. ... son of Cindy and Dean Poort ... has one brother, Cody ... currently enrolled as a Psychology major.