Feb. 11, 2000

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The UIC men's gymnastics squad earned their first dual-meet victory as the season Friday night as they edged out the Air Force Academy, 220.875-220.300.

The #15 Flames took first-place on four of the six individual events as well as three team events, winning on the floor exercise with a 36.225, the parallel bars (36.800) and high bar (36.500).

Individually, senior Toby VanAmerongen's 9.325 on the floor exercise was good enough for first place while he also tied for second on the high bar with a 9.150, trailing teammate junior Jared Grodt, who claimed the top spot on the high bar with a 9.250.

Grodt also paced the Flames on the parallel bars as he and teammate Justin Joyce each tallied a 9.250, which tied for first. Greg Gabel helped complete the sweep of the top three finishes on the p-bars as he scored a 9.200 for third place. Additionally, Gabel also turned in strong performances on the pommel horse, as he landed a 9.450, which placed second, and on the parallel bars with a 9.200, which ranked third.

Junior Anthony Cirullo led the Flames on the vault with a meet and season-high score of 9.750.

The Flames will face off against #16 Air Force again on Sunday, Feb. 13, at 2:00 p.m.

Vault
1.   Anthony Cirullo (UIC), 9.750
2.   Jeff Anderson (Air Force), 9.600
3.   Andrew Fisher (Air Force), 9.350
4.   Nick Becker (UIC), 9.300
7t.  Dave Johnson (UIC), 9.150
7t.  Matthew Soucie (UIC), 9.150
9t.  Toby VanAmerongen (UIC), 9.100
12   Greg Gabel (UIC), 8.900

Floor Exercise
1.   Toby VanAmerongen (UIC), 9.325
2.   Justin Jones (Air Force), 9.250
3.   Jeff Anderson (Air Force), 9.050
4t.  Anthony Cirullo (UIC), 9.000
4t.  Nick Becker (UIC), 9.000
6t.  Ram Krishnan (UIC), 8.900
8.   Jared Grodt (UIC), 8.825
11.  Dave Johnson (UIC), 8.650

Pommel Horse
1.   Levi Torkison (Air Force), 9.575
2.   Greg Gabel (UIC), 9.450
3t.  Chris Coorlim (UIC), 9.400
3t.  Jeff Anderson (Air Force), 9.400

6.   Erin Willingham (UIC), 9.250
7t.  Matthew Soucie (UIC), 9.100
9.   Justin Joyce (UIC), 9.000
11.  Toby VanAmerongen (UIC), 7.800

Still Rings
1.   Javin Peterson (Air Force), 9.750
2.   Mike D'Antino (UIC), 9.600
3.   Andrew Fisher (Air Force), 9.500
5.   Erin Willingham (UIC), 9.300
7t.  Dave Johnson (UIC), 8.950
7t.  Matthew Soucie (UIC), 8.950
11.  Toby VanAmerongen (UIC), 8.800

Parallel Bars
1t.  Jared Grodt (UIC), 9.250
1t.  Justin Joyce (UIC), 9250
3.   Greg Gabel (UIC), 9.200

5t.  Dave Johnson (UIC), 9.100
8t.  Erin Willingham (UIC), 9.000
12.  Ram Krishnan (UIC), 8.550

High Bar
1.   Jared Grodt (UIC), 9.250
2t.  Toby VanAmerongen (UIC), 9.150
2t.  Matthew Soucie (UIC), 9.150

5t.  Erin Willingham (UIC), 8.950
8.   Justin Joyce (UIC), 8.650
12.  Dave Johnson (UIC), 7.950