Men's Gymnastics Downs Army, Falls to UMass
March 10, 2000 West Point, N.Y. - The 13th-ranked UIC men's gymnastics team beat Army and lost to Massachusetts Friday evening at a double-dual meet in West Point, N.Y. The Flames tallied 220.700 points compared to Army's 222.775 and UMass's 212.350. UIC performed well on the still rings, earning a team total of 36.750 points. Michael D'Antino took first on that event with a score of 9.650 while teammate David Johnson took second with a 9.500. The Flames tallied 37.350 points on the floor exercise, with Anthony Cirullo tying for first with a 9.650. Toby vanAmerongen also turned in a top-five performance for UIC on that event, placing fifth with a 9.350. UIC's highest event score came on the vault, where the Flames totaled 37.600 points. Nick Becker placed second on 9.500 while Dave Johnson took fourth with a 9.450. Greg Gabel took a first-place finish for UIC on the parallel bars, finishing first with a 9.200. UIC will face Army again on Sunday at 1:00, CST, in West Point, N.Y.
MEET RESULTS FX PH SR V PB HB Total UMass 37.150 37.950 36.700 37.575 35.600 37.800 222.775 UIC 37.350 36.300 36.750 37.600 36.300 36.400 220.700 Army 36.850 32.900 34.750 37.100 35.550 35.200 212.350 Floor 1. Anthony Ciurllo (UIC) 9.650 tie - John Robella (Army) 9.650 3. Bryan McNulty (UMass) 9.500 4. Kent Clayton (UMass) 9.400 5. Toby vanAmerongen (UIC) 9.350 --- 7. Matthew Soucie (UIC) 9.200 9. Nick Becker (UIC) 9.150 11. David Johnson (UIC) 9.050 14. Ram Krishnan (UIC) 9.000
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