LINCOLN, Neb. – No. 7 Illinois secured a third-place end at the Big Ten Championships in Lincoln, Neb., on Friday night time from Pinnacle Bank Arena.
The Fighting Illini scored a 316.700, ending forward of No. 5 Ohio State (314.800) and No. 6 Penn State (310.850) however had been bested by No. 2 Michigan (323.500) and No. 4 Nebraska (320.700).
Based on their performances on Friday, Hasan Aydogdu, Tate Costa, Brandon Dang, Logan Myers, Preston Ngai, Sam Phillips, and Garrett Schooley all superior to Saturday’s particular person occasion finals.
After the Illini registered a 51.000 on rings on their first rotation of the day, they responded with a season-high rating on vault. The Orange and Blue posted a 55.200 on the equipment, led by Schooley, whose 14.300 tied for the best tally throughout the meet and marked his eighth straight rating of 14 or higher on vault. Ngai’s 13.950 was the Illini’s second-best rating on the occasion and was ok to earn a spot in Saturday’s ultimate.
On parallel bars, Illinois recorded a rating of 52.800, with Phillips’ sixth-place end (13.500) and Costa’s eighth-place mark of 13.450 serving to the pair advance to the finals.
With the Illini in third after three rotations, the Orange and Blue logged a 52.950 on horizontal bar. Aydogdu led off with a team-best 13.800, good for fourth place and a spot in Saturday’s ultimate, whereas Phillips additionally progressed along with his 13.550.
The fifth rotation on ground noticed the Illini tally a 52.300, with Costa’s 13.400 and Schooley’s 13.200 incomes them locations within the ultimate on the equipment.
Ending the night time on pommel horse, Illinois scored a 52.450, highlighted by Ngai’s 14.200, which was the second-highest rating within the meet and marked his fourth 14+ on the occasion this season. Dang joined Ngai within the ultimate by way of his 13.900, good for fourth place amongst all groups.
In the all-around competitors, Schooley scored a mixed 76.250, which noticed him end fifth.
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The Illini’s particular person qualifiers who superior to the occasion finals will compete on Saturday beginning at 7 p.m. CT.
