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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Following a pair of stellar performances at the 2016 P&G Championships earlier this month, former Illinois gymnasts Paul Ruggeri ('12) and C.J. Maestas ('15) each qualified to compete at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials at the Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, Missouri, this Thursday and Saturday. Ruggeri and Maestas are two of 18 men contending for spots on the five-man U.S. Olympic Team that will compete at the XXXI Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this August.
Schedule
Thursday, June 23 – 7 p.m. CT
Saturday, June 25 – 7 p.m. CT
Five gymnasts will be selected to represent the Red, White and Blue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, while three additional gymnasts will travel as alternates. Team USA gymnasts will be announced at the conclusion of the second day of competition.
NBCSN will air live coverage Thursday beginning at 7:30 p.m. CT, with NBC broadcasting Saturday starting at 8 p.m. CT. Live simulcast coverage will be available through NBC Live Extra on iOS and Android devices, or online at nbcsports.com/live-extra.
CAREERS AT ILLINOIS
- 2015 NCAA High Bar National Champion
- 2015 Big Ten Floor Exercise Champion
- 2012 NCAA Still Rings National Champion
- 2012 Big Ten All-Around Champion
- 2012 Big Ten Gymnast of the Year
- 2012 Big Ten Freshman of the Year
- 10 NCAA All-American accolades
- Eighth most career event titles at Illinois (49)
Paul Ruggeri (2012)
- 2012 NCAA Vault National Champion
- 2012 Nissen-Emery Award winner
- 2012 Big Ten Floor Exercise Champion
- 2012 Big Ten Vault Champion
- 2010 Big Ten Vault Champion
- 2010 Big Ten High Bar Champion
- 2009 NCAA Parallel Bars National Champion
- 2009 NCAA High Bar National Champion
- 2009 Big Ten Floor Exercise Champion
- 2009 Big Ten Parallel Bars Champion
- 2008 NCAA High Bar National Champion
- Nine NCAA All-American accolades
- Third most career event titles at Illinois (75)
