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    Wes Haagensen Captures All-Around Title

    No. 6 Illinois takes second at Windy City Invitational

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    Junior Wes Haagensen captures all-around title at Windy City Invitational.
    Junior Wes Haagensen captures all-around title at Windy City Invitational.

    Jan. 14, 2007

    Complete Results

    CHICAGO ­- The No. 6 Illinois men's gymnastics team had a strong performance in front of almost 2,000 fans at the 37th Annual Windy City Invitational in Chicago on Jan. 13, finishing second for the second straight year with a score of 209.750. The Fighting Illini were led by junior Wes Haagensen, who captured the all-around title with a score of 52.700.

     

    "We are a very young team, and the coaching staff was unsure what to expect," head coach Yoshi Hayasaki said. "I am very proud of them and how they competed today. It was a tough competition against some strong Big Ten teams. I am very pleased with our second-place finish."

     

    Haagensen added to his all-around title by grabbing the floor exercise title (9.350), tying for fourth on parallel bars (9.300), fifth on vault (8.650) and tied for eighth on pommel horse (8.550).

     

    "I am very proud of Wes," Hayasaki said. "It has been a while since Illinois has had an all-around champion here. This is a strong start for him."

     

    In his collegiate debut, freshman Chad Wiest made it a memorable one as he out-performed the competition on vault, finishing first among a loaded field with a score of 8.950. Wiest also tossed in a tied for seventh-place finish on the floor (9.150). Freshman Brian Liscovitz looked sharp in his first collegiate competition, carding ninth on parallel bars (9.100) and tying for eighth on high bar (8.700).

     

    "This is a very good start for the season," Hayasaki said. "I am very proud of this team and was very pleased with how well the freshmen competed today."

     

    In other results, junior Tyler Yamauchi finished third on still rings with a score of 9.200, seventh on vault (8.600) and 10th on parallel bars (8.950). Junior Chris Silcox made a solid debut on the season, tying for third on the floor exercise (9.200) and the high bar (9.050).

     

    For the Illini on pommel horse, sophomore Chris Lung led the charge with a sixth-place performance (8.650). Junior Jon Drollinger, who finished ninth on still rings (8.950), rounded out the Orange and Blue's top-10 performances.

     

    No. 8 Michigan took home the team title with a score of 212.750, while Illinois (209.750), No. 3 Ohio State (209.500), No. 9 Minnesota (205.650), No. 7 Iowa (198.400) and No. 11 UIC (196.150) round out the six-team field.

     

    Illinois will return to action when it travels to Minnesota on Jan. 20 for its Big Ten opener in Minneapolis, Minn., at 7 p.m.

     

     

    37th ANNUAL WINDY CITY INVITATIONAL

    NCAA MEN'S GYMNASTICS

    HOSTED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO

    JANUARY 13, 2007

    UIC PHYSICAL EDUCATION BUILDING

     

    Final Team Results

                                                    FX           PH          SR          V             PB          HB          TOTAL

    1. Michigan                           36.550   34.850   35.850   33.400   36.850   35.250   212.750

    2. ILLINOIS                           36.550   33.150   34.900   34.500   36.250   34.400   209.750

    3. Ohio State                         35.750   33.350   35.450   33.950   36.500   34.500   209.500

    4. Minnesota                         34.950   33.450   35.000   33.200   35.050   34.000   205.650

    5. Iowa                                   34.150  33.250  34.150  33.750   32.900  30.200   198.400

    6. UIC                                     33.550   30.600   32.550   32.000   34.900   32.550   196.150

     

    Final All-Around Rankings

                                                                    FX           PH          SR          V             PB          HB          AA TOTAL

    1. Wes Haagensen (ILL)                   9.350      8.550      8.600      8.650      9.300      8.250      52.700

    2. Jake Lee (MINN)                             9.100      7.600      9.050      7.950      9.150      8.900      51.750

    3. Mel Santander (MICH)                   8.900      8.800      8.350      8.050      8.450      8.200      50.750

    4. Curtis Kleffman (IOWA)                 8.550      8.150      8.350      8.450      8.400      7.600      49.500

    5. Kris Kline (OSU)                              8.600      7.550      7.850      8.250      8.700      8.150      49.100

    6. Tim Morrison (UIC)                         8.400      8.000      8.150      7.050      7.850      8.600      48.050

    7. Jonathan Buese (IOWA)                                8.450      7.050      8.650      8.550      7.350      7.650      47.700

        Anthony May (UIC)                          7.950      8.050      7.650      7.800      8.750      7.500      47.700

    9. Andre Berry (MINN)                        8.550      7.000      8.800      7.300      8.500      7.150      47.300

    10. Jake Bateman (OSU)                   9.050      7.900      8.800      7.500      2.900      8.100      44.300

     

    Floor Exercise

    1. Wes Haagensen             Illinois                    9.350

    2. Scott Bregman                 Michigan               9.250

    3. Eddie Hay                         Ohio State             9.200

        Ralph Rosso                     Michigan               9.200

        Chris Silcox                     Illinois                    9.200

        Geoff Reins                      Iowa                       9.200

    7. Kent Caldwell                  Michigan               9.150

        Chad Wiest                      Illinois                    9.150

    9. Jake Lee                           Minnesota             9.100

    10. Jake Bateman               Michigan               9.050

    13. Michael Boyer              Illinois                    8.850

    24. Tyler Yamauchi            Illinois                    8.400    

     

    Pommel Horse

    1. Justin Laury                      Michigan               9.050

    2. Grant Osborne                 Ohio State             9.000

    3. Kit Beikmann                   Minnesota             8.950

    4. Drew Ignoto                      Iowa                       8.850

    5. Mel Santander                 Michigan               8.800

    6. Chris Lung                        Illinois                    8.650

    7. Jake Becker                     Iowa                       8.600

    8. Steve Vuong                    Minnesota             8.550

        Tai Lee                              Ohio State             8.550

        Wes Haagensen             Illinois                    8.550

    18. Chris Silcox                  Illinois                    8.000

    21. Tyler Yamauchi            Illinois                    7.950

    28. Brian Liscovitz             Illinois                    7.550

    35. Andres Saavedra        Illinois                    7.000

     

    Still Rings

    1. Tai Lee                              Ohio State             9.500

    2. Pej Ebrahimi                    Ohio State             9.300

    3. Tyler Yamauchi              Illinois                    9.200

    4. Torrance Laury                                Michigan               9.100

    5. Jake Lee                           Minnesota             9.050

    5. Ralph Rosso                     Michigan               9.050

    7. Jack Bouchard                 Iowa                       9.000

    8. Nikolai Korepanov          UIC                         9.000

    9. Jon Drollinger                 Illinois                    8.950

    10. Andrew Elkind               Michigan               8.900

    16. Wes Haagensen          Illinois                    8.600

    21. Nick Stango                  Illinois                    8.150

    24. Tyler Williamson          Illinois                    8.050

    27. Kyle Padera                  Illinois    7.800

     

    Vault

    1. Chad Wiest                      Illinois                    8.950

    2. Cole Storer                       Minnesota             8.850

    3. David Ortiz                        Ohio State             8.750

        Ralph Rosso                     Michigan               8.750

    5. Jimmy Wickham             Ohio State             8.650

        Wes Haagensen             Illinois                    8.650

    7. Tyler Yamauchi              Illinois    8.600

    8. Jonathan Buese              Iowa                       8.550

    9. Jamie Thompson            Michigan               8.500

    10. Curtis Kleffman             Iowa                       8.450

    13. Michael Boyer              Illinois                    8.300

    23. Chris Silcox                  Illinois                    8.050

    26. Kyle Padera                  Illinois                    7.900

     

    Parallel Bars

    1. Nic Searcy                        Ohio State             9.550

    2. Andrew Elkind                 Michigan               9.500

    3. Justin Laury                      Michigan               9.400

    4. Sergei Dmitriev               Minnesota             9.300

        Willie Ito                             Ohio State             9.300

        Torrance Laury                Michigan               9.300

        Wes Haagensen             Illinois                    9.300

    8. Jake Lee                           Minnesota             9.150

    9. Brian Liscovitz               Illinois                    9.100

    10. Tyler Yamauchi            Illinois                    8.950

    11. Chris Silcox                  Illinois                    8.900

    24. Andres Saavedra        Illinois                    8.300

    29. Chad Wiest                    Illinois                    7.950

     

    High Bar

    1. Andrew Elkind                 Michigan               9.100

    1. Joe Catrambone             Michigan               9.100

    3. David Ortiz                        Ohio State             9.050

        Chris Silcox                     Illinois                    9.050

    5. Sergei Dmitriev               Minnesota             8.900

    5. Jake Lee                           Minnesota             8.900

    7. Justin Laury                      Michigan               8.800

    8. Willie Ito                            Ohio State             8.700

        Brian Liscovitz                Illinois                    8.700

    10. Tim Morrison                 UIC                         8.600

          Grant Osborne               Ohio State             8.600

    12. Michael Boyer              Illinois                    8.400

    14. Wes Haagensen          Illinois                    8.250

    21. Chris Lung                     Illinois                    8.000

    27. Chad Wiest                    Illinois                    7.650

     

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