ST. LOUIS — Sam Mikulak, Jake Dalton and John Orozco are heading back to the Olympics. So are Alex Naddour and Chris Brooks. And this time, they won’t watch from the stands.
Naddour and Brooks, alternates on the 2012 men’s gymnastics team, will join Mikulak, Dalton and Orozco in Rio de Janeiro in August after earning spots on the U.S. team Saturday night.
Former Illini Paul Ruggeri and C.J. Maestas were left off the U.S. Olympic team. Ruggeri finished seventh in the all-around competition with a score of 351.525. Mikulak was the top scorer at 362.750.