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Illini Year in Review: Grading the programs

Men's gymnastics: A

Why an A: The Illini won what had been an elusive Big Ten title then followed it up with an individual NCAA champ (Alex Diab on rings) and a third-place national finish as a team.

High point: Illinois snapped a three-year streak of runner-up finishes at the Big Ten championships with its 28th title in program history. Diab (rings) and Chandler Eggleston (high bar) also won individual conference titles.

Low point: Multiple falls from the front half of the lineup plagued the Illini in their fourth-place finish at the International Collegiate Challenge at Stanford.