SUGAR GROVE — Illinois senior-to-be Charlie Danielson advanced to the match-play portion of the 113th Western Amateur Championship after finishing seventh Thursday at Rich Harvest Farms.
Danielson totaled 6-under-par 282 after carding a final-round 76. The top 16 golfers advanced to match play, which was scheduled to begin today.
Robby Shelton placed first at 11-under 277.
Gymnasts post stellar grades. The Illinois women’s gymnastics team earned the nation’s seventh-best grade-point average among its peers and finished first in the Big Ten, the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women announced Thursday.
The Illini achieved a cumulative 3.