WEST POINT, N.Y. — Season-best scores in the vault and still rings Saturday lifted the Illinois men’s gymnastics team to third place in the NCAA Championships.
The Illini totaled 422.10 points, finishing behind Oklahoma (431.95) and Ohio State (423.70).
Coach Justin Spring’s team led the six-team national finals after two rotations and surpassed its leading 2016-17 marks in vault (72.550) and still rings (70.500).
Softball wins 10th straight. Illinois softball used single runs in both the sixth and seventh innings Saturday to defeat Nebraska 5-3 in Lincoln. The Illini (34-10, 12-2 Big Ten) captured their 10th consecutive victory behind an unearned run and RBI hits from Nicole Evans, Maddi Doane and Stephanie Abello.