2009 EIGL Gymnast of the Week - Week 9

Gymnast of the Week

Andrew Stover (Illinois, Chicago)

Stover, a junior from Fullerton, California captured 1st on high bar(14.6) as the Flames(334.2) split with Nebraska (340.05) and Air Force (325.30) on Friday night. His high bar performance was one tenth off of the school record. Competing again on Sunday he turned in an 84.0 score to capture the all-around as UIC again defeated Air Force. Andrew is majoring in Entrepreneurship.

Rookie of the Week

Chris Mooney (Temple)

Mooney, a freshman from Freeland, Maryland, won rings(14.7) and counted on three of four events for the Owls(340.8) in their homecoming win over Army(317.15) and Navy(323.6). Chris who suffered a knee injury last year at the 2008 Blackjack Invitational is just beginning to work the all-around again. A Kinesiology major, he received his early training under Abdul Mammon at Ultimate Gymnastics in Maryland.