Wolverines to Open 2019 Campaign at Windy City Invitational

» Michigan will compete alongside fellow Big Ten teams Minnesota, Illinois and Iowa, as well as Washington, and host UIC.
» Based on last season's NCAA team lineup, the Wolverines return 25 of 30 routines (83 percent), including the entire lineup on floor exercise, pommel horse and vault.
» As a team, U-M ranks third in the annual Big Ten Preseason Coaches Poll and is ranked fifth in the College Gymnastics Association Preseason Poll.

THIS WEEK
Saturday, Jan. 19 -- Windy City Invitational (Chicago, Ill.), 7:30 p.m. CST
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The No. 5-ranked University of Michigan men's gymnastics team will open its 2019 season with a trip to the Windy City Invitational on Saturday (Jan. 19) at 7:30 p.m. CST inside Credit Union 1 Arena in Chicago, Ill. U-M's night will begin on parallel bars in the six-event rotation.

Wolverine Bites

• The meet features preseason Big Ten preseason favorite No. 3 Illinois, No. 4 Minnesota, No. 9 Iowa, No. 17 Washington and No. 18 UIC.

• As a team, U-M was selected third in the annual Big Ten Preseason Coaches Poll, with defending Big Ten Champion Illinois taking the top spot. Minnesota came in at No. 2, with Penn State coming in fourth. The poll was rounded out by Ohio State (fifth), Nebraska (sixth) and Iowa (seventh). U-M was slated fifth in the CGA poll, with defending NCAA champion Oklahoma topping the poll, followed by Stanford, Illinois and Minnesota.

• U-M returns all of its individual top scorers from last season in Big Ten preseason watch list member sophomore Jacob Moore (floor, 14.95), junior Mack Lasker (pommel horse, 14.45), senior Ryan Dunning (still rings, 14.40), senior Anthony McCallum (vault, 14.85) and sophomore Cameron Bock (parallel bars, 14.60; high bar, 14.65).

• The makeup of the squad features 10 seniors (eight true, two fifth-year), as well as six juniors, six sophomores a trio of freshmen.

• Based on last season's NCAA team lineup, the Wolverines return 25 of 30 routines (83 percent), including the entire lineup on floor exercise, pommel horse and vault. U-M's floor unit ended the season ranked No. 3 in the country (69.069 average) and No. 4 on vault (71.206). The pommel horse unit ranked eighth in the land at 65.850.

• In total, U-M brings back a pair of NCAA All-Americans on vault in McCallum (2016-17) and Emyre Cole (2017), as well as last season's honorees in Dunning, Bock and Moore.

Tweet of the Week

Emyre Cole & Anthony McCallum are looking forward to a BIG senior season. Learn more about their journey!#GoBlue?? pic.twitter.com/3iuHVd0KnL
— Michigan Gymnastics (@UMichGym) January 7, 2019

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Next Event

Saturday, Jan. 26 -- at Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minn.), 1:30 p.m. CST