Close Finish In The Windy City, Illini Defend Title
Close Finish In The Windy City, Illini Defend Title
The 2016 edition of the Windy City Invitational came down to the wire in a fight between three teams for the trophy. In the final rotation, Illinois tumbled
Jan 18, 2016 by Jason MacDonald
The 2016 edition of the Windy City Invitational came down to the wire in a fight between three teams for the trophy. In the final rotation, Illinois tumbled there way to victory on floor lead by a 14.9 from Chandler Eggleston to finish with a 225.95. Ohio State finished in 2nd just .25 behind the Illini after posting 4 of the top 10 p-bar scores lead by Sean Melton's 15.1. Minnesota came into the final rotation with the lead but ran into problems on their final event pommel horse posting a 68.6 and finished 3rd with a 224.5.
In the All Around competition, Ohio State Freshman Tristan Burke had a consistent performance on all six events to take the title with a 86.00 in his collegiate debut. Illinois sophomore Bobby Baker finished 2nd with a 85.35 just ahead of Minnesota's Tristan Duran who finished 3rd with a 85.25.
