UIC signed two gymnasts to letters of intent: Chelsea Bailey and Alexandria "Lexi" Brown.
Bailey is a L10 who trains at IGI. She placed 10th AA at the 2010 Region V L10 Regionals and qualified to the JO NIT meet. In 2009, she placed 13th AA at the Regional meet. Link: YouTube.com Video
Brown is a teammate of Bailey at IGI. The L10 placed 20th AA at the 2010 Region V L10 Regionals. As a L9 in 2009, she placed 1st on FX, 3rd on UB and 5th AA at the 2009 L9 Eastern Nationals. Link: YouTube.com Channel
Link: UIC Release
UIC Frosh Cynthia LeMieux-Guillemette, representing Canada, captured her third Bronze of the Games, placing 3rd on BB. She won a Bronze on UB and in the team competition, while placing 8th AA. UIC frosh teammate placed 5th on BB while sharing a team bronze. Earlier in the week, Yale frosh twins Nicole and Tabitha Tay competed for Singapore, placing 18th and 20th in the AA final, respectively.
Link: Results
Charley Nelson, the assistant men's coach at UIC, has been named Head Coach. He replaces CJ Johnson, who retires at the end of the month after 36 years.
Link: UIC Release
UIC Men's Head Coach CJ Johnson has retired, according to a school release. His coaching career spanned 36 years, and yielded back-to-back Division II National Titles in 1978 and 1979.
Link: UIC Release