NCAA and C-U: A history lesson
On Sunday, HQ writer Jeff Huth will break down how Illinois was able to win the right to host the 2013 NCAA tennis championships.
Illinois has been the site of seven previous national collegiate championships:
1940
Wrestling at Men's Old Gymnasium*
— Oklahoma State won its fourth of seven straight NCAA titles
1947
Wrestling at Huff Gymnasium#
— H.E. Kenney's last Illini team placed sixth after winning Big Ten
1954
Men's gymnastics at Huff Gymnasium#
— Dick Browning was tumbling champ for team runner-up Illinois
1961
Men's gymnastics at Huff Gymnasium#
— Penn State won third NCAA team crown in a row
1977
Men's outdoor track and field at Memorial Stadium
— Seventh-place Illini produced five top-four performances
1979
Men's outdoor track and field at Memorial Stadium
— Fans saw Renaldo Nehemiah, who still holds collegiate record, win 110 hurdles
2004
Men's gymnastics at the Assembly Hall
— Illini sophomore Justin Spring won first of his four NCAA titles
* Name changed in 1974 to Kenney Gym
# Name changed in 1993 to Huff Hall
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