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News-Gazette's 2008-09 Illini Grades

SPORT-GRADE-BIG TEN FINISH COMMENT

Baseball B Fourth Late slump put damper on 34-win season, most victories since 2000

Men's basketball B Second (tie) Grade dragged down by NCAA first-round loss to 12th seed

Men's cross-country D Ninth Injury-plagued Illini had five freshmen among eight Big Ten entrants

Football D Sixth (tie) Couldn't follow Rose Bowl appearance with another bowl trip; couldn't beat Western Michigan

Men's golf A First School-record seven tournament titles, first Big Ten crown since 1988

Men's gymnastics A First (tie) Yoshi Hayasaki's 33rd and final Illini team placed fifth in NCAA Championships

Men's tennis A-minus Second Reached NCAA Sweet 16 for eighth year in a row and 10th time in 11 seasons

Men's indoor track & field C-minus Seventh Three Big Ten individual champions highlighted season

Men's outdoor track & field D Ninth Senior sprinter Gakologelwang Masheto capped career with sixth Big Ten title

Soccer B-plus Fifth (tie) Impressive NCAA run ended in Sweet 16 by No. 1 North Carolina

Softball B-minus Fifth Returned to NCAA tournament for first time since 2004

Swimming & diving D 11th Record in dual meets (5-4) a step in right direction

Women's basketball D-plus Ninth Hopes for revival rest with Jolette Law's ability to recruit

Women's cross-country A-minus Fourth Another year, another top-10 finish in NCAA Championships

Women's golf D Ninth Renee Slone's young team made strides, looking for more next season

Women's gymnastics A Second Historic year for program with first team trip to NCAAs

Women's tennis B-plus Third Illini looking to take at least another step, to Sweet 16, next year

Women's indoor track & field C Fifth Angela Bizzarri, Aja Evans turn in repeat All-America performances

Women's outdoor track & field B Fourth Are Illini poised to leap into Big Ten's top two or three?

Volleyball A-minus Third Sweet 16 trip should be first of many for rejuvenated Illini

Wrestling A Second Finished in top 10 of NCAA Championships for first time since 2005

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