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2018 Men's Gymnastics Roster

13 Tyson Bull

  • Ht./Wt. - /
  • Position AA
  • Hometown The Basin, Victoria, Australia
  • High School Victorian College of the Arts

Biography

Individual Event Titles 

Event Titles
Floor --
Pommel Horse --
Still Rings --
Vault --
Parallel Bars --
High Bar 15
All-Around --
Total  15

Career Highlights

  • Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2016, 2018)
  • Placed 23rd on high bar at the 47th FIG Gymnastics World Championships as a member of the Australian National Team 
  • 2016 High Bar All-American
  • 2018 CGA Second Team All-American Scholar-Athlete Selection
  • Second Team All-Big Ten (2017)
  • Won 15 career event titles, all on high bar
  • Tied for 10th all time in school history with 15 career high bar titles

Career Highs

2017-Present
Pommel Horse: 13.666 (at NCAA Finals, 4/21/18)
Parallel Bars: 14.350 (at Oklahoma, 3/18/17)
High Bar: 15.050 (at Michigan/Stanford, 3/11/17)

2013-2016
Floor Exercise:
11.900 (vs. Stanford, 3/6/15)
Pommel Horse: 13.850 (vs. Michigan, 3/12/16)
Vault: 13.900 (at UIC, 1/9/15)
Parallel Bars: 13.150 (at UIC, 1/9/15)
High Bar: 15.350 (vs. Michigan, 3/12/16)

Senior - 2018

  • CGA Second Team All-American Scholar-Athlete Selection
  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Won five event titles on the season, all on high bar
  • Posted a season-best 14.850 on high bar at B1G Team Championships, tying for the second-best score in the nation
  • Finished with the top three high bar scores of the season for the Illini
  • Moved into a tie for 10th place all time with 15 career high bar titles
  • Posted a career-high 13.666 (under the current scoring system) on pommel horse at the NCAA Finals

Junior - 2017

  • Third place at Big Ten Event Finals on high bar
  • Saw action in 13 meets for the Illini
  • Won six high bar event titles
  • Posted the Illini's best high bar score of the season with a 15.050 in the meet at Michigan with Stanford
  • Competed at NCAA Championships
  • Placed 23rd on high bar at the 47th FIG Gymnastics World Championships as a member of the Australian National Team 

Sophomore - 2016

  • Earned All-American status with a sixth place finish at the NCAA Championships on high bar
  • Posted a score of 15.0 or better on two occasions
  • Won three high bar event titles
  • Competed in at least one event in every regular season meet
  • Career high score of 13.850 on pommel horse came against Michigan as well as high bar career best of 15.350
  • Six top-five finishes on high bar across the season
  • Owned two of the four best high bar scores for the Illini on the season
  • Academic All-Big Ten

World University Games - Gwangju, South Korea

  • Finished 40th in the all-around
  • Helped Team Australia to a 15th place finish at the Games
  • Scores: FX-12.050, 81st; PH-11.450, 70th; SR-13.250, 55th; VT-13.500, 66th; PB-13.400, 53rd; HB-14.050, 18th; AA-77.700, 40th

Australian Gymnastics Championships

  • Finished ninth in the all-around competition
  • Won the high bar and pommel horse national titles

Freshman - 2015

  • Saw action in five different events for the Illini
  • Posted a personal-best score of 13.550 on high bar at the NCAA Championships

Prior to Illinois

  • 2012 Australian Senior National Team member
  • 2010 and 2011 Junior International Gymnast of the Year
  • Took second on rings and fifth on high bar at the 2011 Youth Commonwealth Games
  • Took fourth on high bar and sixth on parallel bars at the 2011 Junior Japan International (Yokahama)
  • Finished first in the all around at the 2010 and 2011 U-18 Australian Championships
  • Took second on high bar at the 2010 Pacific Rim Championships (Melbourne)
  • First in the all around at the 2009 U-17 Australian Championships

High School/Club

  • Graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts
  • Coached by Leon Radchenko and Greg Corsiglia

Personal

  • Born Tyson Leigh Bull on May 21, 1993
  • Son of Richard and Christine Bull
  • Hobbies include wake boarding, basketball and football
  • Biggest thrill in sports is learning new skills and hitting sets in competition
  • Favorite athlete is Michael Jordan
  • Has two older brothers, Mitchell and Jayden
  • Jayden competed for the Australian senior Olympic squad
  • Studies Kinesiology

Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2015Freshman

    AA
    13
  • 13

    2016Sophomore

    AA
    13
  • 13

    2017Junior

    AA
    13
  • 13

    2018Senior

    AA
    13