2018 Men's Gymnastics Roster
                
                
            
            
            
            
            
                
                
                    
                        Biography
                    
                                                
                        Individual Event Titles 
	
		
			| Event | 
			Titles | 
		
		
			| Floor | 
			9 | 
		
		
			| Pommel Horse | 
			-- | 
		
		
			| Still Rings | 
			-- | 
		
		
			| Vault | 
			11 | 
		
		
			| Parallel Bars | 
			-- | 
		
		
			| High Bar | 
			4 | 
		
		
			| All-Around | 
			-- | 
		
		
		
		
			| Total  | 
			24 | 
		
	
Career Highlights
	- 2018 Arthur Ashe Award Semi-Finalist
 
	- CGA First Team All-American Scholar-Athlete Selection ('17, '18)
 
	- 2017 CGA Second Team All-American Scholar-Athlete Selection
 
	- 5x NCAA All-American (2018: high Bar | 2017: floor, high Bar | 2014: floor, vault)
 
	- 3x NCAA Runner-up (2017: high Bar | 2014: floor, vault)
 
	- Big Ten High Bar Champion (2018)
 
	- Big Ten Floor Exercise Champion (2014)
 
	- 2x First-Team All-Big Ten (2014, 2018)
 
	- Big Ten Gymnast of the Week
 
	- 2018 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
 
	- 3x Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2016, 2017, 2018)
 
	- 24 career titles won
 
Career Highs
2017-Present
Floor Exercise: 14.500 (at Big Ten Championships, 4/7/17)
Vault: 14.750 (vs Ohio State, 3/24/17)
Parallel Bars: 14.150 (at Arizona State, 1/21/17)
High Bar: 14.700 (vs. Minnesota, 1/28/17)
2013-2016
Floor Exercise: 15.725 (at Big Ten Event Finals, 3/29/14)
Still Rings: 12.250 (at UIC, 1/12/14)
Vault: 15.400 (vs UIC, 3/8/14)
Parallel Bars: 14.500 (2x, last vs. Michigan, 3/12/16)
High Bar: 15.100 (vs. UIC, 1/9/16)
Redshirt Senior - 2018
	- Arthur Ashe Award Semi-Finalist
 
	- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
 
	- CGA First Team All-American Scholar-Athlete Selection
 
	- Academic All-Big Ten
 
	- Big Ten High Bar Champion
 
	- First Team All-Big Ten
 
	- All-American on high bar
 
	- Posted a 14.350 on his first vault run of the season to win the event title against Air Force & UIC
 
	- Finished with a season-best 14.450 on high bar against Oklahoma to earn the event title 
 
	- Won three event titles on the season
 
	- Saw action in 7 meets for the Illini
 
Redshirt Junior - 2017
	- CGA Second Team All-American Scholar-Athlete Selection
 
	- All-American on floor exercise and high bar
 
	- Big Ten event finalist on floor exercise and high bar
 
	- Academic All-Big Ten
 
	- Saw action in 12 meets for the Illini
 
	- Won three titles on the year (one vault, two high bar)
 
	- Placed second on high bar at NCAA Finals
 
Redshirt Sophomore - 2016
	- CGA First Team All-American Scholar-Athlete Selection
 
	- Big Ten Preseason Gymnast to Watch
 
	- Big Ten Gymnast of the Week (2/8/16)
 
	- Owned two of the top three scores on both floor exercise and vault for the Illini on the season
 
	- Won seven event titles on the season
 
	- Claimed both the floor exercise and vault titles at three consecutive meets (Iowa, Penn State, Temple/UIC) during the season
 
	- Hit his career-high score of 14.500 on parallel bars twice during the season
 
	- Posted his career-high high bar mark of 15.100 in the season's opening meet
 
	- 19 top-five finishes across all events on the season
 
	- Academic All-Big Ten honoree
 
Sophomore - 2015
	- Redshirted during 2015 season due to a knee injury
 
Freshman - 2014
	- Earned two NCAA All-American accolades in his debut season with the Illini
 
	- Placed second on both vault and floor during NCAA Event Finals
 
	- Took home the 2014 Big Ten floor exercise title scoring his career high of 15.725
 
	- Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week five times (Jan 13, 20, 27, Feb. 3, 10)
 
	- Won the vault title at Winter Cup
 
	- Won six floor exercise titles
 
	- Won five vault titles on the season, set career high vs. UIC (15.400)
 
	- Competed in all 10 meets during the regular season
 
	- Set career high on parallel bars at Iowa (15.150)
 
	- Set career high on high bar at the Nebraska Invitational (14.950)
 
High School/Club
	- Won the 2013 US Championships floor exercise, placed second on both the vault and high bar, and finished fourth in the all-around
 
	- Member of the 2013 US Junior National team
 
	- Won the floor exercise and vault at the 2013 Junior Olympics
 
	- Won the vault at the 2012 US Championships and finished third on the floor exercise
 
	- Placed second on the vault and third on the floor exercise at the 2012 Junior Olympics
 
	- Won the 2011 Junior Olympics floor exercise
 
	- Member of the National Honor Society, Beta Club and Junior Civitans
 
Personal
	- Son of Peggy and Calvin Eggleston
 
	- Has one sister
 
	- Born April 4, 1995 in Jamestown, N.C.
 
	- Majoring in kinesiology
 
	- Plans to attend medical school after graduating
 
	- Lists biggest thrill in sports as "nailing a routine and feeling like you're on top of the world."
 
                     
                
                
                
                
                    
                        
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                                                    2016Redshirt Sophomore
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
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                                                    2018Redshirt Senior
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
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