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."
Historical Player Information
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2016Redshirt Sophomore
AA
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2017Redshirt Junior
FX, VT, PB, HB
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2018Redshirt Senior
FX, VT, PB, HB