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University of Illinois Athletics

2018 Men's Gymnastics Roster

24 Chandler Eggleston

  • Ht./Wt. - /
  • Position FX, VT, PB, HB
  • Hometown Jamestown, N.C.
  • High School Southwest Guilford

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

  • 2014Freshman

    AA
  • 24

    2015Sophomore

    AA
    24
  • 24

    2016Redshirt Sophomore

    AA
    24
  • 24

    2017Redshirt Junior

    FX, VT, PB, HB
    24
  • 24

    2018Redshirt Senior

    FX, VT, PB, HB
    24