Individual Event Titles 

Career Highlights

• NCAA Still Rings All-American (2018)
• 2018 CGA First Team All-American Scholar-Athlete Selection
• 2017 CGA Second Team All-American Scholar-Athlete Selection
• Academic All-Big Ten (2018)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2018)
• One career title won, still rings

Career Highs

2017-Present
Still Rings: 14.200 (vs. Ohio State, 3/24/17)

2013-2016
Still Rings: 15.350 (vs. Temple/UIC, 2/6/16)

Senior - 2018

• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• CGA First Team All-American Scholar-Athlete Selection
• Academic All-Big Ten
• NCAA Still Rings All-American
• Posted a season-best 14.000 on rings at the Stanford Invite (3/3/18)
• Competed on rings in 12 meets on the season for the Illini

Junior - 2017

• CGA Second Team All-American Scholar-Athlete Selection
• Competed for the Illini in 11 meets on still rings
• Participated in Big Ten Event Finals and NCAA Finals
• Recorded season-best 14.200 against Ohio State on still rings

Sophomore - 2016

• Competed for the Illini in all but one regular season meet
• Won the still rings event title against Temple and UIC
• Posted two scores above 15.0 on still rings
• Registered five top-five finishes on the still rings across the season
• Saw action for the Illini during both days of NCAA Championship competition
• Recorded his career-high score of 15.350 against Temple and UIC

Freshman - 2015

• Saw action for Illinois on the still rings in all but three regular-season meets
• Posted career-high score of 14.700 twice; against both Penn State and Stanford

High School/Club

• Graduate of Gahanna Lincoln High School
• Coached by Rustam Sharipov, Casimiro Suarez, Bob Gauthier and DeRon McIntyre
• Finished second at the 2013 Junior Olympic Nationals on still rings
• Qualified for the Region 5 championships six times

Personal

• Born Dennis Michael Minton on May 18, 1996
• Son of Chris and Gretchen Minton
• Hobbies include listening to music, playing Xbox and hanging out with friends
• Biggest thrill in sports was taking second place on rings at the 2013 Junior Olympics
• Has one younger sister, Madeline
• Studying Kinesiology