2017 Men's Gymnastics Roster
Biography
Career Highlights
- 2x CGA First Team All-American Scholar-Athlete Selection (2015, 2016)
- 2017 CGA Second Team All-American Scholar-Athlete Selection
- 3x Academic All-Big Ten (2015, 2016, 2017)
- One career floor title
Career Highs
2017
Floor Exercise: 14.250 (at Arizona State, 1/21/17)
Vault: 14.050 (2x, last at Puerto Rico Challenge, 3/4/17)
2013-2016
Floor Exercise: 14.950 (vs. Nebraska, 3/8/15)
Vault: 13.700 (at Minnesota/Nebraska, 2/1/14)
Senior - 2017
- CGA Second Team All-American Scholar-Athlete Selection
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Saw action in the floor exercise in eight meets and vault in five meets for the Illini
- Won first career title against Penn State (FX, Feb. 3)
- Recorded a season-best floor score of 14.250 at Arizona State
- Turned in a season-best 14.050 on vault at the Windy City Invitational and at the Puerto Rico Challenge
- Competed on floor for the Illini in the NCAA Qualifiers
Junior - 2016
- CGA First Team All-American Scholar-Athlete Selection
- Saw action in the floor exercise in seven meets for the Illini
- Turned in a season-best score of 14.700 on floor exercise against Oklahoma
- Competed in the Big Ten Team Finals for the Illini
- Academic All-Big Ten
Sophomore - 2015
- CGA First Team All-American Scholar-Athlete Selection
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Saw action in seven regular-season meets for Illinois on floor; turning in a career-best score of 14.950 against Nebraska
- Competed for the Illini at the NCAA Championships, posting a mark of 14.500 on floor
Freshman - 2014
- Set career high on floor exercise against Minnesota/Nebraska
- Set career high on vault against Minnesota/Nebraska
High School/Club
- Two-time state vault champion (2011, 2012)
- Placed 10th on the floor exercise at the 2013 Junior Olympic Championships
Personal
- Born May 19, 1995, in Indianapolis, Indiana
- Son of Susan Rayl and Mike Smith
- Has one sister
- Studying Kinesiology
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