2025 Men's Gymnastics Roster
Biography
 2x NCAA Vault All-American (2023, 2025) |
 3x Regular Season Vault All-American (2023, 2024, 2025) |
 First Team All-Big Ten (2024) |
| Vault Big Ten Champion (2024) |
 University of Illinois Graduate |
Career Individual Titles
| Event |
Titles |
| Vault |
14 |
| Total |
14 |
Illinois Individual Titles
| Event |
Titles |
| Vault |
12 |
| Total |
12 |
Career Highs
| Event |
Score |
| Floor Exercise |
14.000 | vs. Ohio State | Feb. 11, 2023 |
| Pommel Horse |
12.900 | vs. Penn State | Feb. 20, 2021 |
| Vault |
14.900 | vs. William & Mary, Simpson | March 1, 2024 |
| High Bar |
13.000 | 2x, last at Oklahoma Tri Meet | Jan. 28, 2023 |
Career Highlights
- Three-time Academic All-Big Ten (2021, 2024, 2025)
- Three-time CGA Regular Season Vault All-American (2023, 2024, 2025)
- NCAA Postseason Vault All-American (2023)
- Illinois Newcomer of the Year Finalist (2023)
- Team Culture Captain for the 2024 season
- 2025 Team Captain
- 2025 Big Ten Sportsmanship honoree
- Broke into the Illini career titles Top-10 list for vaults on Jan. 18, 2025
Senior - 2025
- Competed in 10 meets, primarily on floor and vault
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
- Earned a share of the vault title at the Windy City Invitational (Jan. 18), breaking into the Illini career titles Top-10 list for vault
- Took home the event title on vault (14.250) vs. Army and Greenville on March 1
- Set a new season high on floor (13.600) vs. Army and Greenville on March 1
- Regular season All-American on Vault
- 2025 Big Ten Sportsmanship honoree
- Placed seventh at NCAA Championships Finals on April 19 to earn NCAA All-American status
Junior - 2024
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Competed in all 13 meets on floor and vault
- Earned five event titles on vault
- Broke his career high on vault (14.900) versus William & Mary, Simpson on March 1
- Big Ten Vault Champion
- CGA Regular Season Vault All-American
- First Team All-Big Ten
Sophomore - 2023
- Made his Illini debut on Jan. 14 at the Windy City Invitational
- Saw action in 12 meets, primarily on floor and vault
- Earned four titles on vault
- Set two career-highs on floor (13.600) and vault (14.866)
- CGA Regular Season Vault All-American
- NCAA Postseason Vault All-American
- Illinois Newcomer of the Year Finalist
2022
Did not compete
Freshman - 2021 (Iowa)
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Competed in each competitions for the Hawkeyes
- Earned career bests on floor (12.850) and vault (14.650) at Nebraska (March 20)
- Earned two titles on vault
- Competed in four competitions for Iowa
- Achieved career-bests on pommel horse (11.900) and vault (14.550) at Oklahoma (Feb. 8)
High School/Club
- Competed with Sportsplex Gymnastics
- Third in all-around at the 2019 state competition
- Eighth in all-around at the 2019 regional competition
- 11th in all-around at the 2019 Junior Olympic Nationals
- Fifth in all-around at the 2018 state meet
Personal
- Born June 8, 2001
- Parents are Andrew Sewell and Aliya Canton
- Three siblings, Andrew Plummer, Abrion Sewell and Addison Sewell
- Simultaneously pursuing a bachelor's in Public Health with an emphasis in Community Health, and a master's in Public Health
- Chose Illinois because "after the Iowa program finished, Illinois provided me with the brotherhood, leadership, and talent to allow me to feel comfortable and safe within myself to further my career in gymnastics. There is no other school quite like Illinois in the family and determination categories."
Historical Player Information
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2025Senior
All-Around
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