3x Still Rings All-American (2022, 2023, 2024)

Still Rings Champion (2023)

3x Still Rings Big Ten Champion (2022, 2023, 2024)

3x NCAA All-American (2022, 2023, 2024)

3x First Team All-Big Ten (2022, 2023, 2024)

University of Illinois Graduate

Individual Event Titles 

Career Highlights

• 3x Academic All-Big Ten (2022, 2023, 2024)
• 3x CGA Regular Season All-American (2022, 2023, 2024)
• 3x NCAA Postseason All-American (2022, 2023, 2024)
• 3x Big Ten Champion (2022, 2023, 2024)
• 3x First Team All-Big Ten (2022, 2023, 2024) 
• Still Rings National Champion (2023)
• Illinois Freshman of the Year (2022)
• Tied for fourth in single-season event titles in program history on still rings (8)
• Tied for eighth in single-season event titles in program history on still rings (7) 
• Tied for the fourth-most titles in a single season on still rings (17) in Illinois program history

Career Highs

Still Rings: 15.050 (at B1G Championships (Team) (4/5/24))

Senior - 2024

• Academic All-Big Ten
• Saw action in every meet
• Tied for fourth in single-season event titles in program history on still rings
• Earned eight event titles on still rings 
• Broke his career high on still rings (15.050) at theB1G Championships (Team) on April 5 
• Broke into the top-10 all-time still rings titles with his title win (14.100) against Oklahoma on Jan. 28 
• First Team All-Big Ten
• NCAA Postseason All-American (still rings) 

Junior - 2023

• Academic All-Big Ten 
• Saw action in every meet 
• Earned seven event titles
• Tied for eighth in single-season event titles in program history on still rings
• Set a career-high (14.800) on Feb. 11 against Ohio State 
• Earned his first national title 
• Earned his first Big Ten title 
• First Team All-Big Ten
• NCAA Postseason All-American (still rings) 

Sophomore - 2022

• Won first event title in Illini career with a 13.850 on still rings
• Made Illini debut at Penn State 1/29/22, scoring a 13.250 on rings

CONSUMNES RIVER COLLEGE 2019-21

• Did not compete

HIGH SCHOOL

• Attended and graduated from Rio Valley Charter School in 2019 at the age of 16
• Trained at Elevate Gymnastics Academy under coach Ron Howard
• Also competed in Karate for four years
• 2020 Nationals Qualifier
• Competed with Brandon Ngai in a lower level at Elevate

PERSONAL

• Born September 3, 2002
• Parents are Daniel and Jennifer Anaya
• One brother, Kyle 
• Pursing a bachelor's degree in information sciences 
• Committed to the Illini in Fall 2021 and moved to Illinois mid-year
• Chose Illinois because “I loved the environment the coaches and team created in the gym, and I knew it would be a good fit for me. Illinois also has a great program for technology-based majors that I was interested in pursuing.”