2023 CGA Specialist of the Year

3x NCAA Floor All-American (2021, 2023, 2024)

University of Illinois Graduate

4x CGA Floor All-American (2020, 2021, 2023, 2024)

2x First Team All-Big Ten (2023, 2024)

Second Team All-Big Ten (2021)

Individual Event Titles 

Career Highlights

• 4x CGA Regular Season Floor Exercise All-American (2020, 2021, 2023, 2024)
• 3x NCAA Postseason Floor Exercise All-American (2021, 2023, 2024)
• 2x First Team All-Big Ten (2023, 2024)
• Second Team All-Big Ten (2021)
• Big Ten Freshman of the Week (January 14, 2020)
• 4x Academic All-Big Ten (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
• Big Ten Distinguished Academic Scholar (2022, 2023)
• Lettered three years (2020, 2021, 2022)
• 5x Hayasaki Consistency Award recipient (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) 
• Team Spirit Award recipient (2023)
• Team Humanitarian Award recipient (2023)
• Team Captain (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
• 2x Big Ten Floor Exercise Champion (2023, 2024)
• CGA Specialist of the Year (2023)
• Third most single-season title-holder in program history (8) 
• Seventh most single-season title-holder in program history (7) 
• Second most all-time floor title-holder in program history (22) 

Career Highs

Floor Exercise: 14.900 (vs Michigan, 3/18/23)
Vault: 14.600 (at Nebraska, vs. Minnesota 3/5/22)

Graduate Student - 2024

• Academic All-Big Ten 
• Competed in all 13 meets plus Winter Cup Day 1, competing on floor and vault 
• Tied for seventh most event titles in a single season on floor 
• Secon most all-time title holder on floor 
• Earned seven event titles on floor
• First Team All-Big Ten
• NCAA Postseason All-American (floor exercise)

Senior - 2023

• Academic All-Big Ten 
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Saw action in every meet competing in floor and vault 
• Earned eight titles on the season on floor, becoming the third most single-season title-holder in program history
• First Team All- Big Ten 
• Set a career-high on floor (14.900) on March 18 against Michigan
• Big Ten Champion (floor exercise)
• CGA Regular Season All-American (floor exercise)
• Team Spirit Award recipient 
• Team Humanitarian Award recipient 
• NCAA Postseason All-American (floor exercise)
• CGA Specialist of the Year

Junior - 2022

• Academic All-Big Ten
• Saw action in eleven meets, competing on floor and vault
• Earned three event titles on the season, all on floor
• Big Ten Distinguished Academic Honors
• Second Team All Big Ten
• Big Ten Floor Runner-Up
• 2022 CGA Regular Season All-American (floor exercise) 

Sophomore - 2021

• Academic All-Big Ten
• Saw action in all nine meets, competing on floor and vault
• Earned two event titles on the season, both on floor
• Second Team All-Big Ten
• 2021 NCAA Floor Exercise All-American
• 2021 CGA Regular Season All-American (floor exercise)

Freshman - 2020

• Saw action in seven meets, competing on both floor and vault
• Put together a 14.800 floor routine against Michigan & Penn State, marking a new career high
• Totaled a career-best 14.400 on vault against Nebraska
• Earned two individual titles on floor
• 2019-20 NCAA Regular Season Floor Exercise All-American

High School/Club

• 2018 Junior Olympic Floor silver medalist
• 2016 Junior Olympic National Floor Champion
• Five-time Junior National Qualifier

Personal

• Born September 12, 2000
• Parents are James and Barbara McCool
• Has three siblings, Ky, Matt, and twin, Caroline
• Pursuing his master's in sports management 
• Chose Illinois because, "I liked the team culture and brotherhood between the athletes, resources from the DIA, the program’s history and the coaches’ philosophy."