2x CGA Vault All-American (2021, 2022)

2023 Second Team All-Big Ten

Individual Event Titles 

Career Highlights

• 4x Academic All-Big Ten (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
• 2023 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Lettered four years
• 2x regular season All-American (2021, 2022)
• Recipient of the Humanitarian Award (2021)
• Second Team All-Big Ten (2023)

Career Highs

Floor Exercise: 14.300 (vs Michigan, Nebraska 2/21/21)
Pommel Horse: 13.350 (at Windy City, 1/14/23)
Vault: 14.850 (at Penn State, 1/29/22)
High Bar: 13.850 (at Windy City, 1/14/23)

Graduate Student - 2024 

• Academic All-Big Ten 
• Competed in 10 meets on floor, vault and high bar 

Senior - 2023

• Academic All-Big Ten 
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Saw action in twelve meets competing on floor, vault and high bar
• Set a career-high on high bar (13.850) on Jan. 14 at the Windy City Invitational
• Set a season-high on vault (14.750) on March 4 against Stanford/Cal

Junior - 2022

• Academic All-Big Ten
• Saw action in nine meets, primarily competing on floor, vault and high bar
• Earned two event titles on floor 
• Set career-highs on high bars (13.700) and vault (14.850) 

Sophomore - 2021

• Academic All-Big Ten
• 2021 CGA Regular Season All-American (vault)
• Big Ten Sportsmanship honoree
• Saw action in all nine meets for the Illini, primarily competing on floor, vault and high bar
• Earned five event titles, one on floor and four on vault
• Set career-highs on floor (14.300) and vault (14.750)

Freshman - 2020

• Competed in seven meets for the Illini
• Totaled career highs on vault (14.350) and high bar (13.450) against Springfield College
• Posted a career-best 13.950 on floor against Michigan & Penn State
• Turned a 13.300 on pommel horse, marking a new career high

High School/Club

• Three-time Junior National Qualifier
• Three-time Academic All-American
• National Honor Society 

Personal

• Born December 22, 2000
• Pursing his bachelors in advertising 
• Parents are Andrew and Elizabeth Manivong
• Has one brother, Harrison, and one sister, Audrey
• Sister, Audrey, competed with Lindenwood Gymnastics
• Chose Illinois because, "the opportunities that they could give me. Not only does the coaching staff care about your gymnastics career they also push you to be a better person outside of the gym."