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University of Illinois Athletics

2024 Men's Gymnastics Roster

11 Evan Manivong

  • Position All-Around
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Kansas City, Mo.
  • High School Staley
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Biography

USA Button 2x CGA Vault All-American (2021, 2022)
Big Ten Logo white 2023 Second Team All-Big Ten

Individual Event Titles 

Event Titles
Floor 1
Vault 7
Total  8

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."

Historical Player Information

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    2020Freshman

    AA
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  • 11

    2021Sophomore

    AA
    11
  • 11

    2022Junior

    AA
    11
  • 11
    C

    2023Senior

    All-Around
    11
    C
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    C

    2024Graduate Student

    All-Around
    11
    C