2023 NCAA Pommel Horse All-American

2023 Second Team All-Big Ten

Career Highlights

• Postseason NCAA All-American (2023)
• CSC All-District Team (2023)
• 2x Academic All-Big Ten (2023, 2024)
• Second Team All-Big Ten (2023)
• Most Improved Gymnast (2023)
• 2023 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar

Career Highs

Senior - 2025

• Competed in three meets on pommel horse, including both days of the Big Ten Championships
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar

Junior - 2024

• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed in eight meets, primarily on pommel horse 
• Broke his career high on pommel horse (14.600) at the EVO Collegiate Open on Feb. 9

Sophomore - 2023

• Academic All-Big Ten
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Saw action in 12 meets
• Set a career high on pommel horse (14.100) on Jan. 28 against Oklahoma/Air Force
• Earned postseason All-America honors on pommel horse
• Second Team All-Big Ten
• Voted Most Improved by team 
• CSC All-District Team

Freshman - 2022

• Made Illini debut at Windy City Invitational 1/15/22, scoring a 10.750 on pommel horse

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB

• Trained at Lakeshore Academy under coach Arkadi Andryushchenko
• 2017 Junior Olympics Pommel Horse silver medalist
• 2021 Highest Honors

PERSONAL

• Born Sept. 5, 2002
• Son of Artsiom Farkhadaf and Viktoryia Farkhadava
• Built a food pantry with Sleep in Heavenly Peace
• Competed with fellow Illini Sebastian Ingersoll at Lakeshore Academy
• Pursing a bachelor's degree in Chemistry
• Chose Illinois because "It's close to home, I also love the team spirit."