2018 Men's Gymnastics Roster
Biography
Individual Event Titles
Event |
Titles |
Floor |
-- |
Pommel Horse |
-- |
Still Rings |
-- |
Vault |
-- |
Parallel Bars |
-- |
High Bar |
15 |
All-Around |
-- |
Total |
15 |
Career Highlights
- Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2016, 2018)
- Placed 23rd on high bar at the 47th FIG Gymnastics World Championships as a member of the Australian National Team
- 2016 High Bar All-American
- 2018 CGA Second Team All-American Scholar-Athlete Selection
- Second Team All-Big Ten (2017)
- Won 15 career event titles, all on high bar
- Tied for 10th all time in school history with 15 career high bar titles
Career Highs
2017-Present
Pommel Horse: 13.666 (at NCAA Finals, 4/21/18)
Parallel Bars: 14.350 (at Oklahoma, 3/18/17)
High Bar: 15.050 (at Michigan/Stanford, 3/11/17)
2013-2016
Floor Exercise: 11.900 (vs. Stanford, 3/6/15)
Pommel Horse: 13.850 (vs. Michigan, 3/12/16)
Vault: 13.900 (at UIC, 1/9/15)
Parallel Bars: 13.150 (at UIC, 1/9/15)
High Bar: 15.350 (vs. Michigan, 3/12/16)
Senior - 2018
- CGA Second Team All-American Scholar-Athlete Selection
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Won five event titles on the season, all on high bar
- Posted a season-best 14.850 on high bar at B1G Team Championships, tying for the second-best score in the nation
- Finished with the top three high bar scores of the season for the Illini
- Moved into a tie for 10th place all time with 15 career high bar titles
- Posted a career-high 13.666 (under the current scoring system) on pommel horse at the NCAA Finals
Junior - 2017
- Third place at Big Ten Event Finals on high bar
- Saw action in 13 meets for the Illini
- Won six high bar event titles
- Posted the Illini's best high bar score of the season with a 15.050 in the meet at Michigan with Stanford
- Competed at NCAA Championships
- Placed 23rd on high bar at the 47th FIG Gymnastics World Championships as a member of the Australian National Team
Sophomore - 2016
- Earned All-American status with a sixth place finish at the NCAA Championships on high bar
- Posted a score of 15.0 or better on two occasions
- Won three high bar event titles
- Competed in at least one event in every regular season meet
- Career high score of 13.850 on pommel horse came against Michigan as well as high bar career best of 15.350
- Six top-five finishes on high bar across the season
- Owned two of the four best high bar scores for the Illini on the season
- Academic All-Big Ten
World University Games - Gwangju, South Korea
- Finished 40th in the all-around
- Helped Team Australia to a 15th place finish at the Games
- Scores: FX-12.050, 81st; PH-11.450, 70th; SR-13.250, 55th; VT-13.500, 66th; PB-13.400, 53rd; HB-14.050, 18th; AA-77.700, 40th
Australian Gymnastics Championships
- Finished ninth in the all-around competition
- Won the high bar and pommel horse national titles
Freshman - 2015
- Saw action in five different events for the Illini
- Posted a personal-best score of 13.550 on high bar at the NCAA Championships
Prior to Illinois
- 2012 Australian Senior National Team member
- 2010 and 2011 Junior International Gymnast of the Year
- Took second on rings and fifth on high bar at the 2011 Youth Commonwealth Games
- Took fourth on high bar and sixth on parallel bars at the 2011 Junior Japan International (Yokahama)
- Finished first in the all around at the 2010 and 2011 U-18 Australian Championships
- Took second on high bar at the 2010 Pacific Rim Championships (Melbourne)
- First in the all around at the 2009 U-17 Australian Championships
High School/Club
- Graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts
- Coached by Leon Radchenko and Greg Corsiglia
Personal
- Born Tyson Leigh Bull on May 21, 1993
- Son of Richard and Christine Bull
- Hobbies include wake boarding, basketball and football
- Biggest thrill in sports is learning new skills and hitting sets in competition
- Favorite athlete is Michael Jordan
- Has two older brothers, Mitchell and Jayden
- Jayden competed for the Australian senior Olympic squad
- Studies Kinesiology
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