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University of Illinois Athletics

2021 Women's Gymnastics Roster

Mark Jones / Illinois Athletics

Tessa Phillips

  • Position All-Around
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown LaGrange, Ohio
  • High School Brecksville-Broadview High School

Biography

Career-High Scores  

Event Career-High Score
Floor 9.850 | vs. Michigan State | 2/8/19

Collegiate Honors

  • 2020 Academic All-Big Ten
  • 2019 Academic All-Big Ten  
  • 2018 Scholastic All-American

Junior - 2020

  • Competed six exhibition routines on floor

Sophomore - 2019

  • In her second outing for the Illini, she notched a career-high 9.850 on floor.
  • Made her collegiate debut on floor with a 9.675 vs. Penn State on Feb. 2.

Freshman - 2018 

  • Did not compete 

High School/Club

  • 2016 J.O. Nationals: 7th Floor
  • 2016 Level 10 Regionals Floor Runner-Up
  • 2016 Level 10 State Floor and All-Around Champion
  • 2015 Level 10 State Beam Champion

Personal 

  • Daughter of Sue Racey and Bob Phillips 
  • Has one brother, Parker, and one sister, Logan  
  • Majoring in Molecular and Cellular Biology 

Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

    All-Around

  • 2019Sophomore

    All-Around
    5'7"

  • 2020Junior

    All-Around
    5'7"

  • 2021Senior

    All-Around
    5'7"