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University of Illinois Athletics

2021 Men's Gymnastics Roster

16 Tommy Mistretta

  • Ht./Wt. - /
  • Position PH, PB, HB
  • Hometown Easton, Pa.
  • High School Livermore H.S.

Biography

Individual Event Titles 

Event Titles
Floor --
Pommel Horse 2
Still Rings --
Vault --
Parallel Bars --
High Bar --
All-Around --
Total  2

Career Highs

Pommel Horse: 13.700 (3x, last at Minnesota, 3/22/21)
Parallel Bars: 13.300 (at Penn State, 1/27/18)
High Bar: 12.500 (2x, last vs. Nebraska, 2/1/20)

Career Highlights

  • 4x Academic All-Big Ten (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)

Redshirt-Senior- 2021

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Saw action in all nine meets for the Illini, primarily competing on pommel horse.
  • Earned two event titles, both on pommel horse.
  • Established career-high on pommel horse (13.700).

Redshirt Junior - 2020

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Saw action in seven meets on the season, competing primarily on pommel horse and parallel bars
  • Totaled a career-high 12.500 on high bar against Nebraska
  • Earned season-bests on pommel horse (13.600) and parallel bars (13.100) at Minnesota

Redshirt Sophomore - 2019

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Put together two 13.5-plus scores on pommel horse, including a career-best 13.700 at Penn State on Jan. 27
  • Put together a 12.500 on high bar in Illinois' win over Iowa on Jan. 26
  • Saw action in 10 meets for the Illini, competing primarily on pommel horse

Redshirt Freshman - 2018

  • CGA Second Team All-American Scholar-Athlete Selection
  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Main collegiate debut at the Windy City Invitational, posting a career-best 13.230 on pommel horse 
  • Finished with a career-best 13.300 on parallel bars at Penn State (1/27/18)

Freshman - 2017

  • Did not compete for Illinois

High School/Club

  • Graduate of Livermore High School in Livermore, Calif.
  • Two-time Junior National Championships high bar champion (2012, 2014)
  • Helped West coast Olympic Gymnastics Academy to a Junior National Championships team silver medal in 2013
  • California All-Star team member and Region 1 Select team member from 2010-2015

Personal

  • Son of Thomas and Susan Mistretta
  • Studying Business

Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2017Freshman

    AA
    16
  • 16

    2018Redshirt Freshman

    AA
    16
  • 16

    2019Redshirt Sophomore

    PH, PB, HB
    16
  • 16

    2020Redshirt Junior

    PH, PB, HB
    16
  • 16

    2021Redshirt Senior

    PH, PB, HB
    16