2022 Men's Gymnastics Roster
                
                
            
            
            
            
            
                
                
                    
                        Biography
                    
                                                
                        Individual Event Titles 
	
		
			| Event | 
			Titles | 
		
		
			| Floor | 
			2 | 
		
		
			| Pommel Horse | 
			-- | 
		
		
			| Still Rings | 
			-- | 
		
		
			| Vault | 
			2 | 
		
		
			| Parallel Bars | 
			-- | 
		
		
			| High Bar | 
			-- | 
		
		
			| All-Around | 
			-- | 
		
		
		
		
			| Total  | 
			4 | 
		
	
Career Highlights
	- 2x Academic All-Big Ten (2019, 2020)
 
	- 2x B1G Freshman of the Week (Jan. 22 & Jan. 29, 2019)
 
Career Highs
Floor Exercise: 14.800 (at Oklahoma, 3/9/19)
Pommel Horse: 12.250 (vs. UIC, 1/12/19)
Still Rings: 13.150 (vs. Iowa, 1/26/19)
Vault: 14.600 (vs. Stanford & Minnesota, 3/2/19)
Parallel Bars: 14.100 (vs. Stanford & Minnesota, 3/2/19)
High Bar: 13.650 (at Windy City Invitational, 1/15/22)
All-Around: 79.650 (at Windy City Invite, 1/19/19)
Senior - 2022
	- Academic All-Big Ten
 
	- Saw action in eleven meets, primarily on floor, vault, parallel bars and high bars
 
	- Set career-high for high bars (13.650) at the Windy City Invitational
 
Junior - 2021
	- Academic All-Big Ten
 
	- Saw action in two meets, primarily on rings, parallel bars and high bar
 
	- Set new career-high on high bar (12.900)
 
Sophomore - 2020
	- Academic All-Big Ten
 
	- Did not compete
 
Freshman - 2019
	- Academic All-Big Ten
 
	- Back-to-back B1G Freshman of the Week (Jan. 22 & Jan. 29, 2019)
 
	- Secured four event titles on the season, including two on floor exercise and two on vault
 
	- Vault run of 14.600 vs. Stanford/Minnesota marked a season high
 
	- Performed a season-high 14.800 floor routine at Oklahoma on March 9
 
	- Season-best all-around total of 79.650 at the Windy City Invitational
 
	- Competed in the first seven meets for the Illini before an injury held him out the remainder of the year
 
High School/Club
	- Competed alongside Tyson Bull as a member of the Australian national team at the 2017 Gymnastics World Championships 
 
	- Earned a 14th place finish on vault at the 2017 World Championships
 
	- Finished 63rd on parallel bars at the 2017 World Championships 
 
	- Fourth on bars and fifth on vault at the 2017 World Cup in Melbourne, Australia
 
	- Spent time as a volunteer gymnastics coach 
 
	- Chauffeured for the vision impaired 
 
Personal
	- Father is Deane Stephens
 
	- Mother is Louise Mason
 
	- Has two brothers, Jackson and Pierce
 
	- Born May 19, 1997
 
	- Chose Illinois because, "it has an exciting and enthusiastic gymnastics program with a great bunch of selfless athletes. Everyone in the program at Illinois has the goal of improving their gymnastics and supporting their teammates to do the same. Being in a healthy environment like that will help me to develop my gymnastics to the highest possible level and hopefully help the team achieve great things."
 
                     
                
                
                
                
                    
                        
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