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University of Illinois Athletics

2015 Men's Gymnastics Roster

9 Jacob Tilsley

  • Ht./Wt. - /
  • Position PH, FX, VT
  • Hometown Mount Vernon, N.H.
  • High School Souhegan

Biography

Career Highlights

  • 2015 CGA First Team All-American Scholar-Athlete Selection
  • 2x CGA Second Team All-American Scholar-Athlete Selection (2013, 2014)
  • Team's Most Improved Illini (2013)
  • Academic All-Big Ten (2013, 14)

Career Highs

Pommel Horse: 14.800 (2x - last vs Ohio State, 1/26/14)
Vault: 13.850 (vs. Minnesota, 3/8/13)

Senior - 2015

  • CGA First Team All-American Scholar-Athlete Selection

Junior - 2014

  • CGA Second Team All-American Scholar-Athlete Selection
  • Earned Academic All-Big Ten accolades
  • Had five top-five finishes on the season
  • Set career high on pommel horse against Ohio State (14.800).

RS Freshman - 2013

  • CGA Second Team All-American Scholar-Athlete Selection
  • Earned the title of Most Improved Illini at the team's postseason banquet
  • Competed in 10 meets
  • Competed on vault and pommel horse
  • Put up two top-five finishes on the year on both pommel horse and vault
  • Set a season-best score on pommel horse (14.600) at both the Windy City Invitational and Ohio State
  • Set season-best vault score (14.850) against Minnesota
  • Academic All-Big Ten selection.

Freshman - 2012

  • Redshirted the season due to injury.

High School/Club

  • Graduate of Souhegan High School
  • Originally, participated on the Illinois club gymnastics team.

Personal

  • Joined the Fighting Illini men's gymnastics team in December, moving up from the Illinois club gymnastics team.

Historical Player Information

  • 2012Freshman

    PH, FX, VT
  • 2014Sophomore

    PH, FX, VT
  • 9

    2015Senior

    PH, FX, VT
    9