Career Highlights

• 2x CGA First Team All-American Scholar-Athlete Selection (2015, 2016)
• 3x Academic All-Big Ten (2014, 2015, 2016)
• 2x CGA Second Team All-American Scholar-Athlete Selection (2013, 2014)
• 2015 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar

Career Highs

Pommel Horse: 11.800 (at UIC, 1/12/13)
Still Rings: 15.150 (2x, last vs. Oklahoma, 3/19/16)
Vault: 13.850 (at UIC, 1/12/13)
Parallel Bars: 14.900 (at Air Force w/ California, 3/5/16)
High Bar: 14.900 (2x, last vs. Michigan, 3/12/16)

Senior - 2016

• CGA First Team All-American Scholar-Athlete Selection
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Tied career best marks on still rings (15.150) and high bar (14.900) during the season
• Advanced to Big Ten Event Finals for the first time of his career
• Finished in sixth place in the Big Ten Still Rings Event Final
• Took third place on still rings and fourth place on the parallel bars at the NCAA Team Qualifer
• Registered 14 top-five event finishes across the season

Junior - 2015

• CGA First Team All-American Scholar-Athlete Selection
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Posted career-best mark of 15.150 on still rings against Nebraska
• Turned in a career-best high bar score of 14.900 at Oklahoma
• Competed on rings and parallel bars for the Illini at the NCAA Championships

Sophomore - 2014

• CGA Second Team All-American Scholar-Athlete Selection
• Competed in eight meets on the year, including Big Ten and NCAA Finals
• Competed on high bar, parallel bars, and rings
• Set career high on high bar at the Nebraska Invitational (14.650)

Freshman - 2013

• CGA Second Team All-American Scholar-Athlete Selection
• Competed in 11 meets, primarily on the rings, parallel bars and high bar
• Also competed on the pommel horse against UIC and the vault against UIC and at the Metroplex Challenge
• Posted three top-five high bar finishes, one top-five parallel bars finish and two top-five rings finishes
• Set a career high on the rings with a 14.850 at the Metroplex Challenge
• Set a career high on the parallel bars against Penn State (14.850)
• Set a career-high on high bar at Ohio State (14.500)

High School/Club

• 2011 Junior National champion on both parallel bars and rings after capturing two gold medals at Visa Championships
• Finished third on pommel horse, sixth on high bar and fifth in the all-around at the 2011 Visa Championships
• Took third on parallel bars at the 2011 Junior Olympic National Championships and first in the all-around at the National Qualifier
• Homeschooled
• Coached by Yin Alvarez
• Member of the junior national team from 2005-11

Personal

• Born Maximilian Guenter Mayr on June 1, 1994
• Son of Andreas and Ute Mayr
• Hobbies include surfing, ocean activities and hanging with friends
• Biggest thrill in sports is the feeling of completing a routine in competition
• Favorite athlete is Alexei Nemov because he had the best style and lines
• Plans to attend medical school after graduating
• Illinois hero growing up was Justin Spring