Men's Gymnastics Roster - University of Illinois Athletics

Kaleb Palacio
Position AA Academic Year Sr.Height 5' 6''
Hometown Bacliff, TexasLast School The Bridge Academy of Excellence
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Zac Myers
Position AA Academic Year Fr.Height 5' 5''
Hometown Odessa, Fla.Last School Steinbrenner HS
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Giel Vandeberg
Position AA Academic Year Fr.Height 5' 9''
Hometown Antwerp, BelgiumLast School Atheneum Voskenslaan
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Alex Karadzhov
Position AA Academic Year So.Height 5' 8''
Hometown St. Petersburg, Fla.Last School Pinellas Virtual School
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Vahe Petrosyan
Position AA Academic Year Sr.Height 5' 8''
Hometown Los Angeles, Calif.Last School Homeschooled
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Matthew Vu Nguyen
Position AA Academic Year Jr.Height 5' 7''
Hometown Houston, TexasLast School Homeschooled
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Hasan Aydogdu
Position AA Academic Year Jr.Height 5' 6''
Hometown Carlstadt, N.J.Last School Bergen County Technical High School
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Ian Sandoval
Position AA Academic Year Jr.Height 5' 5''
Hometown Frisco, TexasLast School Texas Connections Academy
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Nathan Whitaker
Position AA Academic Year Jr.Height 5' 8''
Hometown Lexington, Ky.Last School Lafayette High School
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Sam Kaplan
Position AA Academic Year 5thHeight 5' 6''
Hometown Fairhaven, Mass.Last School Fairhaven High School
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Dwayne Johnson Jr.
Position AA Academic Year Fr.Height 5' 2''
Hometown New Orleans, La.Last School St. Augustine HS
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Zion Aserie
Position AA Academic Year Fr.Height 5' 5''
Hometown Birmingham, United KingdomLast School Sutton Coldfield College
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Jaxon Clapper
Position AA Academic Year Sr.Height 5' 7''
Hometown Kansas City, Mo.Last School Liberty North HS
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Tate Costa
Position AA Is Captain (C) Academic Year 5thHeight 5' 7''
Hometown Narragansett, R.I.Last School Narragansett High School
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Brandon Dang
Position PH Academic Year Sr.Height 5' 9''
Hometown San Jose, Calif.Last School Evergreen Valley High School
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Garrett Schooley
Position AA Academic Year Sr.Height 5' 10''
Hometown Sarasota, Fla.Last School Braden River High School
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Dylan Shepard
Position AA Academic Year Sr.Height 5' 8''
Hometown Orlando, Fla.Last School Circle Christian School
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Preston Ngai
Position AA Academic Year Sr.Height 5' 7''
Hometown Elk Grove, Calif.Last School Rio Valley Charter School
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Coaching Staff

Daniel Ribeiro
Head Coach
Phone217-333-8764
dribeir2@illinois.edu
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Don Osborn
Assistant Coach
Phone217-300-3536
daosborn@illinois.edu
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Jake Bonnay
Assistant Coach
jbonnay@illinois.edu
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AA Sr. 5' 6''

Bacliff, Texas The Bridge Academy of Excellence

AA Fr. 5' 5''

Odessa, Fla. Steinbrenner HS

AA Fr. 5' 9''

Antwerp, Belgium Atheneum Voskenslaan

AA So. 5' 8''

St. Petersburg, Fla. Pinellas Virtual School

AA Sr. 5' 8''

Los Angeles, Calif. Homeschooled

AA Jr. 5' 7''

Houston, Texas Homeschooled

AA Jr. 5' 6''

Carlstadt, N.J. Bergen County Technical High School

AA Jr. 5' 5''

Frisco, Texas Texas Connections Academy

AA Jr. 5' 8''

Lexington, Ky. Lafayette High School

AA 5th 5' 6''

Fairhaven, Mass. Fairhaven High School

AA Fr. 5' 2''

New Orleans, La. St. Augustine HS

AA Fr. 5' 5''

Birmingham, United Kingdom Sutton Coldfield College

AA Sr. 5' 7''

Kansas City, Mo. Liberty North HS

AA Is Captain (C) 5th 5' 7''

Narragansett, R.I. Narragansett High School

PH Sr. 5' 9''

San Jose, Calif. Evergreen Valley High School

AA Sr. 5' 10''

Sarasota, Fla. Braden River High School

AA Sr. 5' 8''

Orlando, Fla. Circle Christian School

AA Sr. 5' 7''

Elk Grove, Calif. Rio Valley Charter School

Coaching Staff

Head Coach /Men's Gymnastics

217-333-8764

dribeir2@illinois.edu

Assistant Coach /Men's Gymnastics

217-300-3536

daosborn@illinois.edu

Assistant Coach /Men's Gymnastics

jbonnay@illinois.edu


1	Kaleb Palacio	Sr.	AA	Bacliff, Texas	The Bridge Academy of Excellence
4	Zac Myers	Fr.	AA	Odessa, Fla.	Steinbrenner HS
5	Giel Vandeberg	Fr.	AA	Antwerp, Belgium	Atheneum Voskenslaan
6	Alex Karadzhov	So.	AA	St. Petersburg, Fla.	Pinellas Virtual School		alexgymnast50
7	Vahe Petrosyan	Sr.	AA	Los Angeles, Calif.	Homeschooled		vahepetrosyan_
8	Matthew Vu Nguyen	Jr.	AA	Houston, Texas	Homeschooled	@matthewvnguyen	matthewvnguyen
9	Hasan Aydogdu	Jr.	AA	Carlstadt, N.J.	Bergen County Technical High School		hasan_aydogdu_gymnastics
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10	Ian Sandoval	Jr.	AA	Frisco, Texas	Texas Connections Academy		ian_sandoval_gymnastics
11	Nathan Whitaker	Jr.	AA	Lexington, Ky.	Lafayette High School		nathanwhitakerr
12	Sam Kaplan	5th	AA	Fairhaven, Mass.	Fairhaven High School
13	Dwayne Johnson Jr.	Fr.	AA	New Orleans, La.	St. Augustine HS
14	Zion Aserie	Fr.	AA	Birmingham, United Kingdom	Sutton Coldfield College
22	Jaxon Clapper	Sr.	AA	Kansas City, Mo.	Liberty North HS
24	Tate Costa	5th	AA	Narragansett, R.I.	Narragansett High School		__tate._
26	Brandon Dang	Sr.	PH	San Jose, Calif.	Evergreen Valley High School		brandon_dang_
27	Garrett Schooley	Sr.	AA	Sarasota, Fla.	Braden River High School		garrett_schooley
28	Dylan Shepard	Sr.	AA	Orlando, Fla.	Circle Christian School		dylan_shepard_gym
42	Preston Ngai	Sr.	AA	Elk Grove, Calif.	Rio Valley Charter School		prestonngai


Daniel Ribeiro	Head Coach	dribeir2@illinois.edu	217-333-8764
Don Osborn	Assistant Coach	daosborn@illinois.edu	217-300-3536
Jake Bonnay	Assistant Coach	jbonnay@illinois.edu

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Coaching Staff
Image	Name	Title	Email	Phone Number
	Daniel Ribeiro	Head Coach	dribeir2@illinois.edu	217-333-8764
	Don Osborn	Assistant Coach	daosborn@illinois.edu	217-300-3536
	Jake Bonnay	Assistant Coach	jbonnay@illinois.edu

2027 Men's Gymnastics Roster

Players

Kaleb Palacio

Zac Myers

Giel Vandeberg

Alex Karadzhov

Vahe Petrosyan

Matthew Vu Nguyen

Hasan Aydogdu

Ian Sandoval

Nathan Whitaker

Sam Kaplan

Dwayne Johnson Jr.

Zion Aserie

Jaxon Clapper

Tate Costa

Brandon Dang

Garrett Schooley

Dylan Shepard

Preston Ngai

Coaching Staff

Daniel Ribeiro

Don Osborn

Jake Bonnay

Players

Kaleb Palacio

Zac Myers

Giel Vandeberg

Alex Karadzhov

Vahe Petrosyan

Matthew Vu Nguyen

Hasan Aydogdu

Ian Sandoval

Nathan Whitaker

Sam Kaplan

Dwayne Johnson Jr.

Zion Aserie

Jaxon Clapper

Tate Costa

Brandon Dang

Garrett Schooley

Dylan Shepard

Preston Ngai

Coaching Staff

Daniel Ribeiro

Don Osborn

Jake Bonnay

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