2018 Men's Gymnastics Roster
Biography
Individual Event Titles
Event |
Titles |
Floor |
-- |
Pommel Horse |
-- |
Still Rings |
1 |
Vault |
-- |
Parallel Bars |
-- |
High Bar |
-- |
All-Around |
-- |
Total |
1 |
Career Highlights
- NCAA Still Rings All-American (2018)
- 2018 CGA First Team All-American Scholar-Athlete Selection
- 2017 CGA Second Team All-American Scholar-Athlete Selection
- Academic All-Big Ten (2018)
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2018)
- One career title won, still rings
Career Highs
2017-Present
Still Rings: 14.200 (vs. Ohio State, 3/24/17)
2013-2016
Still Rings: 15.350 (vs. Temple/UIC, 2/6/16)
Senior - 2018
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
- CGA First Team All-American Scholar-Athlete Selection
- Academic All-Big Ten
- NCAA Still Rings All-American
- Posted a season-best 14.000 on rings at the Stanford Invite (3/3/18)
- Competed on rings in 12 meets on the season for the Illini
Junior - 2017
- CGA Second Team All-American Scholar-Athlete Selection
- Competed for the Illini in 11 meets on still rings
- Participated in Big Ten Event Finals and NCAA Finals
- Recorded season-best 14.200 against Ohio State on still rings
Sophomore - 2016
- Competed for the Illini in all but one regular season meet
- Won the still rings event title against Temple and UIC
- Posted two scores above 15.0 on still rings
- Registered five top-five finishes on the still rings across the season
- Saw action for the Illini during both days of NCAA Championship competition
- Recorded his career-high score of 15.350 against Temple and UIC
Freshman - 2015
- Saw action for Illinois on the still rings in all but three regular-season meets
- Posted career-high score of 14.700 twice; against both Penn State and Stanford
High School/Club
- Graduate of Gahanna Lincoln High School
- Coached by Rustam Sharipov, Casimiro Suarez, Bob Gauthier and DeRon McIntyre
- Finished second at the 2013 Junior Olympic Nationals on still rings
- Qualified for the Region 5 championships six times
Personal
- Born Dennis Michael Minton on May 18, 1996
- Son of Chris and Gretchen Minton
- Hobbies include listening to music, playing Xbox and hanging out with friends
- Biggest thrill in sports was taking second place on rings at the 2013 Junior Olympics
- Has one younger sister, Madeline
- Studying Kinesiology
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