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University of Illinois Athletics

2018 Men's Gymnastics Roster

10 Dennis Minton

  • Ht./Wt. - /
  • Position SR
  • Hometown Gahanna, Ohio
  • High School Gahanna Lincoln

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

Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2015Freshman

    SR
    10
  • 10

    2016Sophomore

    SR
    10
  • 10

    2017Junior

    SR
    10
  • 10

    2018Senior

    SR
    10