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University of Illinois Athletics

2026 Men's Gymnastics Roster

27 Garrett Schooley

  • Position All-Around
  • Class Junior
  • Height 5-10
  • Major Recreation, Sport and Tourism
  • Hometown Sarasota, Fla.
  • High School Braden River High School
  • Instagram garrett_schooley

Biography

NCAA Badge NCAA Vault All-American (2025)
USA Button Regular Season Vault All-American (2025)
 Letterwinner (2024, 25)

Individual Titles 

Event Titles
Vault 6
All-Around 1
Total  7

Career Highs

Event Score
Floor Exercise 14.300 | at No. 6 Ohio State | March 25, 2025
Pommel Horse 13.600 | at NCAA Qualifiers | April 19, 2024
Still Rings 13.800 | at EVO Collegiate Open | Feb. 9, 2024
Vault 14.750 | 2x, last vs. Michigan | Feb. 3, 2024
Parallel Bars 13.666 | at Windy City Invitational | Jan. 13, 2024
High Bar 13.500 | at Nebraska | March 10, 2024
All-Around 80.100 | at Nebraska | March 10, 2024

Sophomore - 2025

  • Competed in 10 meets, including both days of the Big Ten Championships, primarily on floor and vault
  • Regular season vault All-American
  • Achieved a new season high on vault (14.700) at the Big Ten Championships
  • Earned a share of the vault title at the Windy City Invitational (Jan. 18)
  • Won the vault title vs. No. 4 Nebraska on Jan. 31
  • Set a new season high on floor (13.600) vs No. 6 Penn State on March 8 
  • Won the vault title vs. No. 6 Penn State on March 8
  • Won the vault title at No. 6 Ohio State on March 25
  • Earned a career high on floor at No. 6 Ohio State on March 25
  • Won the vault title at NCAA Championships Qualifiers on April 18
  • Placed third at NCAA Championships Finals on April 19 to earn NCAA All-American status
  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • CSC Academic All-District

Freshman - 2024

  • Made his Illini debut at the Windy City Invitational on Jan. 13
  • Competed in eight meets, primarily on vault and still rings
  • Won two event titles 
  • Broke his career high on vault (14.750) at Greenville on Jan. 20
  • Secured a career high on still rings  (13.800) at the EVO Collegiate Open on Feb. 9 
  • Broke his career high on high bar (13.500) at Nebraska on March 10
  • Set a career high on pommel horse (13.600) at NCAA Qualifiers on April 19
  • Earned a career high on parallel bars (13.666) at NCAA Super Six on April 20
  • Broke his career high in all-around (80.100) at Nebraska on March 10 

High School/Club

  • Qualified for the Elite Team Cup all four years of high school – placing in second in the all-around, and first on floor and pommel horse in 2022
  • Qualified for the national championships and has made nationals eight times in his career, placing sixth in 2022, 12th in 2021 and fourth in 2019, each in all-around 

Personal 

  • Born Dec. 9, 2004
  • Parents are Mike and Melissa Schooley
  • Has three siblings, Shae, Brie and Kiki
  • Pursuing a degree in Recreation, Sport and Tourism with an emphasis in Sport Management
  • Chose Illinois because "the strength of their athletic and academic program as well as the team atmosphere in the gym." 

Historical Player Information

  • 27

    2024Freshman

    All-Around
    5'10"
    27
  • 27

    2025Sophomore

    All-Around
    5'10"
    27
  • 27

    2026Junior

    All-Around
    5'10"
    27