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University of Illinois Athletics

2021 Men's Gymnastics Roster

1 Joel Diaz

  • Ht./Wt. - /
  • Position SR, VT, PB, HB
  • Hometown Cypress, Texas
  • High School Cypress Woods H.S.

Biography

Career Highs

Floor Exercise: 12.400 (at Winter Cup Prelims, 2/15/18)
Pommel Horse: 11.500 (at Windy City Invitational, 1/13/18)
Still Rings: 13.833 (NCAA Qualifier, 4/19/19)
Vault: 14.000 (at Minnesota, 2/10/18)
Parallel Bars: 13.600 (at Minnesota, 3/22/21)
High Bar: 12.850 (at Windy City Invitational, 1/13/18)
All-Around: 76.300 (at Windy City Invitational, 1/13/18)

Senior- 2021

  • Saw action in nine meets on the season, competing on still rings and parallel bars.
  • Posted career-high 13.600 on parallel bars at Minnesota, 3/22/21.

Junior - 2020

  • Totaled a 13.650 on still rings for a season-high
  • Saw action in five meets on the season, competing on still rings and parallel bars

Sophomore - 2019

  • Turned in a career-best 13.833 rings routine at the NCAA Qualifier Session II
  • Saw action in 10 meets on the season, competing on both still rings and parallel bars

Freshman - 2018

  • Posted career-high scores on pommel horse (11.500), vault (14.000), high bar (12.850) and all-around (76.300) in his collegiate debut at the Windy City Invitational
  • Helped the Illini to the B1G team title with scores of 13.250 and 13.350 on rings and parallel bars, respectively
  • Finished with an all-around total of 73.050 at the Winter Cup Prelims
  • Saw action in 10 meets on the season 

High School/Club

  • Graduate of Cypress Woods High School
  • Two-time national champion in vault, and a five-time team national champion
  • Took first in rings, second in parallel bars, fourth in vault and third in the all-around at the 2016 Houston Invitational 

Personal

  • Diaz is the son of White and Rowena Diaz
  • Plans to major in mechanical engineering at Illinois

Historical Player Information

  • 1

    2018Freshman

    AA
    1
  • 1

    2019Sophomore

    AA
    1
  • 1

    2020Junior

    SR, VT, PB, HB
    1
  • 1

    2021Senior

    SR, VT, PB, HB
    1