2026 Men's Gymnastics Roster
Jersey Number 11
Nathan Whitaker
- Position:
- All-Around
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 5-8
- Major:
- Financial Planning
- Hometown:
- Lexington, Ky.
- High School:
- Lafayette High School
 2026 CGA Regular Season Floor All-American |
| Letterwinner (2025, '26) |
Individual Titles
| Event | Titles |
| Floor Exercise | 4 |
| Total | 4 |
Career Highs
| Event | Score |
| Floor Exercise | 14.550 | at Sam Mikulak Invitational | Jan. 24, 2026 |
| Vault | 13.900 | at Penn State | Feb. 1, 2026 |
| Parallel Bars | 13.600 | at Penn State | Feb. 1, 2026 |
2026 - Sophomore
- CGA Regular Season All-American (floor)
- Competed in four meets, primarily on floor, vault, and parallel bars
- Secured three event titles, all on floor, before suffering a season-ending injury on Feb. 7
- Ranked as high as No. 1 in the country on floor
- Claimed the floor title at the Sam Mikulak Invitational on Jan. 24
- Took home the floor title at Penn State on Feb. 1
- Earned the floor title vs. Michigan on Feb. 7
- Academic All-Big Ten
2025 - Freshman
- Competed in eight meets, primarily on floor and parallel bars
- Made his Illini debut at the Windy City Invitational (Jan. 18) on floor and parallel bars
- Won his first event title on floor at the Windy City Invitational (Jan. 18) with a 13.700
High School/Club Stats
- Seven-time state all-around champion
- 2023 Junior Elite Nationals runner-up on floor
- 2023-2024 Region 5 Elite Team member
- 2024 Elite Team Cup athlete
Personal
- Born Nov. 3, 2005
- Majoring in financial planning
- Parents are Shane and Ivy Whitaker
- Brother, Daniel, competed for Pepperdine University in track and cross country
- Chose Illinois because "it felt like home, with the unmatched team culture and motivated coaches."
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