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University of Illinois Athletics

2026 Men's Gymnastics Roster

Sam Kaplan

  • Class Junior
  • Height 5-6
  • Major Financial Planning
  • Hometown Fairhaven, Mass.
  • High School Fairhaven High School
  • Prev School Springfield College

Biography

Prior to Illinois

  • Competed at Springfield College from 2022-24
  • 2024 ECAC Gymnast of the Year
  • 2024 USAG Men's Collegiate National Championships all-around runner-up
  • Five-time USAG All-American honors
  • Trained at Aim High Academy

Personal

  • Born March 10, 2004
  • Majoring in financial planning 
  • Parents are Jason and Tanya Kaplan
  • Two siblings: Ava and Elias
  • Chose Illinois because “team culture is something I really care about, and no school does it better than Illinois. The coaching is unlike anything I have ever seen, so it was a no-brainer for me to want to come and be part of the famILLy.”