2026 Men's Gymnastics Roster
Jersey Number 12
Sam Kaplan
- Position:
- All-Around
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 5-6
- Major:
- Financial Planning
- Hometown:
- Fairhaven, Mass.
- High School:
- Fairhaven High School
- Prev School:
- Springfield College
Individual Titles
| Event | Titles |
| Parallel Bars | 1 |
| All-Around | 1 |
| Total | 2 |
Career Highs (at Illinois)
| Event | Score |
| Floor Exercise | 12.400 | at Ohio State Open | Jan. 18, 2026 |
| Pommel Horse | 12.950 | at Penn State | Feb. 1, 2026 |
| Still Rings | 12.950 | at Sam Mikulak Invitational | Jan. 24, 2026 |
| Vault | 13.550 | at Ohio State Open | Jan. 18, 2026 |
| Parallel Bars | 13.650 | at Penn State | March 16, 2024 |
| High Bar | 13.000 | at Ohio State Open | Jan. 18, 2026 |
| All-Around | 75.950 | at Ohio State Open | Jan. 18, 2026 |
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.”
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