Tate Costa

Photo by: Illinois Fighting Illini

Photo by: Illinois Fighting Illini

USA Gymnastics Senior National Development Team Member (2025)

High Bar National Champion (2024)

2x NCAA All-American (2024)

2024 All-Around All-American

First Team All-Big Ten (2024)

Letterwinner (2023, 24)

Academic All-Big Ten
Saw action in all 14 meets
Earned seven event titles
Secured his first parallel bars title (13.650) of his career at Greenville on Jan. 20
Broke his career high on floor (14.400) and parallel bars (14.100) versus Ohio State on March 16
Secured a career high on pommel horse (13.666) and all-around (81.999) at NCAA Qualifiers on April 19
Earned a career high on vault (14.100) at NCAA Super Six on April 20
Scored career highs in parallel bars (13.750) and high bar (14.300) versus Michigan on Feb. 3
Named B1G Gymnast of the Week on Feb. 5

Saw action in seven meets competing on high bar
Made Illini debut at Windy City Invitational on vault, parallel bars, high bar, floor and pommel horse
Set two new career highs on parallel bars (13.250) and high bar (13.700)
Illinois Spirit Award finalist
Was named team captain for the 2024 season

2022 Junior Elite Nationals
Ninth place on all around, fourth on high bar and sixth on floor at the Junior Elite Nationals

Born May 22, 2004
Pursuing a M.S. in business analytics
Parents are Chris and Stephanie Costa
One brother, Owen, and one sister, Ruby
Chose Illinois because of "the strong team culture carried by the team here because of their great academics, specifically the engineering school.”