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University of Illinois Athletics

2022 Men's Gymnastics Roster

18 Tyler Schmidt

  • Position PH, SR, PB
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Plymouth, Minn.
  • High School Wayzata
  • Instagram tschmidt18
  • Twitter t_schmidt18

Biography

Career Highs

Pommel Horse: 13.100 (at Iowa, 2/13/21)
Parallel Bars: 12.300 (at Minnesota, 1/24/20)

Junior - 2022

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Did not compete

Sophomore- 2021

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Saw action in eight meets on the season, competing in pommel horse
  • Set career-high on pommel horse (13.100)

Freshman - 2020

  • Saw action in one meet on the season, competing on both the pommel horse and parallel bars
  • Made collegiate debut at Minnesota
  • Put together an 11.300 pommel horse routine and a 12.300 parallel bars routine at Minnesota, marking career highs

High School/Club

  • Junior Olympic Gymnast
  • Two-time Junior Olympic National Qualifier
  • Awarded silver medal with Team USA at Maccabiah Games in 2017
  • Third place All-Around in the Nation
  • Four-time Academic All-American

Personal

  • Born October 6, 2000
  • Parents are Andy and Amy Schmidt
  • Has one sister, Kayli
  • Uncle, Dan, played baseball at University of Minnesota for three years
  • Pursing his bachelor's in marketing and management 
  • Chose Illinois because, "of the athletic opportunity, the community/people, and the great academics."

Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2020Freshman

    PH, SR, PB
    18
  • 18

    2021Sophomore

    PH, SR, PB
    18
  • 18

    2022Junior

    PH, SR, PB
    18