Skip To Main Content

University of Illinois Athletics

2026 Men's Gymnastics Roster

7 Vahe Petrosyan

  • Position All-Around
  • Class Junior
  • Height 5-8
  • Major Kinesiology
  • Hometown Los Angeles, Calif.
  • High School Homeschooled
  • Instagram vahepetrosyan_

Biography

 Letterwinner (2024, 25)

Individual Titles 

Event Titles
High Bars 1
Parallel Bars 1
Total  2

Career Highs

Event Score
Pommel Horse 13.350 | at Greenville | Jan. 20, 2024
Vault 13.650 | at Penn State | March 23, 2024
Parallel Bars 14.150 | vs. William & Mary, Simpson | March 1, 2024
Floor 13.800 | vs. Army and Greenville | March 1, 2025
High Bar 13.600 | vs. Army and Greenville | March 1, 2025

Sophomore - 2025

  • Competed in four meets, primarily on floor and high bar
  • Set a new career high on floor (13.800)  vs. Army and Greenville on March 1
  • Set a new career high and won event title on high bar (13.600)  vs. Army and Greenville on March 1 
  • Academic All-Big Ten

Freshman - 2024

  • Made Illini debut on pommel horse (13.350), parallel bars (13.350) and high bar (11.550) at Greenville on Jan. 20
  • Earned his first title on parallel bars (14.150) versus William & Mary, Simpson on March 1
  • Competed in seven meets, primarily on parallel bars
  • Broke his career high on high bar (13.300) at the NCAA Super Six on April 20 

High School/Club

  • Trained at Gymnastics Olympica with coaches Paul Sargsyan and Capri Sano, who are arguably some of the best technical coaches in the world
  • Consecutive four-time All-Around National Champion 
  • All-around champion at the U.S. Championships
  • Helped win all-around team gold at the 2021 Pan American Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico
  • Helped secure team gold at the 2022 DTB Pokal in Stuttgart, Germany
  • Won an individual gold medal on high-bar and still rings in Stuttgart, Germany
  • Won an individual gold medal in all-around at the 2021 Pan Am Games in Cali, Colombia

Personal

  • Born on Sept. 10, 2005
  • Parents are Rudolf Petrosyan and Taguhi Manucharyan
  • Has two siblings, Milena and Elen
  • Pursing a degree in kinesiology
  • Chose Illinois because of "its welcoming and pleasant environment. The gymnastics team and coaches have created a gratifying culture like no other. The gymnastics team and coaches as a whole were all highly passionate and prideful in their work, which is exactly what I was looking for in a team."

Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2024Freshman

    All-Around
    5'8"
    7
  • 7

    2025Sophomore

    All-Around
    5'8"
    7
  • 7

    2026Junior

    All-Around
    5'8"
    7