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2023 Men's Gymnastics Roster

20 Josh Cook

  • Position All-Around
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Penarth, Wales
  • High School Stanwell School
  • Instagram josh_cook101
  • Twitter josh_cook2015

Biography

Event Titles
Floor --
Rings 1
Vault --
High Bar 1
All-Around 1
TotalĀ  3

Career Highs

Floor Exercise: 14.300 (at Minnesota, 3/22/21)
Pommel Horse: 12.400 (vs Ohio State, 2/5/22)
Still Rings: 14.000Ā (vs. Penn State, 2/4/23)
Vault: 14.450Ā (at Big Ten Championships, 3/31/23)
Parallel Bars: 12.800 (vs Springfield College, 2/9/20)
High Bar: 13.800 (3x, last at Penn State, 2/4/23)
All-Around: 78.300 (vs Springfield College, 2/9/20)

Senior - 2023

  • Academic All- Big TenĀ 
  • Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
  • Saw action in ten meets, primarily on floor, still rings and high bar
  • Earned three event titles (high bar, still rings, all-around)Ā Ā 
  • Tied his career-high on still rings (13.700) on Jan. 21 against Greenville
  • Set two new career-highs on still rings (14.000) andĀ vault (14.450)
  • Set a season-high on floor (13.900) on Feb. 4 against Penn StateĀ 

Junior - 2022

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Posted three new career highs in still rings (13.700), pommel horse (12.400) and vault (14.050)
  • Saw action in six meets on the season, primarily competing in rings and floorĀ 

Sophomore - 2021

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Saw action in five meets on the season, primarily competing in floor, rings and high bar
  • Posted career-highs on floor (14.300 at Minnesota) and vault (14.050 vs Michigan, Nebraska)

Freshman - 2020

  • Saw action in seven meets, primarily competing in still rings and high bar
  • Totaled a career-best 13.800 on high bar against Michigan & Penn State

High School/Club

  • British Masters Medalist in 2019 and 2018
  • 2018 Commonwealth Games All-Around Finalist
  • 2018 Welsh Senior All-Around Champion
  • Northern European Still Rings Champion

Personal

  • Born October 19, 2000
  • Parents are Simon and Nikki Cook
  • Has one brother, Jamie
  • Brother, Jamie sails for Great BritainĀ 
  • Chose Illinois because, "it's an amazing opportunity to integrate school and gymnasticsĀ under a great coaching staff with current and prior athletes competing, not only highly within the NCAA , but also on a world stage."

Historical Player Information

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    2020Freshman

    AA
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  • 20

    2021Sophomore

    AA
    20
  • 20

    2022Junior

    AA
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    2023Senior

    All-Around
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