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2025 Men's Gymnastics Roster

Debbie Latta
Tim Shahan

Benjamin Venters

  • Class Junior
  • Position All-Around
  • Height 5-10
  • Hometown Escondido, Calif.
  • High School Rancho Bernardo

Biography

Career Accolades:
• ECAC All-Academic Team (2023)
• College Gymnastics Association All-America Scholar-Athlete (2024 - 2nd Tm)

Career Highs:
R: 10.95 (at Oklahoma, 2024)

2024 (Sophomore):

Meet FX PH SR V PB HB AA
at Oklahoma --- --- 10.95
10th
--- --- --- ---

2023 (Freshman):
Did not compete in a varsity meet as a freshman.

Prior to Navy
• Participated in club gymnastics with Champion Gymnastics for coaches JJ Ross and Daniel Bernal
• Finished eighth on the parallel bars at the 2022 Region 1 Championship
• 2020 SCMGA South Conference All-Around Champion
• Three-time USAG Academic All-American 2020-22) while studying at Rancho Bernardo High School
 
General
• Son of Efrem and Cheryl
• Father graduated from the Naval Academy as part of the Class of 1990; he was a four-year member of the USNA track & field team (1986-90)
• Enjoys grilling and being outdoors; is a certified by National Gymnastics Judges Association

Historical Player Information

  • 2023Freshman

    All-Around
    5'10"
  • 2024Sophomore

    All-Around
    5'10"
  • 2025Junior

    All-Around
    5'10"