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2023 Men's Gymnastics Roster

Connor Van Loo

  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-7
  • Hometown Freeland, Mich.
  • High School Freeland

Biography

Career Accolades:
• 2020 CGA All-American (Vault; 8th best NQA in the nation)
• 2020 ECAC Rookie of the Year
• 2022 ECAC Vault Champion
• Qualified and competed at the 2021 NCAA Championship on the vault (t-7th in Qual. Meet)
• Qualified and competed at the 2022 NCAA Championship in floor exercise and vault (8th and 6th, respectively, in Qual. Meet)
• All-ECAC (2020: Vault & Floor Exercise - top6 / 2022: FX-3rd, VT-1st)
• USAG All-American (2020: Vault & Floor Exercise - top6)
• 2020 Navy Men's Gymnastics Freshman of the Year Award Winner
• CGA All-America Scholar-Athlete: 2020-Second Team; 2021 & 2022 - First Team
• ECAC All-Academic Team (2022)
• ECAC Rookie of the Week (Jan. 15, Feb. 5, Feb. 12, March 4 & March 11, 2020)
• ECAC Specialist of the Week (Feb. 9, 2022)

Career Highs:
FX: 
14.75 (at California, 2020)
V: 14.75 (Navy Open, 2020)
HB: 12.25 (William & Mary, 2020)

2022 (Junior):

Meet FX PH SR V PB HB AA
at West Point Open 13.1
t-11th
--- --- 14.35
5th
--- --- ---
at West Point Open
    Event Finals
12.8
4th
--- --- 14.4
2nd
--- --- ---
William & Mary 13.0
2nd
--- --- 14.5
1st
--- --- ---
Army - Star Meet 13.4
t-3rd
--- --- 14.6
1st
--- --- ---
at All-Academy 13.1
9th
--- --- 13.85
7th
--- --- ---
at William & Mary 13.15
t-2nd
--- --- 14.35
2nd
--- --- ---
USAG Coll. Champs
    Day 1 - Team/AA
13.8
5th
--- --- 14.2
13th
--- --- ---
at ECAC Champs. 13.7
t-3rd
--- --- 14.55
1st
--- --- ---
at NCAA Champs. -Q.
    Second Session
14.033
8th
--- --- 14.4
6th
--- --- ---
at NCAA Champs.
    Event Finals
13.033
t-37th
--- --- 13.866
t-31st
--- --- ---

2021 (Sophomore):

Meet FX PH SR V PB HB AA
Ohio State - Virtual 12.75
8th
--- --- 13.85
t-9th
--- --- ---
at All-Academy 13.75
4th
--- --- 14.55
t-3rd
--- --- ---
Stanford - Virtual 13.3
4th
--- --- 13.8
6th
--- 11.65
11th
---
at William & Mary --- --- --- 13.8
t-5th
--- 12.2
9th
---
Penn State - Virtual 14.3
2nd
--- --- 14.05
4th
--- --- ---
ECAC Champs. 13.35
11th
--- --- 13.3
14th
--- --- ---
at NCAA Champs. -Q.
    First Session
13.53
21st
--- --- 14.5
t-7th
--- --- ---
at NCAA Champs.
    Event Finals
--- --- --- 14.23
t-22nd
--- --- ---

2020 (Freshman):

Meet FX PH SR V PB HB AA
at West Point Open 13.85
3rd
--- --- 14.1
T-14th
--- --- ---
at West Point Open
    Event Finals
12.8
4th
--- --- --- --- --- ---
Navy Open 13.0
T-12th
--- --- 14.75
2nd
--- --- ---
William & Mary 13.2
T-6th
--- --- 14.05
2nd
--- 12.25
T-9th
---
Army - Star Meet 13.5
3rd
--- --- 14.2
T-4th
--- --- ---
at All-Academy 14.0
4th
--- --- 14.6
T-2nd
--- --- ---
at Ohio State 13.8
6th
--- --- 14.65
2nd
--- --- ---
at California 14.75
1st
--- --- 14.3
2nd
--- --- ---

Prior to Navy:
• Trained with the Mid-Michigan Gymnastics Club for head coach George Young
• 2016 JO Nationals Vault Champion (Level 9 - Age 14)
• Finished second vault at the 2019 JO Nationals (Level 10 - Age 18); placed fourth in the all-around, seventh on the parallel bars, eighth on both the floor exercise and pommel horse
• At the 2018 JO Nationals (Level 10 - Age 17), placed eighth on the high bar
• Region 5 All-Around & Vault Champion (2019)
• Recognized as a USAG Academic All-American all four years of high school 2016-17-18-19
• Participated in Freeland High School’s National Honor Society and Freeland Scholars programs

General:
• Son of Christopher and Erin
• Pastimes include hunting, fishing and spending time with his friends and family

Historical Player Information

  • 2020Freshman

    All-Around
    5'7"
  • 2021Sophomore

    All-Around
    5'7"
  • 2022Junior

    All-Around
    5'7"
  • 2023Senior

    All-Around
    5'7"