Birthdate: 12/31/1985 Program: Men's Artistic Level: Senior Current Residence: Houston, TX Club: Cypress Academy of Gymnastics Head Coach: Tom Meadows

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• 2012 Olympic team member. Competed in high bar finals.
• 2012 U.S. still rings champion and high bar bronze medalist
• 2011 World Championships Team bronze medalist
• Three-time American Cup all-around champion - 2006, 2007, 2011
• 2010 World all-around bronze medalist
• Two-time U.S. all-around champions - 2009, 2010
• 2009 U.S. still rings and high bar (tie) champion
• 2008 Olympic horizontal bar silver medalist and team bronze medalist
• 2008 USA Gymnastics Men's Athlete of the Year
• 2008 NCAA Nissen-Emery Award winner
• 2006-2007, 2009-11 World Championships Team member
• 2006 NCAA all-around champion
• Holds Oklahoma records for career All-America honors (18) and career NCAA individual titles (six)
• Won three NCAA team titles with Oklahoma (2005-06, 2008)

Name of College: University of Oklahoma
Year you began gymnastics: 1990
Favorite Event: High bar
How did you get involved in gymnastics: I was a wild child. I once climbed a pole in the middle of Target all the way to the ceiling. I used to do back flips on my parents' bed and I rode a garage door to the top when I was 3 years old.
Favorite thing about gymnastics: It's always a thrill and a rush of adrenaline. The greatest thing in this sport is learning a new skill and perfecting it when you struggled on it for a while.
What are your goals for gymnastics?: To bring home a gold medal from the Olympic Games.
Names of parents/guardians: Father, Robert, is an engineer, and mother, Margo, is a realtor. Wife is Haley De Prospero (6/20/09)
Names of sibling(s): Older sister, Margo, is a dance instructor.
Family members in sports: Wife Haley was a gymnast at Oklahoma