Jack Gagamov

"Nothing worth having was ever achieved without effort." -Theodore Roosevelt

Stats

Height: 5'5"

High School: Vernon Hills High School

Club: Libertyville Gymnastics Academy

Level: 10

Career Scores

Year Floor Horse Rings Vault P-Bars High Bar

2020 Season Highs 13.3 12.7 12.5 13.1 13.6 12.3

2021 Season Highs 13.2 13.5 12.75 13.5 13.25 12.85

2022 Season Highs 12.75 13.2 12.9 13.3 12.9 13.4

Awards

2022 Czech Nationals, Brno, CZ- 3rd AA, Event Finals-Floor, 1st, High Bar- 3rd, Rings-4th

2022 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Mesa, AZ (JE L10 Age 16)

2022 International Junior Team Cup Berlin -7th- PH

2021 Olympic Hopes Cup - 4th- PH; 6th-AA, HB, FX

2021 US Championships, Fort Worth, Tex. (L10 Age 15)

2021 Men's Development Program National Championships, Daytona Beach, Fla. - 5th-HB; 8th-AA (JE L10 Age 15)

2019 Czech Nationals (2nd-AA, 1st-Floor)

2019 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Reno, Nev. - 6th-HB (JE L9 Age 13)

2018 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Oklahoma City, Okla. - 7th-VT(T) (JE L8 Age 12)

2017 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Kissimmee, Fla. (JE L8 Age 11)

Regional Team Member since 2018

Academic All-American 2020, 2021, 2022

Team Captain 2022


Academics

GPA: 4.452

AP Classes: AP European History, AP US History, AP Physics I and II, AP Seminar

Clubs and Activities: NHS, Slavic Club, Bass Fishing Club, Ping Pong Club, Pep Band, Wind Ensemble, Outdoor Adventure Club

Awards: National German Exam Silver Medal (2021 and 2022), History Fair National Qualifier (2022), Sugarman Award (2021, 2022), High Honor Roll (2019-Present), Super State Band - 1st place


Personal Statement

There will be times when things are difficult, and those are the times that you have a choice. You can choose to be overwhelmed by the difficulties, or you can chose to grow and adapt. I choose the latter. There's always a path, it just might not be the one you anticipated.