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.