University of Minnesota Athletics
2020-21 Men's Gymnastics Roster
Henry Meeker
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Minneapolis, Minn.
- High School:
- Southwest High School
2021 | SENIOR SEASON
Was named team captain by his teammates for the 2021 season • Academic All-Big Ten honoree • started off his senior season competing on pommel horse (11.550) and rings (12.200) for the Gophers against Iowa • recorded a career high score of 13.300 on pommel horse against the Buckeyes, which earned second place • also competed on rings (13.250) against Ohio State • set a then career high on rings with a 13.500 against Michigan on the road • the following week set another new career high on rings (13.550) at home against Illinois • competed for the Gophers on pommel horse and still rings at the Big Ten Championships • competed on pommel horse and still rings for the Maroon & Gold at the NCAA Championship Qualifiers and the NCAA Championship Finals.
2020 | JUNIOR SEASON
Competed pommel horse, rings and parallel bars • Academic All-Big Ten and Big Ten Distinguished Scholar selection • received Golden Goldys Top Five award for earning a top five GPA amongst all male student-athletes • saw action in each regular season meet for Minnesota • made junior debut at Rocky Mountain Open and competed pommel horse (12.350), rings (12.950) and parallel bars (12.400) • set a new career high on rings (13.450) and a season high on pommel horse (12.950) at Windy City Invitational and also saw action on p-bars • set a career high of 13.350 on p-bars against Illinois • placed fifth on rings (13.100) and seventh on horse (12.750) at Iowa • competed horse and rings against Washington • made the horse, rings and p-bars lineup at Nebraska • tied for seventh on rings at Michigan (13.300)
2019 | SOPHOMORE SEASON
Competed in eight regular season meets, primarily on pommel horse • Minnesota's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award recipient and Spirit of Gopher Gymnastics Award winner • Academic All-Big Ten selection • made season debut at Rocky Mountain Open and posted a 12.250 on horse • Scored a 12.050 on horse at Windy City Invitational • scored a 12.650 on horse and made his debut on rings for the season with a 13.150 vs. Michigan • scored 12.000 on horse at Iowa • took seventh on horse with a then-career high of 12.700 and also set a career high on rings with a 13.250 for fourth place against ASU and UMN Club • scored 11.550 on horse at Nebraska • earned bronze on pommel horse vs. Air Force with a new career high of 13.200 • also scored 13.200 in home finale vs. Iowa and Penn State • competed horse at Big Ten Championships (12.600) and NCAAs (12.033)
2018 | FRESHMAN SEASON
Competed on pommel horse • debuted with a 12.700 score on pommel horse at the Windy City Invitational • had a 10.300 on horse at UIC.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Academic All-American from Southwest High School • All-State gymnast from 2011-2017 • qualified for first Junior Olympic Nationals competition as just a sixth grader • finished fifth on pommel horse and parallel bars at the 2017 nationals • finished fourth place in the all-around at the 2017 Junior Olympic Nationals • top all-around score was a 79.1.
PERSONAL
Son of Brian and Barb Meeker • has one brother (Nash) • father, Brian, competed for Gopher men’s gymnastics from 1979-1982 • engineering major
* denotes career high
Was named team captain by his teammates for the 2021 season • Academic All-Big Ten honoree • started off his senior season competing on pommel horse (11.550) and rings (12.200) for the Gophers against Iowa • recorded a career high score of 13.300 on pommel horse against the Buckeyes, which earned second place • also competed on rings (13.250) against Ohio State • set a then career high on rings with a 13.500 against Michigan on the road • the following week set another new career high on rings (13.550) at home against Illinois • competed for the Gophers on pommel horse and still rings at the Big Ten Championships • competed on pommel horse and still rings for the Maroon & Gold at the NCAA Championship Qualifiers and the NCAA Championship Finals.
2020 | JUNIOR SEASON
Competed pommel horse, rings and parallel bars • Academic All-Big Ten and Big Ten Distinguished Scholar selection • received Golden Goldys Top Five award for earning a top five GPA amongst all male student-athletes • saw action in each regular season meet for Minnesota • made junior debut at Rocky Mountain Open and competed pommel horse (12.350), rings (12.950) and parallel bars (12.400) • set a new career high on rings (13.450) and a season high on pommel horse (12.950) at Windy City Invitational and also saw action on p-bars • set a career high of 13.350 on p-bars against Illinois • placed fifth on rings (13.100) and seventh on horse (12.750) at Iowa • competed horse and rings against Washington • made the horse, rings and p-bars lineup at Nebraska • tied for seventh on rings at Michigan (13.300)
2019 | SOPHOMORE SEASON
Competed in eight regular season meets, primarily on pommel horse • Minnesota's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award recipient and Spirit of Gopher Gymnastics Award winner • Academic All-Big Ten selection • made season debut at Rocky Mountain Open and posted a 12.250 on horse • Scored a 12.050 on horse at Windy City Invitational • scored a 12.650 on horse and made his debut on rings for the season with a 13.150 vs. Michigan • scored 12.000 on horse at Iowa • took seventh on horse with a then-career high of 12.700 and also set a career high on rings with a 13.250 for fourth place against ASU and UMN Club • scored 11.550 on horse at Nebraska • earned bronze on pommel horse vs. Air Force with a new career high of 13.200 • also scored 13.200 in home finale vs. Iowa and Penn State • competed horse at Big Ten Championships (12.600) and NCAAs (12.033)
2018 | FRESHMAN SEASON
Competed on pommel horse • debuted with a 12.700 score on pommel horse at the Windy City Invitational • had a 10.300 on horse at UIC.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Academic All-American from Southwest High School • All-State gymnast from 2011-2017 • qualified for first Junior Olympic Nationals competition as just a sixth grader • finished fifth on pommel horse and parallel bars at the 2017 nationals • finished fourth place in the all-around at the 2017 Junior Olympic Nationals • top all-around score was a 79.1.
PERSONAL
Son of Brian and Barb Meeker • has one brother (Nash) • father, Brian, competed for Gopher men’s gymnastics from 1979-1982 • engineering major
| Meeker's Season High Scores | |||||||
| Event | Floor | Pommel Horse | Rings | Vault | Parallel Bars | High Bar | All-Around |
| 2018 | -- | 12.700 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | -- | 13.200 | 13.250 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | -- | 12.950 | 13.450 | -- | 13.350* | -- | |
| 2021 | -- | 13.300* | 13.550* | -- | -- | -- | -- |
* denotes career high
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