University of Minnesota Athletics
2018-19 Men's Gymnastics Roster
Shaun Herzog
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Manchester, Conn.
- High School:
- Manchester HS
Bio
2019 | SENIOR SEASON
Team captain • competed all-around • saw action in all but two regular season meets • Academic All-Big Ten selection • made all-around debut at Rocky Mountain Open and placed fifth (78.050) • scored a career-high 79.700 all-around at the Windy City Invitational for the silver medal • claimed second place on vault (14.750), fourth on parallel bars (14.200) and sixth on rings (13.500) and high bar (13.350) vs. Michigan • competed all-around at Iowa and scored 77.600 • earned the floor title vs. Arizona State and UMN Club with a score of 14.150 • competed at the 2019 USA Gymnastics Winter Cup Challenge and placed ninth overall with a score of 157.400, with top 10 finishes in rings, vault and parallel bars • took second place all-around at Illinois with a score of 78.950 • placed third all-around at Ohio State (77.950) • competed parallel bars (12.850) and high bar (12.750) vs. Air Force • competed floor (13.150), rings (12.850) and p-bars (13.650) at Big Ten Championships • advanced to Day 2 of NCAAs on floor and scored 14.233
2018 | JUNIOR SEASON
Competed all-around • All-American on rings • voted “Most Improved Gymnast” by teammates • set career-highs on all six events throughout the season • won two event titles • earned 13 total podium finishes • began with a 74.400 all-around score at Windy City Invitational on Jan. 13, including a 13.350 on vault and a 13.100 on high bar • competed in five events against Iowa, with a 13.600 on floor, a 13.800 on rings, a 14.150 on vault, a 13.950 on p-bars, and a 13.650 on high bar • against Illinois on Feb. 1, posted a 14.450 on vault and a 14.100 on floor • had a 14.250 on vault, a 13.850 on floor and a 13.750 on p-bars at Penn State Feb. 24 • earned a 14.300 on vault in Iowa on March 11 • notched a career-high 15.100 on vault on March 18 against California • had a 14.050 on p-bars and a 14.000 on high bar in Nebraska on March 24 • had a 13.800 on rings which was good for sixth at NCAA Championships.
2017 | SOPHOMORE SEASON
Competed on high bar during finals at the NCAA Championships • competed on high bar at the NCAA Qualifying Session • competed on high bar at the B1G Championships • competed on high bar at Nebraska • earned silver on high bar with a 13.450 against UIC • won the high bar title with a score of 14.200 vs. Iowa and ASU • tied for fourth on high bar with a 13.650 at Arnold Challenge • placed seventh on high bar with a 13.100 at Stanford International Collegiate Challenge • recorded a career-best on rings with a 13.500 vs. Iowa/Oklahoma • placed second on floor with a 13.150 against Nebraska/UMN Club • placed second on floor with a 14.600 vs. Illinois • took second place on high bar with a score of 13.600 vs. Air Force • scored an 11.000 on floor, a 12.750 on vault, and an 11.700 on high bar at the Windy City Invite.
2016 | FRESHMAN SEASON
Tallied a 14.800 on vault at Nebraska/Iowa • scored a 15.150 on floor, 14.400 on vault and 14.200 on high bar at Iowa • competed on vault vs. UIC • tallied a 14.250 on vault, 13.850 on parallel bars and a 14.400 on high bar at Oklahoma • competed on still rings, vault, parallel bars and high bar vs. Canada/Iowa/Illinois/Stanford • tied for second on high bar with a 14.500 at Air Force • competed on floor, vault, parallel bars and high bar vs Nebraska • notched a 14.300 on high bar and competed on parallel bars vs. Penn State • made his collegiate debut on parallel bars and high bar at the Windy City Invitational.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Graduate of Manchester High School • competed for Tim Daggett Gold Medal Gymnastics club for coaches Tim Daggett and Darren Morace • honor roll student in high school • finished second in the all-around, third on floor, still rings and vault, second on parallel bars and first on the high bar at the 2015 Massachusetts State Championships • 2015 Region 6 Champion on floor and second in the all-around, still rings, vault and high bar and third on pommel horse • took seventh on vault, eighth on the high bar and parallel bars, 12th on floor and still rings, 26th on pommel horse and 13th in the all-around at the 2015 Level 10 Junior Olympics • All-Around, High Bar, Parallel Bars, Floor and Vault Champion at the 2013 Regionals and finished second on the pommel horse and still rings • club teammate of Gophers Luke Aldrich and Daniel DiBenedetto.
PERSONAL
Son of William and Kelly Herzog • has one brother (Christopher) • enjoys skateboarding, skiing, snowboarding, football toss, hiking and tubing • business and marketing education major
* denotes career high
Team captain • competed all-around • saw action in all but two regular season meets • Academic All-Big Ten selection • made all-around debut at Rocky Mountain Open and placed fifth (78.050) • scored a career-high 79.700 all-around at the Windy City Invitational for the silver medal • claimed second place on vault (14.750), fourth on parallel bars (14.200) and sixth on rings (13.500) and high bar (13.350) vs. Michigan • competed all-around at Iowa and scored 77.600 • earned the floor title vs. Arizona State and UMN Club with a score of 14.150 • competed at the 2019 USA Gymnastics Winter Cup Challenge and placed ninth overall with a score of 157.400, with top 10 finishes in rings, vault and parallel bars • took second place all-around at Illinois with a score of 78.950 • placed third all-around at Ohio State (77.950) • competed parallel bars (12.850) and high bar (12.750) vs. Air Force • competed floor (13.150), rings (12.850) and p-bars (13.650) at Big Ten Championships • advanced to Day 2 of NCAAs on floor and scored 14.233
2018 | JUNIOR SEASON
Competed all-around • All-American on rings • voted “Most Improved Gymnast” by teammates • set career-highs on all six events throughout the season • won two event titles • earned 13 total podium finishes • began with a 74.400 all-around score at Windy City Invitational on Jan. 13, including a 13.350 on vault and a 13.100 on high bar • competed in five events against Iowa, with a 13.600 on floor, a 13.800 on rings, a 14.150 on vault, a 13.950 on p-bars, and a 13.650 on high bar • against Illinois on Feb. 1, posted a 14.450 on vault and a 14.100 on floor • had a 14.250 on vault, a 13.850 on floor and a 13.750 on p-bars at Penn State Feb. 24 • earned a 14.300 on vault in Iowa on March 11 • notched a career-high 15.100 on vault on March 18 against California • had a 14.050 on p-bars and a 14.000 on high bar in Nebraska on March 24 • had a 13.800 on rings which was good for sixth at NCAA Championships.
2017 | SOPHOMORE SEASON
Competed on high bar during finals at the NCAA Championships • competed on high bar at the NCAA Qualifying Session • competed on high bar at the B1G Championships • competed on high bar at Nebraska • earned silver on high bar with a 13.450 against UIC • won the high bar title with a score of 14.200 vs. Iowa and ASU • tied for fourth on high bar with a 13.650 at Arnold Challenge • placed seventh on high bar with a 13.100 at Stanford International Collegiate Challenge • recorded a career-best on rings with a 13.500 vs. Iowa/Oklahoma • placed second on floor with a 13.150 against Nebraska/UMN Club • placed second on floor with a 14.600 vs. Illinois • took second place on high bar with a score of 13.600 vs. Air Force • scored an 11.000 on floor, a 12.750 on vault, and an 11.700 on high bar at the Windy City Invite.
2016 | FRESHMAN SEASON
Tallied a 14.800 on vault at Nebraska/Iowa • scored a 15.150 on floor, 14.400 on vault and 14.200 on high bar at Iowa • competed on vault vs. UIC • tallied a 14.250 on vault, 13.850 on parallel bars and a 14.400 on high bar at Oklahoma • competed on still rings, vault, parallel bars and high bar vs. Canada/Iowa/Illinois/Stanford • tied for second on high bar with a 14.500 at Air Force • competed on floor, vault, parallel bars and high bar vs Nebraska • notched a 14.300 on high bar and competed on parallel bars vs. Penn State • made his collegiate debut on parallel bars and high bar at the Windy City Invitational.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Graduate of Manchester High School • competed for Tim Daggett Gold Medal Gymnastics club for coaches Tim Daggett and Darren Morace • honor roll student in high school • finished second in the all-around, third on floor, still rings and vault, second on parallel bars and first on the high bar at the 2015 Massachusetts State Championships • 2015 Region 6 Champion on floor and second in the all-around, still rings, vault and high bar and third on pommel horse • took seventh on vault, eighth on the high bar and parallel bars, 12th on floor and still rings, 26th on pommel horse and 13th in the all-around at the 2015 Level 10 Junior Olympics • All-Around, High Bar, Parallel Bars, Floor and Vault Champion at the 2013 Regionals and finished second on the pommel horse and still rings • club teammate of Gophers Luke Aldrich and Daniel DiBenedetto.
PERSONAL
Son of William and Kelly Herzog • has one brother (Christopher) • enjoys skateboarding, skiing, snowboarding, football toss, hiking and tubing • business and marketing education major
| Herzog's Season High Scores | |||||||
| Event | Floor | Pommel Horse | Rings | Vault | Parallel Bars | High Bar | All-Around |
| 2016 | 15.150* | -- | 12.550 | 14.800 | 14.250* | 14.500* | -- |
| 2017 | 14.600 | -- | 13.500 | 14.200 | 13.850 | 14.200 | -- |
| 2018 | 14.100 | 11.850 | 13.900 | 15.100* | 14.150 | 14.000 | 74.400 |
| 2019 | 14.150 | 12.800* | 13.950* | 14.750 | 14.200 | 13.500 | 79.700* |
* denotes career high
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