CAREER BESTS
Event | Score | Date | Opponent |
Floor Exercise | 14.500 | 2/9/18 | at Ohio State |
Pommel Horse | 12.450 | 1/10/20 | at West Point Open. |
Rings | 13.300 | 1/10/20 | at West Point Open |
Vault | 14.700 | 3/7/20 | at Illinois |
Parallel Bars | 13.950 | 1/20/18 | at Ohio State |
High Bar | 13.300 | 1/10/20 | at West Point Open |
All-Around | 79.250 | 1/10/20 | at West Point Open |
CAREER NOTES & RECORDS
Awards: Won the 2018 Big Ten title on floor…Earned first-team All-Big Ten in 2018…Won one Big Ten Freshman of the Week award.
2021 • SENIOR SEASON
Season: Voted captain by his teammates.
2020 • JUNIOR SEASON
Season: Completed nine routines on vault, nine on parallel bars, eight on floor, six on rings, six on high bar and three on pommel horse…Posted two podium finishes on floor, including an event win against William & Mary (2/15)…Had five podium finishes on vault, including an event win against Ohio State (1/25)…Added one podium finish on parallel bars…Qualified for the Winter Cup in Las Vegas with his performance in the all-around at the season-opening West Point Open, scoring a season-best79.250…The 2020 season was cancelled March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
at Army West Point Open (1/10-11): Finished second all-around with a season-best score of 79.250…Was the runner-up on parallel bars during the team competition with a season-best score of 13.150…Added season-best scores on pommel horse (12.450), rings (13.300) and high bar (13.300). Army West Point (1/18): Tied for second on floor (13.400) and was the all-around runner-up. Ohio State (1/25): Won vault with a score of 14.500, took fourth on parallel bars (13.750) and tied for sixth on floor (13.600). at Air Force (2/1): Tied for third on vault (13.900). William & Mary (2/15): Won floor with a score of 14.000 and tied for first on vault (14.400). at Nebraska (2/29): Scored a season-best 14.100 on floor to finish sixth…Took third on vault (14.350). at Illinois/vs. Michigan (3/7): Scored a season-best 14.700 on vault to take third…Scored 13.900 on floor and 13.900 on parallel bars.
2019 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
Season: Completed 11 routines on floor, 11 on vault, eight on parallel bars, two on high bar, one on pommel horse and one on rings while competing in 10 meets, including the Big Ten Championships and NCAA Championships…Posted the team’s second-best score of the season on vault (14.650), fourth-best score of the season on floor (14.400) and the fifth best all-around score of the season (73.350)…Registered two individual event victories on floor and one on vault.
at West Point Open (1/11-12): Recorded personal-best score of 13.250 on high bar and a season-best all-around score of 73.350. at UIC/vs. Springfield (2/10): Tied for first on floor with a score of 13.950. Air Force/Navy (2/23): Took first on vault with a score of 14.450. at Ohio State (3/2): Scored a season-best 14.200 while finishing runner-up on floor…Took fourth on vault with a score of 14.250. at Arizona State Invitational (3/9): Scored a season-best 13.250 while taking third on parallel bars…Tied for third with a score of 14.250 on vault. Illinois/Michigan (3/16): Took third on vault with a score of 14.600. at Minnesota/vs. Iowa (3/23): Scored a personal-best 14.650 while taking third on vault…Scored a season-best 14.200 while taking first on floor…Scored 13.200 on parallel bars. at Big Ten Championships (4/5-6): Scored 14.400 in the qualifying round on floor and took 16th with a score of 14.266 in the finals…Finished 14th on vault with a score of 14.500…Scored 13.133 in the qualifying round on parallel bars before taking 39th.
2018 • FRESHMAN SEASON
Awards: Won a Big Ten title on floor…Earned first-team All-Big Ten recognition…Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week one time (1/16).
Season: Participated in all-around on four occasions in his first season with one event victory…Became the 13th Big Ten individual event champion in Penn State men’s gymnastics history…Was just the second Penn State gymnast to capture the Big Ten floor exercise title…Earned four individual event victories with two on floor exercise and two on parallel bars…Notched 15 podium finishes.
at West Point Open (1/13): Captured first individual event victories with a win on floor and on parallel bars…Placed second all-around. Army (1/20): Picked up his second-straight parallel bars title, scoring a 13.950. at Big Ten Championships (4/7): Scored a 14.275 to win the Big Ten title on floor. at NCAA Championships (4/20-21): Tied for 23rd on vault with a score of 14.100…Scored a 13.633 in the qualifying round on parallel bars before going on to finish 33rd.
PRIOR TO PENN STATE
Prepped at Edward C. Reed High School and trained at Gymnastics Nevada…Was a six-time state champion…Qualified for the P&G Championships from 2015-17…Notched a second-place finish on floor, pommel horse and all-around at the 2017 Junior Olympic Nationals…Placed second all-around at the 2016 P&G Championships…Came in second on vault and seventh on floor at the Junior Olympic National Championships…Garnered a third-place finish all-around before going on to earn a first-place finish on floor and vault at the 2015 National Qualifier…Concluded his 2014 season with a second-place finish on rings at the Junior Olympic National Championships.
PERSONAL
Son of Michael and Lani Pantazis…Has one sister, Kara…Majoring in recreation, park and tourism management.