My Profile

Colin Van Wicklen

Birthdate:
9/22/1995

Program:
Men's Artistic

Level:
Senior

Current Residence:
Sarasota, FL

Club:
Cypress Academy of Gymnastics

Head Coach:
Mark Willams

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Colin Van Wicklen

Career Highlights

  • 2020 Winter Cup high bar champion
  • 2019 Winter Cup vault champion and high bar silver medalist
  • Member of the 2018 World Championships Team
  • 2018 U.S. vault & high bar bronze medalist
  • 2017 U.S. high bar silver medalist and floor exercise bronze medalist
  • 2017 NCAA team champion and floor exercise silver medalist (Oklahoma)
  • 2016 NCAA team & floor exercise champion (Oklahoma)
  • 2015 NCAA team champion and floor silver medalist (Oklahoma)
  • 2014 NCAA team silver medalist

Personal Information

  • Birthplace: Magnolia, TX
  • Hometown: Magnolia, TX
  • Instagram: Instagram.com/colinvanwicklen
  • Name of High School: Magnolia West
  • High School Graduation Year: 2013
  • Name of College: Oklahoma
  • College Graduation Year: 2017
  • Year you began gymnastics: 1996
  • Favorite Event: High Bar
  • How did you get involved in gymnastics: My mom did gymnastics when she was younger and she coaches, so it seemed like the right thing to do.
  • Favorite thing about gymnastics: Having the opportunity to chase a lifelong dream.
  • What are your goals for gymnastics?: Olympic Team Member
  • Names of parents/guardians/spouse: Eddie Van Wicklen, Annie Van Wicklen
  • Names of sibling(s): Blake, Dylan, Fuller

Interests Outside the Gym

  • Hobbies or favorite activities: Playing with my two huskies
  • Favorite music: Chance The Rapper
  • Favorite movie(s): Rudy, Coach carter and the Jungle Book
  • Favorite TV show(s): The Office

National Competition Results

  • 2022 Winter Cup, Frisco, Texas - 5th-VT; 8th-SR; 9th-AA
  • 2020 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 1st-HB; 4th-SR; 6th-PB; 7th-AA, VT
  • 2019 World Team Selection Camp, Colorado Springs, Colo. - 6th-AA
  • 2019 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 1st-VT; 2nd-HB; 4th-SR; 6th-PB; 8th-AA
  • 2018 World Team Selection Camp, Colorado Springs, Colo. - 5th-AA
  • 2018 U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Boston, Mass. - 3rd-VT, HB; 8th-AA
  • 2018 National Qualifier, Colorado Springs, Colo. - 1st-AA, VT; 2nd-HB; 3rd-SR; 5th-PB; 7th-FX(T)
  • 2017 P&G Championships, Anaheim, Calif. - 2nd-HB; 3rd-FX; 6th-AA
  • 2017 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships, West Point, N.Y. - 1st-Team; 2nd-FX(T); 4th-VT(T); 5th-AA; 8th-PB(T), HB(T)

International Competition Results

  • 2019 Turner der Meister World Cup, Cottbus, Germany - 4th-HB; 7th-FX; 8th-VT
  • 2019 Baku World Cup, Baku, Azerbaijan - 5th-VT
  • 2018 World Championships, Doha, Qatar - 4th-Team

Videos of Colin Van Wicklen

LEGEND

  • Women: AA = All Around | VT = Vault | UB = Uneven Bars | BB = Balance Beam | FX = Floor Exercise | (T) = Tie
  • Men: AA = All Around | FX = Floor Exercise | PH = Pommel Horse | SR = Still Rings | VT = Vault | PB = Parallel Bars | HB = Horizontal Bars | (T) = Tie
  • Rhythmic AA = All Around | RP = Rope | HP = Hoop | BA = Ball | CL = Clubs | RB = Ribbon | (T) = Tie
  • Acrobatic: DY = Dynamic | BL = Balance | AA = All Around | CB = Combined
  • T&T: TR = Trampoline | TU = Tumbling | DM = Double Mini | SY = Synchronized Trampoline
  • Parkour: FS - Freestyle | SP = Speed