USA Athlete Bios 2016 Pacific Rim Championships Men’s Artistic Jake Dalton Birthdate: 8/19/1991 Program: Men's Artistic Level: Senior Current Residence: Norman, OK Club: University of Oklahoma Men's Program Head Coach: Mark Williams Other Coaches: Nori Iwai Career Highlights • 2014 World team and vault bronze medalist. Also placed fourth on floor exercise. • 2014 U.S. floor exercise champion, parallel bars silver medalist and all-around bronze medalist • 2013 World floor exercise silver medalist • 2013 U.S. all-around and floor exercise bronze medalist • 2013 AT&T American Cup champion • 2013 Winter Cup all-around, floor exercise & still rings champion • Member of the 2012 Olympic Team • 2012 U.S. floor exercise and vault champion • 2012 NCAA all-around & parallel bars champion, team & floor exercise silver medalist, and still rings & high bar bronze medalist (Oklahoma) • 2012 Pacific Rim team & floor exercise champion • 2011 World team bronze medalist • 2011 U.S. floor exercise & vault champion • 2011 NCAA floor exercise & vault champion and team & parallel bars silver medalist (Oklahoma) • 2011 AT&T American Cup bronze medalist • 2011 Winter Cup all-around, floor exercise & vault champion, parallel bars silver medalist and still rings bronze medalist • 2010 U.S. floor exercise silver medalist • 2010 NCAA vault silver medalist and team bronze medalist (Oklahoma) • 2010 Winter Cup vault bronze medalist • Member of the 2009 World Championships Team • 2009 U.S. vault champion About Jake Dalton Years on the National Team: 5 Full First Name: Jacob Birthplace: Reno, NV Hometown: Sparks, NV Twitter: @jake_dalton Facebook: Facebook.com/pages/Jake-Dalton/22113124657 Instagram: Instagram.com/jake_dalton Year in School: College Senior Name of High School: Spanish Springs High School Graduation Year: 09 Name of College: University of Oklahoma College Graduation Year: 2014 Degree/Major: Human Relations Year you began gymnastics: 1996 Favorite Event: Floor How did you get involved in gymnastics: Baseball coach Favorite thing about gymnastics: Always learning something new. What are your goals for gymnastics?: Be on World and Olympic gold medal teams Names of parents/guardians/spouse: Tim and Denise Names of sibling(s): Sister Jessi Family members in sports: Dad played basketball, mom played softball, sister does gymnastics Interests Outside The Gym Favorite school subject: Government/History Hobbies or favorite activities: Xbox, movies, music, cars, motorcycles Favorite music: Hip Hop, Country, DJ mixes Favorite TV show(s): Prison Break, Friends Favorite Food: Pizza, Top Raman Charity Involvement: Cleveland Elementary National Competition Results • 2016 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 4th-FX, VT • 2014 P&G Championships, Pittsburgh, Pa. - 1st-FX; 2nd-PB(T); 3rd-AA; 4th-SR, HB • 2014 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 5th-SR • 2013 P&G Championships, Hartford, Conn. - 3rd-AA, FX; 4th-SR, HB; 6th-VT; 7th-PB • 2013 Winter Cup Challenge - Las Vegas, Nev. - 1st-AA, FX, SR; 5th-VT, PB, HB(T) • 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials, San Jose, Calif. - 1st-FX, VT; 4th-AA(T), PB; 6th-SR; 8th-HB • 2012 Visa Championships, St. Louis, Mo. - 1st-FX, VT(T); 5th-AA(T); 6th-PB; 7th-SR; 8th-HB • 2012 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships, Norman, Okla. - 1st-AA, PB; 2nd-Team, FX; 3rd-SR, HB; 5th-VT • 2012 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 5th-SR • 2011 Visa Championships, Saint Paul, Minn. - 1st-FX, VT; 5th-AA; 6th-SR, PB(T) • 2011 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships, Columbus, Ohio - 1st-FX, VT; 2nd-Team, PB; 4th-HB • 2011 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 1st-AA, FX, VT; 2nd-PB; 3rd-SR; 6th-HB(T) • 2010 Visa Championships, Hartford, Conn. - 2nd-FX; 8th-VT(T) • 2010 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships, West Point, N.Y. - 2nd-VT; 3rd-Team; 4th-FX; 8th-AA • 2010 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 3rd-VT(T); 7th-FX(T); 8th-PB(T) • 2009 Visa Championships, Dallas, Texas - 1st-VT • 2009 National Qualifier, Colorado Springs, Colo. - 1st-VT; 4th-AA; 6th-PB • 2009 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Cincinnati, Ohio - 1st-FX, HB, VT; 2nd-AA • 2008 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Battle Creek, Mich. - 2nd-AA, FX; 3rd-PB; 5th-HB; 6th- SR, VT • 2008 Visa Championships, Houston, Texas - 1st-VT; 3rd-AA, HB(T); 7th-PB; 9th-SR (Jr., 16-18) • 2008 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - • 2007 Visa Championships, San Jose, Calif. - 1st-FX; 2nd-VT; 3rd-HB; 4th-AA (Jr. Div.) International Competition Results • 2015 Doha World Cup, Doha, Qatar - 1st-FX • 2014 World Championships, Nanning, China - 3rd-Team, VT; 4th-FX • 2014 Korea Cup, Incheon, Korea - 3rd-VT; 4th-FX; 5th-SR, HB • 2013 World Championships, Antwerp, Belgium - 2nd-FX • 2013 Cottbus World Cup, Cottbus, Germany - 1st-VT; 4th-FX • 2013 French International World Cup, Paris, France - 2nd-HB; 3rd-FX • 2013 AT&T American Cup, Worcester, Mass. - 1st-AA • 2012 Olympic Games, London, England - 5th-Team, FX • 2012 Kellogg's Pacific Rim Championships, Everett, Wash. - 1st-Team, FX; 4th-VT; 8th-SR • 2011 World Championships, Tokyo, Japan - 3rd-Team; 8th-FX • 2011 Stella Zakharova Cup, Kiev, Ukraine - 2nd-Team; 5th-AA • 2011 AT&T American Cup, Jacksonville, Fla. - 3rd-AA • 2010 Pan American Championships, Guadalajara, Mexico - 1st-Team; 3rd-FX; 6th-VT; 8th-AA • 2010 XXXV Memorial Blume, Barcelona, Spain - 7th-AA • 2009 World Championships, London, England - 2009 International Junior Gymnastics Competition, Yokohama, Japan - 5th-FX, SR; 6th-AA, VT, HB; 8th-PB (Jr. Div.) Sam Mikulak Birthdate: 10/13/1992 Program: Men's Artistic Level: Senior Current Residence: Colorado Springs, CO Club: U.S.O.T.C. Gymnastics Head Coach: Vitaly Marinitch Career Highlights • 2016 Winter Cup all-around, pommel horse & high bar champion • 2015 U.S. all-around, vault & parallel bars champion and pommel horse & high bar bronze medalist • Three-time U.S. all-around champion (2013-15) • July 2015 USOC Male Athlete of the Month • 2015 Pan American Games team & all-around champion and floor exercise & parallel bars bronze medalist • 2014 World team bronze medalist. Advanced to the all-around final • 2014 U.S. all-around & pommel horse champion and high bar silver medalist • 2014 NCAA team, all-around & parallel bars champion (Michigan) • 2014 Nissen-Emery Award winner • 2014 AT&T American Cup champion • Placed 4th in the high bar final and 6th in the all-around at the 2013 World Championships • 2013 U.S. all-around, parallel bars and high bar champion • 2013 NCAA team, all-around, parallel bars & high bar champion and floor exercise bronze medalist (Michigan) • 2012 Olympic team member. Competed in vault finals • 2012 U.S. parallel bars silver medalist and all-around bronze medalist • 2012 NCAA high bar champion and all-around silver medalist • 2012 Winter Cup Challenge parallel bars silver medalist2011 NCAA all-around champion and floor exercise bronze medalist • 2011 Winter Cup Challenge vault silver medalist About Sam Mikulak Full First Name: Samuel Hometown: Newport Coast, CA Twitter: @SamuelMikulak Facebook: Facebook.com/SamuelMikulak Name of High School: Corona del Mar Name of College: University of Michigan Year you began gymnastics: 2 Favorite Event: Pommel horse How did you get involved in gymnastics: My parents were gymnasts so from the time I could walk, they were teaching me skills. I started my first class at SCATS at the age of 2. Favorite thing about gymnastics: All of it! Names of parents/guardians/spouse: Steve and Tina Mikulak Names of sibling(s): I have a sister, Alex, who is 16 months younger than me. Family members in sports: My parents both received full athletic scholarships to UC Berkeley. My father was the PAC-10 Athlete of the Year in 1987, NCAA All-American in the AA Interests Outside The Gym Other sports involvement: Played Club soccer and baseball National Competition Results • 2016 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 1st-AA, PH, HB • 2015 P&G Championships, Indianapolis, Ind. - 1st-AA, VT, PB; 3rd-PH, HB; 5th-SR 7th-FX • 2015 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 6th-PH; 8th-PB • 2014 P&G Championships, Pittsburgh, Pa. - 1st-AA, PH; 2nd-HB; 6th-FX • 2014 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships, Ann Arbor, Mich. - 1st-Team, AA, PB; 4th-FX; 8th-VT • 2013 P&G Championships, Hartford, Conn. - 1st-AA, PB, HB; 5th-FX, VT • 2013 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships, State College, Pa. - 1st-Team, AA, PB, HB; 3rd-FX; 4th-PH; 7th-VT(T) • 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials, San Jose, Calif. - 5th-PH • 2012 Visa Championships, St. Louis, Mo. - 2nd-PB; 3rd-AA; 4th-VT; 5th-PH, HB • 2012 National Qualifier, Colorado Springs, Colo. - 4th-PB; 6th-PH • 2012 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships, Norman, Okla. - 1st-HB; 2nd-AA(T); 6th-Team; 8th-PB • 2012 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 2nd-PB; 7th-SR(T), HB • 2011 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships, Columbus, Ohio - 1st-AA; 3rd-FX; 4th-PB; 5th-Team; 7th-VT • 2011 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 2nd-VT • 2010 Visa Championships, Hartford, Conn. - 1st-AA, PH, PB(T), HB; 2nd-FX, VT; 3rd-SR (Jr. 16-18) • 2010 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Knoxville, Tenn. - 1st-AA, FX, VT; 2nd-HB; 3rd-PB; 6th-PH, SR (L10 16-18) • 2009 Visa Championships, Dallas, Texas - 2nd-AA, FX, PH, SR, PB; 7th-VT (Jr., 14-15) • 2009 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Cincinnati, Ohio - 2nd-AA, HB, PB, SR; 3rd-VT; 4th-PH • 2008 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Battle Creek, Mich. - 1st-VT; 2nd-HB; 3rd-SR; 4th-AA • 2008 Visa Championships, Houston, Texas - 2nd-AA, FX, HB; 3rd-SR, VT; 4th-PH(T); 6th-PB (Jr., 14-15) • 2007 Visa Championships, San Jose, Calif. - 1st-VT; 2nd-AA, HB; 3rd-PB (Jr. Div.) • 2007 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Oklahoma City, Okla.