2024 Men's Gymnastics Roster

Jelani Sweet

  • Position FX, SR, VT, PB
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Hackensack, NJ
  • Last School(s) Saint Peter's Preparatory School

Biography

Collegiate PRs
Floor:
13.600
Rings: 12.866
Vault: 14.450

As A Senior (2024): Scored 14.150 on vault at a tri-meet with Stanford and Oklahoma… posted a 14.400 on vault at the Stanford Open… CGA Second-Team Academic All-American... MPSF All-Academic.

As A Junior (2023): Recorded personal bests on floor (13.600) and vault (14.450)... CGA Second Team All-America Scholar Athlete, MPSF All-Academic and Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll member.

As A Sophomore (2022): Competed in 10 meets for the Bears… reached career highs on vault (14.200) and floor (13.450)… MPSF All-Academic and Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll selection… recipient of the Golden Bear Achievement Award for having the highest GPA on the team.

As A Freshman (2021): Paced Cal on rings (12.866) at the NCAA Championships, a career best...also competed on floor and vault, earning season-best scores of 12.400 on floor and 13.900 twice on vault...Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll selection and a CGA First Team All-America Scholar-Athlete.

CLUB: Competed for United States Gymnastics Development Center 2...club team was five-time state champions and four-time regional champions...2019 national qualifier...four-time regional vault champion, and a 2016 regional champion...recipient of the Sheehan Scholarship, full merit based scholarship.

PERSONAL: Received his degree in cognitive science... executive board member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., and Black Student Athlete Community... as a high school student, collected and stocked food and essential items for food pantries and shelters for woman and children, raising funds to support homeless youth...created a reading corner for children at a local Boys & Girls Club...parents are Shango Sweet and Lisa Brown.

Historical Player Information

  • 2021Freshman

    FX, SR, V, PB
    5'7"
  • 2022Sophomore

    FX, SR, VT, PB
    5'7"
  • 2023Junior

    FX, SR, VT, PB
    5'7"
  • 2024Senior

    FX, SR, VT, PB
    5'7"