Two New Gymnasts Sign National Letters of Intent

Lincoln, Neb. - The Nebraska men's gymnastics team has added two gymnasts to the 2020 recruiting class head coach Chuck Chmelka announced, after receiving national letters of intent from Taylor Christopulos and Yanni Chronopoulos. 

Taylor Christopulos, a native of Layton, UT will join the Huskers after training at USA Gymnastics World in Woods Cross, UT. He is coached by Adam Jacobs and Gabe Connor. Christopulos recently placed third at the 2019 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships in the all-around and was a U.S. Championship Qualifier in 2018 and 2019. 

Christopulos, a 4.5 star recruit according to College Gymnastics Association, was ranked eighth overall and fifth on floor for the 2020 recruiting class by CGA. 

Christopulos is the son of Troy and Jennifer Christopulos and has four siblings, Tony, Tess, Tia and Tana. Christopulos attends Layton High School. In his free time, he likes to be active and social as well as play the guitar. 

"I chose Nebraska because the coaching staff and team members. I honestly wasn't even considering going to Nebraska at all until I took my trip out there and saw it for myself. Chuck, John and Jim were very welcoming and supportive of who I was as a person adn I appreciated that. They showed that they cared before they even got to know me, they stood out from any other University I had visited. Then I met the team and they were the exact same. I felt and saw an environment where a brotherhood was present and I wanted to be a part of that. The campus was just an add on bonus, the small little hometown feel was just what I was looking for." 

Christopulos chose Nebraska over Penn State, Iowa and Oklahoma. 

Yanni Chronopoulos, a native of Burlington, Canada, will also join the Huskers after training at Future Gymnastics in Mississauga, Ontario, where he is coached by Zhaohui Huang. Chronopoulus was a member of the Canadian Junior World Championships team and the Canadian Junior National team. 

Chronopoulos is the son of Nick and Iryna Chronopoulos and has one sister, Maria. In his free time, Chronopoulos likes to spend time with friends and family. 

"I chose Nebraska because of the belief and support shown towards me from the team. Also because I really enjoyed the team, coaches and being in Lincoln." 

Chronopoulos chose Nebraska over California-Berkeley, Minnesota and Michigan.