University of Oklahoma Athletics

2023 Men's Gymnastics Roster

Vit MPSF Champ
Guimaraes Nissen-Emery
Guimaraes PH Winter Cup
Guimaraes Winter Cup
Lead, MGym Guimaraes
Lead, RMO Guimaraes 2
Lead, RMO Guimaraes
Guimaraes, Vitaliy

Vitaliy Guimaraes

  • Event(s):
    All-Around
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Class:
    Redshirt Fifth Year
  • Hometown:
    Arvada, Colo.
  • High School:
    Two Roads Charter
FX
PH
SR
V
PB
HB
AA
Career Highs
15.200
14.250
14.100
15.050
13.950
13.850
83.364


2023
Nominated for CGA Gymnast of the year … won five event titles this season (floor three times, including a season-high 14.750 score on Jan. 28, and vault twice, notching a season-high 14.950 on Jan. 28) … ranked third nationally in overall floor average (14.317) … awarded MPSF gymnast of the week on March 14 … earned CGA regular season All-American on floor … named InsideGym gymnast of the week (Feb 8) … received career high on parallel bars (14.100) vs Airforce/Illinois (Jan 28) … competed in all eleven meets for the Sooners.

2022
Named Nissen-Emery Finalist… 2022 Winter Cup Champion, named to the U.S. National Team… Team-best score on floor (14.850) and pommel horse (14.250)... 4 event titles on the season… Set career-high score in the all-around with a 83.100 and on pommel horse with a 14.250… Named MPSF and CGA Gymnast of the week after claiming first at Winter Cup.

2021
Appeared in four meets on the season, Winter Cup, MPSF Championship and NCAA Championships … Named All-American in the all-around with a fourth-place finish of 82.164 and on high bar with a fourth place finish of 13.800 … Named to the National Team following two top-10 finishes at the Winter Cup … Qualified and competed for Team USA in the 2021 Pan American Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil … Competed at the U.S. Olympic Trials in pursuit of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics … Nominated for the 2021 CGA MVP Award … Holds the team’s season’s best scores on still rings (14.100), high bar (13.850) and the all-around (82.900), all good for career-high scores.

2020
Competed in four of five meets for OU before the season was cut short because of COVID-19 … Led the Sooners with seven event titles on the season … Named a CGA Regular Season All-American on floor and vault … Owned the NCAA’s best scores of the season on vault (15.050) and floor (15.200) … Earned event titles in what would be the Sooners’ final meet with a 14.550 (tie) on FX and 14.700 on VT at Michigan … Added a FX title at the Stanford Open, tallying a 15.200, the NCAA’s best FX mark of 2020 … Earned the VT title against Ohio State and Arizona State with a 15.050, the NCAA’s only 15+ vault of 2020 … Claimed three event titles at the season-opening Rocky Mountain Open with a 14.500 on FX (tie), 13.800 on SR and 14.700 on VT.

2019
Competed in all 11 meets for OU on floor and vault … Finished his freshman season with four event titles … Recorded a 14.800 on vault in the team finals at the NCAA Championships to claim his first career All-America honor … Scored above a 14.000 in all four of his routines in the prelims and finals at the NCAAs … Made his OU debut in the season opener at the Rocky Mountain Open, notching a 13.950 on floor, 14.550 on vault and 12.650 on high bar ... Led the Sooners in the home opener on floor, tallying a 14.450, also scoring a 14.500 on vault.

2018
Placed fourth in the all-around in the junior-elite division at the 2018 U.S. Gymnastics Championships in Boston, Mass., claiming national titles on floor and vault (1st-FX, VT; 4th-AA; 5th-HB; 6th-SR; 7th-PB) 

CLUB/HIGH SCHOOL

Took fifth in the all-around competition at the 2018 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships in Oklahoma City, Okla. (1st-FX; 3rd-HB; 4th-SR; 5th-AA, VT; 7th-PB)... Competed at the 2018 Elite Team Cup in Hoffman Estates, Ill....  Placed second in the all-around in the junior-elite division at the 2017 P&G Championships in Anaheim, Calif. (1st-VT; 2nd-AA, FX, HB; 3rd-PH, SR; 7th-PB(T))... Placed fourth in the all-around in his division at the 2017 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships in Kissimmee, Fla... Competed at the 2017 Elite Team Cup in Newark, N.J., placing fourth in the AA... Helped the U.S. to a team title at the 2016 Junior Pan American Championships in Sucre, Bolivia (1st-FX(T); 2nd-HB; 3rd-VT(T); 6th-AA)... Placed sixth in the all-around in his junior division at the 2016 P&G Championships in St. Louis, Mo. (2nd-VT; 6th-AA; 7th-PH, SR (15-16))... Won the all-around competition (L10, JE 15) at the 2016 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships in Battle Creek, Mich. (1st-AA, FX; 3rd-PB, HB; 6th-SR, VT; 8th-PH)... Won the all-around (L9, JE 14) at the 2015 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships in Daytona Beach, Fla. (1st-AA; 2nd-FX, VT; 3rd-PH, SR; 5th-HB)... Competed at the 2014 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships in Long Beach, Calif. (1st-FX, VT; 2nd-AA, SR, HB; 4th-PH; 5th-PB(T) (L9, 13))... Competed in the 2013 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships in Portland, Ore. (2nd-FX; 10th-AA (11-12)). 

PERSONAL

Both of his parents were gymnasts and gymnastics coaches.

MGYM Highlights: NCAA Qualifier
Friday, April 18
MGYM Highlights: OU 325.250, William & Mary 311.450, Greenville 298.750
Saturday, March 15
MGYM Highlights: OU 323.200, California 308.500, Nebraska 317.100
Friday, February 28
MGYM Highlights: Winter Cup (Day One)
Friday, February 21