Background
Alec was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on January 21, 1997 to his parents, Michael and Rebecca Yoder. He began training in gymnastics at age four when his mother took him to a "mommy and me" class.
Alec was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on January 21, 1997 to his parents, Michael and Rebecca Yoder. He began training in gymnastics at age four when his mother took him to a "mommy and me" class.
On November 12, 2014, Yoder signed a National Letter of Intent accepting a full-ride gymnastics scholarship to compete for the Ohio State University starting in 2015-2016. Yoder began classes at Ohio State starting August 25, 2015. As of March 2016, he has been named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week five times and the Big Ten Gymnast of the Week once.
He began training at Deveau"s School of Gymnastics in Fishers, Indiana. In July 2009, he left Deveau"s and began training with Coach Gene Watson, first at Industry School of Gymnastics, and then at InterActive Academy in Zionsville, Indiana. Following that event, Yoder was chosen by the United States Olympic Committee to represent the United States of America at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China.
At the 2015 Winter Cup in Las Vegas, Yoder finished 8th All Around in the Senior Division and was named to the Men"s Senior National Team.
After suffering a scary fall on Day 2 - he finished 5th in the pommel horse.
He was part of the 2014 Pacific Rim Championships team in Richmond, Canada where he won two gold medals, a silver and a bronze. He was also a part of the 2014 Junior Pan Am Championships in Aracaju, Brazil where he won four gold medals and a silver. Yoder won the all-around title at the 2014 Men"s Junior Olympic Men"s Nationals. He also won the pommel horse and horizontal bar gold medals at that event. On August 19, 2014 Yoder won the bronze medal in the boy"s individual all-around at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China. At the 2015 P&G Championships he led the pommel horse after Day 1 when he scored a rare 15.60 which placed him on the verge of becoming the youngest United States. champion on pommel horse in 40 years.
He is the 2014 Youth Olympics All-around bronze medalist and member of the United States" Gymnastics Men"s Senior National Team. Foreign both the 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 competitive seasons, he qualified to be a member of the United States Men"s Junior National Team.
