STANFORD, Calif. - Stanford came up just short in its bid for a historic sixth consecutive national title, finishing the season as the national runner-up at the 2025 NCAA Championships.
The second-place finish marked the 16th time in head coach Thom Glielmi’s 23 seasons that the Cardinal has placed inside the top three, further cementing Stanford’s status as one of the nation's elite men's gymnastics programs.
NATIONAL RUNNER-UP
The Cardinal posted a season-best score of 332.061 to finish second at the NCAA Championships, finishing less than two-tenths behind Michigan, which claimed the national title with a 332.224.
It was the first time since 2018 that the NCAA team trophy did not return to The Farm, as Stanford aimed to become the first men’s gymnastics program to win six straight NCAA championships.
Nothing but love for this team ❤️
— Stanford Gymnastics (@StanfordMGym) April 20, 2025
Our bid for another NCAA title falls just short, as we finish as the 2025 National Runner-Up. #GoStanford pic.twitter.com/bgSNqMELia
Asher Hong brought home individual NCAA titles on floor exercise and still rings, bringing his career total to six individual national championships. He was joined by Mark Berlaga, Jeremy Bischoff, Taylor Burkhart, Ian Lasic-Ellis, Colt Walker, and Khoi Young in earning a combined 11 All-America honors, pushing Stanford’s all-time total to 305.
TWO MORE FOR THE COLLECTION 🏆🏆
— Stanford Gymnastics (@StanfordMGym) April 20, 2025
Asher Hong is your 2025 Floor Exercise and Still Rings National Champion!#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/vQ7ZgGHEP1
MPSF SUCCESS
Stanford finished second behind Oklahoma at the MPSF Championships in Colorado Springs, with Cardinal gymnasts Taylor Burkhart and Asher Hong earning individual conference titles.
The MPSF Gymnast of the Year adds his first conference title! 🏆
— Stanford Gymnastics (@StanfordMGym) April 5, 2025
Taylor Burkhart tallies a 14.350 to bring home the event crown on floor exercise! #GoStanford pic.twitter.com/G5nOYQp9F5
Another conference crown for Asher! 💪
— Stanford Gymnastics (@StanfordMGym) April 5, 2025
Hong scores a 14.800 to become back-to-back MPSF champion on still rings!#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/hUaHh0TygR
Burkhart matched his season best with a 14.350 on floor exercise to earn the first individual MPSF title of his career. Hong won the still rings crown for the second straight season with a 14.800, notching the fourth MPSF individual title of his career.
Along with the pair of individual titles from Burkhart and Hong, Stanford led the four competing teams with 10 individual podium finishes. Six Cardinal gymnasts earned a combined 10 all-conference honors, awarded to the top-performing gymnast from each school in each event, along with one additional at-large selection given to the highest-scoring gymnast remaining
Burkhart and Hong led Stanford with three honors each, while Jeremy Bischoff, Brandon Nguyen, Colt Walker, and Khoi Young earned one selection.
BURKHART’S BREAKOUT YEAR
Senior Taylor Burkhart capped a standout season by being named the 2025 College Gymnastics Association (CGA) MVP of the Year and the MPSF Gymnast of the Year in 2025.
UNDENIABLE! 💪🌲
— Stanford Gymnastics (@StanfordMGym) April 18, 2025
Taylor Burkhart is the 2025 CGA Gymnast of the Year!#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/U04QzUSzXW
Our seventh consecutive winner and the 14th honoree in program history! 🌟🌲
— Stanford Gymnastics (@StanfordMGym) April 3, 2025
Your 2025 MPSF Gymnast of the Year....Taylor Burkhart!
🗞️: https://t.co/dV18KmA3so#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/iitWWtl4UW
He was also named a finalist for the Nissen-Emery award, the highest honor in collegiate gymnastics, alongside teammate Khoi Young. Stanford was the only program in 2025 with multiple finalists for the award.
Burkhart finished the regular season as the nation’s top all-arounder with an 80.183 4-score average. He also boasted a top 20 national qualifying average on floor exercise (2nd), vault (5th), and high bar (16th).
The Arvada, Colo., native earned four event titles on the season, earning three CGA National Gymnast of the Week awards and a conference-leading three MPSF Gymnast of the Week honors.
Additionally, Burkhart earned another selection to the U.S. Senior National Team after a fourth-place all-around effort at the 2025 Winter Cup and secured floor exercise gold in his first international assignment at the 2025 Antalya World Cup.
AKASH MODI TO CGA HALL OF FAME
Stanford great Akash Modi was inducted into the CGA Hall of Fame as part of the 2025 class, becoming the program’s second inductee with Steve Hug, who was honored in the inaugural Class of 2024.
Forever enshrined as a legend of our sport! 🌟
— Stanford Gymnastics (@StanfordMGym) April 19, 2025
Akash Modi officially becomes our program’s second inductee in the CGA Hall of Fame! #GoStanford pic.twitter.com/SrHf0cD3yl
One of the most accomplished men’s gymnasts in NCAA history, Modi won five individual NCAA titles along with a Stanford-record 17 NCAA All-America honors. The 2017 Nissen-Emery winner captured two NCAA all-around titles in 2015 and 2017, remaining one of just 17 gymnasts to win multiple all-around national championships.
Modi also won multiple NCAA event titles on parallel bars in 2016 and 2017, along with a high bar crown in 2016. Of Modi's 17 All-American awards, fourteen of them were top-3 finishes in the event.
At the conference level, Modi was one of four gymnasts in conference history to win four MPSF Gymnast of the Year awards along with seven individual conference titles during his time on The Farm. Consistently one of the nation's top performers, Modi collected 16 CGA National Gymnast of the Week honors during his career.
CARDINAL BOLSTERS COACHING STAFF
Ahead the 2025 season, head coach Thom Glielmi bolstered the coaching staff with the additions of Carlos Hernandez-Ojeda and Mitchell Soukup.
Hernandez-Ojeda, a 2022 Texas A&M graduate and former NAIGC gymnast, joined the program after serving as Men’s Gymnastics Program Director at Extreme Texas Gymnastics. He also previously coached at Cypress Academy, working with former Stanford stars Brody Malone, Akash Modi, and Brandon Briones during their U.S. national team preparation.
Soukup, a 2017 Minnesota graduate, brought seven years of club coaching experience to The Farm. Most recently, he served as a Competitive Team Coach at Omega Gymnastics in Oregon (2022–24), with prior stops at Alamo Gymnastics in Texas (2019–22) and Classic Gymnastics in Minnesota (2017–19).
AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
| Name | Honors |
|---|---|
| Mark Berlaga |
NCAA All-American (still rings) |
| Jeremy Bischoff |
NCAA All-American (parallel bars) |
| Taylor Burkhart |
Two-time NCAA All-American (floor exercise, vault) |
| Arun Chhetri | All-MPSF Academic Team |
| Asher Hong |
Two-time NCAA Champion (floor exercise, still rings) |
| Kaien J-Spencer |
MPSF All-Academic Team |
| Cooper Kim |
Two-time MPSF Freshman of the Week (Feb. 4, March 18) |
| Ian Lasic-Ellis |
NCAA All-American (high bar) |
| Brandon Nguyen |
All-MPSF (high bar) |
| David Shamah | MPSF All-Academic Team |
| Colt Walker | Two-time NCAA All-American (parallel bars, vault) CGA Regular Season All-American (parallel bars) MPSF All-Academic Team |
| Khoi Young |
NCAA All-American (Pommel Horse) |