STANFORD, Calif. - No. 2 Stanford prepares for its first competition on The Farm this season, playing host to No. 6 Ohio State and No. 9 California at the Stanford Open on Jan. 24.
The Stanford Open will also feature gymnasts representing Team USA and two groups of individual gymnasts looking to qualify for the Winter Cup next month.
Action will begin at 7 p.m. PT inside Burnham Pavilion and will be broadcast live on Virti.us.
LAST TIME OUT » Stanford won five of seven events, finishing second at the Rocky Mountain Open with a score of 320.750. No. 2 Oklahoma won the meet with a 323.950 meet score, while the Cardinal finished ahead of No. 4 Nebraska (311.500) and No. 9 Air Force (302.100). David Shamah led the Cardinal with a pair of event victories, turning in a career-best 14.500 parallel bars routine to earn a share of the event title, while also pacing the field in the all-around race with a 79.700. Nick Kuebler (HB), Reece Landsperger (SR), and Wade Nelson (VT) rounded out the event winners for Stanford.
SEASON-OPENING VICTORY » Stanford claimed six event titles en route to a convincing 320.100-309.700 victory over No. 9 California in Friday's season-opening meet at Haas Pavilion. Nick Kuebler and David Shamah highlighted the Cardinal with a pair of event titles each, while Kiran Mandava and Wade Nelson earned victories on pommel horse and vault, respectively.
AWARD SWEEP » Following the season-opneing win, Stanford swept the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) weekly awards. Redshirt senior Nick Kuebler was named Gymnast of the Week, while Jun Iwai earned Freshman of the Week honors and Kiran Mandava collected Specialist of the Week recognition. It was the first career MPSF honor for each of the three Cardinal, and the first time since March 11, 2025 that Stanford won all three weekly awards. Mandava was also named the National Specialist of the Week by the College Gymnastics Association (CGA).
2025 REWIND » Stanford came up just short in its bid for a historic sixth consecutive national title last season, finishing the season as the national runner-up at the 2025 NCAA Championships. 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. Asher Hong brought home individual NCAA titles on floor exercise and still rings, and was joined by 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.
KEY RETURNERS » Stanford will have some new faces in the lineup in 2026, as the Cardinal returns just three of 11 gymnasts that competed at the NCAA Championships last season. Six-time NCAA champion Asher Hong highlights the key returners for Stanford, along with 2023 floor national champion Nick Kuebler, still rings All-American Arun Chhetri, and two-time NCAA team champion Marcus Kushner.
INCOMING CLASS » In addition to 14 total gymnasts returning from last season's runner-up team, Stanford welcomes another stellar freshman class to the squad this season. Bringing an abundance of national team and international experience, the newest class of Cardinal includes Jun Iwai, Joey Nieves, Divier Ramos-Delgado, Deano Roberts, and Michael Scheiner.