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2006 Season (Junior): Competed for the Cardinal on the still rings and parallel bars ... Earned All-American status by finishing third on the still rings at the NCAA Individual Event Finals with a mark of 9.512 ... Helped Stanford to a third-place finish at the NCAA Team Final by placing fourth on the still rings with a score of 9.475 ... Tied for first place on the still rings at the NCAA Qualifier with a 9.500 ... Helped Stanford to a runner-up team finish at the MPSF Championship by posting a score of 9.400 for eighth place on the still rings ... Posted season-best marks of 9.600 on the still rings versus Michigan at home and at Oklahoma ... Earned a season-best 8.6 on the parallel bars against California ... 2006 MPSF Academic All-Conference.
2005 Season (Sophomore): Participated in the still rings and parallel bar at the NCAA Qualifier, scoring a 9.6 on the still rings ... 2005 Academic All-MPSF Team ... 2005 CGA All-America Scholar-Athlete ... Took seventh place at the MPSF Championships with a 9.0 as Stanford's top finisher on the parallel bars ... Notched a season-best 9.65 on the still rings during the Cardinal's first matchup with Cal, tying for first ... Recorded five more marks of 9.55 or better on the still rings, including a 9.6 to win the event at Air Force ... Earned a season-best 9.15 on the parallel bars late in the season against Cal.
2004 Season (Freshman): A 2004 All-American, after finishing in fourth place on the rings at the NCAA Individual event finals with a 9.562 ... Took sixth place on rings at the MPSF Championships with a 9.375 ... Opened his collegiate career with an still rings event title at the Whitfield Invitational ... Scored a 9.250 on the apparatus as Stanford upset fourth-ranked Michigan ... Also competed on vault and tabbed a season-high 8.950 against Penn State.
In High School: First-Team All-American in 2002 and 2003 ... All-City Academic-Athletic Team from 2001 to 2003 ... Four-time Junior Olympics Men's Gymnastics National Championships competitor.
Career Bests:
Still Rings - 9.65
Vault - 8.95
Parallel Bars - 9.15
| Parents: | Andrew and Lynn Derman |
| Major: | Biology |
| Nickname: | PD |
| The best thing about Stanford is: | The weather |
| My favorite place on campus is: | Around the lake (when it is a lake) |
| Ten years from now I hope to be: | A surgeon |
| My favorite class at Stanford is: | Current Concepts in Transplantation |
| Favorite thing to do on an off day: | Surf |
| Something people would be surprised to know about me: | I can eat 38 jumbo marshmallows in a minute |
| The place I would most like to visit: | Antarctica |
| My favorite pre-meet rituals are: | Mushroom clap |
| Earliest sporting memory: | Losing every game for two consecutive soccer seasons in elementary school |
| Stanford Men's Gymnastics will be fun to watch this year because: | We are going to win |
| My greatest athletic moment was: | Being a two-time All-American on rings |
| The athlete I admire most: | Marshall Erwin |
| The current or former Stanford athlete I most enjoying watching perform: | Dan Gill |
| Since coming to Stanford, I have learned: | Way too much about organic chemistry |
| Best book I have ever read: | Dune by Frank Herbert |
| Favorite food: | All except brussel sprouts and asparagus |
| If I had to cook all of my meals, I'd probably survive on: | Scrambled eggs |
| Favorite movie: | Monty Python Quest for the Holy Grail |
| Favorite TV show: | Arrested Development, The Office (English version) |
| Favorite actor/actress: | Johnny Depp/Queen Latifah |
| If I could invite three people to dinner in history, they would be: | Josh Goldman, Woody Allen, John Belushi |
| I'd like to switch places for a day with: | Shamu |
| My advice to youngsters: | Drink milk. It's good for your bones. |
| If I could bring anything from my hometown to Stanford it would be: : | The restaurants |
| If I had one CD to listen to it would be: | Eric Clapton, 24 Nights |
Last Updated: 12/27/06