Asher Hong

Career Accolades

  • 2024 Olympic Bronze Medalist for Team USA (team)
  • Two-time NCAA team champion (2023-24)
  • Two-time MPSF team champion (2023-24)
  • Four-time NCAA National Champion (2023: vault; 2024; parallel bars, still rings, vault)
  • Six-time NCAA All-American (2023: still rings, vault, all-around; 2024: parallel bars, still rings, vault)
  • Two-time MPSF Gymnast of the Year (2023-24)
  • CGA Rookie of the Year (2023)
  • MPSF Freshman of the Year (2023)
  • Three-time MPSF Individual Champion (2023: parallel bars, all-around; 2024: still rings)
  • All-MPSF on parallel bars and all-around (2023); still rings (2024)
  • All-around U.S. Champion (2023)
  • Helped guide the U.S. to a gold medal at the 2023 DTB Pokal Team Challenge in Stuttgart, Germany
  • 2023 DTB Pokal Team Challenge individual bronze medal (pommel horse)
  • Three-time CGA National Gymnast of the Week (Feb. 15, 2023, Jan. 17, 2024, Jan. 31, 2024)
  • Six-time CGA National Rookie of the Week (Jan. 18, 2023, Jan. 25, 2023, Feb. 15, 2023, March 1, 2023, March 8, 2023, March 15, 2023)
  • Four-time MPSF Gymnast of the Week (Feb. 14, 2023, Jan. 16, 2024, Jan. 30, 2024, March 19, 2024)
  • Four-time MPSF Freshman of the Week (Jan. 17, 2023, Jan. 24, 2023, Feb. 28, 2023, March 7, 2023)

As a Sophomore (2024) • National Champions, MPSF Champions

  • NCAA Champion (Parallel Bars, Still Rings, Vault)
  • NCAA All-American (Parallel Bars, Still Rings, Vault)
  • MPSF Gymnast of the Year
  • MPSF Champion (Still Rings)
  • All-MPSF Team (Still Rings)
  • Two-time CGA Gymnast of the Week (Jan. 17, Jan. 31)
  • Three-time MPSF Gymnast of the Week (Jan. 16, Jan. 30, March 19)
  • Earned a team-leading 15 event titles on the season
  • Won four event titles on Jan. 13 at the Cal Benefit Cup to open the season (Jan. 13)
  • Won the still rings and all-around title at the Stanford Open, posting a career-high SR score of 15.100 in the meet (Jan. 27)
  • Earned the still rings and vault event crowns in quad meet against Cal, Nebraska, and Air Force (March 3)
  • Won the still rings title against Air Force on March 9
  • Posted a career-best all-around score of 86.050 to win all-around title, along with still rings and vault event titles against Oklahoma and Cal (March 16)
  • Won his third career conference title on April 6, posting a 15.000 for the still rings crown (April 6)
  • Won three individual national titles on parallel bars (15.100), still rings (14.966), and vault (15.266) at NCAA Championships on April 20
  • Finished the season ranked first in the nation on still rings (14.800) and 12th on floor (13.950)

As a Freshman (2023) • National Champions, MPSF Champions

  • NCAA National Champion (vault)
  • Three-time NCAA All-American (still rings, vault, all-around)
  • CGA Rookie of the Year
  • MPSF Gymnast of the Year
  • MPSF Freshman of the Year
  • Two-time MPSF Individual Champion (parallel bars, all-around)
  • All-MPSF (parallel bars, all-around)
  • CGA National Gymnast of the Week (Feb. 15)
  • Six-time CGA National Rookie of the Week (Jan. 18, Jan. 25, Feb. 15, March 1, March 8, March 15)
  • MPSF Gymnast of the Week (Feb. 14)
  • Four-time MPSF Freshman of the Week (Jan. 17, Jan. 24, Feb. 28, March 7)
  • First NCAA gymnast to compete the Ri Se Gwang on vault when he debuted it with a 15.000 at the Rocky Mountain Open (Jan. 21)
  • Won the vault national title with a national-best 15.333 at the NCAA Championships (April 15)
  • Finished third in the all-around (83.932) and sixth on still rings (14.266) to earn All-America honors at the NCAA Championship meet (April 15)
  • Won individual event titles on parallel bars (14.800) and in the all-around (83.700) at MPSF Championships (April 1)
  • Won 11 event titles, including four on parallel bars, two each on rings, vault and in the all-around, and one on floor exercise
  • Won event titles on floor (14.350) and parallel bars (14.550) in his collegiate debut at the Cal Benefit Cup (Jan. 14)
  • Won event titles on still rings (14.800) and parallel bars (national-best 15.250) at the Rocky Mountain Open (Jan. 21)
  • Won the all-around (85.600), vault (15.150) and parallel bars (14.650) titles in a tri-meet against No. 2 Oklahoma and No. 11 William & Mary (Feb. 11)
  • Placed third overall in the all-around competition (81.948) on day one from the 2023 Winter Cup ... turned in the second-highest score on vault on day one (14.755), was third overall on horizontal bar (13.650), and fourth on still rings (14.133) and parallel bars (14.700)
  • Won the event title on still rings in a tri-meet against Navy and Air Force with a 14.650 (March 11)
  • Finished the season ranked first in the nation on rings (14.575) and parallel bars (14.675), fifth on vault (14.638) and eighth on floor (14.138)
  • Among freshman gymnasts, ranked first nationally on rings, parallel bars, floor and vault

USA Gymnastics

  • Member of USA Senior National Team
  • 2024 United States Olympic Team Bronze Medalist
  • Helped lead Team USA to a bronze medal in the 2023 World Championships team final in October 2023 (252.428)
  • Won U.S. Championships national title in August 2023, finishing atop the podium with a 170.930 from SAP Center in San Jose, Calif.
  • All-around (85.305), vault (15.705) and still rings (14.749) champion while finishing second on floor (14.749) at 2023 U.S. Classic
  • Helped guide the U.S. to a gold medal at the 2023 DTB Pokal Team Challenge in Stuttgart, Germany
  • 2023 DTB Pokal Team Challenge individual bronze medal on pommel horse (14.133)
  • Competed at 2022 World Championships and finished sixth in the all-around final while helping the U.S. finish fifth as a team
  • Placed third overall in the all-around competition (81.948) on day one from the 2023 Winter Cup ... turned in the second-highest score on vault on day one (14.755), was third overall on horizontal bar (13.650), and fourth on still rings (14.133) and parallel bars (14.700)
  • 2022 U.S. vault champion, floor exercise silver medalist and all-around & still rings bronze medalist
  • 2022 Winter Cup vault champion, floor exercise & still rings silver medalist and all-around & parallel bars bronze medalist
  • 2022 World Championships, Liverpool, England - 5th-Team; 6th-AA
  • 2022 DTB Pokal Cup, Stuttgart, Germany - 1st-Team, SR; 2nd-FX; 4th-PB
  • 2020 RD761 Gymnastics Invitational, Katy, Texas - 2nd-Team; 3rd-HB; 8th-PB
  • 2018 Pacific Rim Championships, Medellin, Colombia - 1st-Team, PH; 2nd-AA, FX; 3rd-SR, PB (Jr. Div.)
  • 2018 RD761 International Junior Team Cup, Katy, Texas - 3rd-Team; 6th-FX
  • 2017 International Junior Team Cup, Berlin, Germany - 1st-SR, PB; 2nd-Team (Under 14)

Prior to Stanford

  • 2022 graduate of Edgenuity Virtual Academy
  • Three-time Academic All-American (2019-21)
  • Competed for Cypress Academy of Gymnastics
  • Guided his club team to a pair of Level 10 national titles (2017-18)
  • Three-time junior National Champion (2015, 2017-18)

Personal

  • Born in Plano, Texas
  • Son of Karen Hosanna and Rick Hong
  • Has two siblings, Xander and Kiefer

Career Scores

Year Floor Pommel Rings Vault P-Bars H-Bar All-Around
2023 Season Highs 14.700 14.000 14.800 15.333 15.250 13.700 85.600
2024 Season Highs 14.400 14.066 15.150 15.266 15.100 13.650 86.050
Career Highs 14.700 14.066 15.150 15.333 15.250 13.700 86.050
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2023
All Around
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2024
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