Career Accolades
- Four-time NCAA team champion (2021-24)
- Three-time MPSF team champion (2022-24)
- NCAA All-American (2023: parallel bars, 2024; high bar)
- MPSF Gymnast of the Week (Feb. 5, 2024)
- CGA Rookie of the Week (March 30, 2021)
- Three-time MPSF All-Academic Scholar-Athlete (2022-24)
- Four-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2021-24)
- Two-time CGA All-America Scholar-Athlete (2021-22)
As a Senior (2024) • National Champions, MPSF Champions
- NCAA All-American (high bar)
- MPSF Gymnast of the Week (Feb. 5)
- Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
- MPSF All-Academic Team
- Posted career-high on floor exercise (14.200) at the Stanford Open on Jan. 27.
- Earned first career all-around title and a floor exercise event crown against California with a 79.700 (Feb. 3)
- Notched a career-high 13.200 on pommel horse against Team USA (Feb. 10)
- Tallied a high-bar event title against Air Force on March 9.
- Placed eighth on high bar at NCAA Championships to earn All-America honors (April 20)
- Finished the season ranked third in the all-around (79.933) and 15th in parallel bars (13.933)
As a Junior (2023) • National Champions, MPSF Champions
- NCAA All-American (parallel bars)
- MPSF All-Academic Scholar-Athlete
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Career-high 14.566 on parallel bars at NCAA Championship meet to finish fifth overall (April 15)
- Career-best 14.166 on horizontal bar to win the event title at NCAA Qualifier (April 14)
- Competed in every meet for the Cardinal, including all but one on horizontal bar
- Finished the season ranked 22nd in the nation on horizontal bar (13.300)
As a Sophomore (2022) • National Champions, MPSF Champions
- MPSF All-Academic Scholar-Athlete
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- CGA First-Team All-America Scholar-Athlete
- Competed in the all-around and registered a 78.150 at Stanford Open (Jan. 29)
- 13.650 on still rings at Rocky Mountain Open (Jan. 15)
- Hit for a 13.550 on horizontal bar at Big Flip Open (Feb. 13)
As a Freshman (2021) • National Champions
- CGA Rookie of the Week (March 30)
- CGA First-Team All-America Scholar-Athlete
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Finished the year ranked 10th nationally on vault (14.608)
- Hit on all six events to total a 78.050 and win the all-around competition vs. William & Mary (Feb. 10)
- Posted career-best 78.850 in the all-around vs. California (Feb. 13)
- Career-best 13.866 on floor at the NCAA Championships Qualifier (April 16)
- Team-high 14.950 on vault to win event title at Oklahoma (March 13)
- Won five event titles, including three on vault and one each on high bar and in the all-around
- Captured event titles in vault (14.800) and high bar (13.250) vs. California (Feb. 13)
- Hit for a season-best 13.600 on high bar and won the vault event title (14.800) vs. Springfield (March 5)
Prior to Stanford
- 2020 graduate of Franklin High School in Elk Grove, Calif.
- Competed for Elevate Gymnastics (2016-20)
- Won the vault title and took sixth in the all-around of the junior division at the 2020 Winter Cup Challenge in Las Vegas, Nev.
- Helped his team to a third-place finish at the 2020 Elite Team Cup in Las Vegas, Nev.
- Second on vault at the 2019 U.S. Gymnastics Championships in Kansas City, Mo. (15-16)
- Won the all-around title at the 2019 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships in Reno, Nev.
- Garnered a second-place finish at the 2019 Elite Team Cup in Greensboro, N.C.
Personal
- Born in Elk Grove, Calif.
- Son of Tanya and Todd Nguyen
- Has one sister, Kayla, who plays tennis at Stanislaus State
- Aspires to be a doctor or surgeon
Career Scores
Year | Floor | Pommel | Rings | Vault | P-Bars | H-Bar | All-Around |
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2021 Season Highs | 13.866 | 12.650 | 12.950 | 14.950 | 13.200 | 13.600 | 78.850 |
2022 Season Highs | 13.100 | 13.150 | 13.650 | 14.150 | 13.050 | 13.550 | 78.150 |
2023 Season Highs | -- | -- | -- | 14.150 | 14.566 | 14.166 | -- |
2024 Season Highs | 14.200 | 13.200 | 13.450 | 14.750 | 14.050 | 14.050 | 82.100 |
Career Highs | 13.866 | 13.200 | 13.650 | 14.950 | 14.566 | 14.166 | 82.100 |