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
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
Nguyen
2021
All Around
5-9 / 160 lbs
Nguyen
2022
All Around
5-9 / 160 lbs
Brandon_Nguyen
2023
All Around
5-9 / 160 lbs
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2024
All Around
5-9 / 160 lbs