**All-American**
Collegiate Bests:
Floor Exercise: 15.200
Vault: 14.450
High Bar: 15.200
As a Redshirt Sophomore in 2012
- Recorded 15.000 on floor exercise in first meet of season at Cal
- Also had a 14.900 on floor at Illinois
- Posted career-highs of 14.450 on vault versus Cal and at the Stanford Showdown
- Posted a 14.800 on high bar versus Cal and Oklahoma
- Posted career-high on floor exercise at NCAA Team Finals, posting a 15.200
- Also posted a 15.050 at NCAA Individual Finals, earning All-American honors
- MPSF All-Academic selection
As a Redshirt Freshman in 2011
- Competed for Stanford in all 11 team meets in the horizontal bar, as well as six times in the floor
- Turned in his best performances mid-season, posting scores of 14.300 or better in the horizontal bar for five straight weeks
- Notched a 15.200 in the horizontal bar against Nebraska for his first collegiate score over 15
- MPSF All-Academic selection
As a Freshman in 2010: Redshirted
High School
- A five-time Junior Olympics National competitor
- Two-time Iowa Gymnast of the Year
- Was a two-time state champion and two-time regional team member
Personal
- Son of Richard and Mary Beth Hichwa
- Father, Richard, played soccer at Notre Dame
- Has two sisters
- Major is undecided
Getting To Know Paul Hichwa
| Born in: | Iowa City, Iowa |
| Major: | Bioengineering |
| The best thing about Stanford is: | The people |
| My favorite place on campus is: | My bed |
| Ten years from now I hope to be: | Working at a job I don't mind |
| My favorite class at Stanford is: | Chem 33: Structure and Reactivity in Organic Chemistry |
| The place I would most like to visit is: | Patagonia or China |
| Stanford Men's Gymnastics will be fun to watch this year because: | We are a young team with a great amount of potential |
| My greatest athletic moment was: | Winning the 2011 NCAA championship with my teammates |
| The current or former Stanford athlete I most enjoy watching perform is: | Dan Gill `04 |
| Since coming to Stanford, I have learned: | Grades aren't everything |
| The best book I have ever read is: | Ender's game |
| Favorite food: | Apples or Panda Express |
| Least favorite food: | Banana bread |
| If I had to cook all of my meals, I'd probably survive on: | Peanut butter sandwiches |
| Favorite movie: | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou |
| Favorite TV show: | The Office |
| Favorite actress: | Natalie Portman |
| My ultimate ESPN SportsCenter highlight would be: | Stanford men's gymnastics winning back-to-back NCAA championships |
| My favorite musical group/singer is: | Modest Mouse |
| If I could bring anything from my hometown to Stanford it would be: | Panchero's Mexican Grill |
| If I had one CD to listen to it would be: | The Lonesome Crowded West by Modest Mouse |