Robert_Neff

As a Senior (2018)
 NCAA Champion in high bar (14.766)
 NCAA All-American in high bar and all-around
 Nissen-Emery Award finalist
 CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team (at-large)
 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipient
 CGA First Team All-America Scholar-Athlete

 MPSF All-Academic Scholar-Athlete

 Claimed team-best nine event titles (five on high bar, two on all-around, one on pommel horse, one on vault)
 At NCAA Championships (April 21), became fifth Cardinal gymnast to claim back-to-back NCAA titles since Akash Modi in 2016-17
 Produced at least two-season performances in three different meets

As a Junior (2017)
 NCAA Champion in high bar (14.850)
 NCAA All-American in the all-around, parallel bars and high bar

 CGA First Team All-America Scholar-Athlete
 MPSF All-Academic Scholar-Athlete
 At World University Games, helped U.S. to a seventh-place finish and placed 12th in the all-round
 Finished sixth overall at the Winter Cup (Feb. 18) - named to the U.S. Men's Senior Team - seventh on parallel bars, ninth on floor and 10th on high bar
 Claimed all-around title at the Pac-12 Challenge (Feb. 11)
 Claimed event title in high bar (14.600) in the season opener at Cal (Jan. 15)
 Claimed event title in vault (14.600) at Air Force (Feb. 4)
 Took second in the all-around (83.050) and floor (14.700) and third in high bar (14.050), rings (14.050) and parallel bars (14.100) at the Stanford Open (Jan. 21)
 Claimed the event title in high bar (15.500) and set the highest score in the new scoring system in the NCAA vs. No. 1 Oklahoma (March 4)

As a Sophomore (2016)
 CGA First Team All-America Scholar-Athlete
 MPSF All-Academic Scholar-Athlete
 Claimed event titles in all-around (87.750) and high bar (15.250) at the Stanford Open (Jan. 30)
 Added career bests on parallel bars (15.050) and all-around (87.750) at the Stanford Open (Jan. 30)
 Finished sixth on high bar at the Winter Cup

As a Freshman (2015)
 Earned All-America honors on high bar by placing seventh (14.625) and finished 10th on parallel bars (14.225) at the NCAA Championships (April 11)
 CGA Second Team All-America Scholar-Athlete
 Tied for third on high bar (15.050) at the NCAA Championships Finals (April 10)
 Placed first in the all-around (87.300), second on parallel bars (14.100) and high bar (14.900), and tied for second on vault (14.650) at Illinois-Chicago (March 8)
 Finished second on high bar (15.100) and third on vault (15.050) at Illinois (March 6)
 Made his collegiate debut, competing in the all-around, at California (Jan. 10)
 National qualifier - finished third on high bar, eighth on parallel bars and 10th in the all-around
 Earned bronze at the Winter Cup on high bar, finishing 10th on floor

Prior to Stanford
 A 2014 graduate of Brookfield Academy in Brookfield, Wis.
 Trained with Swiss Turners Gymnastics Academy (West Allis, Wis.), Zurcher Turnverband (Zurich, Switzerland) and South Essex Gymnastics Club (Basildon, United Kingdom)
 Has trained with the British Junior National Team, Swiss Junior National Team and the U.S. Junior National Team
 Won national championships with the Swiss Turners in 2012-14
 Placed second on high bar and sixth in the all-around at the 2014 Junior Olympic National Championships
 Finished second on high bar, third on pommel horse, fourth on floor and fifth in the all-around at the 2013 P&G Championships
 Earned a fourth-place finish on high bar and a seventh-place result in the all-around at the 2013 Junior Olympic National Championships
 Claimed a victory in the all-around at the 2013 Region IV Championships
 Competed at the 2013 and 2014 Winter Cup in Las Vegas, Nev.
 Four-time Academic All-America First Team selection (2012-14)

Personal
 Son of Richard and Jo-Ann
 Has an older sister, Carolyn, and younger brother, Brian
 Mother played basketball at New England College
 Uncle Greg Sanchez played hockey for Ramapo College
 Cousin Chris Sanchez played lacrosse for Widener Universit
 Grandfather Lester Backhaus competed for the men’s gymnastics team at Syracuse and finished first on parallel bars, second on horizontal bar and third on rings at the 1953 National Championships
 Four-time All-America first team selection (2012-14)
 Lived outside the U.S. for nine years, spending time in Australia, Switzerland and England
 AP Scholar with Distinction
 Volunteered as a German language instructor at a school in Milwaukee
 Speaks English, German, French
 Three-time first-team Academic All-American in high school

Career Scores
YearFloorPommelRingsVault P-Bars H-BarAll-Around
201515.20014.75014.40015.05014.90015.10087.300
201615.10013.85014.30014.55015.05015.25087.750
2017 14.70014.35014.25014.70014.70015.50086.400
201814.25014.30013.95014.45014.20014.76683.450
Career Highs15.20014.75014.40015.05015.05015.50087.750
MAGGFNHBHYPSMQM
2016
All Around
5-7 / -
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2017
All Around
5-7 / -
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2018
All Around
5-7 / -