Ryan Sheppard Season 2017

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Career Accolades
• Two-time MPSF All-Academic Scholar-Athlete (2018, 2019)
• 2019 Dick and Anne Gould Captain's Award Winner
• 2019 Team Captain
• 2019 CGA Second Team All-America Scholar-Athlete

As a Redshirt-Senior (2019) • National Champions
• MPSF All-Academic Scholar-Athlete
• Dick and Anne Gould Captain's Award Winner
• Team Captain
• CGA Second Team All-America Scholar-Athlete
• Claimed four individual event titles, including two on floor exercise, and one each on parallel bars and high bar
• Won floor event title at Pac-12 Invitational (February 2) with a mark of 14.700
• Earned a share of first place on the floor at California (February 9) with a 14.450
• Claimed event title on parallel bars at International Collegiate Challenge (February 23) with a mark of 14.450 before taking second on high bar (14.150)
• Won parallel bars title at Illinois (March 2) with a score of 14.600
• Earned high bar title at NCAA Nationals Qualifier (April 19) with a 13.833
• Took second in floor exercise (14.600) and high bar (13.750) at California on January 27
• Finished third on high bar at MPSF Championships (April 6) with a score of 14.400

As a Senior (2018)
• MPSF All-Academic Scholar-Athlete
• Claimed four event titles, three in the all-around and one on still rings
• In a tri-meet with Illinois-Chicago and Iowa (Jan. 21), produced season highs on vault (14.100) and all-around (82.050)
• Competed in the all-around in four different meets
• Named CGA Gymnast of the Week (Jan. 24)
• Named MPSF Gymnast of the Week (Jan. 24)

As a Junior (2017)
• Did not compete due to injury

As a Sophomore (2016)
• Posted career-best 15.400 on vault and high bar (15.150) in a tri-meet against Cal and Michigan (Feb. 6)
• Posted career-best 14.900 on pommel horse at Oklahoma (March 5)
• Posted career-best 14.950 on rings at Minnesota (Feb. 13), claiming the event title
• Posted career-best 89.300 in the all-around in a tri-meet against Cal and Michigan (Feb. 6)
• Claimed two of the Cardinal's top-10 scores in high bar
• Claimed three of the Cardinal's top-10 scores in the all-around 

As a Freshman (2015)
• Tied for Stanford's highest score on high bar with a 15.150
• Placed sixth on vault with a 14.850 at NCAA Championships Semifinals (April 9)
• Finished first on high bar with a 15.150 at Illinois-Chicago (March 8)
• Made his collegiate debut, competing in the all-around, at No. 8 California (Jan. 10)

Prior to Stanford
• A 2014 graduate of Plano East Senior High School in Plano, Texas
• Trained with World Olympic Gymnastics Academy
• Placed first on rings, third in the all-around, fifth on parallel bars and sixth on floor at the Junior Olympics National Championships during his senior year
• Played football during his first three years of high school.

Personal
• Son of Michael and Gabriela
• Has four siblings, Austin, Skyler, Quincy and Maguire