Brandon Nguyen Season 2021

Career Accolades

• Three-time NCAA team champion (2021-23)
• Two-time MPSF team champion (2022-23)
• NCAA All-American (2023: parallel bars)
• CGA Rookie of the Week (March 30, 2021)
• Two-time CGA All-America Scholar-Athlete (2021-22)
• Two-time MPSF All-Academic Scholar-Athlete (2022-23)
• Three-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2021-23)

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