Blake Sun Season 2022

Career Accolades

• Three-time NCAA team champion (2019, 2021-22)
• MPSF team champion (2022)
• Four-time NCAA All-American (2018: parallel bars; 2019: parallel bars; 2021: parallel bars; 2022: pommel horse)
• Three-time CGA Specialist of the Week (Jan. 28, 2020; Feb. 2, 2022, Feb. 9, 2022)
• Nissen-Emery Award Finalist (2021)
• MPSF Individual Champion (2021: parallel bars)
• Three-time Team Captain (2020-22)
• Four-time CGA All-America Scholar-Athlete (2018, 2020-22)
• Four-time MPSF All-Academic Scholar-Athlete (2019-22)
• Two-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2021-22)

As a Graduate Student (2022) • National Champions, MPSF Champions

• Team Captain
• NCAA All-American on pommel horse
• Two-time CGA Specialist of the Week - Parallel Bars (Feb. 2, Feb. 9)
• CGA First-Team All-America Scholar-Athlete
• MPSF All-Academic Scholar-Athlete
• Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
• Competed in every meet for the Cardinal on pommel horse and parallel bars
• NCAA-best 15.700 on parallel bars at Stanford Open (Jan. 29)
• Earned All-America honors on pommel horse after registering a 13.733 to place sixth overall at NCAA Championships (April 16)
• Hit for a career-best 14.050 on pommel horse at MPSF Championships (April 2)
• Finished the season ranked third nationally on parallel bars (14.363) and seventh on pommel horse (13.825)
• Won five event titles, including four on parallel bars and one on pommel horse
• Won both the pommel horse (13.800) and parallel bars (15.300) event titles at Pac-12 Invite (Feb. 4)

As a Senior (2021) • National Champions

• Nissen-Emery Award Finalist
• Team Captain
• NCAA All-American on parallel bars
• MPSF Individual Champion (parallel bars)
• CGA First-Team All-America Scholar-Athlete
• MPSF All-Academic Scholar-Athlete
• Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
• 13.833 on parallel bars to finish seventh overall and earn All-America honors from the NCAA Championships (April 17)
• Finished the season ranked No. 1 in the nation on parallel bars with a National Qualifying Average of 14.400
• Captured five event titles - all on parallel bars
• Season-best 14.650 (second-best score of the year for Stanford) on parallel bars to win event title vs. William & Mary (Feb. 10)
• 14.450 on parallel bars to win MPSF Championship title (April 3)
• Also captured parallel bars event titles vs. California (Feb. 13), Navy (Feb. 17) and Springfield (March 5)

As a Junior (2020)

• Team Captain
• CGA Specialist of the Week - Parallel Bars (Jan. 28)
• CGA First-Team All-America Scholar-Athlete
• MPSF All-Academic Scholar-Athlete
• Stanford men's gymnastics Team Player Award recipient
• Won lone parallel bars event title at the Stanford Open with a national-best score of 15.200 (Jan. 25)
• Ranked 25th nationally on parallel bars (13.533)

As a Sophomore (2019) • National Champions

• NCAA All-American on parallel bars
• MPSF All-Academic Scholar-Athlete
• National runner-up on parallel bars at NCAA Championships (April 20) with a 14.166
• Claimed four individual event titles, all on parallel bars
• Second on pommel horse (13.150) and parallel bars (14.350) at Cal Benefit Cup (Jan. 12)
• Won parallel bars title at California (Jan. 27) with a 14.500
• Captured event title on parallel bars at Pac-12 Invitational (Feb. 2) with a score of 14.550
• Season-best 14.950 to win parallel bars event title against Air Force (March 8)
• Placed second on parallel bars at Illinois (March 2) with a score of 14.550
• Took second on parallel bars at MPSF Championships (April 6) with a mark of 14.300
• Nabbed top score at NCAA Nationals Qualifier (April 19) on parallel bars with a 14.400

As a Freshman (2018)

• NCAA All-American on parallel bar
• CGA Second-Team All-America Scholar-Athlete
• Placed fifth on parallel bar at NCAA Championships (April 21), matching his season high with a 14.400
• Captured four event titles, all on parallel bars
• Produced season-high 13.550 on pommel horse at Pac-12 Invitational (Feb. 10)

USA Gymnastics

• Member of USA Senior National Team

Prior to Stanford

• 2017 graduate of Johnson High School in San Antonio, Texas
• Competed for Alamo Gymnastics Center

Personal

• Born in San Antonio, Texas
• Son of Yuejin Sun and Meiyang Lin
• Father, Yuejin, competed in gymnastics, and mother, Meiyang, ran track at Beijing University of Physical Education 
• Has one older brother, Benjamin

Career Scores