David Shamah

Career Accolades

  • Two-time NCAA team champions (2024, 2026)
  • NCAA All-American (2026: parallel bars)
  • All-MPSF (2026: parallel bars)
  • CGA Regular Season All-American (2026: parallel bars)
  • CGA Gymnast of the Week (Jan. 21, 2026)
  • MPSF Gymnast of the Week (Jan. 20, 2026, Jan. 27, 2026)
  • Two-time First Team All-America Scholar-Athlete (2024-25)

As a Junior (2026) • National Champions

  • NCAA All-American (2026: parallel bars)
  • All-MPSF (2026: parallel bars)
  • CGA Regular Season All-American (parallel bars)
  • CGA Gymnast of the Week (Jan. 21)
  • MPSF Gymnast of the Week (Jan. 20, Jan. 27)
  • All-MPSF Academic Team
  • Appeared in seven events on the season, winning five event titles
  • Set new career-bests in six different events on the year
  • Finished fourth on parallel bars at the NCAA Championships (April 18)
  • Scored a 14.300 on the parallel bars at the MPSF Championships to finish as the conference runner-up (April 4)
  • Won the parallel bars title with a 14.300 effort against Air Force and Cal (March 14)
  • Earned a U.S. Senior National Team spot after earning the all-around bronze at the Winter Cup (Feb. 21)
  • Posted career-highs on parallel bars (14.700) and the all-around (79.700) to win both titles at the Rocky Mountain Open (Jan. 17)
  • Opened the season with event crowns on parallel bars (13.75) and the all-around (79.150) at the Cal Benefit Cup (Jan. 9)
  • Finished the regular season ranked third nationally on parallel bars (14.188)

As a Sophomore (2025)

  • First Team All-America Scholar-Athlete
  • MPSF All-Academic Team
  • Competed in the all-around for the first time in career, scoring a 75.000 at the Stanford Open (Jan. 25)
  • Posted career-highs on still rings and high bar at the Stanford Open
  • Appeared in five events for the Cardinal this season

As a Freshman (2024) • National Champions, MPSF Champions

  • CGA Freshman of the Week (Jan. 31)
  • MPSF Freshman of the Week (Jan. 30)
  • First Team All-America Scholar-Athlete
  • Appeared in four events for the Cardinal on the season.
  • Made collegiate debut with a 13.200 vault at the Cal Benefit Cup (Jan. 13)
  • Posted a career-high parallel bars routine at Stanford Open with a 14.350 (Jan. 27)
  • Notched new personal best of 14.550 on vault against Team USA (Feb. 10)

Prior to Stanford:

  • 2023 graduate of Laurel Springs School
  • Competed for WOGA (2018-2022) and EVO Athletics (2022-2023)
  • USA Junior National Team Member (2021-2023)
  • 2022 Elite Team Cup All-Around, Rings, and Parallel Bars Champion 
  • 2022 U.S. Junior All-Around, Parallel Bars, and Pommel Horse Champion
  • 2021 Junior Pan American Games Parallel Bars and Pommel Horse Champion

Personal:

  • Son of Al and Jen Shamah
  • Has one sister, Sarah

Career Scores

Year Floor Pommel Rings Vault P-Bars H-Bar All-Around
2024 Season Highs 12.500 -- -- 14.550 14.350 -- --
2025 Season Highs 11.550 12.950 12.600 12.800 13.950 13.050 75.000
2026 Season Highs 13.700 13.800 13.000 13.500 14.500 13.050 79.700
Career Highs 12.500 12.950 12.600 14.550 14.350 13.050 75.000
DavidShamah_WMT Headshot
2026
All Around
5-6 / -
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2024
All Around
5-6 / -