STANFORD, Calif. - Stanford men's gymnastics was named Team Academic National Champions, as the College Gymnastics Association (CGA) revealed its annual academic awards on Tuesday morning.
The Cardinal led the nation with a 3.7064 Team GPA. The CGA's top ten academic programs are listed as follows:
- Stanford: 3.7064
2. Illinois: 3.6775
3. Springfield: 3.6276
4. Simpson: 3.5825
5. Penn State: 3.4825
6. William & Mary: 3.4303
7. Michigan: 3.3455
8. Greenville: 3.3984
9. Nebraska: 3.3369
10. Oklahoma: 3.3263
Stanford also had 18 student-athletes earn individual Academic All-America honors, fifteen of which earned first team accolades with a GPA of 3.50 or higher.
First team honorees include Mark Berlaga, Jeremy Bischoff, Kai Uemura, Cooper Kim, Marcus Kushner, David Shamah, Zach Green, Arun Chhetri, Xander Hong, Kaien J-Spencer, Ian Lasic-Ellis, Wade Nelson, Luke McFarland, Marcus Pietarinen, and Brandon Nguyen.
Taylor Burkhart, Asher Hong, and Colt Walker each earned second team All-America selections, awarded for attaining a GPA between 3.499 and 3.2.