2021 Men's Gymnastics Roster

Aaron Shepley
Ian Gunther

Ian Gunther

  • Position
    All-Around
  • Class
    Junior
  • Height
    5-7
  • Hometown
    Houston, Texas
  • High School
    Westside
  • Major
    Product Design

Biography

Career Accolades

  • Two-time NCAA team champion (2019, 2021)
  • Eight-time NCAA All-American (2019: still rings; 2020: all-around, parallel bars, pommel horse, still rings; 2021: parallel bars, pommel horse, still rings)
  • Two-time MPSF Individual Champion (2021: pommel horse, still rings)
  • MPSF Gymnast of the Week (March 10, 2020)
  • Three-time CGA Specialist of the Week (March 3, 2020; March 30, 2021, April 6, 2021)
  • Two-time MPSF All-Academic Scholar-Athlete (2020-21)
  • Two-time CGA All-America Scholar-Athlete (2019-20)

As a Junior (2021) • National Champions

  • Three-time NCAA All-American (parallel bars, pommel horse, still rings)
  • Two-time MPSF Individual Champion (pommel horse, still rings)
  • Two-time CGA Specialist of the Week (March 30, April 6)
  • MPSF All-Academic Scholar-Athlete

As a Sophomore (2020)

  • Four-time NCAA All-American (all-around, parallel bars, pommel horse, still rings)
  • MPSF Gymnast of the Week (March 10)
  • CGA Specialist of the Week (March 3)
  • CGA First-Team All-America Scholar-Athlete
  • MPSF All-Academic Scholar-Athlete
  • Stanford men's gymnastics Clutch Performer Award recipient
  • Finished the season ranked fourth in the nation on still rings (14.100) and fifth on parallel bars (14.050) and in the all-around (80.667)
  • Won six event titles overall, including two apiece on pommel horse and still rings, and one on parallel bars and high bar
  • Set new career highs in every event outside of still rings at the Stanford International Collegiate Open (Feb. 29)
  • Qualified for the USA Gymnastics Winter Cup at the Stanford Open (Feb. 29) with a score of 83.750 - placing second overall at the competition
  • 13.850 on pommel horse trailed only national team members from Japan and USA at the Stanford Open (Feb. 29), while his 13.800 on rings claimed a share of the event title
  • Triple-event winner at No. 16 Air Force (March 7), taking first-place on the parallel bars (13.900), still rings (14.400), and pommel horse (13.800)

As a Freshman (2019) • National Champions

  • NCAA All-American on still rings
  • CGA Second-Team All-America Scholar-Athlete
  • Claimed three individual event titles, including two on still rings and one on pommel horse
  • Earned a share of fourth on still rings (14.360) at NCAA National Final to earn All-America honors
  • Won still rings title (14.050) and took third on pommel horse (12.950), parallel bars (14.050) and high bar (13.100) at Cal Benefit Cup (Jan. 12)
  • Won pommel horse (13.650) and still rings (14.300) titles at California (Jan. 27)
  • Finished second on still rings at California with a 14.100 (Feb. 9)
  • Placed second on still rings (14.050) and third on pommel horse (season-best 13.700) at International Collegiate Challenge (Feb. 23)
  • Runner-up on still rings vs. Air Force with a season-best 14.400 (March 8)
  • Helped Stanford to a 1-2 finish by claiming second on still rings (14.230) at NCAA Qualifier (April 19)

Prior to Stanford

  • 2018 graduate of Westside High School in Houston, Texas
  • Competed for Cypress Academy national championship club team (2014-18), which placed first at 2018 Houston National Invitational and San Antonio Invitational (2016, 2018)
  • Two-time JO National Champion on parallel bars (2017-18)
  • Two-time JO National Champion on pommel horse (2016, 2018)
  • Texas all-around state champion (2018)
  • Third in the all-around at JO National Championship (2018)
  • Third on still rings at JO National Championship (2018)
  • Fifth on high bar at JO National Championship (2018)
  • Second on high bar at Winter Cup (2018)
  • JO National Champion on still rings (2017)
  • Third on parallel bars at P&G Championships (2017)
  • Fourth on still rings at P&G Championships (2017)
  • Fifth on high bar at P&G Championships (2017)
  • 10th in the all-around at P&G Championships (2017)
  • JO National High bar champion (2016)

Personal

  • Born in Houston, Texas
  • Son of David and Dawn Gunther
  • Has two brothers, Cameron and Landon

Career Scores

Year Floor Pommel Rings Vault P-Bars H-Bar All-Around
2019 Season Highs 12.850 13.700 14.400 13.900 14.050 13.650 78.450
2020 Season Highs 13.550 14.050 14.500 14.000 14.300 14.050 83.750
Career Highs 13.550 14.050 14.500 14.000 14.300 14.050 83.750

Historical Player Information

  • 2019Freshman

    All-Around
    5'7" 145 lbs
  • 2020Sophomore

    All-Around
    5'7" 0 lbs
  • 2021Junior

    All-Around
    5'7" 0 lbs