| Kyson Bunthuwong |
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According to head coach Barry Weiner, Bunthuwong is the best in the U.S. in artistry and does beautiful gymnastics with maturity...two-time All-American in parallel bars...made a big name for himself as a freshman, leading Cal on the floor exercise at the NCAA Championships...one of the six key contributors on the team...will be a huge factor in the overall team's success in 2008.
2007: Set two new career highs at the NCAA Championships -- 8.750 on both pommel horse and vault...advanced to NCAA finals on parallel bars after scoring a 9.450 in the first round...competed on rings for the first time in his college...earned All-America honors on parallel bars...selected as an Academic All-MPSF scholar athlete...took eighth place on parallel bars in the individual round at NCAA with a 9.000...helped the Bears upset No. 3 Ohio State (March 3) with then-career best on rings (8.800) and a season-high on high bar (9.250).
2006: Finished in first place with his career-high 9.525 score on the parallel bars against Penn State...scored an also impressive 9.275 on the parallel bars at the MPSF Championships...reached his career high of 9.450 on the high bar twice during the 2006 campaign, at the NCAA Qualifier and against Penn State...led the Bears on the floor exercise at the NCAA Championships with a score of 9.250.
2005: Member of Golden Bear Gymnastics Club, where he was awarded the 2005 MVP...team was also state champion in 2005...won the all-around of the junior division of men's gymnastics at the 2005 Visa Championships in Indianapolis, Ind., with a score of 92.225.
Personal: Competed at the Pacific Alliance Championships in Honolulu as well as the Pan American Games in San Salvador, El Salvador...competed at the 2005 International Junior Gymnastics competition in Yokohama, Japan...intends to major in business...an honors graduate of El Cerrito High School...aspires to compete in the Olympics and World Championships and winning an NCAA title...best sports moment includes receiving a perfect 10.0 on pommel horse at the Junior Olympic Nationals in 2005... has one younger brother, Kyle, who is a freshman on the team...parents are Suzanne and Virat Bunthuwong...mother is a graduate of Cal...born June 29, 1987, in Oakland, Calif.
Bunthuwong's 2007 season bests
Floor: 9.050
Horse: 8.750
Rings: 9.000
Vault: 8.750
P-Bars: 9.250
H-Bar: 9.300
Bunthuwong's career bests
Floor: 9.250
Horse: 8.750
Rings: 9.000
Vault: 8.750
P-Bars: 9.525
H-Bar: 9.450
