Stanford Athletics

STANFORD, Calif. - On the heels of capturing the 2019 Men's Gymnastics National Championship last weekend, head coach Thom Glielmi and assistant coaches Syque Caesar and Karl Ziehn have been named CGA National Coach of the Year and CGA National Assistant Coaches of the Year, respectively.

The selection is the third of Glielmi's career after nabbing the honor in 2009 and 2011 following national championship runs. Caesar and Ziehn join J.D. Reive (2009), David Durante (2009) and Brett McClure (2011) as Stanford assistant coaches who have won the National Assistant Coach of the Year honor. The duo was named CGA West Region Assistant Coaches of the Year prior to the national championship meet – becoming the fourth and fifth assistants in Stanford history to earn the honor.

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Thom Glielmi, @SyqueCaesar and Karl Ziehn named @CollegeMGym National Coaches of the Year.#GoStanford #NewEra pic.twitter.com/f1kI2Hi5Oa

— Stanford Gymnastics (@StanfordMGym) April 23, 2019

Fueled by a dominant effort from freshman Brody Malone, Stanford produced a 415.222 score to capture the 2019 NCAA title and dethrone four-time defending champion Oklahoma in a meet that was decided in the final rotation.

The national championship was Stanford's sixth in school history, and first since 2011. The Cardinal also won it all in 2009, 1995, 1993 and 1992.

THAT TROPHY IS OURS! ??#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/iQ1WmZDUbH

— Stanford Gymnastics (@StanfordMGym) April 21, 2019

Malone not only captured the all-around crown with a career-best 85.832, he also claimed the national title on floor (career-high 14.800) and high bar (14.633) to become the first Cardinal in program history to win three titles in one season. He also becomes only the third freshman to win the NCAA all-around title, joining Sam Mikulak and Yul Moldauer.

Proving depth, the Cardinal managed 15 All-Americans to match a program record set in 2008, with Malone leading the way with five after capturing the honor on parallel bars (14.100) and rings (14.266) in addition to his national titles. Malone joins Jair Lynch ('92), Dan Gill ('04) and Akash Modi ('15 & '17) as the only Cardinal gymnasts to ever record five All-American honors in one Championship meet.

Thanks to the latest title win, Glielmi is one of five active head coaches at Stanford with at least three NCAA titles, joining Lele Forood (9 – women's tennis), John Tanner (6 – women's water polo), Jeremy Gunn (3 – men's soccer) and Greg Meehan (3 – women's swimming).

The 2019 season was the 17^th at the helm of the program for Glielmi, while Ziehn and Caesar completed their seventh and fourth, respectively.