Zach Nunez

Photo by: Morgan Givens/University of Oklahoma

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Cypress, Texas
High School:
Cypress Woods HS

	FX	PH	SR	V	PB	HB	AA
Career Highs	13.800	14.800	13.850	14.550	14.150	13.650	83.550
2025 Season Highs	—	14.250	—	13.650	—	—	—

2025
Team captain … has competed in all nine meets for the Sooners … has won one event title (pommel horse) … won event title on pommel horse (13.950) at Cal/vs. Nebraska on Feb. 28 … season high on pommel horse (14.250) was set at Ohio State on Feb. 2 … has competed on vault once, scoring 13.650 in the season opener vs. Air Force on Jan. 12 … has competed on pommel horse in all nine meets … has scored 13.500 on pommel horse in seven meets.

2024
Competed in all twelve meets for the Sooners … named a CGA Regular Season All-American on pommel horse … ranks seventh nationally in pommel horse with his 14.438 NQA … won an individual event title on parallel bars at Simpson College (Feb 17) … earned his career and season high on pommel horse (14.800) at the Rocky Mountain Open (Jan 20) … received his career and season highs on vault (14.450) and season high on parallel bars (13.850) at Simpson College (Feb 17) … also matched his career and season high on parallel bars (14.450) vs. Navy (Mar 9).

2023
Earned All-American on pommel horse … Received CGA regular season All- American on pommel horse … Named Gymnast of the Week twice (Feb 7 & 21) … Named CGA Co-Gymnast of the week (Feb 8) … ranked eighth nationally on pommel horse with an NQA of 13.900, but is third in overall scoring with a 14.119 average … completed all-around three times, recording an 83.850 average … finished second on pommel horse (14.333) during NCAA Championships (April 15) … received individual event titles on parallel bars (14.150) and on All-Around (83.400) versus Simpson (Feb 4) … earned individual event title on pommel horse (14.050) at Rocky Mountain Open (Jan 21) … acquired career highs on floor exercise (13.800), pommel horse (14.700), vault (14.550), parallel bars (14.150), and All-Around (83.550).

2022
Competed in all eight meets for the Sooners, Winter Cup, MPSF Championships and NCAA Championships… Named All-American on pommel horse with a second-place finish of 13.833… Named regular-season All-American on pommel horse and in the all-around… Named CGA Gymnast of the Week following his first all-around title with a 82.850 against Nebraska… Collected three event titles on the season… Set career-high scores on floor (13.733), pommel horse (14.200), still rings (13.850), parallel bars (13.750) and in the all-around (81.700).

2021
Competed in six meets on the season, MPSF Championship and NCAA Championships … Debuted with the Sooners on PH at the Rock Mountain Open with a 13.050 … Named CGA Rookie of the Week following his pommel horse event title (13.750) against Air Force Academy … Nominated for the 2021 CGA Rookie of the Year Award … Holds the team’s season’s best score on pommel horse with a 14.000, good for a career high … Set career records on vault (13.950), parallel bars (13.500) and high bar (13.466) … Earned the pommel horse event title against Cal with a 13.650.

CLUB/HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Cypress Woods (Texas) High School … Trained at Cypress Academy with coach Tom Meadows, home of numerous current and former Sooners including the likes of Jon Horton, Levi Anderson and the Justus brothers among many others … Took first on pommel horse and parallel bars in the junior division at the 2020 Winter Cup … Placed third on pommel horse, fifth on parallel bars and eighth in the all-around at the 2019 U.S. Junior Championships … Took second on PB, third on HB, fifth on PH and seventh in the all-around at the 2019 Junior Olympic National Championships … Helped his squad to first at the 2019 Houston National Invite Team Cup with fellow signee Daniel Simmons … Finished fourth on PH and PB and fifth in the all-around at the 2018 Junior Olympic National Championships.

PERSONAL
Parents are Ruel and Joy Nunez … Has two siblings … intended major is health and exercise science.