Brandon Dang

Photo by: Illinois Fighting Illini

Photo by: Illinois Fighting Illini

Photo by: Illinois Fighting Illini

Photo by: Illinois Fighting Illini

Photo by: Illinois Fighting Illini

Photo by: Illinois Fighting Illini

USA Gymnastics Senior National Team Member (2025, '26)

NCAA Pommel Horse Champion (2026)

3x Big Ten Pommel Horse Champion (2024, '25, '26)

NCAA All-American (2024, '26)

3x Regular Season Pommel Horse All-American (2024, '25, '26)

2025 Big Ten Specialist of the Year

2024 Big Ten Freshman of the Year

2024 CGA Rookie of the Year

2025 CGA Specialist of the Year

Letterwinner (2024, '25, '26)

Event	Score
Pommel Horse	15.200 \| vs. Michigan \| Feb. 3, 2024

2026 NCAA pommel horse champion
Named to the USA Gymnastics Senior National Team in 2025 and 2026
Tied for third on the program's top-10 career pommel horse titles list with 24 following the 2026 season
His nine pommel horse titles in both 2024 and 2025 rank tied for seventh on the program's top-10 single-season pommel horse titles list
Three-time Big Ten pommel horse champion (2024, 2025, 2026)
2024 CGA Rookie of the Year
2025 CGA and Big Ten Specialist of the Year

NCAA pommel horse champion
Big Ten pommel horse champion
CGA Regular Season All-American (pommel horse)
NCAA All-American
All-Big Ten First Team
Won six pommel horse titles during the 2026 season
Competed in 11 meets, including both days of the Big Ten Championships and NCAA Championships
Nominated for CGA Specialist of the Year
Winter Cup qualifier
Was named to the U.S. Men’s Senior National Team and received two international assignments following his performance at the 2026 Winter Cup
Claimed the pommel horse title at the Sam Mikulak Men’s Gymnastics Invitational on Jan. 24
Collected the title on pommel horse in a tri-meet with Greenville and Navy on Feb. 28
Secured the pommel horse title vs. Ohio State on March 7
Tabbed with CGA Co-Specialist of the Week honors on March 11
Advanced to the individual event finals at the Big Ten Championships on pommel horse
Took home the pommel horse title during Session II of the NCAA Championships on April 17
Academic All-Big Ten

Competed in 10 meets during the season, including both days of the Winter Cup and Big Ten Championships
Named to the USA Gymnastics Senior National Team after becoming the Winter Cup Pommel Horse Champion (Feb. 21)
Four-time Big Ten Specialist of the Week (Jan. 21, Feb. 11, Feb. 25, March 4)
Four-time CGA Specialist of the Week (Jan. 29, Feb. 27, March 5, April 10)
Went undefeated in the regular season on pommel horse (7-0)
Big Ten pommel horse champion
Academic All-Big Ten
All-Big Ten First Team
Big Ten Specialist of the Year
CGA Specialist of the Year

Made his Illini debut at the Windy City Invitational on Jan. 13
Earned his first title of his career on pommel horse (14.450) at Greenville on Jan. 20
Collected nine titles on the year
Competed in all 14 meets plus both days of the Winter Cup
Five-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Jan. 22, Jan. 29, Feb. 5, Feb. 12, Feb. 28)
Two-time Big Ten Specialist of the Week (Feb. 21, Feb. 28)
Three-time College Gymnastics Association Rookie of the Week (Feb. 14, Feb. 28, March 3)
Scored a career high on pommel horse (15.200) versus Michigan on Feb. 3

Five state championship appearances
Four regional championships appearances
Six-time national pommel horse champion
Four-time regional pommel horse champion
Five-time USA Gymnastics All-Star Team member (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023)
Two-time Region 1 member (2022 and 2023)
Has 46 top 10 state finishes, 24 top 10 regional finishes and seven top-5 national finishes

Born May 26, 2005
Majoring in electrical engineering
Parents are Eric and Lynne Dang
Has one brother, Ethan
Chose Illinois because of "the prestigious computer science and engineering programs, the positive team spirit, and the fantastic coaching staff."