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Career Honors & Awards
- NCAA Team Finals Competitor (2024: Rings, Parallel Bars; 2023: Vault, Parallel Bars; 2021: Rings, at Iowa)
- NCAA Team Qualifier Competitor (2024: Rings, Parallel Bars; 2023: Vault, Parallel Bars; 2021: Rings, at Iowa)
National Awards
- 2018 Junior Olympic National Championships: Rings (1st Place); All-Around (1st Place)
Academic Awards
- CGA All-America Scholar-Athlete (2024)
- Academic All-Big Ten (2024)
- Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar (2024)
- Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2022, 2023; Spring 2023; Spring 2024)
- Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2024)
Career & Season Highs
| FX | PH | SR | V | PB | HB | AA | |
| Career Highs | 13.85 | 13.80 | 13.90 | 14.20 | 13.80 | 13.20 | -- |
| 2024 | -- | 13.80 | 13.70 | -- | 13.70 | -- | |
| 2023 | 13.85 | 13.45 | 13.90 | 14.20 | 13.80 | -- | -- |
2024 (Senior)
James Friedman was a mainstay in the Husker lineup both during the regular season and postseason competition. He set his career best in the pommel horse in the first meet of the season, scoring a 13.80 in the Rocky Mountain Open.
Friedman was also active in the community and excelled in the classroom, earning Academic All-Big Ten honors, as well as being named to the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team.
2023 (Junior)
Friedman made an instant impact in his first season with the Huskers. He competed in both the NCAA Qualifiers and the NCAA Championships, earning scores of 14.00 on the vault in each meet. Friedman also earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll for his dedication in the classroom.
Before Nebraska
Friedman competed for the University of Iowa GymACT program in 2022 under Head Coach Peyton Hobson. Friedman was a competitor for the Hawkeyes at the NCAA Championship Qualifiers where he earned his then career-best score of 13.700 on the rings. Friedman also qualified as an individual to compete in the 2021 NCAA Finals on rings finishing with a 13.46. At the 2018 Junior Olympic National Championships, Friedman took home the title on still rings and in the all-around competition.
Personal
Friedman is originally from Salem, Oregon and is studying accountancy.