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Career Honors & Awards
- NCAA Team Finals Competitor (2024: Rings; 2023: Floor, Rings; 2022: Floor)
- NCAA Team Qualifiers Competitor (2024: Rings; 2023: Floor, Rings; 2022: Floor)
- CGA Regular-Season All-American (2023: Rings)
- Big Ten Freshman of the Year (2022)
- Big Ten Freshman of the Week (3/14/22, 2/7/22, 1/31/22)
- Individual Titles (Rings: 2/17/24; 2/17/23, 2/4/23, 1/14/23)
National Awards
- 2021 Men's Development Program National Championships (4th-Rings, 5th-Vault, 7th-Floor)
- 2020 Elite Team Cup (2nd Place)
- 2019 Junior Olympic National Championships (3rd-Floor, 7th-All-Around, Rings, Vault)
- 2018 Junior Olympic National Championships (1st-Rings, 10th-All-Around)
Academic Awards
- CSC Academic All-District (2023)
- CGA All-America Scholar-Athlete (2024)
- Academic All-Big Ten (2024)
- Sam Foltz 27 Hero Leadership Award (2023)
- Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll
(Fall 2021, 2022, 2023; Spring 2022, 2023; Spring 2024) - Nebraska Silver Academic Medallion (2023)
- Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2022, 2024)
Career & Season Highs
| FX | PH | SR | V | PB | HB | AA | |
| Career High | 14.45 | -- | 14.30 | 14.05 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | 13.20 | -- | 14.20 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | 14.45 | -- | 14.30 | 14.05 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | 14.25 | -- | 12.45 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
2024 (Junior)
Chris Hiser’s season was highlighted by an individual title at NU’s season-opening tri-meet, while he also competed at the NCAA Qualifiers.
Outside of the gym, Hiser was named to the Academic All-Big Ten and Tom Osborne Citizenship teams.
2023 (Sophomore)
Coming off a stellar freshman campaign, Chris Hiser continued his success with three individual titles on rings. He earned CGA Regular-Season All-American honors and qualified for the NCAA Team Finals on floor and rings. Hiser set three career bests with a 14.45 on floor, a 14.30 on rings and a 14.05 on vault.
Hiser earned a plethora of awards outisde the gym, including: the Sam Foltz 27 Hero Leadership Award, CSC Academic All-District and Academic All-Big Ten. He was named to the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll and the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team, while earning a Nebraska Silver Academic Medallion for his hard work in the classroom.
2022 (Freshman)
The 2022 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, Hiser, earned three Big Ten Freshman of the Week titles during the 2022 season after setting his two career-highs of 14.25 on floor and 12.45 on rings.
Outside of the gym, Hiser was named to the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll for his dedication in the classroom, and earned a spot on the Tom Osborne Citizenship team for his contribution to the community.
Before Nebraska
Chris Hiser trained at Daggett Gymnastics in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. He competed at the 2021 Men's Development Program National Championships where he finished fourth on rings, fifth on vault and seventh on floor. Hiser competed at the 2020 Elite Team Cup finishing in second. At the 2019 Junior Olympic National Championships, Hiser finished third on floor, seventh in the all-around, rings and vault. At the 2018 Junior Olympic National Championships, he finished first on rings, and 10th in the all-around.
Personal
Chris was born on April 10, 2003. He is the son of MiMi and Bill Hiser. He has an older brother, Will, and a younger brother, Joseph. He is majoring in nutritional sciences and dietetics.