Oviedo Triplets All Named Co-Valedictorians
- Oviedo High School triplets Aiden, Brody and Colin Aysun were named co-valedictorians in May 2026 after graduating with identical GPAs, local and school-linked reports said. - The brothers took 14 Advanced Placement classes and seven dual-enrollment courses, while describing their academic dynamic as “more collaborative than competitive.” - This fall, the Aysun brothers plan to attend MIT, where they have said they will study engineering and computer science fields.
Aiden, Brody and Colin Aysun graduated from Oviedo High School in Florida this month as co-valedictorians after finishing with the exact same GPA, according to Fox 35 Orlando and local magazine Lake Mary Life. The brothers are triplets, and the reports said they shared classrooms, extracurriculars and a daily routine for years before ending high school tied at the top of the Class of 2026. All three have also committed to attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the fall, Fox 35 reported. ### How unusual was the tie at the top? Oviedo High School’s graduating class did not produce one valedictorian but three, all from the same family. Fox 35 reported on May 14 that each brother finished with the same GPA, making them all valedictorians at the school. Lake Mary Life, in a profile published earlier in May, also described the brothers as sharing the school’s top academic ranking for the Class of 2026. (fox35orlando.com) Colin Aysun told Lake Mary Life the outcome “wasn’t really planned,” adding that the brothers took the same classes. The magazine reported that the three completed 14 Advanced Placement courses and seven dual-enrollment courses, including some graduation requirements over the summer. ### What did the brothers say pushed them there? Brody Aysun told Fox 35 that the brothers’ relationship was “more collaborative than competitive.” In the station’s account, he said the three pushed one another without treating school as a zero-sum contest, while Colin said having two brothers in the same classes meant help was always close if one of them struggled. (fox35orlando.com) (lakemarylife.com) Aiden Aysun told Fox 35, “I guess we just study hard,” describing a routine in which the brothers helped one another and took many of the same classes. Lake Mary Life reported that the siblings also tried to stay busy beyond academics, joining robotics, founding a programming club and balancing schoolwork with athletics. ### What else were they doing besides classwork? (fox35orlando.com) The Aysun brothers were not only top students. Lake Mary Life reported that all three were state-ranked distance runners in track and cross-country, and Brody said running six days a week was their biggest time commitment in high school. Their father, Uluc Aysun, told the magazine the sport taught them patience and how to handle struggle in athletics and academics. (fox35orlando.com) The Florida High School Athletic Association named Aiden Aysun to its 2026 Florida Dairy Farmers Academic All-State Team in April. The association said he held a 4.0 GPA, was co-valedictorian with his brothers and had earned honors including Advanced Placement Scholar with Distinction and National Merit Commended Scholar. The FHSAA also said he co-authored a paper with his brothers in the Journal of High School Science on machine learning and color detection. (lakemarylife.com) ### Did growing up as triplets shape the story? Aiden Aysun told Fox 35 that their parents painted the brothers’ toenails after birth so family members could tell them apart. The station also reported that the triplets switched classes on April Fool’s Day in elementary and middle school to fool teachers. Brody told Fox 35 that having his brothers nearby made unfamiliar settings easier, including first days of school. (fhsaa.com) That long-running closeness, according to the station’s interviews, carried from childhood into the classroom, onto the track and into college planning. ### Where are they headed next? MIT is the next stop for all three brothers. Fox 35 and follow-up syndicated reports said the triplets plan to attend the university together this fall and are interested in mechanical engineering, computer science and aerospace engineering. (fox35orlando.com) June 8 is the next public milestone tied to one of the brothers’ academic honors. The FHSAA said members of its 2026 Academic All-State Team, including Aiden Aysun, will be recognized at a banquet that day, where each student will receive a scholarship and medallion. (fox35orlando.com) (fhsaa.com) (yahoo.com)
