2014 AAI AWARD NOMINEE

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1 Alicia Asturias University of California, Coach: Justin Howell Vault: 9.95 Uneven Bars: 9.90 Balance Beam: 9.85 Floor Exercise: 9.90 All-Around: Pac-12 Gymnast 2013 All-Pac-12: 2nd Team (AA) 2013 Pac-12 All-Academic: 1st Team 2013 NACGC Scholastic All-American 2013 Cal Athletics Golden Bear Award (highest GPA on the team) 2013 Cal Women s Gymnastics Team MVP 2012 Pac-12 All-Academic: 1st Team 2012 NACGC Scholastic All-American California senior Alicia Asturias is without a doubt one of the most consistent and spirited gymnasts to compete in a Golden Bear leotard, producing stellar performances both on the gym floor and in the classroom. The Cal women s gymnastics program has seen a huge rise in success over the past several years, with plenty of the credit due to Asturias. In 2014 alone, the Cal captain has claimed a team-leading seven event titles through five meets and produced 15 top three finishes. She has been ranked in the top 25 nationally on several events, including bars and all-around, and in the first week of the season, Asturias became the first California gymnast since My-Lan Dodd in 2003 to claim Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week honors. Asturias owns career-high scores of 9.9 or better on three of the four events, and has already twice produced a program-record 9.95 on the vault. Her success helped lead Cal to its first team NCAA Regional berth since 2007, as well as set its highest team score since Her outstanding results are consistent with her success in previous years, claiming six event titles and 18 top three finishes in 2013, including a second-place uneven bars finish at the NCAA Corvallis Regional. Though she was limited by injury as a sophomore in 2012, in 2011 Asturias was one of just three Cal gymnasts to earn an individual berth at the NCAA Regionals. At Cal, the world s most highly regarded public university, Asturias maintains a 3.83 cumulative GPA. The senior is set to graduate in May with a degree in psychology, and her career goals include attending medical school to pursue pediatric orthopedics or psychological research. She has twice earned Pac-12 All- Academic First Team and NACGC Scholastic All-America honors. She is a member of the Pre-Med Honor Society, International Golden Key Honour Society, and International Honor Society in Psychology: Psi Chi. Asturias is a member of the Dean s List for the College of Letters and Sciences, and a 2010 recipient of the Edward Frank Kraft award, which is awarded to freshmen on the Berkeley campus who have attained the highest scholastic records in their first semester of attendance at Cal. Outside of the gym, Asturias is incredibly passionate about art and has worked with various community organizations to share her passion. She volunteered to teach weekly art classes catered to the unique mental and physical needs of Alzheimer patients at the Alzheimer Institute of the East Bay, as well as facilitated an Art for Social Change course and gallery event for UC Berkeley students and a Take Back the Night women s rights art showcase. In addition to her art involvement, Asturias is also a member of the Golden Bear Advisory Committee for student-athletes, where she has participated in events such a beach cleanup, breast cancer walk and College Sports Day (tutoring young children basic gymnastics skills). Additionally, Asturias worked as a gymnastics camp coach at Stanford University and mentored young children at Jefferson Elementary.

2 Marie Case Kent State University, Coach: Brice Biggin Vault: Uneven Bars: Balance Beam: Floor Exercise: All-Around: MAC Gymnast of the Year 2013 All-MAC: 1st Team 2013 Academic All-MAC 2013 Three-Time MAC Gymnast 2012 MAC Gymnast of the Year 2012 All-MAC: 2nd Team 2012 Academic All-MAC 2012 National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/ Women Scholar All-America 2011 MAC Freshman of the Year Marie is and has been the backbone of Kent State Gymnastics for the past three and a half years. She is undoubtedly one of the toughest competitors. Since she arrived on campus her freshman year, she has brought a determination and mindset that will be impossible to replace. She was very instrumental in helping Kent State to its first ever trip to the National Championship as a freshmen, competing in the all-around that year. Marie truly exemplifies a Team Leader and not only has the respect of her coaches but her teammates and the other coaches in the conference as well. She has been voted captain for three years by her teammates. As a freshman, she was voted the Freshmen of the Year by the coaches in the conference. Also as both a sophomore and a junior she was voted the MAC Gymnast of the Year by the coaches in the Mid-American Conference. Marie is one of the fiercest competitors you would ever want to meet and yet her drive is based on helping to make her team better. Marie has so far competed in 148 routines in three-plus years and has only a total of five falls in her career with a 97-percent hit rate. Last year she completed the entire competitive season without a single fall. Outside of gymnastics, Marie is an Exercise Science major, where she currently holds a GPA and would like to become a college coach. Marie has also volunteered a great deal of time in the last 3 years to our Flip For The Cure meet in generating donations to help the fight to find a cure for Breast Cancer. She also was a member of the Kent State Athletics Leadership Academy in All-MAC: 2nd Team 2011 Two-Time MAC Gymnast

3 Mackenzie Caquatto University of Florida, Coach: Rhonda Faehn Vault: Uneven Bars: 10.0 (school record) Balance Beam: Floor Exercise: 9.95 All-Around: Three-Time NCAA All-American st team (BB, UB), st team (UB) Two-Time NACGC Regular Season All-American st team (UB, BB) 2013 SEC Specialist 2013 NACGC Scholastic All-American 2013 SEC Academic Honor Roll 2012 All-Southeastern Conference 2nd Team 2012 SEC Academic Honor Roll 2011 SEC Freshman Gymnast 2010 silver medal as member of World Championships Team Four-Time member of US Senior National Team As a senior at the University of Florida, Mackenzie has won three event titles two balance beam and one uneven bars. She has received season-best marks of 9.95 and won both the Auburn and Georgia dual meet beam titles. Her collegiatebest all-around total of is the nation s sixth-highest total posted in Additionally, she was nominated for the Brad Davis Southeastern Conference Community Service award and will receive a post-graduate scholarship. In 2013, Mackenzie earned All-America first-team honors at the NCAA Championships for the uneven bars and balance beam after leading all NCAA semifinal competitors with marks of 9.95 for both events fourth in both events in NCAA Event Finals (bars/ and beam/9.85). She was first-team All- American for both uneven bars and balance beam in the first National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches (NACGC) All-America regular-season awards. She also earned 10.0 uneven bars mark to win the Missouri dual, and she is the fifth Gator to earn a perfect score on bars and first since She was named the Southeastern Conference Specialist following the 10.0 mark. She won seven event titles (four bars, three beam) and was a member of the NACGC Scholar All-America team, while being named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll. In 2012, Mackenzie earned All-America first-team honors by advancing to the NCAA bars final (T6th/9.825). She received All-SEC 2nd team selection after tying for second in SEC Championships bars competition (9.90), and she earned a spot on the U.S. Senior National Team with a fourth-place finish at 2011 Visa Championships and part of the World Championships training camps before injury ended her attempt to make second-consecutive U.S. World Championships roster. She was also named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll. During the 2011 collegiate season, Mackenzie won the Alabama dual all-around (39.575) with the highest total ever by a Gator making their all-around debut. This total also equals the fifth-highest posted in the nation in She used her season-best of 9.95 to win the NCAA North Central Region bars title. Her collegiate-best beam mark of set at West Virginia matched the nation s highest on the event for She also managed to claim a total of 10 event titles (six bars, three beam and one all-around) and was also a part of the U.S. silvermedal team at the 2010 World Championships. Mackenzie is currently majoring in Elementary and Special Education with a cumulative GPA of She has contributed more than 211 community service hours, mostly tutoring and mentoring local elementary and at-risk students. She also volunteers at the Winn Dixie Hope Lodge, the Gainesville American Cancer Society s Annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk, the Harvest Food Drive clinic, and the Shands Hospital.

4 Lindsey Cheek University of Georgia, Coach: Danna Durante Vault: 9.95 Uneven Bars: Balance Beam: Floor Exercise: All-Around: SEC Specialist 2013 NCAA All-America: 1st Team (VT) 2013 NCAA All-America: 2nd Team (BB) 2013 NACGC/W Regular Season All-America: 2nd Team (BB) 2013 SEC Academic Honor Roll 2012 NCAA All-America: 1st Team (VT) 2011 SEC Freshman 2011 NCAA All-America: 1st Team (VT) Lindsey Cheek has helped guide the Georgia gymnastics team to a No. 6 national ranking with her efforts on vault, bars and beam. She has recorded career-highs on all three events in the first half of her senior season, including a on bars, 9.95 on vault and a on beam. Cheek entered the 2014 season with 10 career event titles, and she won 11 events in the first six meets of her senior year. She is currently ranked No. 2 nationally on bars, 10th on beam and 16th on vault. All seven of her beam scores have counted toward the team total, and in her first 18 routines of the season, Cheek scored a 9.9 or higher 13 times a feat matched in UGA gymnastics history only by Courtney Kupets. A native of nearby Watkinsville, Georgia, Cheek joined the Gym Dogs as an early enrollee in January 2011 and quickly made an impact on her team. She competed in the all-around in her first month as a collegiate gymnast, and earned SEC Freshman honors with a She capped her freshman campaign by claiming first team All-America honors on vault. Cheek was sidelined for much of the 2012 season, but still earned first team All-America honors on vault for the second straight year. As a junior in 2013, she competed on vault, bars and beam in every meet and helped lead Georgia back to the NCAA Super Six for the first time in four years. Cheek also earned first team All-America honors on vault for the third straight year and was second team All-America on beam. A psychology major with a 3.93 GPA, Cheek has also excelled in the classroom. She has been named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll and the UGA Athletic Director s Honor Roll. Cheek has been involved in the Athens community throughout her career. She has volunteered her time to teach and mentor Special Olympics participants and visited patients at St. Mary s Hospital in Athens. In addition, Cheek volunteered at the In Their Shoes cancer awareness walk and at an Athens area Leukemia & Lymphoma Society event.

5 Olivia Courtney UCLA, Coach: Valorie Kondos Field Vault: Uneven Bars: Balance Beam: Floor Exercise: All-Around: Conference Gymnast 2013 All-American: 1st Team (VT, FX) 2013 Regular-Season All-American: 1st Team (VT) 2013 Regional Champion (AA, VT) 2013 All-Conference: 1st Team (VT) 2013 Conference Champion (FX) 2013 Conference Specialist 2012 All-American: 1st Team (UB) 2012 All-American: 2nd Team (FX, VT) 2012 All-Conference: 1st Team (VT) 2012 Conference Champion (VT) 2011 All-American: 2nd Team (VT, FX) 2011 Regional Champion (AA) 2011 All-Conference: 1st Team (VT) 2011 Conference Freshman of the Year 2011 Conference Champion (VT, UB) Olivia Courtney has proven to be one of the most consistent and dynamic athletes in the NCAA. She has been one of our most valued competitors, not simply in the scores that she consistently posts, but in her willingness to compete through the tough times that athletes often face in a season due to illness and/or injury. The past eight months have been remarkable in Olivia s life. Her leadership skills and example she sets in and out of the gym have been tremendous gifts to her teammates. As she has commented, Choosing to make different choices in life has proven to lead to a much happier and healthier life overall for me. I hope I ve been a good example for my teammates that life really is about making good choices.

6 Katherine Grable University of Arkansas, Coaches: Mark Cook & Rene Lyst Vault: 9.95 Uneven Bars: 9.90 Balance Beam: 9.95 Floor Exercise: 9.95 All-Around: All-SEC Team 2013 NACGC/W Regular Season All-American: 2nd team (FX, AA) 2013 All-American: 1st team (AA, FX) 2013 NCAA Event Finalist (T6th on FX) 2012 No. 1 in Nation - Feb. 27, March 5 (AA) 2012 All-American: 1st team (BB) 2012 All-American: 2nd team (VT) An Oshkosh, Wisconsin native, Katherine holds the school record in the all-around at and has matched it on the beam with a 9.95 in the NCAA Championships in Grable has been influential in helping the University of Arkansas gymnastics team set and reach many program milestones. She was an all-arounder for the squad when it reached its first national No. 1 ranking as well as being the first gymnast in program history to be ranked No. 1 in the all-around competition as a sophomore. Also during her sophomore season, she helped the team finish fifth in the nation at the NCAA Super Six, the team s highest finish to date. Currently, Grable has been ranked in first place this season as well as winning the first five all-around and floor titles of the season. In addition to her all-around and floor titles this season, Grable has also collected three vault titles and one on the beam. In total, her career titles add up to 60 at just the halfway point in her senior season. Grable has collected numerous honors during her career as a GymBack including six All-American honors being a three-time member of an All-SEC team and reaching the event finals three separate times during her career. She has also been awarded the team s most outstanding gymnast award in each of her three seasons on the team NCAA Event Finalist (6th on BB) 2011 All-American: 1st team (FX) 2011 All-American: 2nd team (VT) 2011 All-SEC: 2nd team (FX) 2011 NCAA Event Finalist (T9th on FX)

7 Hailee Hansen University of Utah, Coaches: Greg & Megan Marsden Uneven Bars: Academic All-Pac-12: 1st Team 2013 NACGC Scholastic All-American 2013 Team Dahl Award Winner 2013 Dean s List and Athletic Director s Honor Roll 2012 Utah s Coaches Award for Most Improved Gymnast 2012 Academic All-Pac-12: 1st Team 2012 Dean s List and Athletic Director s Honor Roll 2011 MWC Scholar-Athlete 2011 Dean s List and Athletic Director s Honor Roll Hailee is only the third walk-on in school history to earn All-America honors. She is also an academic All-American, making the CoSIDA at-large third team. She is the first walk-on gymnastics captain ever at Utah and is in her second season as co-captain. Hailee has hit career routines, all on bars. She also has three-time Academic all-conference selection. So far in 2014, Hailee has started on bars in all five meets. She has received season highs of 9.85 on bars twice and has hit 5-5 on bars routines to date. In 2013, Hailee was second-team All-American on uneven bar and tied for fifth in the semifinal at the NCAA Championships, scoring a career-tying She started on bars in every meet, hitting routines with her only fall coming in the first meet. She is a CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-American (third team at-large) and first-team Academic All-Pac-12 Conference. She was the winner of the team s Dahl Award as its top scholar-athlete and was designated as a NACGC Scholar All-American, in addition to making the Dean s List and the Athletic Director s Honor Roll. In 2012, Hailee won the Utah Coaches Award for Most Improved Gymnast. She also scored back-to-back 9.90 on bars at Florida and the Pac-12 Championships. She scored a 9.80 on bars both days of the NCAA Championships and after going exhibition in the first two meets, she competed to count in Utah s last 11 meets, hitting routines. She was also first-team Academic All-Pac-12, in addition to making the Dean s List and the Athletic Director s Honor Roll. In 2011, Hailee led off the bar lineup in four meets (Arizona State, Florida, Utah State and Oregon State) and her best score was 9.75 vs. Arizona State. Including exhibition routines, she competed in all but one regular season meet, hitting 4-4 routines. Hailee was a MWC Scholar-Athlete and made the Dean s List and the Athletic Director s Honor Roll. Hailee is currently majoring in Communication with a cumulative GPA of

8 Kim Jacob University of Alabama, Coach: Sarah Patterson Vault: Uneven Bars: Balance Beam: Floor Exercise: All-Around: Alabama Gymnastics Leadership Team Alabama Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Vice President 2013 NCAA Elite 89 Award 2013 Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-American At-Large: 1st Team 2013 SEC Gymnastics Scholar-Athlete of the Year 2013 Scholastic All-American 2013 SEC Academic Honor Roll 2013 All-American (AA, BB) 2013 NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional Champion team member 2013 Alabama Gymnastics Team Captain 2013 Alabama Gymnastics Leadership Team 2013 SEC Community Service Team Alabama Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Executive Member 2012 SEC Gymnastics Scholar-Athlete of the Year 2012 Scholastic All-American 2012 SEC Academic Honor Roll 2012 All-American (FX, UB) 2012 NCAA Champion team member 2012 NCAA Seattle Regional Champion team member Student-Athlete Advisory Committee 2011 Scholastic All-American 2011 SEC Academic Honor Roll 2011 All-American (AA, BB) 2011 All-SEC 2nd Team 2011 SEC All-Freshman 2011 NCAA Champion team member 2011 NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional Champion team member 2011 Southeastern Conference Champion team member 2011 Alabama Gymnastics Lewis Each Courage Award Student-Athlete Advisory Committee A seven-time All-American, Kim Jacob has been the rock on which Alabama s lineup has been built throughout her career. As a senior she has already matched or bettered her career-best scores on the uneven bars and floor exercise as well as the all-around. She earned the Capital One Performance following the Crimson Tide s season opener against Missouri, leading Alabama to its highest season-opening score in school history. She also earned the SEC Gymnast honors following the season opener and the SEC Specialist after posting a 9.95 to key Alabama s win over then No. 5 Georgia. A major contributor throughout her career, she was vital to Alabama s last two NCAA Championships. Jacob led the Crimson Tide on the balance beam in 2011, scoring a 9.95 in the NCAA Super Six Team Finals, as well as earning first-team All-American honors in the all-around. In 2012, she led off Alabama s balance beam lineup with matching 9.9s on both nights of the championship, helping pace the Tide to a 49.6 during the semifinals and a 49.5 for the win on the second night. Jacob is also one of the best students in Crimson Tide history. The twotime SEC Gymnastics Scholar Athlete of the Year (2012 and 2013), she carries a perfect 4.0 grade point average for her career while majoring in exercise science. The three-year Scholastic All-American and three-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll earned the Tide s Lewis Each Courage Award as a freshman. She has also earned second-team All-SEC honors as well as a place on the SEC All-Freshman team. Last year, she earned the NCAA Elite 89 Award, which goes to the student-athlete at the national championship with the highest cumulative GPA. Competition for this award is fierce and speaks volumes about the level of excellence she brings to everything she does. In addition to being a champion in the gym and the classroom, she has also been an active presence in the community, which earned her a place on the 2013 SEC Community Service Team. She has given generously of her time to a wide variety of causes, including the Stallings RISE Center, the ReadBAMARead Foundation, Step Out Walk to Stop Diabetes, Suds for Sully, Nite on the Green Golf Tournament, Tailgating with the Stars, the UA Halloween Extravaganza, Feed the Hungry, Dead Broke Farm, Project Angel Tree and DCH Cancer Center.

9 Alaina Johnson University of Florida, Coach: Rhonda Faehn Vault: 9.95 Uneven Bars: Balance Beam: Floor Exercise: All-Around: NCAA Uneven Bars Champion Ten-Time NCAA All-American st team (VT, UB); st team (AA, UB); 2nd team: (VT, BB, FX); st team (VT, UB, FX) 2013 NACGC Scholastic All-American 2013 SEC Academic Honor Roll 2012 All-Southeastern Conference 1st Team 2012 NACGC Scholastic All-American 2012 SEC Academic Honor Roll 2011 All-Southeastern Conference First Team 2011 SEC Gymnast 2011 NACGC Scholastic All-American Three-Time SEC Gymnast of the Week twice in 2012 and once in 2011 Four-Time SEC Freshman of the Week As a senior at the University of Florida, Alaina turned in her first all-around performance since Jan. 11, 2013 at Kentucky, taking third at She has also been a part of every Gator vault, bars and beam lineup in In 2013, Alaina was the first Gator to claim the NCAA uneven bars championship with a in the NCAA Event Final. She earned All-American first-team honors after advancing to both the vault and bars final. And she took 17th in vault final with a Alaina has posted NCAA Championships top bars mark which equaled a season-best score of 9.95 as Florida s final competitor of NCAA Super Six competition. She also returned to the competitive lineup for vault and bars at NCAA Regionals after sitting out eight meets with a stress reaction and stress fracture of her lower back. She still posted a season-best of to share sixth in Regional vault competition and also earned a on bars. She was a member of the NACGC Scholar All-America team and also named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll. In 2011, Alaina was able to earn the maximum number of five All-America honors, and she tied for fourth in the NCAA all-around competition with a She advanced to the uneven bars final (8th/9.4875) to earn first-team honors. She collected All-America second-team honors for vault, balance beam and floor exercise. She equaled the collegiate balance beam best of and turned in second consecutive bars mark of 9.95 in NCAA Super Six competition. She finished fourth in the Super Six all-around (39.65). Alaina was also the SEC Championships uneven bars winner at to earn second-consecutive spot on All-SEC first team. She tied with Ashanée Dickerson for NCAA Raleigh Regional vault (9.95) and uneven bars (9.90) titles - vault mark equals collegiate best for third time of season. She matched the collegiate-best total of to take all-around win versus Utah, earning her second SEC Gymnast honor. She shared second among the 2012 Gators with 14 event titles (six bars, five vault, two all-around and one balance beam). She was also a member of the NACGC Scholar All-America team and also named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll. In 2010, Alaina was a three-time All-American on vault, uneven bars, and floor exercise and earned All-American first-team honors for each event by advancing to NCAA floor (T5th/9.8875), bars (T6th/9.85) and vault (T9th/9.7975). She was second in the program s history to advance to three individual event finals in a single meet and first since Alaina was also SEC Freshman of the Year. She was the NCAA North Central Region all-around champion (39.525) with the secondhighest total among the nation s six regions and she also shared first on vault (9.90). She was the runner-up in SEC Championships all-around (39.375), earning a spot on the All-SEC first team. Alaina was SEC Gymnast after setting then nation s season-high all-around total of to take the title at Georgia. She was named SEC Freshman four times, and she was the second among the Gators with 14 event titles (five bars and vault, three all-around and one floor). Alaina is currently majoring in sociology with a cumulative GPA of During her college career, she has participated in more than 50 community service activities, including the Winn Dixie Hope Lodge, the Gainesville American Cancer Society s Annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk, the Harvest Food Drive clinic, and the Shands Hospital.

10 Moriah Martin University of Denver, Coach: Melissa Kutcher-Rinehart Vault: Uneven Bars: Balance Beam: Floor Exercise: All-Around: Named Sportswomen of Colorado Gymnast of the Year for 2013 season 2013 National Championship Event Finalist All-American: 1st Team (VT) 2013 National Championship Qualifier 2013 Regular Season All-American: 1st Team (VT), 4th in the nation 2013 Regular Season All-American: 2nd Team (AA) 2013 All-WAC: 1st Team (AA, VT) 2013 All-WAC: 2nd Team (UB, BB) Third Pioneer in program history to receive a perfect 10 (VT) Four-Time WAC Gymnast Three-Time WAC Event Specialist Named Sportswomen of Colorado Gymnast of the Year for 2012 Season 2012 Regular Season 10th place national ranking 2012 National Championship Qualifier 2012 All-WAC: 1st Team (AA, VT) 2012 All-WAC: 2nd Team (UB, FX) 2012 Verizon Western Athletic Conference Gymnast 2012 Five-Time WAC Event Specialist 2012 North Central Region Gymnast of the Year 2012 University of Denver Most Valuable Player 2012 WAC All-Academic 2011 University of Denver Co-Freshman of the Year 2011 Jack Pommrehn Spirit Award Winner Moriah Martin s results at Denver speak for themselves, although they are only half the story. Moriah has had an unusual and difficult path to arrive at Denver and that path lends important context to her truly amazing career as a University of Denver gymnast. At the JO level, in 2006 she finished 4th in the all-around at the JO National Championship and made the Junior Olympic National Team. In subsequent months, gymnastics became increasingly difficult and she quit the sport in January of She tried to resume the following summer but to no avail; she had lost the ability to perform even the most basic gymnastics movements. The reason for her difficulties became evident in November: she was diagnosed with thyroid disease and began treatment. A year later she began to train again, her skills slowly returned and by the end of the year she was prepared to compete again for the first time in two years. Fate was not kind and on January 2nd of 2009 she ruptured her Achilles tendon. To complicate matters, her thyroid hormone levels were out of control and medications were failing to alleviate the situation. In the midst of rehabilitating her Achilles tendon, in July of 2009, she had her thyroid removed. The road back was long and arduous; returning to gymnastics would be difficult, returning to her former level and competing in college a tremendous achievement. Moriah returned to the competition floor in January of She eventually qualified for the JO National Championship, placing 10th in the nation. Moriah came to Denver as a walk-on for the season. It was clear she had a huge heart and we felt she had a tremendous upside. She came with the added commitment from us that we would offer a scholarship the following year if she could continue to improve and both train and compete at a high level. She earned the scholarship and since that time has exceeded expectations. She has won numerous titles and become a two time national qualifier. In 2013 she was an event finalist on vault and a first team all-american. In the gym, Moriah is a constant source of light. She makes the training environment fun and if she s not singing, she s dancing. She helps keep her teammates relaxed when they re competing and knows how to step up when it s required. On the competition floor she is a leader by example. In the gym, she continues to improve on her skills and readiness for competition. Outside of the gym, Moriah is a Psychology major carrying a 3.08 GPA. She is involved in the community with our team, volunteering her time at events such as the Race for the Cure, Fans on the Field and the 9News Colorado Shares food drive. Moriah is an outstanding representative of our sport and our university. She has endured much to achieve her results and continues to have an outstanding career. She is well deserving of the AAI award presented to the nation s top gymnast.

11 Sarie Morrison Louisiana State University, Coach: D-D Breaux Vault: Uneven Bars: Balance Beam: Floor Exercise: All-Around: SEC Specialist 2013 All-American: 1st Team (VT, UB) 2013 Regular Season All-American: 1st Team (UB) 2013 SEC Specialist 2012 All-American: 2nd Team (UB) 2012 National Consortium for Academics and Sports (NCAS) and Scholar-Baller for the First Team National Academic Momentum Award Recipient 2011 All-SEC: 2nd Team (VT) 2011 Freshman All-SEC 2011 SEC Freshman Throughout her career Sarie Morrison has been an active leader for LSU inside and outside the gym. Morrison began her LSU career as an all-arounder in 2011, leading the Tigers in all four events. After multiple foot surgeries limited her to vault and bars, Morrison has etched her name among the very best on both events as a junior and now a senior. Morrison ranks inside the Top 5 nationally on both vault and bars, leading the third-ranked Tigers in both events in At this point in her career Morrison has captured more uneven bars titles than anyone else in LSU history, racking up 24. Sarie is a four-time All-American and a five-time recipient of the SEC Weekly honor. She holds the LSU Single-Season Uneven Bars Title Record at 12 in She has also earned a 9.90 or Higher on Three Events, and scored a Perfect 10.0 on Vault, which makes her one of only six LSU gymnasts to do so. Morrison has served as a vocal leader and an inspiration for her teammates after overcoming injury after injury early in her career. Not only has she excelled as a leader in competitions, she has also been a shining example in the Baton Rouge community. Morrison, a veteran member of LSU s Leadership Academy, has logged many hours of volunteer work during her career. She has participated in hospital and nursing home visits, the Big Buddy program, MDA telethon, several events and programs for kids like Wheels to Succeed, Thanksgiving with the Tigers, and the annual Halloween BOOzar where she and her teammates handed out candy and guided kids through an obstacle course created by the team. Sarie will earn her Bachelor s Degree in Sport Administration and currently holds a 3.75 GPA.

12 Brittany Petzold Central Michigan University, Coach: Jerry Reighard Vault: Uneven Bars: Balance Beam: Floor Exercise: All-Around: MAC Gymnast 2013 MAC Co-Gymnast of the Year 2013 All-MAC: 1st Team 2013 Academic All-MAC 2013 MAC Gymnast 2012 MAC Champion (AA) 2012 All-MAC: 1st Team 2012 Academic All-MAC 2012 Two-Time MAC Gymnast Brittany has been a pillar of the Central Michigan University gymnastics team for the past three-plus seasons. She has helped CMU dominate the Mid-American Conference as the Chippewas have won three straight MAC Championships, two MAC regular season titles and made three-straight NCAA Regional Championship appearances. Petzold is a three-time first team All-MAC selection, a four-time MAC Gymnast and a two-time MAC Champion. She won bars as a freshman in 2011 and was the allaround champ in She has been one of the most consistent gymnasts in CMU history, posting an RQS score of plus the first three years of her career. Her consistency was rewarded last season when she was named the MAC Co-Gymnast of the Year. Brittany has also become a strong leader for CMU as her hard work and dedication in practice is a shining example to her teammates on what is needed to succeed at the collegiate level. She is also a strong student, currently holding a 3.77 grade-point average as a Health Fitness major. A two-time Academic All-MAC selection, she has always understood the importance of the student in student-athlete. Petzold also takes part in CMU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee community service events throughout the year including can food drives, clothing collections and events at local elementary schools. She is also a part of the CMU gym school, teaching young girls and boys about the joys of gymnastics. After graduation, Brittany plans to attend graduate school to earn her master s in sport administration MAC Champion (UB) 2011 All-MAC: 1st Team

13 Joanna Sampson University of Michigan, Coach: Bev Plocki Vault: Uneven Bars: Balance Beam: Floor Exercise: All-Around: NCAA Floor Exercise Champion 2013 NCAA All-American: 1st Team (AA, VT, FX) 2013 Big Ten Women s Gymnast of the Year 2013 NCAA Northeast Region Gymnast of the Year University of Michigan Female Athlete of the Year 2013 NACGC/W All-American: 1st Team (AA, VT, FX) 2013 NACGC/W All-American: 2nd Team (UB) 2013 NCAA Morgantown Regional Champion (UB) 2013 All-Big Ten Championships Team 2013 Big Ten Championships Runner-Up (FX) 2012 All-Big Ten Championships Team 2012 NCAA Auburn Regional Champion (VT) 2012 Big Ten Championships Runner-Up (VT) 2012 NCAA Championships Individual Qualifier (VT) 2011 NCAA Ann Arbor Regional Champion (VT) 2011 Big Ten Championships Runner-Up (FX) If past growth is any indication, 2014 will be the biggest year yet for University of Michigan senior Joanna Sampson. Thanks large in part to a tireless work ethic in the gym, Sampson has evolved into one of the nation s elite all-around gymnasts. Last year was her strongest to date, as her junior season culminated in an individual national championship on floor exercise, putting her in elite company as only the fourth U-M gymnast to win an individual national title in the nearly 40 years of the program -- and very first on floor exercise. For her efforts, she was named 2013 Big Ten and NCAA Northeast Region Gymnast of the Year and University of Michigan Female Athlete of the Year, claiming eight all-around titles and 24 individual event titles. A two-year team captain, Sampson has been a part of two Big Ten championship teams and has competed at all three NCAA Championships during her career -- twice with the team (2011, 2013) and once as an individual qualifier (2012). For her career, Sampson has scored at-or-above in the all-around in 25 career meets, which includes five performances of or-higher. Joanna has shown no signs of slowing down as a senior. As of Feb. 7, Sampson has won the all-around and taken first on floor exercise in each of the team s first five meets of the season. She is averaging in the all-around -- good enough for fifth in the nation -- scoring above in two of those five meets. She s also having her best year in the classroom, as her 3.62 GPA from the fall semester was her highest to date at the University of Michigan, which will lead her to being named an Academic All-Big Ten selection later this spring. Outside the gym, Sampson tutors and works with students at Pittsfield Elementary School in Ann Arbor twice per week. She is also a frequent visitor to C.S. Mott Children s Hospital and has participated in the University of Michigan s Mock Rock, The Buddy Walk and the American Cancer Society s Making Strides Towards Breast Cancer. She will graduate in May with a degree in sociology.

14 Michelle Shealy Iowa State University, Coach: Jay Ronayne Vault: Uneven Bars: Balance Beam: Floor Exercise: All-Around: All-American: 1st Team (BB) 2013 NCAA Qualifier (AA) 2013 Big 12 Event Specialist 2013 Academic All-Big 12: 1st Team 2012 Academic All-Big 12: 1st Team 2011 NCAA Qualifier (AA) The first Iowa State First Team All-American in seven years, Michelle Shealy has become one of the leaders of the Iowa State gymnastics program. At the 2013 NCAA Championships, Shealy posted ISU s highest balance beam finish in school history by finishing fifth. In the semifinals of the beam competition, Shealy posted her careerhigh score to advance to the final six of the event. A two-time NCAA Championships All-Around qualifier, Shealy has been a star since the day she stepped onto Iowa State s campus. As a freshman, Shealy was named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year and showed her dominance throughout the season by earning three Big 12 Newcomer awards and a Big 12 Gymnast honor. While Shealy has been a star in competition, she has also stood out in the classroom. A two-time Academic All-Big 12 selection, Shealy was recognized as a member of the Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society in 2013 for maintaining at least a 3.40 GPA during her first two years at Iowa State. She has made multiple appearances on the Dean s List at Iowa State and has been named to the Big 12 Commissioner s Honor Roll during each semester she has been at Iowa State Big 12 Newcomer of the Year 2011 Big 12 Gymnast 2011 Three-Time Big 12 Newcomer

15 Taylor Spears University of Oklahoma, Coach: K.J. Kindler Vault: 9.90 Uneven Bars: 9.95 Balance Beam: Floor Exercise: 9.95 All-Around: Big 12 Gymnast of the Year 2013 NCAA All-American: 2nd Team (UB, AA) 2013 NCAA Runner-Up - Team 2013 NACGC All-American: 1st Team (UB, BB) 2013 NACGC All-American: 2nd Team (UB) 2013 NCAA Norman Regional All-Around Champion 2013 NCAA Norman Regional Co-Champion (UB, BB) 2013 Big 12 All-Around Champion 2013 Big 12 Co-Champion (UB, BB) 2013 Big 12 Team Champion 2013 All-Big 12 (UB, BB, FX) 2013 Academic All-Big Big 12 Team Champion 2012 All-Big 12 (BB) 2011 NCAA Third Place - Team 2011 All-Big 12 (BB) 32 career event titles (4 in 2013) 12-time Big 12 Weekly Award Honoree Two-time OU Life Skills Team Champion Few NCAA gymnasts have shown more extraordinary growth over the span of their careers than Oklahoma senior Taylor Spears. Her contributions and leadership at OU will leave a legacy that will extend far beyond her four seasons as a Sooner. Since Spears arrival at Oklahoma, the Sooners have posted two topthree Super Six finishes in three NCAA Championship appearances. Spears has helped elevate the OU program to new heights and in the process has become a two-time NCAA All-American, three-time NACGC All-American, three-time Big 12 champion, five-time All-Big 12 selection and the 2013 Big 12 Gymnast of the Year. The Plano, Texas native owns 32 career event titles at Oklahoma (four in 2013) and is a 12-time Big 12 weekly award winner. She has earned a welldeserved reputation as one of the most exquisite beam workers in the country and is currently ranked No. 5 nationally on the event. During her impressively dominant junior campaign in 2013, she finished the regular season ranked No. 1 nationally on beam, No. 6 on bars and No. 13 in the all-around. Equally impressive, however, is Spears dedication to the community in and around Norman. She has made time to give back as much as possible, volunteering with local organizations such as the YMCA and the J.D. McCarty center. Spears and OU gymnasts have played with children and taught basic gymnastics skills at both organizations. She has volunteered with the Susan G. Komen Foundation of Central Oklahoma every year, assisting with the annual Race for the Cure in Oklahoma City. Spears has also spent time volunteering at a local shelter in Norman, participating in a local can drive with her teammates, and adopting an angel through the local Salvation Army each holiday season. Spears is set to graduate with a bachelor s degree in communications. She hopes to pursue a career in fashion or athletic public relations upon graduation.

16 Amanda Spinner Standford University, Coach: Kristen Smyth Uneven Bars: 9.75 Balance Beam: Recorded 3 individual victories in 4 meets (BB) 2013 Cardinal Gymnast of the Year 2013 Pac-12 Specialist of the Year 2013 Pac-12 Co-Champion (BB) 2013 All-Pac-12: 1st Team (BB) 2013 Recorded 5 individual victories (BB) 2012 All-American: 1st team (BB) 2012 NCAA Championships fourth-place finish (BB) 2012 NCAA Champaign Regional Champion (BB) 2012 Recorded three individual victories(bb) Hit 100% of routines throughout career Amanda Spinner s leadership on the competition floor, in practice and outside the gym has been an integral part to the success of Stanford women s gymnastics. The three-time co-captain has excelled on the competition floor as a beam specialist, earning Pac-12 Specialist of the Year honors in 2013 and claiming the 2012 Champaign Regional title. She has accumulated 11 individual victories on beam and hit 100 percent of her routines throughout her collegiate career. Along with providing big and consistent scores in competitions, Spinner has been an instrumental leader and mentor to teammates. Amanda is a role model for many, the truest definition of a scholarathlete at Stanford. She is an outstanding student, a leader in the community, a tremendous athlete and a team player. She is a two-time Academic All-American, boasting a 3.5 GPA while majoring in Economics, which is an extremely rigorous program at Stanford. Amanda also volunteers for different organizations and devotes a great deal of her time and energy to serving the community. Amanda has utilized her position to advance causes in the community. Throughout her career, she has initiated outreach activities for children, the disadvantaged, and the elderly. In the gym, Amanda is the quintessential team player, a natural leader, motivator, and ambassador for the team and the program. It is Amanda s strength of character, her heart, her commitment, her effort, and her drive that earned her the title of team captain three years in a row. She was also voted Cardinal Gymnast of the Year, the highest honor, last year as a junior. Even as a freshman, Amanda made her mark on the program even when she was sidelined due to injuries sustained before arriving at Stanford. After four knee surgeries, two elbow surgeries, and being encouraged to retire by team doctors, Amanda refused to give up the sport and defied all odds to become one of the team s strongest balance beam competitors. Amanda earned All-American honors in 2012 and helped lead the team to a 4th place finish.

17 Emily Wong University of Nebraska, Coach: Dan Kendig Vault: 9.95 Uneven Bars: 9.95 Balance Beam: Floor Exercise: All-Around: Wayne Duke Postgraduate Scholarship Award Winner 2014 Two-Time Big Ten Gymnast 2013 All-American: 1st Team (VT, FX, AA) 2013 All-American: 2nd Team (BB) 2013 CoSIDA Academic All-American: 2nd Team 2013 NACGC/W All-American: 1st Team (UB, BB, FX, AA) 2013 NCCGC/W Scholastic All-American 2013 NCAA Morgantown Regional Co-Vault Champion 2013 Big Ten Champion (AA, BB, FX, UB) 2013 All-Big Ten Championship Team (UB, BB, FX, AA) 2013 All-Big Ten: 1st Team 2013 Two-Time Big Ten Gymnast 2013 Academic All-Big Ten 2013 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar 2013 Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll 2012 All-American: 1st Team (BB) 2012 All-American: 2nd Team (FX, AA) 2012 NACGC/W Scholastic All-American 2012 NCAA Salt Lake Regional Beam Champion 2012 Big Ten Champion (AA, BB, FX) 2012 All-Big Ten Championship Team (VT, BB, FX, AA) 2012 All-Big Ten: 1st Team 2012 Academic All-Big Ten 2012 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar 2012 Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll 2011 All-American: 1st Team (UB) 2011 NACGC/W Scholastic All-American 2011 All-Big 12 Championship Team (BB) 2011 Big 12 Commissioner s Honor Roll 2011 Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll In her senior season at Nebraska, Emily Wong has cemented her position as one of the nation s top all-around student-athletes in the country. Wong is known for her contagious smile that shines brightest when she is with her friends, family and while performing her floor routine that earned her third-place at the NCAA Championships last year. Her smile has helped her overcome many challenges over the years, including the recent passing of her father last October. Wong competes this season with a heavy heart as she wishes her father was still cheering her on in the stands, as he did every meet since she started competing as a little girl. This setback has not slowed her down but instead has fueled her to one of the best senior seasons by a Nebraska gymnast. Through five meets in 2014, Wong has captured 16 event titles, remaining undefeated in the all-around and on floor, while posting some of the top scores in the country. Her senior season has been dedicated to her father and her incredible strength has inspired the entire Nebraska gymnastics team to one of the best starts to a season since As a junior, Wong tied for third nationally in the all-around at the 2013 NCAA Championships. Her seamless performance included a third place finish on floor and a 10th place finish on vault. An eight-time All-American in competition Wong has earned countless all-conference awards during her time at NU. In March of 2013 she became the first Big Ten gymnast to win back-to-back conference all-around titles since Penn State s Brandi Personett ( ). Her four awards at the 2013 conference championships were the most in a single season for any Husker since Emily Parsons captured four honors in The Grand Forks, N.D., native has captured over 40 event titles throughout her career as a Husker and has spent most of her senior season ranked in the top-5 nationally in the all-around and on floor. Wong is not only defined by her exceptional performances in the gym, but also her work in the classroom. She has earned numerous academic awards as a nutrition, health and exercise sciences major, including Academic All- America honors, three-time NACGC/W Scholastic All-America accolades and Academic All-Big Ten honors. In February of this year, Wong was named the Wayne Duke Postgraduate Scholarship Award winner, and is to be honored at the 2014 Big Ten Men s Basketball tournament in Indianapolis. Wong has been a staple in the Lincoln community and has participated in an array of outreach activities through the Nebraska Life Skills program. She has volunteered with a variety of programs, including elementary and middle school visits, Breast Cancer Awareness events, Lincoln Children s Zoo Boo at the Zoo and Cedars Youth Services. Wong will graduate in December of 2014 with a Bachelor s degree in nutrition, exercise and health sciences.