Five University of Georgia gymnasts – second most of any team in the conference – earned 2015 SEC honors, as the league’s annual gymnastics awards were announced Thursday.
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Mary Beth Box, Gigi Marino, Rachel Schick and Brittany Rogers were named to the All-SEC Team, while Natalie Vaculik and Marino were named to the All-Freshman Team. Florida led the way with six gymnasts earning SEC honors, followed by Georgia with five, then Alabama and LSU with four each. Georgia and Florida had the most representatives on the All-Freshman team with two.
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The All-SEC and All-Freshman teams are based on results at the SEC Championship. The All-SEC Team is comprised of the student-athletes with the top two scores (including ties) on each event and in the All-Around competition in the first session and second sessions of the SEC Championship. The All-Freshman Team is comprised of the freshmen student-athlete with the top score (including ties) on each event in the first session of the SEC Championship and the student-athlete with the top score (including ties) on each event in the second session of the SEC Championship. The All-Freshman Team will also include the freshmen student-athletes with the top two all-around scores (including ties) in the first session of the SEC Championship and the freshmen student-athletes with the top two all-around scores (including ties) in the second session of the SEC Championship.
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“We are extremely proud of these athletes for their contributions at the SEC Championship,” said head coach Danna Durante. “It’s phenomenal that so many are being recognized, and it speaks to the importance of a total team effort. All five of these athletes will be returning next season which bodes well for our future.”
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Mary Beth Box was runner-up at the SEC Championship with a 9.925 on beam, and Rogers and Schick tied for first in the afternoon session and fourth overall with a 9.9 on bars. Gigi Marino tied for first on floor in the afternoon session with a 9.9, and Natalie Vaculik had a 9.85 on bars.
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Said Durante: “I’m also thrilled that Gigi earned both All-SEC and All-Freshman honors. She has been tremendous for us on vault and floor, especially later in the season, and Gigi is very deserving of this honor. She has a bright future.”
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The SEC also announced last week that Demetria Hunte was named the league’s SEC Community Service Team.
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The 10th-ranked Gymdogs will compete in the Cal Berkeley NCAA Regional Saturday, April 4 at 9 p.m. ET.