Five Gymdogs were recognized by the Southeastern Conference on Thursday as the league announced its All-SEC and All-Freshman teams.
Mary Beth Box, Brandie Jay, Brittany Rogers and Rachel Schick were named to the All-SEC team. Additionally, Sydney Snead received Freshman All-SEC honors. The five Georgia gymnasts among the two groups represented the most among any school in the conference.
“We are proud of all five of these athletes,” said Georgia head coach Danna Durante. “They consistently represent Georgia with great class. Our seniors continue to be exceptional leaders both on and off the competition floor.”
The All-SEC team is comprised of gymnasts who received either the best or second-best score in a respective event in the session in which the gymnast competed at the SEC Championship in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The All-Freshman team included freshmen gymnasts with the top score in each event in the gymnasts’ respective session at Verizon Arena.
Jay reached All-SEC status in all four events and in the all-around, posting a 39.575 all-around score to claim her highest-ever mark outside of Stegeman Coliseum. She tied for first in vault overall at the championship with a stellar 9.95 score, and she claimed a trio of 9.875s on bars, beam and floor.
Box posted the top score on floor in the afternoon session with a 9.925. She was the only gymnast in the first session to crack a 9.9. Rogers qualified for the All-SEC team with a 9.9 on vault, finishing second only behind Jay. Schick claimed the highest score on bars in the first session with a 9.9.
Snead was rewarded with a spot on the All-Freshman team with a freshman-best 9.85 on bars in the first session.
Jay was also named to the SEC Community Service team last week.
The ninth-ranked, 10th-seeded Gymdogs will host a NCAA regional on Saturday, April 2 at 4 p.m. in Stegeman Coliseum.
2016 SEC Gymnastics Awards
Gymnast of the Year: Caitlin Atkinson, Auburn
Event Specialist of the Year: Ashleigh Gnat, LSU
Freshman of the Year: Morgan Porter, Mizzou
Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Lauren Beers, Alabama
Co-Coaches of the Year: Mark Cook (Arkansas), Jenny Rowland (Florida)
All-SEC Team
Katie Bailey – Alabama
Mackenzie Brannan – Alabama
Jenna Bresette – Alabama
Kiana Winston – Alabama
Samantha Nelson – Arkansas
Amanda Wellick – Arkansas
Paige Zaziski – Arkansas
Caitlin Atkinson – Auburn
Kennedy Baker – Florida
Alicia Boren – Florida
Bianca Dancose-Giambattisto – Florida
Alex McMurtry – Florida
Mary Beth Box – Georgia
Brandie Jay – Georgia
Brittany Rogers – Georgia
Rachel Schick – Georgia
Sarah Finnegan – LSU
Ashleigh Gnat – LSU
Myia Hambrick – LSU
Sidney Dukes – Kentucky
Alex Hyland – Kentucky
Britney Ward – Mizzou
Becca Schugel – Mizzou
All-Freshman Team
Jenna Bresette – Alabama
Samantha Cerio – Auburn
Taylor Krippner – Auburn
Alicia Boren – Florida
Sydney Snead – Georgia
Sarah Finnegan – LSU
McKenna Kelley – LSU
Sidney Dukes – Kentucky
Alex Hyland – Kentucky
Morgan Porter – Mizzou
Britney Ward – Mizzou