2023 AAI Award finalists announced
American Athletic, Inc. (AAI) announced the six finalists for the 2023 AAI Award on Wednesday.
The six finalists for the 2023 award include Luisa Blanco (Alabama), Lynnzee Brown (Denver), Maile O’Keefe (Utah), Raena Worley (Kentucky), Sierra Brooks (Michigan), and Trinity Thomas (Florida).
Thirty-eight female athletes were nominated for this year’s award, which is presented to the most outstanding collegiate senior female gymnast in the country. AAI has been awarding this honor for over 30 years.
NCAA head coaches are asked to submit a nomination for the candidate or candidates of their choice. After the initial nominations, the field is narrowed to the top 6 athletes.
Michigan’s Natalie Wojcik took home the title of the 2022 AAI Award winner.
See below for this year’s list of nominees in alphabetical order:
2023 AAI Award Nominees
- Luisa Blanco – University of Alabama
- Sierra Brooks – University of Michigan
- Lynnzee Brown – University of Denver
- Deja Chambliss – George Washington University
- Clara Colombo – University of Nebraska
- Elizabeth Culton – University of North Carolina
- Madi Dagen – Oregon State University
- Haley de Jong – University of Georgia
- Hannah DeMers – Central Michigan University
- Nevaeh DeSouza – University of California-Berkeley
- Makarri Doggette – University of Alabama
- Elexis Edwards – Ohio State University
- Norah Flatley – University of Arkansas
- Margzetta Frazier – UCLA
- Derrian Gobourne – Auburn University
- Gayla Griswold – Lindenwood University
- Natalie Hamp – Northern Illinois University
- Malia Hargrove – University of Arizona
- Kiya Johnson – Louisiana State University
- Hannah Joyner – Rutgers University
Adeline Kenlin – University of Iowa- Jada Mazury – San Jose State University
- Maile O’Keefe – University of Utah
- Alix Pierce – Texas Woman’s University
- Halle Remlinger – University of Minnesota
- Payton Richards – University of Florida
- Julianna Roland – Temple University
- Elease Rollins – Brigham Young University
- Jaedyn Rucker – University of Utah
- Cassidy Rushlow – Penn State University
- Hannah Scharf – Arizona State University
- Sienna Schreiber – University of Missouri
- Emily Shepard – NC State Gymnastics
- Ragan Smith – University of Oklahoma
- Sofi Sullivan – Utah State University
- Mia Takekawa – University of Illinois
- Trinity Thomas – University of Florida
- Chloe Widner – Stanford University
- Raena Worley – University of Kentucky
