AAI Award

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AAI Award
Awarded forMost outstanding senior female gymnast in the country
Country United States
Presented byAmerican Athletic, Inc.
First awarded1982
Website Official website

The AAI Award is an annual award in the United States, given to the most outstanding senior collegiate female gymnast in the country. The award is voted on by NCAA women's gymnastics head coaches and sponsored by American Athletic, Inc. [1]

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Winners

YearWinnerCollegeReference
1982 Mary Ayotte-Law Oregon State [2]
1984 Donna Kemp UCLA
1985 Barbara Mack Alabama
1986 Penney Hauschild Alabama
1987 Tami Elliot Cal State Fullerton
1988 Anita Botnen Florida
1989 Yumi Mordre Washington
1990 Marie Roethlisberger Minnesota
1991 Joy Selig Oregon State
1992 Missy Marlowe-Anglesey Utah
1993 Tammy Marshall Massachusetts
1994 Chari Knight Oregon State
1995 Beth Wymer Michigan
1996 Jenny Hansen Kentucky
1997 Kristin Quackenbush West Virginia
1998 Kim Arnold Georgia
1999 Jenni Beathard Georgia
2000 Heidi Hornbeek Arizona
2001 Mohini Bhardwaj UCLA
2002 Andree Pickens Alabama
2003 Theresa Kulikowski Utah
2004 Jamie Dantzscher UCLA
2005 Richelle Simpson Nebraska
2006 Courtney Bumpers North Carolina
2007 Janet Anson Iowa State
2008 Ashley Postell Utah
2009 Courtney Kupets Georgia
2010 Susan Jackson LSU [3]
2011 Kylee Botterman Michigan [4]
2012 Amy Glass Boise State [5]
2013 Vanessa Zamarripa UCLA [6]
2014 Emily Wong Nebraska [7]
2015 Georgia Dabritz Utah [8]
2016 Lindsay Mable Minnesota [9]
2017 Ashleigh Gnat LSU [10]
2018 Elizabeth Price Stanford [11]
2019 Sarah Finnegan LSU [12]
2020 Maggie Nichols Oklahoma [13]
2021 Lexy Ramler Minnesota [14]
2022 Natalie Wojcik Michigan [15]
2023 Sierra Brooks Michigan [16]
2024 Haleigh Bryant LSU [17]

Total wins by school

RankSchoolTotal
1 LSU 4
Michigan 4
UCLA 4
Utah 4
5 Alabama 3
Georgia 3
Minnesota 3
Oregon State 3
9 Nebraska 2
10 Arizona 1
Boise State 1
Cal State Fullerton 1
Florida 1
Kentucky 1
Iowa State 1
North Carolina 1
Oklahoma 1
Stanford 1
UMass 1
Washington 1
West Virginia 1

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