Alabama Gymnastics Trio Earns Regular Season All-America Honors
3/28/2016 12:00:00 AM | Gymnastics
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - A trio of Alabama gymnasts earned regular-season All-America honors the National Associate of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women announced recently.
Senior Lauren Beers, junior Aja Sims and sophomore Kiana Winston all earned the regular-season accolade. Beers earned second-team honors on the vault, Sims earned first-team recognition on the balance beam while Winston was named first team on the uneven bars.
The NACGC/W Regular Season All-America honors are based on the final regional qualifying scores of the season with the those ranked in the top eight (including ties) on each event and in the all-around, earning first team and those ranked in the next eight (including ties) being named second team. Beers earned regular season All-America honors on the vault as a sophomore and in the all-around, uneven bars and floor exercise as a junior. . Beers and Winston were also named to the All-Southeastern Conference team earlier this week - along with sophomore Mackenzie Brannan and freshman Jenna Bresette - after leading the Crimson Tide to a runner-up finish at last month's SEC Championships.
Postseason All-America honors are determined by individual finishes in the semifinal round of the NCAA Championships. Those that finish in the top four (including ties) of a session earn first-team honors while those finishing in the next four (including ties) earn second team.
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