BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (March 22, 2023) – The Southeastern Convention introduced its annual gymnastics awards, voted on by the pinnacle coaches from every establishment, for the 2023 season.

Trinity Thomas of Florida was chosen because the SEC Gymnast of the Yr, and Derrian Gobourne of Auburn was named the Occasion Specialist of the Yr. Kayla DiCello of Florida was chosen because the Freshman of the Yr, and Tim Garrison of Kentucky was tabbed the SEC Coach of the Yr.

Thomas is the second gymnast in convention historical past to be named SEC Gymnast of the Yr thrice (Andreé Pickens of Alabama – 2000, 2001 and 2002) after beforehand securing the distinction in 2020 and 2022. She is considered one of three gymnasts within the nation to earn a most of 5 2023 Ladies’s Collegiate Gymnastics Affiliation (WCGA) All-America honors. Thomas posted the nation’s high all-around whole of 39.800 in convention championship competitors this season as she defended her all-around title. She is considered one of two gymnasts in league historical past who recorded two 10.0s throughout a single SEC Championships as she defended her flooring train title with a ten.0 and accomplished the 2023 Season Slam with a ten.0 on the uneven bars. Thomas has recorded seven 10.0s this season to tie the nation’s excessive mark and 27 10.0s for her profession, one behind the all-time collegiate leaders. A finalist for the AAI Award, she leads Florida with 28 occasion wins (9 flooring, 7 bars, 5 all-around, 4 vault and three beam) and owns this system’s profession occasions titles file with 141.

Gobourne is the primary gymnast in convention historical past to be named the Occasion Specialist of the Yr thrice because the creation of the award in 2014. This season, she was named the Specialist of the Week twice (February 14 and 28) after serving to the Tigers to a pair of convention wins. Gobourne has competed on vault, bars and flooring for the Tigers this season, and the squad has counted all 33 of her scores. She has recorded seven scores of 9.9 or higher on flooring, together with a pair of 9.975s. Gobourne has additionally registered fives scores of 9.9 or higher on bars, together with a season-best 9.95. She tied her profession greatest on vault with a 9.95 at the beginning of the season and has totaled 9 scores of 9.875 or higher within the occasion. Gobourne has gained two flooring and two bars titles in addition to one vault crown this season.

In her rookie marketing campaign, DiCello earned three 2023 WCGA regular-season All-America Second-Crew honors (all-around, uneven bars and steadiness beam). On the 2023 SEC Championships, she claimed a share of second place on the steadiness beam and flooring train with marks of 9.95, and he or she was the highest freshman all-arounder along with her rating of 39.600, good for sixth place general. DiCello was the primary freshman within the nation this season to file a ten.0, recording the right rating on the uneven bars on February 10 vs. Missouri. She set the league file for the quantity (8) and consecutive (6) SEC Freshman of the Week honors. DiCello was additionally named the SEC Specialist of the Week on January 17. DiCello’s high all-around rating of 39.750 is the second greatest among the many nation’s freshmen this season, and he or she now has seven occasion wins (bars [3], beam [2], all-around and flooring [1]).

In his twelfth season as the pinnacle coach of the Wildcats, Garrison led his staff to this system’s highest staff rating on the SEC Championships with a 197.675, good for fourth place on the 2023 SEC Championships. Kentucky’s fourth-place end tied its highest placement on the convention championships, whereas its No. 3 seed coming into into the championships was the very best in program historical past. The Wildcats beforehand completed within the fourth slot thrice (1996, 2018 and 2021). Kentucky earned the No. 9 seed within the 2023 NCAA Ladies’s Gymnastics Championships and are set to compete on the Norman Regional, hosted by the College of Oklahoma, in opposition to No. 8 Alabama, Illinois and Iowa within the second spherical on March 30.

The All-SEC Crew is comprised of the student-athletes with the highest two scores (together with ties) on every occasion and within the All-Round competitors within the first session and second periods of the SEC Championship. The All-Freshman Crew is comprised of the freshmen student-athlete with the highest rating (together with ties) on every occasion within the first session of the SEC Championship and the freshman student-athlete with the highest rating (together with ties) on every occasion within the second session of the Championship. The All-Freshman Crew additionally consists of the freshmen student-athletes with the highest two all-around scores (together with ties) in every session of the Championship.

2023 SEC Gymnastics Awards

Gymnast of the Yr	Trinity Thomas, Florida
Occasion Specialist of the Yr	Derrian Gobourne, Auburn
Freshman of the Yr	Kayla DiCello, Florida
Coach of the Yr	Tim Garrison, Kentucky

All-SEC

Luisa Blanco, Alabama
Gabby Gladieux, Alabama
Lilly Hudson, Alabama
Shallon Olsen, Alabama
Norah Flatley, Arkansas
Frankie Worth, Arkansas
Cami Weaver, Arkansas
Lauren Williams, Arkansas
Aria Brusch, Auburn
Derrian Gobourne, Auburn
Olivia Hollingsworth, Auburn
Gabby McLaughlin, Auburn
Cassie Stevens, Auburn
Sloane Blakely, Florida
Kayla DiCello, Florida
Victoria Nguyen, Florida
Trinity Thomas, Florida
Leanne Wong, Florida
Haley de Jong, Georgia
Vanessa Deniz, Georgia
Soraya Hawthorne, Georgia
Shealyn Luksik, Kentucky
Isabella Magnelli, Kentucky
Haleigh Bryant, LSU
Aleah Finnegan, LSU
Bryce Wilson, LSU
Amari Celestine, Missouri
Helen Hu, Missouri
Jocelyn Moore, Missouri
Sienna Schreiber, Missouri
Alisa Sheremeta, Missouri