Check out our watch list for 2023 USA TODAY HSSA Gymnast of the Year
The USA TODAY High School Sports Awards is pleased to announce its watch list for the 2023 USA TODAY HSSA Gymnast of the Year!
This initial list includes 50 current student-athletes who meet the nomination criteria for this year’s national Gymnast of the Year Award. These athletes were either nominees in last year’s national awards show, or athletes who were seriously considered based on season-wide performance, state championships and any other state, regional and/or national recognition.
The official 2023 USA TODAY HSSA Gymnastics Team will be announced later this spring. All 25 final team members will be honored as nominees for national Gymnast of the Year. The winner will be revealed during the third annual USA TODAY High School Sports Awards. Visit the event website for updates leading up to this summer's on-demand event.
The purpose of this watch list is to track eligible nominees for this year’s national show. Athletes could be removed from this list if they no longer play for their high school team (either by choice or injury), or if their high school no longer participates in a state-sanctioned championship tournament.
2023 USA TODAY HSSA Gymnastics Watch List:
Olivia Aleman — SO | Woodstock Academy | Woodstock, Connecticut
Brooke Anderson — SR | Cranston High School West | Cranston, Rhode Island
Katie Andrews — SO | Forsyth Central High School | Cumming, Georgia
Marissa Ashton — SR | Buford High School | Buford, Georgia
Hayley Bates — FR | Moon Area High School | Coraopolis, Pennsylvania
Anna Becker — SR | Libertyville High School | Libertyville, Illinois
Madi Bell — SO | Lake Braddock Secondary School | Burke, Virginia
Jackie Bergeron — JR | St. Michael-Albertville High School | St. Michael, Minnesota
Maeve Boetel — SR | O'Gorman High School | Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Seema Borgmann — JR | Sammamish High School | Bellevue, Washington
Bailey Bourgeois — SR | Dutchtown High School | Geismar, Louisiana
Gabriella Bresnick — JR | Andover High School | Andover, Massachusetts
Tessa Brousek — SO | Padua Franciscan High School | Parma, Ohio
Lauren Burt — JR | Lakewood High School | Lakewood, Colorado
Annika Chudy — JR | Vernon Hills High School | Vernon Hills, Illinois
Alexis Czarrunchick — SO | Freehold Township High School | Freehold Township, New Jersey
Adia Friesen — SR | Chatfield High School | Littleton, Colorado
Grayson Gall — FR | New Hartford Senior High School | New Hartford, New York
Gabriella Grisafi — SR | Valparaiso High School | Valparaiso, Indiana
Tessa Grudle — JR | Standley Lake High School | Westminster, Colorado
Cassi Hansen — SR | Nicolet High School | Glendale, Wisconsin
Hannah Hughes — SO | Newfield High School | Selden, New York
Emma Johnson — SR | Fairfield Warde High School | Fairfield, Connecticut
Sadie Johnson — JR | Estelline High School | Estelline, South Dakota
Liz Karsky — 8TH | Dickinson High School | Dickinson, North Dakota
Emmy Keller — SO | Olathe Northwest High School | Olathe, Kansas
Reagan Kelley — SR | Mound Westonka High School | Minnetrista, Minnesota
Brittney Krumrei — SR | Big Lake High School | Big Lake, Minnesota
Mia LeBlanc — SO | Merrimack High School | Merrimack, New Hampshire
Ally Livesay — SR | Mechanicsville High School | Mechanicsville, Virginia
Chloe McDonald — JR | North Oconee High School | Bogart, Georgia
Audrey Meyer — SR | O'Gorman High School | Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Cody Midboe — SR | Walker High School | Walker, Louisiana
Maggie Murphy — JR | Westford Academy | Westford, Massachusetts
Karina Olson — SR | Valley City High School | Valley City, North Dakota
Alexis Purdy — SR | Olathe West High School | Olathe, Kansas
Emily Rogers — SR | Freehold Township High School | Freehold Township, New Jersey
Tessa Romah — SR | Moon Area High School | Coraopolis, Pennsylvania
Cami Rueda — SR | Central Catholic High School | Lawrence, Massachusetts
Annika Rufenecht — JR | Verona Area High School | Verona, Wisconsin
Morgan Ruffing — SR | Churchill High School | Livonia, Michigan
Taylar Schaefer — SR | Cathedral High School | St. Cloud, Minnesota
Kylie Sitty — SR | Saint John Vianney High School | Holmdel, New Jersey
Emma Stewart — SR | Salem High School | Canton, Michigan
Tayten Swain — FR | Olentangy Berlin High School | Delaware, Ohio
Katelynne Tatum — SO | East Forsyth High School | Gainesville, Georgia
Brooklyn Wariner — FR | Dickinson High School | Dickinson, North Dakota
Madi Williams — JR | Camas High School | Camas, Washington
Alaina Yaney — SR | Grand Ledge High School | Grand Ledge, Michigan
Gianna Zirille — SR | Homestead High School | Fort Wayne, Indiana
Who else should we be tracking for national Gymnast of the Year?
Suggestions can be submitted to both roleary@usatventures.com and BFontana@usatventures.com.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 2023 USA TODAY HSSA Gymnast of the Year Watch List
