AUBURN, Ala. – Fifth year Derrian Gobourne, senior Cassie Stevens and sophomore Sunisa Lee of the No. 12 Auburn gymnastics team added to their lists of accolades as the three were named regular season All-Americans, the Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association announced Thursday.
Lee earned two honors, while Gobourne and Stevens earned one a piece. Lee was named First Team All-American on bars and picked up second team in the all-around. Gobourne was second team on floor, while Stevens earned first team on vault.
Student-athletes with the top eight National Qualifying Scores (NQS) for the regular season earned first team honors, while second team went to student-athletes ranked Nos. 9-16.
"It's such an honor to get these awards," head coach Jeff Graba said. "This is a tribute to the hard work these student-athletes have put in this year. I'm so proud of them and we're lucky to have these three representing Auburn so well.
Lee's two awards moved her career total to 10 overall. That is the most by any gymnast in program history. Caitlin Atkinson (2013-16) held the record at nine prior to this year.
Lee finished the regular season tied for fourth on bars with a 9.965 NQS. The St. Paul, Minnesota product totaled two 10.0s this season as well as one 9.975 and four 9.95s. She earned six titles in the event for the Tigers.
She secured second team recognition in the all-around, having a 39.655 NQS that came in ninth nationally. Lee finished with one of the highest all-around totals on the year, having a 39.825 on the road at Alabama (Feb. 3). She had three other all-around scores of 39.75 or better. Overall, Lee had four all-around wins on the year.
Gobourne's second team selection is the seventh of her career and third on floor. The 2023 SEC Specialist of the Year finished with a 9.940 NQS on floor, having three titles in the event on the year.
The Sarasota, Florida native had two scores of 9.975 on the season as well as three 9.95s for the Tigers.
Stevens picked up the first All-America honor of her career, finishing on the vault first team with a 9.925 NQS. That score finished tied for eighth nationally.
Stevens, of Phoenix, Arizona, had five scores of 9.925 or better on the year, including a career-best 9.975 on the road at Kentucky (March 4). Stevens earned a share of the SEC Vault Champion crown, scoring a 9.95 at the conference meet.
The Tigers return to action next week, heading to the West Coast for the 2023 NCAA Los Angeles Regional. Auburn will compete in the afternoon session, March 30, as the third seed and looks to advance to the Sweet Sixteen, April 1. The three-day regional will be held in Pauley Pavilion on the campus of UCLA.