Sunisa Lee Season 2022

Sunisa Lee Season 2022

PositionAA
Height5-0
ClassFreshman
HometownSt. Paul, Minn.

Career Highs
Vault – 9.95 vs. Arkansas (1/20/23); vs. Georgia (2/24/23) 
Bars – 10.000 at LSU (2/5/22); at SEC Championship (3/19/22); at Alabama (2/3/23); vs. LSU (2/10/23)
Beam – 10.000 vs. Kentucky (2/25/22); vs. Florida (3/4/22); at NCAA Regional (4/2/22); at Super 16 (1/7/23); at Alabama (2/3/23)
Floor – 9.975 vs. Kentucky (2/25/22); vs. Florida (3/4/22); vs. Arkansas (1/20/23); vs. LSU (2/10/23)
All-Around – 39.825 at LSU (2/5/22); vs. Alabama (2/3/23)
 
Awards and Honors
Olympic Gold Medalist - All-Around (USA)
Olympic Silver Medalist - Team (USA)
Olympic Bronze Medalist – Bars (USA)
2021 U.S. Champion - Bars
2021 U.S. Runner-Up - All-Around, Beam
2019 World Champion - Team (USA)
2019 World Silver Medalist - Floor
2019 World Bronze Medalist - Bars
2019 U.S. Champion - Bars
2019 U.S. Runner-Up - All-Around
2019 U.S. Bronze Medalist – Floor
NCAA Champion – beam (2022)
NCAA Runner-Up – all-around (2022)
SEC Champion – bars (2022)
2023 WCGA All-America First Team – bars
2023 WCGA All-America Second Team – all-around
2022 WSF Sportswoman of the Year
2022 NCAA All-America First Team – all-around, beam, floor
2022 NCAA All-America Second Team - bars
2022 WCGA All-America First Team – all-around, bars, beam
2022 WCGA All-America Second Team – floor
2022 Honda Award Finalist
2022 SEC Freshman of the Year
2022 All-SEC
2022 SEC All-Freshman Team
SEC Gymnast of the Week – February 8, 2022; February 22, 2022; March 8, 2022; January 10, 2023: January 24, 2023; February 7, 2023
SEC Freshman of the Week – February 1, 2022; March 1, 2022
 
2023: Competed in eight meets before being sidelined with an illness the rest of the season … Finished the year with two All-America honors … Won 18 event titles on the year – vault (2), bars (6), beam (4), floor (2), all-around (4) … Her 9.965 NQS on bars finished tied for fourth nationally, while her 39.655 NQS in the all-around was ninth … Totaled two 10.0s on bars and two on beam … Tied her career best in the all-around at Alabama (2/3), scoring a 39.825 on the road … Earned a pair of 10.0s against the Crimson Tide, coming on bars and beam … Scored a 9.9 on vault and a 9.925 on floor against the rival to win the all-around … Had an outstanding season on bars, never scoring below a 9.9 … Earned her two 10s against Alabama and at home vs. LSU (2/10) … Had a 9.975 vs. Arkansas (1/20) … Scored four 9.95s – at Super 16 (1/7), vs. NC State (1/27), at Missouri (2/19), vs. Georgia (2/24) … Finished the year with a 9.915 NQS on beam, scoring two 10s – at Super 16, at Alabama … Earned a 9.95 on beam vs. LSU … Had a pair of 9.9752 on floor for the Tigers – vs. Arkansas, vs. LSU … Finished the year with five scores of 9.9 or better on vault, earning a 9.9 NQS … Scored a pair of 9.95s on the year to set a career high – vs. Arkansas, vs. Georgia … Scored three 9.9s on vault.
 
2022: Had the most decorated year in Auburn program history, capturing eight All-America honors, one national championship and one conference title and being named the SEC Freshman of the Year … Won the NCAA Championship on beam with a 9.9625 and was runner-up in the all-around with a 39.675 (4/14) … Secured four All-America honors at the national meet, while securing four at the end of the regular season … Her 39.750 NQS in the all-around came in second nationally … Scored a 39.6 or higher nine times … Set an Auburn program record with a 39.825 at LSU (2/5) … Scored a 39.8 vs. Florida (3/4) … Had back-to-back 39.775s – at Georgia (2/18) and vs. Kentucky (2/25) … Captured seven all-around titles on the season … Became the first Tiger to score a 10.0 in 18 years after she earned a perfect score on bars at LSU … Scored two 10.0s on bars this season – at LSU & at SECs (3/19) … Her 10.0 at the conference meet awarded her the SEC crown in the event … Finished first nationally with a 9.970 NQS on bars for first team All-America … Her 9.9125 at the NCAA Semifinal secured second team All-America honors … Scored a 9.9 or better 13 times on bars … Had a 9.975 twice – vs. Kentucky & at Michigan (3/12) … Totaled 11 bars titles on the year … Had one of the best seasons on beam for the program, totaling three 10.0s – vs. Kentucky, vs. Florida, at NCAA Regional (4/2) … Her 9.980 NQS in the event finished tied for first for another first team recognition … National champion in the event with a 9.9625 (4/14) … Finished with nine beam titles and 11 scores of 9.9 or better … Had five 9.975s on the year … Finished ninth nationally with a 9.950 NQS on floor for second team All-America … Scored back-to-back 9.95s at the National Championship, earning first team All-America recognition … Sec are career-high 9.975 in back-to-back meets – vs. Kentucky, vs. Florida … Had three floor titles on the year and earned a 9.9 or better 12 times … Had only two meets on the year below a 9.9 on floor … Captured one vault title on the year - at Georgia with a season-high 9.925 (2/18) … Tied her season score in the event with a 9.925 at the Elevate meet (3/6) … Finished with 11 scores of 9.85 or better on vault.
 
Prior to Auburn: Seven-time U.S. National Team Member … Three-time Olympic medalist at 2020 Tokyo … Olympic All-Around champion … Captured silver with Team USA in the team competition … Won bronze on the uneven bars at the Olympic games … 2021 U.S. Bars Champion … 2021 U.S. Runner-up in the all-around and on beam … Won team gold at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany … Took home the silver medal on floor and the bronze on bars at the World Championships … 2019 U.S. National bars champion, all-around silver medalist and floor exercise bronze medalist … 2019 Jesolo Trophy team champion … Finished first in the all-around, bars and floor at the Jesolo Trophy … 2018 U.S. junior champion on bars and runner up on beam.
 
Personal: Daughter of Yeev Thoj and John Lee … Has five siblings – Shyenne, Jonah, Evionn, Lucky and Noah … Participated in season 30 of Dancing With The Stars on ABC … A physical activity & health major with the College of Education.

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Sophomore
2023

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