Auburn has been thoroughly recognized by the SEC as it prepares to host an NCAA Regional at the end of the month.
Four Auburn gymnasts were named to the All-SEC team on Wednesday, and two of those gymnasts were also given postseason awards on top of it. Freshmen Sunisa Lee and Sophia Groth, junior Aria Brusch and senior Derrian Gobourne were all named to the All-SEC team — Lee was awarded the SEC Freshman of the Year award and made the SEC-All Freshman team while Gobourne shared the SEC Co-Specialist of the Year with Missouri’s Sienna Schreiber.
Lee has been a star for Auburn since arriving after her gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and she’s performed well enough to be the No. 2 ranked all-around gymnast in the country. Lee has won SEC Freshman of the Week twice and is the first Auburn gymnast to score a perfect 10 since 2004, a feat she’s achieved four different times this season.
Gobourne, meanwhile, is the No. 7 gymnast in the nation on the floor and also earned the Co-Specialist of the Year honor last year in 2021. Gobourne, a senior, also netted a first career perfect 10 against the Florida Gators earlier this year that helped the Tigers tie the undisputed SEC Champions.
Groth and Brusch both won their first All-SEC awards and have been a large factor in Auburn’s successful run this season. The quartet will look to continue producing as they get ready for the NCAA Regional on March 31.
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