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Auburn gymnastics earns All-American honors

The six All-American awards are the most in a single season in Auburn’s school history.

Auburn gymnastics continues to be recognized for its prowess in the regular season.

Freshman [autotag]Sunisa Lee[/autotag] and [autotag]Sophia Groth[/autotag] and senior [autotagDerrian Gobourne[/autotag] were all awarded All-American honors by the Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association last week. Lee netted four nods while Groth and Goubourne were each awarded one. The six awards all together are the most the Tigers have won in a season in program history.

Lee was named a first-team All-American for the all-around, the bars and the beam. Lee is currently ranked No. 2 in the nation for all-around, No. 1 in the uneven bars and tied for the No. 1 balance beam spot with Oklahoma’s Ragan Smith, so the accolades given to the Olympic gold medalist are certainly warranted. On top of this, Lee was also given a second-team nod for the floor, where she is currently ranked 9th in the nation.

In addition, Groth earned first-team All-American honors for her work on the balance beam this year, finishing the season at No. 7 in the nation. Gobourne was given first-team recognition for the floor event, her second straight first-team All-American nomination for that event.

Auburn’s next action will be at the NCAA Regional in its home arena in Auburn, Alabama on Thursday at 1 p.m. CT.

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Four Auburn gymnasts nab All-SEC nods

Freshman Sunisa Lee and senior Derrian Gobourne were also given individual awards by the conference.

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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Suni Lee wins each event, Auburn wins at Georgia for 2nd time ever

Suni Lee and Auburn gymnastics keep breaking records.

Suni Lee had another dominant performance Friday night to lead No. 7 Auburn to the program’s second-ever win at Georgia.

Lee won all four events and earned her fourth straight all-around title. She began her night with a stunning performance on bars before debuting her new vault, which has never been done in NCAA gymnastics. She nailed her half-on front layout, earning a 9.925.

She followed up that performance with an impressive floor routine, scoring a career-high 9.95. she ended her historic night with a stellar performance on beam.

Auburn needed every one of her points, as they had their lowest score since the season opener but still picked up the win thanks to Lee’s superstar performance and Sophia Groth’s clutch all-around debut led Auburn to a 197.175-196.300 win.

It was the first time an Auburn gymnast won all four events since Caitlin Atkinson in 2016.

“I knew I wanted to come to Auburn to make history and give all the other girls an opportunity to be great, too,” said Lee. “It feels really good to do that.”

She scored a 9.925 on bars and closed her night with a 9.975 to score a 39.775 and the all-around title.

Groth also shined for Auburn. The freshman scored a 39.425 in her all-around debut. She tied her career-high with a 9.95 to help seal the win for Auburn.

“I know we’re really good when we’re clicking,” head coach Jeff Graba said. “I want to know how good we’ll be if we get into a struggle. I think it says that our team is better and is growing tonight. You go on the road, you’ve got to grind it out and you’ve got to win some of these. For this young group to do it with some struggles, they better take some confidence from that.”

Auburn Gymnastics: Suni Lee, Sophia Groth earn SEC Honors 

Auburn gymnasts honored by the SEC in their weekly honors

Following a record-tying performance at LSU, Auburn freshman gymnasts Suni Lee and Sophia Groth were honored by the SEC on Tuesday.

Lee was named the SEC Gymnast of the Week, and Groth the Freshman of the Week. They helped lead Auburn to a record-tying score of 197.750.

Lee had one of the best performances in Auburn history, winning her second-straight all-around title with a score of 39.825. The score was the highest in program history and tied for the highest score in the country this season.

Her performance was highlighted by a perfect 10 on bars, Auburn’s first 10 since 2014. She also set career highs on beam (9.975), floor (9.95), and vault (9.9).

Goth was named the Freshman of the Week for the second time this season after setting career highs on beam (9.95), vault (9.9), and floor (9.9).

No. 7 Auburn will host No. 9 Missouri in Auburn Arena Friday night. The meet is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. CT and will be on the SEC Network.