The Nebraska men’s gymnastics team saw eight members across all classes earn 2015 All-America Scholar-Athlete honors, announced by the College Gymnastics Association (CGA) on Tuesday. Josh Ungar, Ryan Irick, Ethan Lottman, Alex Magsam, Sanjaya Roy and Chris Stephenson each picked up first-team accolades, while Andrew House and Daniel Leal garnered second-team awards.
Ungar, a nutrition science major, became one of only ten gymnasts in the nation this year to achieve first-team CGA Scholar-Athlete honors in all four years of eligibility. Irick and Lottman both notched their third first-team award, as Stephenson tallied his first career first-team honor after named to the second-team in 2014. Recent Husker graduate House grabbed his second second-team nomination, while the honor marks the first career accolade for Magsam and Leal.
Collectively, the Huskers ranked seventh among all NCAA collegiate gymnastics programs with a team grade-point average of 3.198 in 2014-15.
In all, 128 men’s gymnasts across the country were recognized to the 2015 CGA All-America Scholar-Athlete list, with 65 on the first-team and 63 named to the second-team. To be eligible for an award, athletes must be an active participant in NCAA competition during the corresponding season.
2015 First-Team CGA All-America Scholar-Athletes:
- Josh Ungar (Sr.): Nutrition Science – 3.970
- Ryan Irick (Jr.): Nutrition Science – 3.958
- Ethan Lottman (Jr.): Art – 3.916
- Chris Stephenson (So.): Biological Sciences – 3.652
- Sanjaya Roy (Fr.): Psychology – 3.552
- Alex Magsam (Fr.): Biological Systems Engineering – 3.840
2015 Second-Team CGA All-America Scholar-Athletes:
- Andrew House (Sr.): Physics – 3.221
- Daniel Leal (Fr.): Undeclared – 3.136
2015 CGA Team Top 10:
- William and Mary – 3.458
- Springfield – 3.389
- Stanford – 3.373
- Minnesota – 3.307
- Navy – 3.286
- California – 3.203
- Nebraska – 3.198
- Michigan – 3.104
- Ohio State – 3.028
- Oklahoma – 3.023