Eight Huskers Named CGA All-America Scholar-AthletesEight Huskers Named CGA All-America Scholar-Athletes
Men's Gymnastics

Eight Huskers Named CGA All-America Scholar-Athletes

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:

2015 Second-Team CGA All-America Scholar-Athletes:

2015 CGA Team Top 10:

  1. William and Mary – 3.458
  2. Springfield – 3.389
  3. Stanford – 3.373
  4. Minnesota – 3.307                 
  5. Navy – 3.286
  6. California – 3.203
  7. Nebraska – 3.198
  8. Michigan – 3.104
  9. Ohio State – 3.028
  10. Oklahoma – 3.023