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Scott Bruhn
Women's Gymnastics

Spence Selected as Olympic Alternate

Nebraska women’s gymnastics rising senior Emma Spence was selected as an alternate for Team Canada for the 2024 Olympics, the team announced Friday.

Spence earned a non-traveling alternate position for her performance at the Pan American Games in May and the Canadian Championships in June.

At the Pan American Games, she registered an all-around score of 50.900 in the preliminary rounds, and a 51.534 in the finals to place fourth overall.

At the Canadian Championships, Spence posted a 51.590 on the first day of competition and a 51.149 on day two.

The artistic gymnastics events of the 2024 Olympics in Paris will take place from July 27-August 5, with qualifying rounds from July 27-28, team finals from July 29-30 and all-around and event finals from July 31-August 5.