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Suni Lee named Freshman of the Year by College Gym News

Suni Lee performs on beam during a gymnastics meet between Auburn and Kentucky in the Auburn Arena on Feb. 25.
Suni Lee performs on beam during a gymnastics meet between Auburn and Kentucky in the Auburn Arena on Feb. 25.

Suni Lee was recently named Freshman of the Year by College Gym News. Lee won the individual beam title in Fort Worth, Texas in the semifinals round of the NCAA national championships. 

Lee’s beam score was a 9.9625, combining with her other three scores for a 39.625, good for second place in the all-around competition. She finished the weekend with four All-America honors, earning first team in all-around, beam and floor then second team on bars.


She came to Auburn University fresh off a busy summer where she won gold at the Tokyo Olympics, taking the all-around title for Team USA. Recently passed name, image and likeness legislation has opened up college gymnastics to young international competitors who formerly avoided college in favor of monetizing their careers. 

Through the season, Lee won seven all-around titles and was Auburn’s first gymnast to score a 10.0, the program's first since 2004. Auburn record books were broken through the entire season, with Lee setting the program all-around record at 39.825 and holds six of the top ten scores. 

Lee was also named as one of four finalists for The Honda Award, given to the top female in collegiate gymnastics. The finalists are chosen by representatives of the Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association. Twelve NCAA-sanctioned women’s sports will have a winner to receive the award. 


Winners of the award are then eligible for The Honda Cup, presented in Los Angeles on a CBS Sports Network broadcast, airing June 27 at 9 p.m. ET.


Callie Stanford | Sports Editor

Callie Stanford, junior in communications, is the sports editor at the Auburn Plainsman. Currently a junior, she has been with The Plainsman since January 2021.

Twitter: @Stanford1Callie


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