2022 Nissen-Emery Award Finalists

The “Heisman Trophy” of gymnastics, the Nissen-Emery Award is inscribed with the following motto:

“The true champion seeks excellence physically, mentally, socially and morally.”

The 2022 Nissen-Emery Award Finalists are:

Hamish Carter- Illinois

  • 2019 Big Ten High Bar Champion

  • 2019 NCAA High Bar All American

  • 2x Academic All-Big Ten Honoree

  • 2021 CGA Regular Season All-American (High Bar, All-Around)

  • Holds Illini record for highest all-around score under current scoring system

  • 3x Big Ten Gymnast of the Week

  • 17 career event titles

Matthew Davis- Army West Point

  • 2020 Regular Season All-American (Army’s first since 2005)

  • 2019 NCAA All-Around Finalist

  • 2019 ECAC Floor and Parallel Bar Champion

  • 2019 ECAC Rookie of the Year

  • Owns Three of Army’s Top-5 Scores on Floor in Program History

Charlie Giles- Nebraska

  • 3x All-American (Pommel Horse & Vault)

  • 2021 Second Team All-Big Ten (2021)

  • 2021 CGA Regular Season All-American (Vault)

  • 6 Individual Event Titles

  • Big Ten Vault Bronze Medalist

  • Big Ten Sportsmanship Award

  • Tom Osborne Citizenship Team

  • Nebraska Scholar Athlete Honor Roll

Vitaliy Guimaraes- Oklahoma

  • Named to the National Team following two top-10 finishes at the 2021 Winter Cup… qualified and competed for Team USA in the 2021 Pan American Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil… Competed at the U.S. Olympic Trials in pursuit of the 2021 Olympics.

  • Owned the NCAA’s best scores of the 2020 season on vault (15.050) and floor (15.200). Led the Sooners with 7 event titles on the season before it was cut short due to COVID-19.

  • His freshman year competed in all 11 meets for OU on floor and vault and finished his season with 4 event titles… Recorded a 14.800 on vault in the team finals at the NCAA championships to claim the All-America honor… Scored above a 14.000 in all four of his routines in the prelims and finals at the NCAAs.

  • Named All-American in the all-around with a fourth-place finish of 82.164 and on high bar with a fourth- place finish of 13.800 in 2021.

Evan Kriley- Nebraska

  • 2021 All-American (Pommel Horse)

  • 2021 CGA Regular Season All-American (Pommel Horse)

  • 7 Individual Titles

  • 4x Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll

Brody Malone- Stanford

  • 5x NCAA National Champion (2019: AA, FX, HB; 2021: AA, HB)

  • 12x All-American

  • 2020 Olympian - 10th place AA, 4th place HB

  • 2021 USA’s 1st AA & VT, 2nd SR & HB, 4th PH

  • CGA All-American Scholar-Athlete, MPSF All-Academic Scholar-Athlete

  • Bronze Medal on High Bar at 2021 World Championships

  • 3x MPSF Gymnast of the Year (2019, 2020, 2021)

Jesse Tyndall- Ohio State

  • 2021 All American Honors (All-Around)

  • 2021 Elite Canada All Around Champion

  • 2022 Team Captain and elected team MVP

  • 1st Team All Big Ten Honors (2021)

  • Scholar Athlete (2018-present)

  • Canadian Junior & Senior National Team Member

  • 26 College Career Event Titles and 21 top 3 finishes

Josh Williams- Naval Academy

  • Currently ranked 6th in the country on Rings

  • 2020 CGA Regular Season All-American (Rings)

  • 2021 ECAC Champion on Rings

  • Has been selected to the SEAL program upon graduation

  • Navy’s “Hardest Worker” award recipient all 3 years

Jessica Frankl