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