2025 CGA Hall of Fame Induction

We are proud to announce the 2025 CGA Hall of Fame Class, honoring a distinguished group of athletes, coaches, and teams whose outstanding contributions have left a lasting legacy in collegiate gymnastics. This year’s inductees have collectively amassed 123 individual national titles, with three recipients of the Nissen Emery Award and two individuals achieving the rare distinction of a four-peat on a single apparatus. Spanning six decades of excellence, this class represents the pinnacle of achievement in our sport.

2025 CGA Hall of Fame Inductees

Individuals

  • Akash Modi (Stanford, ‘14-’17) – 5 National Titles, 17 All-Americans, Nissen Emery Award

  • Armando Vega (Penn State, ‘56-’59) – 6 National Titles, 16 All-Americans

  • Joe Kotys (Kent State, ‘49-’51) – 6 National Titles, 10 All-Americans

  • Robert Lynn (USC, ‘60-’62) – 6 National Titles, 14 All-Americans

  • Steve Legendre (Oklahoma, ‘08-’11) – 6 National Titles, 12 All-Americans, Nissen Emery Award

  • Chad Fox (New Mexico, ‘86-’89) – 5 National Titles, 8 All-Americans, Four-peat on Vault

  • Mark Sohn (Penn State, ‘88-’91) – 4 National Titles, 4 All-Americans, Four-peat on Pommel Horse

  • Jean Cronstedt (Penn State, ‘52-’54) – 6 National Titles, 10 All-Americans

  • Peter Vidmar (UCLA, ‘80-’83) – 5 National Titles, 18 All-Americans, Nissen Emery Award

Coaches

  • Abie Grossfeld (Southern Connecticut State) – 2 NCAA Division II Team Titles, 11 Conference Titles, 29 National Titles, 126 All-Americans

  • Francis Allen (Nebraska) – 8 NCAA Division I Team Titles, 14 Conference Titles, 42 National Titles, 172 All-Americans

Teams

  • 1963 Michigan – NCAA Title, 6 National Champions, 13 All-Americans

  • 1954 Penn State – NCAA Title, 6 National Champions, 15 All-Americans

We invite you to join us in celebrating these extraordinary achievements at the 2025 CGA Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, taking place on Saturday, April 20, 2025, from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM at the University of Michigan Golf Course Clubhouse Ballroom.

Congratulations to the Class of 2025!


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