Haleigh Bryant named 2024 AAI Award Winner, making her top senior gymnast in nation

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - LSU Gymnastics senior Haleigh Bryant was named the 2024 AAI Award Winner, recognizing her as the top senior gymnast in the country.

In a post on social media, the gymnast said she was honored to win the prestigious award.

According to LSU Athletics, the award is often described as the Heisman Trophy for women’s gymnastics and has become a symbol of excellence in the sport.

The AAI Award is given each year and is voted on by NCAA women’s gymnastics head coaches throughout the nation.

Bryant was voted this year’s winner over the remaining five finalists: Luisa Blanco (Alabama), Audrey Davis (Oklahoma), Maile O’Keefe (Utah), Gabby Wilson (Michigan) and Raena Worley (Kentucky).

Haleigh has already garnered multiple awards in 2024 as she adds AAI Award Winner to her resume. She was named the SEC Gymnast of the Year for the first time in her career last month, becoming only the sixth gymnast in LSU history to earn the award.She was the first LSU gymnast to achieve both a gym slam (perfect 10 on every event) and season slam (a perfect 10 on every event in a single season) this year, as she owns eight perfect scores this season and 18 in her career, the most by any gymnast in LSU history and the 10th most in the NCAA.

Bryant was only the 14th gymnast in the NCAA to record a gym slam in their career and the 10th gymnast in NCAA history to achieve a season slam.

She continues to prove why she is the top gymnast in the nation week after week.

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