Often referred to as the “Heisman Award” for women’s college gymnastics, the nation’s top senior earns the AAI Award as voted on by head coaches while the Honda Award is given to the top female athlete in every NCAA sport, including gymnastics (making it a more accurate Heisman equivalent). While the winners are often different, many nominees generally overlap, so we compiled a comprehensive list of who’s in contention for each or both of the sport’s top honors.
2024 AAI & Honda Award Winner: Haleigh Bryant, LSU
*Only eligible for the Honda Award
Haleigh Bryant, LSU
No one has ever gone back-to-back for the AAI award; it traditionally goes to a true senior. As recently as 2023, Trinity Thomas repeated as the Honda Award winner, though, so there’s no reason to believe Bryant won’t, at the very least, be a finalist again in 2025. A normal season from her will automatically put her in the conversation. Bryant followed up topping the all-around standings in the regular season by winning the all-around and team titles at the NCAA championships, so every title is hers to lose this season.
Jade Carey, Oregon State
After adding more Olympic gold to her resume over the summer, Carey has committed fully to collegiate gymnastics in 2025—announcing…
