Gymnast of the Week awards are given by conference offices and the College Gymnastics Association.
Gymnast of the Week
Frederick Richard – Michigan
Richard won the all-around and floor exercise titles at the 2026 Winter Cup. He also added bronze on pommel horse, still rings and high bar.
Specialist of the Week
Parker Thackston – Ohio State
Thackston won the pommel horse title with a 15.325 score at the 2026 Winter Cup.
Rookie of the Week
Jun Iwai – Stanford
Iwai finished seventh in the all-around at the 2026 Winter Cup, had the third highest single-vault score and finished just off the podium in fourth on high bar.
Gymnast of the Week
Brian Solomon – Navy
Solomon placed 17th overall in the 2026 Winter Cup (14th in the collegiate field). He placed 7th on the Floor with a 13.5, 11th on the Pommel Horse with a 12.35, 13th on the Parallel Bars with a 12.85, and rounded out his tournament, placing 14th on the Vault, 19th on Rings, and 20th on Horizontal Bars, giving him an All-Around score of 73.85.
Co-Routines of the Week
Thomas Morrow – Army
Thomas recorded a career high on Floor Exercise to win his first event title by 0.500. His 9.200 execution score and stuck double pike dismount earned him a final score of 13.700.
Tristan Shorey – Simpson
Tristan hit a career-high 13.3 on Parallel Bars, which played a pivotal role in pushing Simpson to a new team high.
Rookie of the Week
Thomas Morrow – Army
Thomas won his first-ever event title this weekend, after his 9.200 execution score and stuck double pike dismount on the Floor earned him a final score of 13.700.
Gymnast of the Week
Elliot Foster – Arizona State
Foster elevated his performance from the previous week by expanding his workload to four additional events and stepping into the all-around role. He rose to the occasion, winning the meet and recording the highest all-around score of the season across GymACT. Foster also earned three top-five event finishes at the six-team Southwest Cup, including a clutch victory on high bar to close out the meet.
