TUSCALOOSA, AL (08/21/2023)-- Alabama gymnastics was named a 2023 Scholastic All-America team and saw 16 gymnasts earn individual Scholastic All-America honors, the Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) revealed in a press release.

On the list for the Crimson Tide is former Fleming Island High gymnast Lilly Hudson, now a junior. Hudson finished 2023 as a Second team Regular season All-American in the Floor Exercise and an All-Southeastern Conference selection. Hudson scored an astounding 9.900 (out of 10) in nine of her 13 floor routines during the 2023 season which saw Alabama, the eighth seed in the NCAA regionals, finish in fourth place at the NCAA Regional finals in the Lloyd Noble Center on the campus of the University of Oklahoma, scoring a 197.650.

The Crimson Tide, who finished 10th in the nation last season and second in the Southeastern Conference, earned a 3.66 team grade point average. The announcement marked the 18th year in a row that the Crimson Tide gymnasts have posted a team GPA of 3.4 or higher.

The Tide's 2023 Scholastic All-Americans included NCAA champion and All-American Luisa Blanco, and two-time Olympian and All-American Shallon Olsen, as well as Corinne Bunagan, Ella Burgess, Karis German, SEC champion Gabby Gladieux, Zoe Gravier, All-American Lilly Hudson, Lillian Lewis, Lauren Little, Cameron Machado, Isabella Martin, Sania Mitchell, Jordyn Paradise, Rachel Rybicki and Mati Waligora.

With its 16 Scholastic All-Americans in 2023, Alabama has now posted double digit honors the last 13 consecutive years and 17 times since 1999. Overall, 143 Tide gymnasts have earned Scholastic All-America recognition 331 times since the award's inception in 1991. Over the last decade, a total of 74 Tide gymnasts have earned 172 Scholastic All-America honors.

Alabama's 16 honorees were the second highest within the Southeastern Conference, trailing only Kentucky who picked up 18 total All-Americans.