She's added another 10 to her list of accomplishments. Alex McMurtry is among the 2019 NCAA Today's Top 10 Award recipients.
Florida’s Alex McMurtry To Receive NCAA Today’s Top 10 Award
Thursday, December 13, 2018 | Gymnastics
Alex McMurtry is the seventh Gator receive one of the NCAA’s top individual honors.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - She's done competing, but it's another 10 for Gator gymnast Alex McMurtry.
McMurtry is among the 2019 NCAA Today's Top 10 Award honorees. The award recognizes student-athletes for their successes on the field, in the classroom and in the community. Recipients completed their athletics eligibility during the 2017-18 academic year and will be recognized at the Honors Celebration on Wednesday, Jan. 23, in Orlando, Fla.
The honorees are selected by the NCAA Honors Committee, composed of representatives of NCAA member schools, conferences and distinguished citizens, including past awardees.
"I will be honored to represent the University of Florida to receive the Today's Top 10 award," McMurtry said. "You work hard to achieve in athletics and academics, but you don't work for the recognition. This caught me by surprise, as you don't realize that people are watching. It is humbling to be among this group as they all have amazing accomplishments."
Here's a quick look at McMurtry's accomplishments during her Florida career:
Success in Sport:
Success in Academics:
Community Service:
As a member of the Gator gymnastics team, McMurtry participated in 39 Goodwill Gator activities.
Florida's NCAA Today's Top 10 Recipients
McMurtry is the seventh Gator receive one of the NCAA's top individual honors:
McMurtry is among the 2019 NCAA Today's Top 10 Award honorees. The award recognizes student-athletes for their successes on the field, in the classroom and in the community. Recipients completed their athletics eligibility during the 2017-18 academic year and will be recognized at the Honors Celebration on Wednesday, Jan. 23, in Orlando, Fla.
The honorees are selected by the NCAA Honors Committee, composed of representatives of NCAA member schools, conferences and distinguished citizens, including past awardees.
"I will be honored to represent the University of Florida to receive the Today's Top 10 award," McMurtry said. "You work hard to achieve in athletics and academics, but you don't work for the recognition. This caught me by surprise, as you don't realize that people are watching. It is humbling to be among this group as they all have amazing accomplishments."
Here's a quick look at McMurtry's accomplishments during her Florida career:
Success in Sport:
- Four-time NCAA champion (2015 team; 2017 all-around, uneven bars; 2018 vault)
- One of 10 in NCAA history to record a 'GymSlam' – a 10.0 in each apparatus
- Shares every Florida event record, including all-around (39.825). Shares NCAA Championships' semifinal all-around record (39.8125) and shares NCAA Super Six uneven bars record (10.0)
- 2017 Honda Award recipient for gymnastics
- Southeastern Conference Gymnast of 2017 and 2018 SEC Event Specialist Gymnast of Year
- Six-time SEC champion (2018 vault, uneven bars; 2017 all-around, floor exercise; 2016 beam, 2015 vault) – one of three in the 38-year history of SEC gymnastics to complete a 'SEC Slam' (a title in each of the five events)
- 22-time All-American (14 NCAA / 8 NACGC Regular Season) and four-time All-SEC
Success in Academics:
- Graduated summa cum laude in August of 2018 in applied physiology & kinesiology- exercise physiology
- In May of 2018, became seventh Gator gymnast awarded a NCAA postgraduate scholarship and the 56th student-athlete in UF athletics
- First Gator in any sport to receive the NCAA Elite 90 Award (given to the student-athlete with the highest GPA at each of the 90 NCAA championships sites) at the 2017 NCAA Championships
- Three-time CoSIDA Academic All-American
- Four-time NACGC Scholastic Academic All-American
- 2017 & 2018 SEC Scholar-Athlete Gymnast of the Year
- 2016, 2017 & 2018 SEC Academic Honor Roll
Community Service:
As a member of the Gator gymnastics team, McMurtry participated in 39 Goodwill Gator activities.
Florida's NCAA Today's Top 10 Recipients
McMurtry is the seventh Gator receive one of the NCAA's top individual honors:
- Alex McMurtry, Gymnastics, 2019
- Kelsey Bruder, Softball, 2011
- Tim Tebow, Football, 2009
- Stephanie Nickitas, Tennis, 1999
- Danny Wuerffel, Football, 1996
- Megan Neyer, Diving, 1986
- Tracy Caulkins, Swimming, 1985
| 2019 NCAA Today's Top 10 Award Recipients | ||
| Ama Biney | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Basketball & Softball |
| Andrea Bryson | St. Cloud State | Women's Swimming |
| Jevon Carter | West Virginia | Men's Basketball |
| Lucas Kaliszak | Alabama | Men's Swimming |
| Alison Lindsay | Washington University in St. Louis | Women's Cross Country, Track and Field |
| Alex McMurtry | Florida | Gymnastics |
| Keturah Orji | Georgia | Track and Field |
| Ben Reeves | Yale | Men's Lacrosse |
| Kyle Snyder | Ohio State | Wrestling |
| Julia Wilson | Kenyon | Women's Swimming |
| See all the 2019 NCAA award honorees in this video. | ||
| Bios for the NCAA Today's Top 10 Award recipients | ||
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