Tim Wang Named Nissen-Emery Award Finalist
3/20/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Gymnastics
USAF ACADEMY, Colo. – Air Force senior Tim Wang has been named one of eight finalists for the 2017 Nissen-Emery Award, the College Gymnastics Association (CGA) recently announced. Wang is just the sixth Air Force gymnast to be named a finalist for the award, which is the most prestigious honor in all of collegiate gymnastics.
The Riverside, Calif., native is a two-time NCAA All-American (2014, 2016 pommel horse), three-time USAG champion (2015, 2016 pommel horse; 2016 all-around), seven-time USAG All-American (2014, 2015, 2016 pommel horse; 2014, 2016 all-around; 2016 parallel bars; 2016 high bar), three-time competitor at the Winter Cup Challenge and a participant at the 2016 P&G Championships.
The senior team captain, the first Air Force gymnast to earn multiple NCAA All-America honors in the same event, has claimed the team's MVP award during two of his first three seasons (2014, 2016). He currently holds Academy records on the pommel horse (14.900), still rings (15.200), vault (14.900) and all-around (85.550), while also holding old program standards on the pommel horse, vault and all-around under the old scoring system (2008-2016).
Wang is the sixth Air Force gymnast to be named a Nissen-Emery Award finalist, joining Terry Higgins (1966), Joel Miller (1992), Aaron Jackson (2003), Jeff Andersen (2004) and Jake Schonig (2009).
The Nissen-Emery Award, which has been presented annually since 1966, is awarded to the year's outstanding senior gymnast, who has established an excellent record of achievement during his collegiate career, set an example of good sportsmanship and maintained a high standard of scholarship throughout his collegiate career.
The 2017 winner will be announced at the CGA Awards Banquet, which will be held prior to the NCAA Gymnastics Championships in West Point, N.Y.
Nissen-Emery Award Finalists | 2017
Tim Wang (Air Force), Joey Peters (Illinois), Zach Liebler (Minnesota), Jake Martin (Ohio St), Allan Bower (Oklahoma), Colin Van Wicklen (Oklahoma), Akash Modi (Stanford), Neal Courter (William and Mary)
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