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Paulson, O'Keefe Named To CSC Academic All-District Team
5/23/2023 10:48 AM | Gymnastics
SALT LAKE CITY – For the second year in a row, Abby Paulson and Maile O'Keefe have been named to the College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) Academic All-District Team.
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Recognized as two of the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the competition floor and in the classroom, Paulson and O'Keefe will advance to the CSC Academic All-America ballot. Academic All-America honorees will be announced in June.
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Paulson, who is double majoring in kinesiology and political science, was named a second team CSC Academic All-American last summer. She is a three-time WCGA Scholastic All-American, three-time Pac-12 All-Academic selection, and was Utah's Dahl Academic-Athletic award recipient in 2021.
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Paulson is a four-time All-American gymnast on beam as she looks to return for her fifth and final season next year. The Anoka, Minn., native is a two-time Pac-12 beam champion (2021, 2022) and is a three-time All-Pac-12 Conference honoree. She has hit 126-130 career routines as a Red Rock and has totaled 14 event victories, which includes 11 on beam.
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O'Keefe, who is the reigning all-around and beam national champion, graduated with a bachelor's degree in kinesiology this past spring semester and will work toward a certificate in Positive Psychology during the upcoming academic year. The Las Vegas native is a two-time WCGA Academic All-American and three-time Pac-12 All-Academic selection.
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O'Keefe became a four-time national champion after winning the all-around and beam national titles this season. She is a 16-time All-American during her four-year career, as well as an eight-time All-Pac-12 gymnast. The Las Vegas native is a four-time Pac-12 Champion, two-time Pac-12 Specialist of the Year (2022, 2023), and the 2021 Pac-12 Gymnast of the Year. Utah's 2023 AAI Award Finalist has hit 180-182 career routines and has totaled 63 career victories. In 2023, O'Keefe became Utah's school-record holder for most Perfect 10s in a career on beam and also holds the record for most 10.0s on beam in a single season.
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Recognized as two of the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the competition floor and in the classroom, Paulson and O'Keefe will advance to the CSC Academic All-America ballot. Academic All-America honorees will be announced in June.
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Paulson, who is double majoring in kinesiology and political science, was named a second team CSC Academic All-American last summer. She is a three-time WCGA Scholastic All-American, three-time Pac-12 All-Academic selection, and was Utah's Dahl Academic-Athletic award recipient in 2021.
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Paulson is a four-time All-American gymnast on beam as she looks to return for her fifth and final season next year. The Anoka, Minn., native is a two-time Pac-12 beam champion (2021, 2022) and is a three-time All-Pac-12 Conference honoree. She has hit 126-130 career routines as a Red Rock and has totaled 14 event victories, which includes 11 on beam.
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O'Keefe, who is the reigning all-around and beam national champion, graduated with a bachelor's degree in kinesiology this past spring semester and will work toward a certificate in Positive Psychology during the upcoming academic year. The Las Vegas native is a two-time WCGA Academic All-American and three-time Pac-12 All-Academic selection.
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O'Keefe became a four-time national champion after winning the all-around and beam national titles this season. She is a 16-time All-American during her four-year career, as well as an eight-time All-Pac-12 gymnast. The Las Vegas native is a four-time Pac-12 Champion, two-time Pac-12 Specialist of the Year (2022, 2023), and the 2021 Pac-12 Gymnast of the Year. Utah's 2023 AAI Award Finalist has hit 180-182 career routines and has totaled 63 career victories. In 2023, O'Keefe became Utah's school-record holder for most Perfect 10s in a career on beam and also holds the record for most 10.0s on beam in a single season.
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