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O'Keefe, Paulson Named CSC Academic All-Americans
6/22/2023 9:50 AM | Gymnastics
Duo becomes first Ute teammates to earn Academic All-America honors in the same year since 2016.
SALT LAKE CITY – University of Utah gymnasts Maile O'Keefe and Abby Paulson have been named College Sports Communicators Academic All-Americans, marking the first time two Ute gymnasts have earned honors in the same year since 2016. CSC Academic All-Americans are recognized for their combined performances on the competition floor and in the classroom.
O'Keefe, a two-time CSC Academic All-District honoree, picks up her first CSC Academic All-America award by landing first team honors for the 2022-23 academic year. She is the seventh Red Rock in program history to be named a first team selection. Paulson becomes a two-time CSC Academic All-American after earning second team honors for the second-straight year. She is one of four Red Rocks in history to have multiple honors in a career.
Utah's 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. O'Keefe is a two-time WCGA Academic All-American and three-time Pac-12 All-Academic selection as well.
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.
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.
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.
Utah Gymnastics CSC (formerly CoSIDA) Academic All-Americans
First Team Academic All-American
2002 Shannon Bowles
Theresa Kulikowski
2003 Theresa Kulikowski*
2009 Kristina Baskett
2010 Daria Bijak
2015 Georgia Dabritz
2016 Breanna Hughes
2023 Maile O'Keefe
*NCAA Academic All-American of the Year
Second Team Academic All-American
1993 Kristen Kenoyer
1998 Molly Northrop
2008 Kristina Baskett
2016 Kailah Delaney
2022 Abby Paulson
2023 Abby Paulson
Third Team Academic All-American
2004 Melissa Vituj
2013 Hailee Hansen
2014 Hailee Hansen
2019 Shannon McNatt
O'Keefe, a two-time CSC Academic All-District honoree, picks up her first CSC Academic All-America award by landing first team honors for the 2022-23 academic year. She is the seventh Red Rock in program history to be named a first team selection. Paulson becomes a two-time CSC Academic All-American after earning second team honors for the second-straight year. She is one of four Red Rocks in history to have multiple honors in a career.
Utah's 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. O'Keefe is a two-time WCGA Academic All-American and three-time Pac-12 All-Academic selection as well.
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.
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.
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.
Utah Gymnastics CSC (formerly CoSIDA) Academic All-Americans
First Team Academic All-American
2002 Shannon Bowles
Theresa Kulikowski
2003 Theresa Kulikowski*
2009 Kristina Baskett
2010 Daria Bijak
2015 Georgia Dabritz
2016 Breanna Hughes
2023 Maile O'Keefe
*NCAA Academic All-American of the Year
Second Team Academic All-American
1993 Kristen Kenoyer
1998 Molly Northrop
2008 Kristina Baskett
2016 Kailah Delaney
2022 Abby Paulson
2023 Abby Paulson
Third Team Academic All-American
2004 Melissa Vituj
2013 Hailee Hansen
2014 Hailee Hansen
2019 Shannon McNatt
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