The Nissen-Emery Award is college gymnastics most prestigious award for senior gymnasts. This year the seven finalists are Joel Gagnon (Minnesota), Austin Hodges (Iowa), Hunter Justus (Oklahoma), Kyle King (Nebraska), Sean Melton (Ohio), Robert Neff (Stanford), and Brandon Ngai (Illinois).
Nissen Award Winners
2017 Akash Modi (Stanford)
2016 Jesse Glenn (Army)
2015 Ellis Mannon (Minnesota)
2014 Sam Mikulak (Michigan)
2013 Eddie Penev (Stanford)
2012 Paul Ruggeri (Illinois)
2011 Steven Legendre (Oklahoma)
2010 Luke Stannard (Illinois)
2009 Casey Sandy (Penn State)
2008 Jonathan Horton (Oklahoma)
2007 Matt Cohen (Penn State)
2006 Justin Spring (Illinois)
2005 Guillermo Alvarez (Minnesota)
2004 Dan Gill (Stanford)
2003 Daniel Furney (Oklahoma)
2002 Justin Toman (Michigan)
2001 Jamie Natalie (Ohio State)
2000 Jeff LaVallee Massachusetts
1999 Todd Bishop (Oklahoma)
1998 Dan Fink (Oklahoma)
1997 Blaine Wilson (Ohio State)
1996 Darren Elg Brigham Young
1995 Josh Stein (Stanford)
1994 Kip Simons (Ohio State)
1993 John Roethlisberger (Minnesota)
1992 Scott Keswick UCLA
1991 Jarrod Hanks (Oklahoma)
1990 Mike Racanelli (Ohio State)
1989 David Zeddies (Illinois)
1988 Tom Schlesinger (Nebraska)
1987 Michael Maxwell (Penn State)
1986 Wes Suter (Nebraska)
1985 Matt Arnot New Mexico
1984 Roy Palassou San Jose State
1983 Peter Vidmar UCLA
1982 Jim Hartung (Nebraska)
1981 Bart Conner (Oklahoma)
1980 Mario McCutcheon Southern Connecticut State
1979 Kurt Thomas Indiana State
1978 Tim LaFleur (Minnesota)
1977 Peter Kormann Southern Connecticut State
1976 Gene Whelan (Penn State)
1975 Jay Whelan Southern Connecticut State
1974 Steve Hug (Stanford)
1973 John Crosby Southern Connecticut State
1972 Tom Lindner Southern Illinois
1971 Brent Simmons Iowa State
1970 Pete Difurio Temple
1969 Robert Emery (Penn State)
1968 Dave Thor Michigan State
1967 Steve Cohen (Penn State)
1966 James Curzi Michigan State
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