The Nissen-Emery Award is college gymnastics most prestigious award for senior gymnasts.
Brandon Ngai-Illinois (Left), Sean Melton-Ohio State (Middle), Hunter Justus- Oklahoma (Right).

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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