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The Medalist Club - Gymtide.com
The Booster Organization for the University of Alabama Gymnastics Program
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- Full name: Andree Nicole Pickens
- Year: Senior*3VL
- Events: All Around
- Major: Biology
- Height: 5-2
- Born: June 17, 1980
- Hometown: Houston, Texas
- HighSchool: Cypress Falls
- Club: Cypress Academy
- Coach: Debbie Kaitschuck, Deana Parish and Luis Garcia
- Parents: Byron and Denise Adams
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- Graduated from Cypress Falls High School
- Coached by Debbie Kaitschuck, Deana Parish and Luis Garcia at Cypress Academy, the same club that produced former Tide All-American Kim Bonaventura
- Four-year member of the U.S. National Team, 1993-97
- Alternate on the 1995 U.S. World Championship team
- An Elite Level gymnast, finished 12th in the all-around at the 1996 U.S. Olympic Trials
- Took third in the all-around at the 1996 Australian Cup in Adelaide, South Australia
- Competed at the 1994, 95 and 96 U.S. National championships
- Finished eighth in the all around at the 1996 McDonald's America Cup
- Fourth in the all-around at the 1996 U.S. Classic
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- 1999 (Freshman):
- NCAA Balance Beam Champion
- SEC Freshman of the Year
- NCAA Region 4 Gymnast of the Year
- Honda Award Finalist
- Finished first in the all-around at the NCAA Super-Six
- First freshman gymnast in NCAA history to earn five All-American honors in one season
- Only the third Alabama gymnast to earn five All-American honors in one year
- Competed in 61 of a possible 64 events during the course of her rookie season
- Scored 9.9 or better 29 times during the season, including four 10.0s
- First freshman, during the 1999 season, to earn a 10.0 on Jan. 30 against Minnesota
- Second gymnast in Tide history to earn two 10.0s in one meet, which she did against UMass on Feb. 21
- 2000 (Sophomore):
- Earned three first-team and one second-team All-American honors after finaling at the NCAA Championships in the all-around, vault and uneven bars
- Finished third in the all-around at the NCAA Super 6
- Voted SEC Gymnast of the Year
- Named NCAA Region 4 Gymnast of the Year for the second consecutive year
- Won the Southeastern Conference all-around, vault and uneven bars titles, becoming Alabama's first triple conference event winner since Dee Foster in 1991
- Earned All-SEC honors for her conference championship performance
- Ranked No. 1 nationally in the all-around for four weeks, spent the last nine weeks of the season ranked in the top-5
- Ranked No. 1 nationally on the floor exercise for three weeks
- Ranked as high as third in the nation on the uneven bars, never fell out of the top 10 all season
- Scored 9.9 or better on the vault in every postseason outing of the season
- Posted 25 scores of 9.9 or better during the season
- Of a possible 60 events, competed in 53
- Earned a career best 9.95 on the balance beam at UGA
- Earned the Sington Soaring Spirit trophy as the best amateur athlete in the state of Alabama
- Inducted into Gamma Beta Phi national honorary
- Awarded Black Scholar Award recognition
- Academic All-SEC
- 2001 (Junior):
- Southeastern Conference Gymnast of the Year
- NCAA Central Region Gymnast of the Year
- All-Southeastern Conference
- Central Regional vault and uneven bars champion
- Named Alabama's ""Most Valuable Gymnast""
- Team Captain
- Earned the Tide's ""Lewis Each Courage Award""
- Ruptured her achilles heel during practice the week before the NCAA Championships, ending her season
- Hit 37 of the 39 routines during the season
- Scored no lower than a 39.075 in the seven times competing as an all-arounder
- Scored perfect 10.0 on uneven bars against Kentucky
- Tied her career-high all-around score against Penn State, 39.750
- Has missed only one competition in her career, this year's meet against Georgia
- Won 14 events throughout the season and led the team 19 times
- Ranked as high as No. 1 in the all-around, No. 3 on floor exercise, No. 6 on vault , No. 8 on uneven bars and No. 15 on balance beam
- Contributed to the Tide's 49.700 school record floor exercise score with a 9.950
- Contributed to Alabama's 49.625 school record on the uneven bars at the Central Regional Championship with a 9.950
- Inducted in Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) and Phi Sigma Pi national honor societies
- Awarded Black Scholar Award recognition
- Invited to the NCAA Foundation Leadership Conference
- Academic All-SEC
- 2002 (Senior):
- Alabama's Student Athlete Advisory Board President
- One of five honorable mentions for ""Glamour"" magazine's ""Top-10 College Women""
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(bold = Career Best)
[ Details...  ]
| Season | Vault | Uneven
Bars | Balance
Beam | Floor
Exercise | All
Around |
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| 2002 | 9.975 | 9.975 | 9.950 | 9.975 | 39.750 | | 2001 | 9.950 | 9.950 | 9.925 | 9.950 | 39.750 | | 2000 | 9.950 | 9.925 | 9.950 | 9.950 | 39.700 | | 1999 | 9.950 | 9.975 | 9.875 | 9.950 | 39.700 | | Career Best | 9.975 | 9.975 | 9.950 | 9.975 | 39.750 | |
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