Ashley O'Neal

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Alabama Gymnast Ashley O'Neal has been named a 2008 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar by "Diverse Issues in Higher Education" magazine.

"Diverse Issues in Higher Education" established the Ashe Awards to honor undergraduate students of color who have made achieving both academically and athletically a winning combination. To be included, students have to compete in an intercollegiate sport; maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.2; and be active on their campuses or in their communities.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The Alabama Gymnastics team saw all three of its rookies earned Southeastern Conference Freshman Academic Honor Roll honors it was announced by the league office today.

Kayla Hoffman, Jennifer Iovino and Megan Mashburn all earned the honor which requires an athlete to be on scholarship or a letterwinner and earn a 3.0 grade point average or better as a rookie.

Terin Humphrey

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Alabama gymnast Terin Humphrey, a two-time NCAA Champion during her Crimson Tide tenure, was inducted into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame recently as part of the 2003 World Championship team.

"Terin's induction into the USAG Hall of Fame is a testament to the tremendous career that she enjoyed, one that saw her reach tremendous heights on the national, international and collegiate stages," Alabama head coach Sarah Patterson said.

Humphrey and her teammates, Courtney Kupets, Chellsie Memmel, Carly Patterson, Tasha Schwikert, Hollie Vise and alternates Annia Hatch and Ashley Postell, claimed the United States' first team world title, as well as three individual event medals in 2003.

Andree Pickens

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Andree Pickens, a two-time individual NCAA Champion and the captain of Alabama's last NCAA Gymnastics Championship squad is preparing for her biggest meet since won team and individual national titles as a senior in April of 2002.

This week Pickens will once again be attempting to land the perfect vault, though this one will take her soaring far higher than her days in Coleman Coliseum. These days Pickens, who competed for a year on the Crimson Tide's track and field team after her gymnastics eligibility was done, is trying for Olympic glory in the pole vault.

The Houston, Texas native is at the United States Olympic Trials, being held in Eugene, Ore., where she is seeded eighth. The top three finishers at these trials, if they meet the Olympic standard, make the U.S. team that will compete in Beijing.