Lily Smith Earns Four All-America Honors

FORT WORTH, Texas --- Freshman Lily Smith of the Georgia gymnastics team finished her rookie season with four All-America honors at the NCAA Gymnastics National Championship Semifinal on Thursday night.

Smith tied for first in the afternoon semifinal on uneven bars with a 9.925 to earn NCAA All-America First Team honors.  She also received First Team recognition on beam after scoring a 9.9125 and finishing fourth overall.

The Limerick, Pa. native earned two Second Team honors after scoring a 9.9125 on floor and compiling a 39.4750 all-around score.

The SEC Freshman of the Year competed all-around as an individual representing Georgia.  She scored a 9.725 on vault.

"I'm so proud of Lily," Georgia head coach Courtney Kupets Carter said. "She is a star and handled today with such poise. This was a wonderful experience for her and I'm so glad she had the opportunity to showcase her gymnastics and represent Georgia on the big stage.  She has set the trajectory for Georgia gymnastics and we can't wait to see her continue to grow and shine."

"I couldn't have asked for a better freshman season," Smith said. "It was an honor to compete at nationals today and represent the GymDogs. We all worked so hard this year and we're just getting started. It was so great to know they were all supporting me but our goal is to be here as a team next year."

This is the most NCAA All-America honors from a GymDog since Kat Ding in 2012.

First-team All-Americans are given to the top four finishers (including ties) on each event and in the all-around from each semifinal while individuals placing fifth through eighth with ties from each semifinal are named to the second team.

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