As goes Ashley Postell, so go the Utah Utes, Head Coach Greg Marsden is oft to say.
Utah’s team finish in the last four years has mirrored Postell’s all-around finish. Postell was third as a freshman in 2005 and placed second the last three years.
Though she never won the NCAA All-Around, Ashley is arguably the greatest college gymnast ever.
• Postell tied the Utah record for all-around wins in a season with her victory tonight. She had 11 all-around wins this season, tying the record set by Suzanne Metz in 1995.
• Postell finishes her career with every Utah victory record:
– Career Wins: 120
– Single Season Wins: 47
– Career All-Around Wins: 30
– Single Season All-Around Wins: 11• Postell has won more All-America awards than any gymnast in NCAA history. Her 20 All-America citations – the most possible – breaks the old mark of 18 held by Alabama’s Jeana Rice (2001-04). Postell’s 17 first-team All-America awards ties her for first with Alabama’s Dee Foster (1990-93).
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Today she was named AAI Senior Gymnast of the Year. No debate on that.
Ashley is in 3 event finals tonight. She’s the defending champion on beam.
Utah’s Ashley Postell performs on the beam during the NCAA women’s gymnastics championships Friday, April 25, 2008, in Athens, Ga. Utah finished in second place.
(AP Photo/John Amis) – ESPN
Leave a comment if you can name a better College gymnast, all time.
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