Athlete Awards

ACC Announces Gymnasts of the Week

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – In the final set of weekly honors for the 2025 Atlantic Coast Conference Gymnastics season, California’s Mya Lauzon was tabbed ACC Gymnast of the Week, NC State’s Chloe Negrete was voted the ACC Specialist of the Week and Stanford’s Ui Soma was named the ACC Newcomer of the Week.

Lauzon closed out the regular season with five first-place finishes and seven total podium finishes. In the win against Arizona State, BYU and Washington, Lauzon won beam with a score of 9.950 and floor with a score of 9.925. She also finished second with the all-around with a total of 39.550. In the win against No. 14 Stanford, Arizona State and San Jose State, she recorded a score of 9.925 to place third in bars, a 9.75 to take home first in beam, a 9.950 claim first in floor and a 39.675 to win the all-around title.

In a quad meet win over Towson, Maryland and George Washington, Negrete earned two first-place finishes while recording two season-best scores. The graduate student out of Frisco, Texas, earned a season-best 9.900 on vault and a season-best 9.950 on beam. Negrete is tied for first place in the conference with an NQS of 9.925 on beam and sits in fifth in the league with and NQS of 9.905 on floor.

In a second-place finish against No. 6 California, Arizona State and San Jose State, Soma earned the second event title of her young career. The freshman finished her bars routine with a score of 9.950, the highest of any freshman in the ACC this season, to earn a share of the bars title. Soma also had a podium finish against No. 18 Denver, where she placed third on bars with a score of 9.850. The Belmont, California, native has hit eight straight bars routines recording a score of at least 9.825, placing her third in the conference with an average of 9.875.

Gymnast of the Week
Jan. 7 - Mya Lauzon, California
Jan. 14 – eMjae Frazier, California
Jan. 21 – Anna Roberts, Stanford
Jan. 28 – Ella Cesario, California
Feb. 4 - Mya Lauzon, California
Feb. 11 – Mya Lauzon, California
Feb. 18 – Maddie Williams, California
Feb. 25 - Mya Lauzon, California
Mar. 4 – Mya Lauzon, California
Mar. 11 – Chloe Negrete, NC State
Mar. 18 – Mya Lauzon, California
 
Specialist of the Week
Jan. 7 - Ashley Knight, NC State
Jan. 14 – Chloe Negrete, NC State
Jan. 21 – Sienna Robinson, Stanford
Jan. 28 – Chloe Negrete, NC State
Feb. 4 - Sienna Robinson, Stanford
Feb. 11 - Ashley Knight, NC State
Feb. 18 – Chloe Negrete, NC State
Feb. 25 – Anna Roberts, Stanford
Mar. 4 – Brie Clark, Clemson
Mar. 11 - Anapaula Gutierrez, Stanford
Mar. 18 – Chloe Negrete, NC State


Newcomer of the Week
Jan. 7 - Syniya Thomas, NC State
Jan. 14 – Meika Lee, Pitt
Jan. 21 – Alana Walker, Stanford
Jan. 28 – Syniya Thomas, NC State
Feb. 4 - JoJo Valahovic, North Carolina
Feb. 11 - JoJo Valahovic, North Carolina
Feb. 18 - JoJo Valahovic, North Carolina
Feb. 25 - JoJo Valahovic, North Carolina
Mar. 4 - Mya Wiley, California
Mar. 11 – Caroline Volk, NC State
Mar. 18  - Ui Soma, Stanford