CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) - Clemson’s Lilly Lippeatt was named the Atlantic Coast Conference 2026 Gymnastics Scholar-Athlete of the Year and headlines the sport’s All-ACC Academic Team, the league announced on Thursday.
Lippeatt helped lead the Tigers to their first ACC title in program history on March 21, where she was named to the 2026 ACC All-Championship Gymnastics team after recording a 9.900 on bars. The senior out of Mason, Ohio, is a two-time recipient of the ACC Top Six Award (2023, 2026), serving on the FCA Executive Team and coordinating community service projects for the Gymnastics team. Lippeatt is currently in the process of being accepted into Officer Training for the US Marines.
Eight student-athletes who earned All-ACC honors this season also secured spots on the academic team, highlighted by ACC Gymnast of the Year Anna Roberts (Stanford) and ACC Specialist of the Year, Cardinal teammate Sienna Robinson.
All six ACC gymnastics programs were represented on the All-ACC Academic Team, with Stanford leading the conference with 10 student-athletes, NC State with eight and California with seven. North Carolina and Pitt had six each, while Clemson followed with four.
Academic requirements for selection to the All-ACC Academic Team include a 3.0 grade point average for the previous two semesters, a 3.0 cumulative average during one’s academic career, has to have been enrolled at the institution for at least one year and the student must be classified as an undergraduate student. In addition, student-athletes must compete in at least 50 percent of their team’s athletic contests.
2026 Gymnastics All-ACC Academic Team
Miki Aderinto, California, Sr., Psychology
Casey Brown, California, Sr., Environmental Engineering Sciences
CJ Keuneke, California, So., Molecular & Cell Biology
Kyen Mayhew, California, Jr., Integrative Biology
Sage Melkonian, California, So., Psychology
Jayden Silvers, California, Sr., Business Administration
Mya Wiley, California, So., Molecular & Cell Biology
Hannah Clark, Clemson, So., Health Science
Maggie Holman, Clemson, Jr., Marketing
Quinn Kuhl, Clemson, Jr., Communication
Lilly Lippeatt, Clemson, Sr., Mechanical Engineering
Meg Adler, NC State, Sr., Psychology
Elle Hadrick, NC State, Sr., Biomedical Engineering
Maddie Hall, NC State, Jr., Applied Education
Katie Harper, NC State, Jr., Psychology
Ava Myers, NC State, Jr., Psychology and Sociology
Maddy Reid, NC State, Sr., Sociology
Lauren Wright, NC State, Jr., Communication
Caroline Volk, NC State, Jr., Nutrition Science
Gwendolyn Fink, North Carolina, Sr., Management & Society
Kaya Forbes, North Carolina, Sr., Psychology
Elly King, North Carolina, Sr., Human Development and Family Science
Neve King, North Carolina, Sr., Media and Journalism
Jessica Naranjo, North Carolina, Jr., Exercise and Sport Science
Claire Stippich, North Carolina, Sr., Business Administration
Camryn Chiu, Pitt, So., Marketing
Olivia Giunta, Pitt, So., Undeclared
Meika Lee, Pitt, So., Public Health
Lila Pileggi, Pitt, So., Undeclared
Jaime Pratt, Pitt, Sr., Natural Sciences
Emily Todd, Pitt, Jr., Psychology; Law, Criminal Justice, and Society
Claire Dean, Stanford, Sr., International Relations (BA)/Biology (MS)
Levi Jung-Ruivivar, Stanford, R-Fr., Undeclared
Temple Landry, Stanford, Jr., Management Science and Engineering
Taralyn Nguyen, Stanford, Sr., Engineering: Computer Science & Management
Anna Roberts, Stanford, Sr., Economics
Sienna Robinson, Stanford, Jr., Political Science
Ui Soma, Stanford, So., Undeclared
Ava Sorrento, Stanford, Sr., Management Science and Engineering
Porsche Trinidad, Stanford, Sr., Economics (BS)/Management Science and Engineering (MS)
Alana Walker, Stanford, So., Undeclared