The University of Nebraska has named Cambridge native Emma Spence as their Most Valuable Gymnast.
The honour is one of many Spence has received since completing her sophomore campaign in Lincoln.
She was named to the All-Big Ten Conference First Team in March. Then in April she was selected as the Co-Regional Gymnast of the Year.
Spence competed in the all-around at all 12 meets in 2023 and was a perfect 48-for-48 without recording a fall. She claimed 14 individual titles, set career high scores on every event and finished the season ranked 27th in the NCAA in the all-around.
Not limited to the field of competition, her performance in the classroom as a Communications Studies major earned her a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten team.
Spence also experienced success on the international stage in 2022-2023.
Representing Canada at the Commonwealth Games, she won three bronze medals in beam, all-around and in the team competition.
At the World Gymnastics Championships in Liverpool, England she helped bring home a bronze medal that secured Canada’s spot in the 2024 Paris Olympics.