COLUMBUS, Ohio – Senior Jesse Glenn of the Army West Point gymnastics team was named the 2016 recipient of the prestigious Nissen-Emery award Thursday evening at the College Gymnastics Association (CGA) Awards Banquet being held at the Boat House at Confluence Park in Columbus, Ohio, the site for this year's NCAA Championships.
Glenn is the first of seven Black Knight finalists to win this honor since it was established in 1966. The Nissen-Emery Award is given annually to the nation's outstanding senior gymnast and is the most coveted award in collegiate gymnastics. The award is presented annually to an outstanding senior collegiate gymnast based on gymnastic achievement, sportsmanship and academic excellence.