WEST LIBERTY, W.Va. – On Monday evening, just three days prior to the start of the 2023 NCATA National Championships in West Liberty, West Virginia, the National Collegiate Acrobatics & Tumbling Association (NCATA) announced its 2023 All-America team during a reveal on the association’s Twitter and Instagram accounts.
The 16-member All-American Team featured six multi-time selections, including a trio of three-time All-Americans (Riley Chimwala, Emily Tobin and Jacie Van de Zilver). Baylor’s Bayley Humphrey (2022) and Kamryn Kitchens (2021) and Gannon’s Ali Price (2022) were each named NCATA All-American for the second time in their careers.
The 2023 All-America Team also featured 10 first-time honorees, including Frostburg State’s Abbie Baker, Hawai’i Pacific’s Ravenna Bala, Oregon’s Makena Carrion and Karly Nowak, Gannon’s Sammy Gouge, Limestone’s Cameron King, Fairmont State’s Katey Koehl, Quinnipiac’s Bri Marks and Lyndsey Rudolph, and Azusa Pacific’s Madiha Morris.
The NCATA award recognitions will continue Tuesday beginning at 5 p.m. ET with a social media reveal of the 2023 major awards winners. Be sure to follow @thencata on Twitter and Instagram for complete NCATA awards and championship coverage throughout the week.
2023 NCATA All-America Team
Abbie Baker, Frostburg State (Junior – Top/Tumbler – Berlin, Md.)
Ravenna Bala, Hawai’i Pacific (Senior – Top/Tumbler – Wickliffe, Ohio)
Makena Carrion, Oregon (Junior – Top – Rossmoor, Calif.)
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Riley Chimwala, Baylor (Junior – Base – Plano, Texas)
Sammy Gouge, Gannon (Senior – Base/Tumbler – Midland, Mich.)
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Bayley Humphrey, Baylor (Junior – Base – Chandler, Ariz.)
Cameron King, Limestone (Sophomore – Base/Tumbler – Peletier, N.C.)
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Kamryn Kitchens, Baylor (Senior – Top/Tumbler – Kennesaw, Ga.)
Katey Koehl, Fairmont State (Junior – Top/Tumbler – Hartville, Ohio)
Bri Marks, Quinnipiac (Senior – Base – Woodbridge, Va.)
Madiha Morris, Azusa Pacific (Senior – Base – Chicago Heights, Ill.)
Karly Nowak, Oregon (Senior – Base/Top/Tumbler – Howell, N.J.)
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Ali Price, Gannon (Junior – Top/Tumbler – New Paris, Pa.)
Lyndsey Rudolph, Quinnipiac (Junior – Top – Egg Harbor Township, N.J.)
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Emily Tobin, Baylor (Senior – Top/Tumbler – Templeton, Calif.)
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Jacie Van de Zilver, Azusa Pacific (Senior – Top – Jackson, N.J.)
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also a 2022 NCATA All-American
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also a NCATA All-America selection in 2021 and 2022
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also a 2021 NCATA All-American