MILLAR-CROSSMAN NAMED BIG 12 GYMNASTICS SCHOLAR ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

BYU’s Eliza Millar-Crossman has been named the 2024 Big 12 Gymnastics Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

Author Brenna Seeman
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Brigham Young University

IRVING, Texas ‒ BYU’s Eliza Millar-Crossman has been named the 2024 Big 12 Gymnastics Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

"This is such a distinguished honor and well-deserved award for Eliza. She has her sights set high on a medical degree and is proving through her academic success just how capable, hard-working and disciplined she will be in that field of study."

Natalie BroekmanAssociate Head Coach

The Cincinnati, Ohio native holds a 3.98 GPA while majoring in Neuroscience. Millar-Crossman was also named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team this week. 

Competing on the balance beam in every meet and performing her floor routine in all but two meets during the 2024 season, she earned season-high scores of 9.900 on both events. 

In their first Big 12 season, the Cougars finished with a 196.356 average and a 196.665 National Qualifying Score (NQS) to hold them among the top teams in the nation. BYU reached the top-25 rankings twice this season, coming in at No. 19 in week two and No. 24 in week seven.

The Cougars finished their 2024 season with an overall record of 12-17-1, going 3-5 in Big 12 conference matchups and 2-2 at home in the Marriott Center. They finished ranked No. 24 on the uneven bars, No. 29 on the balance beam, No. 32 on vault and No. 37 on floor.

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