IRVING, Texas — BYU’s Brynlee Andersen-Broekman, Ava Jorgensen and Scarlett Sonnenberg were named to the 2026 All-Big 12 teams, the conference announced Wednesday afternoon.
The Freshmen Team was voted on by the head coaches, while the other teams recognized the top six performers in each category, based on NQS score.
Andersen-Broekman earned a spot on the All-Big 12 beam team for the second straight season. With an NQS of 9.895, she is ranked No. 33 nationally and tied for second in the conference on the apparatus. Competing on beam in every meet this season, the Orem, Utah, native earned Big 12 Event Specialist of the Week honors three times and posted a season-high 9.975 in BYU’s road win at No. 14 Clemson. She won nine individual event titles this season, including eight on beam and one on floor.
Jorgensen earned her first All-Big 12 honor, securing a spot on the bars team. With an NQS of 9.865, she tied for fifth in the conference on the apparatus. She recorded a career-high 9.900 on bars, matching the mark twice this season. Jorgensen claimed three individual event titles on bars and posted four scores of 9.875 or higher.
As a true freshman, Sonnenberg competed on vault, beam and floor in every meet this season. Serving in the lead-off position on both beam and floor, she improved consistently throughout the year. She finished the regular season with career highs of 9.850 on vault, 9.925 on beam and 9.900 on floor. Sonnenberg earned two event titles on beam and recorded nine consecutive scores of 9.800 or higher on the apparatus. She also competed one of two 10.0-start-value vaults for the Cougars, scoring 9.825 or higher five times.
The Cougars return to competition Saturday, March 21, when they face No. 12 Utah, No. 23 Denver and Arizona in the evening session of the Big 12 Gymnastics Championship presented by Allstate. The meet will be held at the Maverik Center in West Valley City, Utah, at 5 p.m. MT and will be broadcast on ESPNU.
2026 Big 12 Gymnastics All-Big 12 Teams
Vault
Avery Neff, Utah – 9.920
Ella Zirbes, Utah – 9.910
Makenna Smith, Utah – 9.900
Ashley Glynn, Utah – 9.890
Zoe Johnson, Utah – 9.870
Shyla Bhatia, Denver – 9.860
Bars
Avery Neff, Utah – 9.935
Ana Padurariu, Utah – 9.925
Ella Zirbes, Utah – 9.925
Kimberly Smith, Arizona State – 9.870
Abbi Ryssman, Utah – 9.865
Makenna Smith, Utah – 9.865
Ava Jorgensen, BYU – 9.865
Beam
Avery Neff, Utah – 9.925
Cecilia Cooley, Denver – 9.900
Camie Winger, Utah – 9.895
Abbi Ryssman, Utah – 9.895
Brynlee Andersen-Broekman, BYU – 9.895
Abigayle Martin, Arizona – 9.890
Floor
Cecilia Cooley, Denver – 9.930
Makenna Smith, Utah – 9.925
Emma Strom, Arizona – 9.925
Ella Zirbes, Utah – 9.925
Avery Neff, Utah – 9.895
Shyla Bhatia, Denver – 9.890
Maddison Reidenbach, Denver – 9.890
All-Around
Avery Neff, Utah – 39.630
Kimberly Smith, Arizona State – 39.360
Abigayle Martin, Arizona – 39.305
Cecilia Cooley, Denver – 39.295
Maddison Reidenbach, Denver – 39.240
Kayla Smith, West Virginia – 39.095
All-Freshman Team
Kylee Bromley, Arizona State
Safia El Mammann, Arizona State
Scarlett Sonnenberg, BYU
Shyla Bhatia, Denver
Abbi Ryssman, Utah
Kayla Smith, West Virginia
* ties resulted in extra positions in bars and floor