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Tina Brinkman
Gymnastics/1992-95
Earned All-American honors three times, and was a three-time All-Pac-10 performer. She was also an Academic All-Pac-10 selection in 1995. She won the Pac-10 championship in Uneven bars, Vault, and was a three-time Pac-10 champion in the floor exercise.
Jackie Brummer
Gymnastics / 1983-1986
Brummer posted three NCAA individual titles. After finishing as a runner-up in the uneven bars in 1983, she returned to capture the title in 1984. In 1986, she attained the all-around and balance beam crowns. Brummer also won five Pac-10 titles: two for vault, two for the uneven bars, and the 1983 all-around. She was a three-time all-America and All-Pac-10 selection in 1983, 1984, and 1986.
Jeri Cameron-Vanyek
Gymnastics / 1980-1983
Earned ASU's first women's gymnastics national championship in 1983, competing on uneven bars. Competed in women's gymnastics from 1980-83, earning All-American honors in each of her final three seasons. A four-time All-WCAA selection, Cameron-Vanyek won WCAA championships in four events in 1982 and the floor exercise title in 1983.
Katie Freeland
Gymnastics / 1993-1996
Freeland was a three-time All-American and the Pac-10 Gymnast of the Year in 1996. During her four years at Arizona State, Freeland was repeatedly honored for her academic achievements as well as her athletic abilities as a gymnast. She was a Pacific-10 Conference All-Academic selection as a sophomore, and she finished third on the vault nationally, earning her first All-America honors. In her junior season, she tied for first on the vault at the Pac-10 Championships and finished sixth nationally, earning all-American honors for the second straight year, and she was named to the Pac-10 All-Academic first team and honored as a second-team GTE Academic All-American. Freeland was then named the Pac-10 Gymnast of the Year and earned All-Pac-10 honors again as a senior. She earned all-American honors on the beam, and she was again named to the Pac-10 All-Academic first team and to the GTE Academic All-America team. She also received the Pac-10 Medal of Honor, awarded to each school's outstanding senior male and female athlete, based on achievement in scholarship, athletics and leadership.
Pam Godward
Gymnastics / 1977-80 / Inducted 2019
Godward set the standard for the Sun Devil Women's Gymnastics program that would come to be recognized as one of the best in the country over the next few decades. A standout gymnast for the Sun Devils from 1977-80, Godward became ASU's first female All-American in gymnastics, earning the nation's top honors on balance beam in each of her final two seasons in Tempe. She was the NCAA runner-up on beam in 1979, leading Arizona State to a second-place finish in their region at the AIAW Gymnastics Championships. Godward was an essential part of accelerating the growth of the Sun Devil Gymnastics program. She was a key member of the 1980 team that finished ninth at the AIAW Championships, despite the program being in its fifth year of existence. That year, she finished third in the country on beam, becoming the first of only five Sun Devils in program history to be named a two-time All-American on the event. Godward enjoyed plenty of team success during her first two years in Tempe, as both the 1977 and 1978 Sun Devils finished in the seventh place at the AIAW Championships. During Godward's four years, ASU boasted an incredible dual record of 50-22, including a 22-win campaign in 1980, setting a record for most single-season dual wins that still stands to this day. After her career at ASU, Godward went on to work with young gymnasts serving as a coach for Arizona Stingrays Gymnastics program. She has mentored several future Division-I athletes during her time as a youth coach and remains a part of the program's staff. Godward also has served as a gymnastics' judge since leaving ASU, becoming heavily involved in the Arizona branch of the National Association of Women's Gymnastics Judges (NAWGJ). She previously served as Arizona State Judging Director and is currently a sitting board member of the Arizona NAWGJ. Godward reached Elite status as a judge, earning experience at the NCAA level as a floor judge at the 2000 Pac-10 Championships. She recently received the 2019 Green Flag Award for the state of Arizona from the NAWGJ, a honor given to a NAWGJ member who has made outstanding contributions to the organization, promotes professionalism, and demonstrates leadership.
Ashley Kelly - Gymnastics - 2003-06
Kinesiology and Nutrition (BS) 2006
A five-time All-American between 2004 and 2006, Kelly is one of the most decorated gymnasts ever at ASU and was inducted in 2018. Kelly won the NCAA Championship on beam in 2004, just the eighth different Sun Devil gymnast to take home an individual championship. Kelly earned an All-American nod in each of the five exercises. In 2004 she was named first team for all-around and beam and second team for vault and floor exercise. In 2005, Kelly picked up the event she was missing, and was named an all-American on the uneven bars. Kelly was named to an all-Pac-10 team during each of her seasons as a Sun Devil. Kelly scored a perfect 10 eight times across various events. Her eight perfect scores are the second most ever by an ASU gymnast, trailing only Maggie Germaine.
Kim Neal
Gymnastics / 1983-1985
Neal won two NCAA individual titles. She captured the 1983 NCAA floor exercise crown and the 1986 vaulting title. In 1985, she was the NCAA floor exercise runner-up. A four-time All-America selection, Neal won the 1984 Western Collegiate Athletic Association (WCAA) vaulting championship and twice earned all-conference accolades. She was a member of three conference championship squads, as well as three NCAA runner-up teams.
Lisa Zeis
Gymnastics / 1983-1986
Zeis, a 1983 World University Games competitor, claimed the 1985 NCAA balance beam title prior to winning the 1986 national floor exercise championship. She earned All-America and all-conference accolades during each of her four seasons at ASU. In addition, Zeis won the 1986 Pacific West Conference balance beam, floor exercise and all-around titles. She was the 1984 WCAA balance beam and all-around champion as well. Zeis joined the ASU coaching staff in 1987 as its first-ever full-time assistant coach. She was a member of three conference championship squads, as well as three NCAA runner-up teams.