TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama gymnastics’ Ella Burgess earned College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Third Team honors, the organization announced Tuesday.

Burgess was named an Academic All-American for the first time in her career, while teammate Gabby Gladieux earned her first all-district honor.

Ella Burgess | CSC Academic All-America

• Earned her first career CSC Academic All-America accolade as a third-team member
• Master’s of science in marketing with a 4.0 GPA
• Performed 28 routines for Alabama during the 2024 season, spreading across balance beam and floor exercise
• Was a member of the Tide’s lineup for every season-high team rotation score on both beam and floor

• Earned her first career CSC Academic All-District honor
• Criminal justice major with a 3.92 GPA
• Earned her first-career All-America accolade as a second-team member on the floor exercise
• Competed on floor in all but two meets, posting eight scores of a 9.9-or-higher