Rutgers Gymnasts Gabrielle Dildy and Emily Leese Earn All-Big Ten Honors

Two Rutgers gymnasts were named to the all-Big Ten teams that were revealed yesterday. Senior Gabrielle Dildy and graduate student Emily Leese both earned honors from the conference. Dildy is the first Scarlet Knight to be named to the all-Big Ten first team since 2023 and is the third Rutgers gymnast ever to receive the honor.

Leese was named to the all-Big Ten second team, marking the first time that Rutgers has had two gymnasts earn all-Big Ten honors since 2022. Dildy had a breakout all-around season, competing in all four events for the first time and setting or matching her career high in three of them. Her all-around score of 39.

525 at the Rutgers March Quad was the second highest in program history, while she set or matched a career-high on vault, bars, and floor during the season. Leese had a breakout season after missing all of last year due to an Achilles injury. At the Pink Invitational earlier in the month, she broke her own program record on vault with a 9.

950 and matched a career high on floor with a 9. 925. Her performance also earned her Big Ten Specialist of the Week honors.