UCLA’s Jordan Chiles named 2026 AAI Award winner

FORT WORTH, Texas – UCLA senior and Olympic gold medalist Jordan Chiles was named the 2026 AAI Award winner on Thursday. The 3-time ? NCAA champion and top-ranked floor worker in the country this season received what is considered to be the highest award in NCAA women’s gymnastics. It is given to one outstanding senior every year, with the tradition starting in 1982. Chiles was up against a long list of 44 other senior athletes, including six other finalists: Carly Bauman (Michigan), Gabby Gladieux (Alabama), Morgan Price (Arkansas), Anna Roberts (Stanford), Nikki Smith (Michigan State), and Faith Torrez (Oklahoma). Chiles...