Maddie Desch

Accolades

Earned All-SEC honors for the second time in her career
Went in the Tide’s floor exercise lineup in every meet, totaling 14 routines, posting a season-best 9.900 three times, including the SEC Championships (3/23) and the second round of the NCAA Regional Championships (4/5)
Competed in the Tide’s balance beam lineup in nine meets
Earned President’s List (4.0 GPA) honors in the fall and Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) in the spring
Scholastic All-American
SEC Academic Honor Roll

Scholastic All-American
All-SEC
SEC All-Freshman
Competed in the Tide's competitive vault lineup in 11 meets
Scored a career-best 9.950 on the vault at the SEC championships (3/18)
Competed in Alabama's competitive beam lineup 10 times
Made her Alabama balance beam debut at Missouri (1/20), posting a 9.875
Posted a career-best 9.900 on the balance beam at Georgia (3/5)
Competed in Alabama's floor exercise lineup in all 13 meets
Made her Crimson Tide floor exercise debut in the season opener at Oklahoma (1/6)
Scored a career-best 9.950 on the floor exercise against Iowa State (3/10)
Won the floor exercise against Boise State (2/24)
Earned Dean's List (3.5 or better GPA) honors for the fall (3.92) and spring (3.94) semesters

Coached by Armine and Al Fong at Great American Gymnastics Express, the same gym that produced Tide NCAA Champion Terin Humphrey and All-Americans Marna Neubauer and Gwen Spidle
Member of Team USA's gold medal winning 2014 World Championship team
Earned a silver medal in the all-around at the 2015 Pan American Games, leading the United States to team gold
Led Team USA to team gold at the 2014 and 2015 City of Jesolo Trophy meet
Also helped lead Team USA to the 2014 Pan American Games team gold, earning fifth in the all-around and sixth on the floor exercise
Won the balance beam, finished second in the all-around and third on the floor exercise at the 2012 USA National Junior Championships
Won the balance beam and took second in the all-around, vault and floor exercise at the 2012 U.S. Classic - Junior Division
Won the uneven bars, took third on the vault and fourth in the all-around at the 2010 USA Junior Olympic National Championships
Principal's Honor Roll, 2012-2016