California women's gymnastics junior Annalise Newman-Achee and freshman Tonya Paulsson were each named twice to the All-ACC Gymnastics Team at the end of the 2026 regular season. Newman-Achee was one of two gymnasts awarded All-ACC in the all-around and also added a balance beam recognition, while Paulsson was honored on the uneven bars and floor exercise teams. These are the first all-conference honors of each of their collegiate careers.
 
Newman-Achee made an immediate impact for the Golden Bears as an all-arounder in 2026 after primarily competing on uneven bars the first two years of her collegiate career. She has set career highs on all five disciplines this season and compiled 29 podium finishes, nine of which were first-place titles. She medaled in the all-around in all 12 of the Bears' meets this season and stood atop the podium at three. Newman-Achee ties for 13th in the nation in the all-around with a 39.435 national qualifying score (NQS).
 
On beam, Newman-Achee paces the Bears with a 9.900 NQS, which ties for 27th in the nation. She has recorded five beam routines that scored 9.900 or higher, highlighted by a personal-best 9.950 at the Sacramento State Tri Meet. She was named to the ACC's Preseason Watch List in December 2025 and was honored as the conference's Gymnast of the Week after Week 1.
 
Paulsson made a statement in her first season of NCAA competition, earning a 9.925 on bars in her first-ever routine as a collegiate gymnast to set the tone for a standout debut campaign. She ranks tied for fifth in the nation on bars with a 9.940 NQS and is the highest rated ACC gymnast on the event. She is also the second-highest ranked gymnast in the West behind UCLA's Jordan Chiles on bars. Paulsson has tallied nine bars routines that have gone 9.925 or higher, punctuated by a 9.975 at the Cal Tri Meet this past Friday.
 
On floor, Paulsson has recorded six 9.9+ routines this season, including four straight in the Bears' final four meets of the regular season as Cal's anchor. Most recently, she set her personal-best 9.950 at the Cal Quad Meet last Sunday. She leads the Bears with a 9.910 NQS which is good for a share of 36th in the nation.
 
Paulsson has earned 19 individual event titles this season and totaled 29 podium finishes overall, in addition to winning the most ACC Newcomer of the Week awards of any gymnast in the conference this season with five total. 
 
2026 All-ACC Gymnastics Team
Vault
Anna Roberts, Stanford
JoJo Valahovic, North Carolina
Kaya Forbes, North Carolina
Taralyn Nguyen, Stanford
Tara Walsh, Clemson
Syniya Thomas, NC State

Bars
Tonya Paulsson, California
Sienna Robinson, Stanford
Anna Roberts, Stanford
Ui Soma, Stanford
Levi Jung-Ruivivar, Stanford
Elle Hadrick, NC State

Beam
Anna Roberts, Stanford
Sienna Robinson, Stanford
Ana Barbosu, Stanford
Annalise Newman-Achee, California
JoJo Valahovic, North Carolina
Temple Landry, Stanford

Floor
Brie Clark, Clemson
Anna Roberts, Stanford
Sydney Seabrooks. North Carolina
Tonya Paulsson, California
Ana Barbosu, Stanford
Levi Jung-Ruivivar, Stanford
Syniya Thomas, NC State

All-Around
Anna Roberts, Stanford
Annalise Newman-Achee, California
 
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