GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Leanne Wong, who finished her University of Florida gymnastics career last April, has been named one of the Top 30 honorees for the prestigious NCAA Woman of the Year award, recognizing her outstanding achievements in academics, athletics, leadership and community service.
 
The announcement comes just one day before Wong is set to compete in the FIG World Championships all-around final in Jakarta, Indonesia. Established in 1991, the NCAA Woman of the Year program celebrates the accomplishments of graduating female student-athletes from all three divisions. This year’s Top 30 includes 10 student-athletes from each NCAA division.
 
A standout both collegiately and internationally, Wong is one of just 15 gymnasts in NCAA history to complete a Gym Slam—earning a perfect 10.0 on all four events. A decorated member of Team USA, she has earned medals at the past three World Championships, including back-to-back team golds in 2022 and 2023, and served as a replacement athlete for the U.S. Olympic teams in both 2020 and 2024.
 
Wong becomes only the third Gator to reach the NCAA Woman of the Year finalist stage. She joins former finalists Erin Baxter (soccer, 1999) and Sarah Lowe (basketball, 2006) in this elite group.
 
The NCAA Woman of the Year selection committee will announce the 2025 recipient on Wednesday, Nov. 5. The honoree will be recognized at an awards presentation during the NCAA Convention in January in National Harbor, Md.
 
Wong’s Gator Career:
· 22-time All-American
· 2024 NCAA uneven bars champion
· Gym Slam (10.0 in each apparatus)

· 2022 & 2023 SEC balance beam champion

· 2022, 2023 & 2024 All-SEC
· 2022 SEC All-Freshman Team
· SEC Gymnast of the Week (7x)
· SEC Freshman of the Week (1x)

· 2024 & 2025 College Sports Communicators Academic All-America first team

· 2022 & 2023 WCGA Scholastic All-American

· 2023 & 2024 SEC Academic Honor Roll
· 2022 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
 
Wong also makes an impact outside the competition arena. She’s a 2024 College Sports Communicators Academic All-America first-team selection who has her eye on medical school. In the fall of 2024, she started the Leanne Wong Foundation with a focus on those with food insecurity. Already more than 7,000 meals have been provided to those in the Gainesville community from the foundation. Nicknamed ‘The CEO’, Wong also runs a successful bow/leotard business.