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Career Honors & Awards
- Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar (2023, 2024)
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2024)
- WCGA Scholastic All-American (2023, 2024)
- Academic All-Big Ten (2023, 2024)
- Nebraska Gold Academic Medallion (2023)
- Nebraska Silver Academic Medallion (2024)
- Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2021, 2022, 2023; Spring 2022, 2023, 2024)
- Sam Foltz 27 Hero Leadership Award (2023)
- Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2022, 2023, 2024)
- Ecuador National Team
2024 (Junior)
Genesis Gibson was in NU’s bars lineup for two meets in 2024 and posted a season-best 9.600 at Iowa State on Jan. 5. She earned Academic All-Big Ten honors for the second year in a row.
2023 (Sophomore)
Genesis Gibson added uneven bars routines in all 12 meets including the NCAA Denver Regional. Gibson hit all 12 routines, and set and matched a new career-best score on the event. At Utah State, Gibson tallied a 9.875 on bars. She followed the next weekend, matching her personal-best at the Masters Classic.
2022 (Freshman)
Gibson appeared in seven meets during her freshman campaign. The freshman set a then-career best against Ohio State with a 9.825 on uneven bars. At the Big Five meet, Gibson helped the Huskers to second-place finish during Session II, earning a 9.800 on bars.
Before Nebraska
Gibson competed for the World Olympic Gymnastics Academy prior to attending Nebraska. While competing for WOGA, Gibson earned All-America honors. Gibson was also a member of the Ecuador National Team and qualified for the Olympic Trials prior to the meet being canceled due to COVID-19.
Personal
The daughter of Jimmie and Roxanne Gibson, Genesis was born on Sept. 3, 2003 in Dallas, Texas. She has one older brother, Roman, and a younger brother, JT. Genesis has dual citizen as her father is from the United States and her mother is from Ecuador.
A criminology and criminal justice major, Genesis earned Academic All-Big Ten honors in 2023. She has claimed three spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. She was recognized with a prestigious Sam Foltz 27 Hero Leadership Award in 2023. She is two-time member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team.
Gibson's Career Highs at Nebraska
- Bars: 9.875 (2x, last at Masters Classic, 3/11/23)
2024 Season Highs
- Bars: 9.600 (at Iowa State, 1/5/24)
2023 Season Highs
- Bars: 9.875 (2x, last at Masters Classic, 3/11/23)
2022 Season Highs
- Bars: 9.825 (Ohio State, 2/11/22)