The Nissen Emery Award represents the highest honor in collegiate men's gymnastics. It's awarded annually to the nation's most outstanding senior gymnast. While the award is based heavily on gymnastics, it also factors in sportsmanship and excellence in the classroom.

For a complete description of the award, along with past winners and finalists, you can click here.

What follows is an unofficial "watch list" of fourteen possible Nissen Emery Award candidates for 2017. The gymnasts are listed in alphabetical order by last name.

Allan Bower - Oklahoma

List of achievements (via soonersports.com bio):

• Awarded the Jay Myers Award by the Oklahoma athletics department as a freshman who combines excellence in scholarship and athletics.
• All-America (2x All-Around - 2015 & 2016)
• All-America (2x Pommel Horse - 2015 & 2016)
• All-America (Parallel Bars - 2016)
• 2016 MPSF All-Around Champion
• MPSF All-Academic Scholar Athlete (2016)
• Academic All-Big 12 At Large First Team (2016)

Leroy Clarke JR. - Penn State

List of achievements (via gopsusports.com bio):

• Placed 5th on HB at 2015 B1G Championships
• All-America (Parallel Bars - 2015)
• All-America (Still Rings - 2016)
• 2017 Team Captain

Neal Courter - William & Mary

List of achievements (via tribeathletics.com bio):

• First-Team Academic All-American Scholar-Athlete (2013, 2014, 2015)

• NCAA All-American – Vault (2013)

• ECAC Co-Rookie of the Year (2013)

• ECAC Champion (2013, 2014) – FX, VT

• USAG National Champion (2014) - VT

• USAG National Champion (2013) – FX, VT

• USAG All-American (2014) – FX, VT, HB

• USAG All-American (2013) – FX, VT, HB

• All-ECAC (2014) - FX, VT, HB

• All-ECAC (2013) - FX, VT

• Ranks first at W&M on FX & VT

• Ranks second at W&M on HB

• Provost Award Recipient (2013, 2015)

• ECAC All-Academic Team (2015)

Austin Epperson - Nebraska

List of achievements (via huskers.com bio):

• 2016 First-Team All-American (Floor)
• 2016 NCAA Individual Event Finals Competitor (Floor)
• 2016 NCAA Team Qualifier Competitor (Floor, Still Rings, Parallel Bars)
• CGA Second Team All-America Scholar-Athlete (2016)
• Nebraska Men’s Gymnastics Perseverance Award (2016)
• Individual Title (Floor, 3/11/16)
• Individual Title (High Bar, 1/23/16)
• 2015 NCAA Team Qualifier Competitor (Rings, High Bar)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2014, 2015, 2016
• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016; Spring 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015, 2016)

Zach Liebler - Minnesota

List of achievements (via gophersports.com bio):

• Gophers' Freshman of the Year Award Winner (2014)
• Academic All-B1G (2015 & 2016)
• CGA All-America Scholar (2016)
• All-America (2x Floor Exercise - 2015 & 2016)
• All-America (Vault - 2016)
• School record on FX with 16.15
• 2017 Team Captain

Jake Martin - Ohio State

List of achievements (via ohiostatebuckeyes.com bio):

• Two-time All-American (all-around, vault)
• 2014 Big Ten champion (vault)
• 2014 First Team All-Big Ten selection
• Two-time Big Ten Gymnast of the Week
• CGA Gymnast of the Week (Feb. 20, 2014)
• CGA All-America Scholar-Athlete
• Three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection
• Four-time Ohio State Scholar-Athlete

Rob Meyer - William & Mary

List of achievements (via tribeathletics.com bio): First-Team Academic All-American Scholar-Athlete (2015)

• CGA First-Team Academic All-American Scholar-Athlete (2015 & 2016)
• USA Gymnastics Collegiate National Champions - Parallel Bars (2016)
• All-ECAC - Parallel Bars (2015 & 2016)
• ECAC All-Academic Team (2015)
• Ranks 4th at W&M on Parallel Bars
• 2017 Team Captain

Akash Modi - Stanford

List of achievements (via gostanford.com bio):

• All-America (2x Floor Exercise - 2015 & 2016)
• All-America (2x Pommel Horse - 2014 & 2015)
• All-America (3x Parallel Bars - 2014, 2015, 2016)
• All-America (2x High Bar - 2015 & 2016)
• All-America (3x All-Around - 2014, 2015, 2016)
• 2015 NCAA All-Around Champion
• 2016 NCAA High Bar Champion
• 2016 NCAA Parallel Bars Champion
• 3x MPSF Gymnast of the Year (2014, 2015, 2016)
• MPSF Parallel Bars Champion (2014)
• CGA Academic Second-Team All-American (2014)
• MPSF All-Academic Selection (2015)
• Alternate on the 2016 Olympic Team

Tristian Perez-Rivera - Michigan

List of achievements (via mgoblue.com bio):

• All-America (Vault - 2014)
• B1G Individual Finalist on FX & VT (2014)
• 2017 Team Captain
• Puerto Rico Senior National Team Member

Joey Peters - Illinois

List of achievements (via fightingillini.com bio):

• Second-Team All-Big Ten (2015)
• 3x CGA First Team All-American Scholar-Athlete Selection (2013, 2014, 2015)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2014, 2015, 2016)
• Big Ten Gymnast of the Week (Jan. 12, 2015)
• All-America (All-Around - 2013)
• Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Jan. 28, 2013)
• Fighting Illini Team Attitude Award (2013)

Taylor Seaton - Stanford

List of achievements (via gostanford.com bio):

• All-America (Vault - 2015)
• All-America (High Bar - 2016)
• MPSF All-Academic Selection (2015)
• CGA All-America Scholar Athlete (2016)

Jonny Tang - Navy

List of achievements (via navysports.com bio):

• Finished 15th at 2016 NCAA Championships in All-Around competition

• In 2015, improved on his career performances at NCAA Qualifiying Meets with a fourth place finish in the initial All-Around session to advance in weekend’s championship meet

• Competed in 2014 NCAA Qualifying Meet in High Bar and Floor Exercise

• All-ECAC (Top-6) Honors: 2016 - AA, FX, PB, HB ... 2015 - FX, PB, HB ... 2014 - FX, HB

• 2015 ECAC Champion in Floor Exercise

• USA Gymnastics Collegiate All-American (Top-6) status: 2016 - AA, FX, PB, HB ... 2015 - AA, PB, HB

• 2016 USAG Collegiate Champion in Floor Exercise

• 2015 USAG Collegiate Champion in All-Around

• Selected as the ECAC Rookie of the Week twice in 2014, Jan. 29 and Feb. 12

• CGA Collegiate Gymnast of the Week (April 2, 2015)

• Eight-time ECAC Gymnast of the Week: 2016 - Jan. 20, Feb. 9, Feb. 16, Feb. 23, March 15 ... 2015, Jan. 27, Feb. 10, March 24):

Colin Van Wicklen - Oklahoma

List of achievements (via soonersports.com bio):

• All-America (3x Floor Exercise - 2014, 2015, 2016)
• All-America (3x Vault - 2014, 2015, 2016)
• 2016 NCAA Floor Exercise Champion
• 2015 NCAA Floor Exercise Runner-Up

Tim Wang - Air Force