2023 Gymnastics Roster
Kianna Yancey
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Hatfield, Pa.
- High School:
- North Penn High
Statistics
Career Highs
| Event | Score | Opponent |
|---|---|---|
| Vault | 9.85 | Bowling Green (2/19/23) at Towson with Ursinus College (2/19/22) |
| Uneven Bars | 9.875 | Eastern Michigan, Iowa State, Towson (1/29/23) at Towson with New Hampshire and West Chester (1/20/23) Pitt and Texas Woman's (2/11/22) New Hampshire and Temple (1/26/20) |
| Balance Beam | 9.925 | Pitt and Central Michigan (3/5/23) |
| Floor Exercise | 9.925 | Bowling Green (2/19/23) |
| All-Around | 39.45 | Pitt and Central Michigan (3/5/23) |
Career Statistics
| Year | Meets | AA | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 14 | 9 | 489.825 |
| 2022 | 12 | 1 | 360.8 |
| 2021 | 12 | 2 | 360.55 |
| 2020 | 10 | 1 | 253.575 |
| Total | 48 | 13 | 1,464.75 |
2022 (Jr.)
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- WCGA Scholastic All-American
- Competed on vault, uneven bars and floor exercise in all 12 meets, while also making an appearance in the balance beam and all-around lineups
- Ranked fourth on the team with 360.8 points on the year, finishing the campaign just shy of 1,000 points for her career with 974.925
- Compiled 10 podium appearances, including six event wins
- Finished the year with season averages of 9.773 on vault, 9.708 on bars, 8.975 on beam and 9.838 on floor
- Matched her career-best score of 9.85 at Towson on Feb. 19, finishing in a tie for first place with the total
- Tallied a career-high matching 9.875 on bars twice, first against Pitt and Texas Woman’s on Feb. 11, and then again at Michigan on March 12
- The mark was good for a first-place finish on bars on Feb. 11
- She also recorded a win on floor against Pitt and TWU, tallying a 9.875 on floor
- Earned her first career score of 9.9 or higher in the home finale against Ball State on March 6, recording a 9.9 on floor for a first-place finish
- She matched the career-best floor score at the NCAA Norman Regional Championships First Round on March 30, which was good for first place
- Also tallied an event win on vault at the NCAA Norman Regional, securing a 9.8
2021 (So.)
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- WCGA Scholastic All-American
- Ranked No. 1 on the team with 360.55 season points
- Passed the 500-career point plateau
- Competed on vault and uneven bars in all 12 meets, while also making appearances on balance beam, floor exercise and the all-around
- Paced the squad with 360.55 season points
- Registered one event win on balance beam, as well as seven podium finishes across all events throughout the season
- Finished the year with season averages of 9.715 on vault, 9.662 on bars, 9.812 on beam, 9.811 on floor and 38.575 on the all-around
- Posted a season-high 9.85 mark on floor at Oklahoma (Jan. 31) to finish tied for fourth
- Matched her season high on floor three more times throughout the season, including at the Big 12 Championship (March 20) and NCAA Morgantown Regional Championships (April 2)
- Earned a first-place finish in her season debut on beam, tallying a career-high 9.85 total against Iowa State (Feb. 7)
- Also made her season debut on the all-around against the Cyclones, tallying a 38.3 to finish on the podium in second place
- Recorded a season-high all-around mark of 38.85 against Denver (Feb. 11)
- Posted a 9.825 total on vault at Iowa State (March 1) to set a new career high on the event
- Finished the year with a pair of season bests on bars (9.85) and floor (9.85) at the NCAA Morgantown Regional Championships (April 2)
2020 (Fr.)
- NACGC/W Scholastic All-America
- Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
- Joseph Medrick Award for the Top All-Around Gymnast
- Earned 10 podium finishes, tied for the team lead, in her rookie season
- Registered two event wins, one on uneven bars and in the all-around
- Ranked No. 5 on the team with 253.575 season points
- Ended the year with season averages of 9.768 on vault, 9.81 on bars, 9.25 on balance beam and 9.825 on floor exercise
- Made her collegiate debut in the Mountaineers’ season opener at Penn State, scoring 9.775 on vault and 9.85 on bars (Jan. 11)
- Hit career-high 9.8 on vault four times (Jan. 17, Jan. 31, Feb. 8 and Feb. 14)
- Appeared in the floor lineup at Iowa State, tying for third overall with a 9.8 (Jan. 17)
- Competed in the all-around for the first time, posting career highs on bars (9.875), beam (9.625) and floor (9.875), and placed first overall with a 39.15 performance against New Hampshire and Temple; also won the bars title outright (Jan. 26)
- Matched her career high in a tie for third on vault at George Washington with William & Mary and Pitt (Jan. 31)
- Finished in a tie for second on vault (9.8) and bars (9.775) at New Hampshire with George Washington and Brown (Feb. 8)
- Earned a pair of top-five finishes at Pitt, tying for third on bars and fifth on vault (Feb. 21)
Club Gymnastics
- Six-year level 10 gymnast out of Montgomery County Sports Performance Center
- Four-time Junior Olympics National Championships qualifier
- Finished as high as 11th on beam at the 2018 JO National Championships
- Claimed the beam title, finished second on vault and bars and sixth in the all-around at the 2018 Pennsylvania State Championships
- Placed 15th on beam at the 2016 JO National Championships
- Earned five top-10 finishes at the 2016 Region 7 Championships, including a fourth-place finish on beam and fifth-place finishes on bars and the all-around
- Finished second in the all-around and fourth on bars at the 2016 Pennsylvania State Championships
- Attended North Penn High
Personal
- Daughter of William and Kori Yancey
- Birthday is April 14
- Has three sisters and two brothers
- Her sister Kayla used to be a member of the WVU gymnastics team
- Majoring in psychology
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
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