Kianna Yancey

SR. | 5-4 | HATFIELD, PA.

YANCEY 2022 (Jr.) • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • 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 allaround Instagram: @kianna.yancey • Posted a season-high 9.85 mark on floor at Oklahoma (Jan. 31) Twitter: @kiannayanceyy 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 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 YANCEY 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 was a member of the WVU gymnastics team • Majoring in psychology • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

Yancey’s Career Highs

Vault 9.85 at Towson with Ursinus College (2/19/22)

Uneven Bars

9.875 at Michigan with Auburn (3/12/22) vs. Pitt and Texas Woman’s (2/11/22) vs. New Hampshire and Temple (1/26/20)

Balance Beam 9.85 vs. Iowa State (2/7/21) Floor Exercise 9.9 at NCAA Norman Regional Championships (3/30/22) vs. Ball State (3/6/22)

All-Around

39.15 vs. New Hampshire and Temple (1/26/20)

Yancey’s Career Statistics

Year Meets AA Total Points 2022 12 1 360.8 2021 12 2 360.55 2020 10 1 253.575 Total 34 4 974.925