Gianna Plaksa

Photo by: Allissa Rusco

Photo by: Benjamin Suddendorf

Photo by: Allissa Rusco

Photo by: Benjamin Suddendorf

Class:
Freshman
High School:
Wyoming Seminary College Prep
Hometown:
Mountain Top, Pa.

2019: Selected Second Team All-MAC … MAC champion in the uneven bars … AAI Outstanding Senior Gymnast of the Year nominee … named Academic All-MAC … won outright or claimed a share of uneven bars titles seven times, including in five straight meets … posted a career-high score of 9.900 in capturing first against Ball State (3/3) … took the top spot vs. Northern Illinois (3/15) with a score of 9.875 … also posted a 9.875 in NCAA regionals action vs. Illinois (3/23) … placed third in the balance beam in two meets … scored a season-high 9.825 at the MAC Championships … competed in the all-around vs. Illinois State (1/11), recording a score of 39.050.

2018: Awarded Academic All-MAC honors … named to the All-MAC Regular-Season Second-Team … named to the All-MAC Tournament team after finishing with a career-high 39.350 in the all-around to take the title at MAC Championships (3/24) … tied her career-high on bars (9.900) to finish second on the event and set a career-high on beam (9.900) at the MAC Championships (3/24) … tied her career-high on bars four times this season … scored a season high 9.750 on vault at Bowling Green (2/25) and tied it at San Jose State (3/4), against Ball State (3/15) and at MAC Championships (3/24) … scored a season high 9.875 on floor against Illinois State (1/6) and against Kent State (2/18).

2017: Academic All-MAC … competed in the all-around in five meets … set a career-best 39.000 in the all-around vs. Eastern Michigan (1/20) … tied career best and won the all-around vs. Ball State (2/12) … finished second in the all-around with a 38.400 vs. Kent State (2/19) … posted a season-best 9.800 on vault and a career-best 9.900 on floor vs. Illinois State (2/5) … scored career-high 9.825 on bars vs. Bowling Green (2/26).

2016: Competed in the vault in three meets and in the floor exercise in six … posted a season-high score of 9.625 in the vault at Bowling Green (3/4) … earned a season-best score of 9.825 at the MAC Championships (3/19).

High School/Club: A Level 10 state, regional and national qualifier in 2013 and 2014 ... placed fifth in the all-around at regionals in 2013 and ninth in 2014 ... took ninth in the all-around at NIT nationals in 2014 ... finished second (2014) and third (2013) at the Level 10 state tournament ... was a Level 9 state and regional qualifier in 2011 and 2012 ... member of the Northeast Gymnastics Academy club.

Season Highs by Year

Year	Vault	Bars	Beam	Floor	All-Around
2016	9.625	-	-	9.825	-
2017	9.800	9.825	9.775	9.900	39.000
2018	9.750	9.900	9.900	9.875	39.350
2019	9.675	9.900	9.825	9.850	39.050
Career	9.800	9.900	9.900	9.900	39.350