Lia Kmieciak

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Photo by: Keara Chaperon '22

Photo by: Jack Reeber '23,M'25 - @jackreeber.raw

Position:
All-Around
Height:
5-6
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Naperville, Ill.
High School:
Central H.S.
Club Team:
Phenom Gymnastics

2025 (as a senior):

Competed in all 11 meets, including 2025 MAC Championships.
Academic All-MAC
WCGA Scholastic All-American
Named to 2025 MAC All-Tournament squad
Second Team All-MAC
Scored 9.850 on vault, 9.825 on uneven bars for two silver medals at MAC Championships
Won three vault, two uneven bars titles in 2025
Tied career-high 9.900 on uneven bars at Western Michigan (3/8)

2024 (as a junior):

Competed in four meets
Named WCGA Scholastic All-American
Scored career-high 9.900 on vault at Northern Illinois Tri (1/28)
Recorded career-high 9.900 on bars at Arizona State (1/08), placing first in the event.

2023 (as a sophomore):

Competed in 10 meets
WCGA Scholastic All-American
Academic All-MAC
Recorded then-career-best 9.850 on bars four times on the season, at MAC Championships (3/18), at West Virginia (3/5), at Western Michigan (2/19) and vs. Eastern Michigan (2/3).

2022 (as a freshman):

Competed in six meets
WCGA Academic All-American
Recorded season-high 9.875 on bars vs. Kent State (2/27)
Set career-high 9.800 on vault vs. Ball State
Tallied one first-place finish, two second-place finishes and two third-place finishes

High School/Club: Graduated in June 2021 from Naperville Central High School in Naperville, Ill. … four-time Level-10 state qualifier … three-time Level-10 regional qualifier … placed second in the bars at the Illinois state championships … finished second on the floor at the 2021 Level 10 state championships and second place on the bars at the Region 5 event … earned second place finish in the bars at the Illinois Region 5 meet … earned third place finish in 2018 at the Level-10 state championships … Level-10 national qualifier in 2019 as she finished 10^th in the vault and 13^th in the bars and all-around competition … in 2016, earned Level 9 Easterns national qualifier and won the vault title … Level 10 gymnast … competed for Phenom Gymnastics.

Personal: Born Lia Elizabeth Kmieciak … daughter of Gary and Mari Kmieciak … chose Central Michigan because she loved the coaches, team, and atmosphere and positivity in the gym … also liked how the campus was walkable and the fact that it is close to home.

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