2023 Gymnastics Roster
Alvarado-Reid, Luciana
Luciana Alvarado-Reid
- Position:
- All-Around
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Soluciones Eductivas
- Hometown:
- Cartago, Costa Rica
Bio
2024 (as a sophomore):
High School/Club: Graduated from State Distance University (UNED) in Costa Rica … 2020 Olympian who competed in Tokyo … first-ever Costa Rican individual gymnast to qualify for the Olympics … competed on the Costa Rican National Team for the last six years (2016-current) … competed for the club team Gimnastico Gym Stars Costa Rica … competed for coaches Sherily Reid and Mariana Sanchez Reid … represented Costa Rica at the Pacific Rim Championships, Pan American Games, and World Championships … competed in the fourth subdivision, starting on the uneven bars at the Tokyo Olympics … placed 51st in the all-around and did not advance to the individual events … earned Bronze Medal in the all-around and Gold on the balance beam at the Pan American Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2021 … competed at the Flanders International Team Challenge in Belgium in 2019, where she participated on vault and balance beam and placed 12th and 13th in the all-around … competed at her first World Championships in 2019 … made debut at the Pacific Rim Championships in Medelin, Colombia in 2018 … competed at the 2018 Central American & Caribbean Games in Barranquilla, Colombia on bars and beam and finished in sixth place with her team … competed at the 2018 Pan American Championships in Lima, Peru where she placed 18th in the all-around … made international debut at the Pacific Rim Championship in the United States (2016), where she placed ninth with her team, 10th in the all-around, and eighth on uneven bars … competed at the Pan American Championships in Sucre Bolivia in 2016, where she took fifth with her team, 10th in the all-around, fifth on uneven bars, and eight on the balance beam … won Silver medal on the uneven bars and placed fourth in the all-around at the Central American Sports Festival in Guatemala City in 2017.
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Personal: Born Luciana Alvarado Reid … daughter of Sherily Reid and Alejandro Alvarado … youngest of three sisters who also competed in gymnastics … sister is Mariana Sanchez Reid, former Costa Rican National team member and elite competitor, and serves as an assistant coach at her mother’s gym … nickname is Luci … included a Black Lives Matter tribute in her floor routine at the Olympics … took up the sport at the age of two as her mother was a former gymnast … claims she practically grew up in the gym with her mom … chose Central Michigan because from the beginning she felt comfortable, the support she felt, and could see herself being a part of the team and school.
YEAR-BY-YEAR | TOP SCORES
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ARTICLES
After Making Olympic History for Costa Rica, Luciana Alvarado Is Ready for Next Chapter at Central Michigan - College Gym News
Main:Luciana Alvarado | Gymnastics Wiki | Fandom
Olympic Gymnast Luciana Alvarado Included a Black Lives Matter Tribute in Her Floor Routine | Teen Vogue
ALVARADO Luciana - FIG Athlete Profile (gymnastics.sport)
Luciana ALVARADO Biography, Olympic Medals, Records and Age (olympics.com)
Costa Rican gymnast Luciana Alvarado ends Olympics floor routine with tribute to Black Lives Matter - CBS News
Luciana Alvarado (CRC) UB 51st QF Tokyo Olympic Games 2020 - YouTube
- Competed in all 12 meets, including 2024 MAC Championships at Ball State
- Named Second Team All-MAC
- Named to MAC All-Tournament team
- Named Academic All-MAC
- Named CSC Academic All-District
- Named WCGA Scholastic All-American
- Two-time MAC Gymnast of the Week honoree (2/27/24, 3/19/24)
- Competed as an Individual at the 2024 NCAA Fayetteville Regional at Arkansas as an all-arounder (4/4/2024)
- At NCAA Regional, finishing T-6th on vault (9.850), scored 9.750 on bars, 9.250 on beam and placed 7th with a 9.900 on the floor exercise for an all-around total of 38.750
- Won MAC Title in uneven parallel bars with a score of 9.925 at 2024 MAC Championships at Ball State (3/23/2024)
- Earned MAC Gymnast of the Week after scoring career-highs on bars (9.950) and in the all-around (39.525) vs Kent State (2/24/2024), scored 9.825 on vault, 9.850 on beam and 9.900 on floor
- Scored career-high 9.950 at Kent State (2/24), 3rd best bars score in CMU Gymnastics history
- Tied career-best 39.525 in all-around, scored 9.900 on floor and beam, 9.850 on vault and 9.875 on bars in final home meet vs. WMU (3/15/24) to earn MAC Gymnast of the Week a second time
- Career-best 39.525 ranks 5th in CMU Gymnastics history in all-around scoring
- Ranked 3rd in the MAC in All-Around for 2024 season via Road to Nationals with NQS of 39.335
- Ranked 4th on bars, 7th on beam, 11th on floor and 15th on vault in MAC on floor exercise for 2024 season via Road to Nationals
- Through 11 regular season meets, claimed seven wins on bars and in the all-around, three floor wins, two beam wins and one vault win
- Competed in all 10 meets
- Named MAC Freshman of the Year
- Named WCGA Scholastic All-American
- Academic All-MAC
- Registered season-high all-around score of 39.400 at 2023 MAC Championship (3/18/2023)
- Scored season-best, career-high 9.925 on beam at Kent State (3/12/23)
- Career-best 9.925 on balance beam marks 6th best score in CMU Gymnastics history
- Registered career-high vault score of 9.875 at West Virginia (3/5/2023)
- Registered season-best bars score of 9.900 vs. Eastern Michigan (2/3/2023)
- In her first collegiate meet, scored 9.850 on bars and 38.150 in the all-around at New Hampshire (1/15/2023).
High School/Club: Graduated from State Distance University (UNED) in Costa Rica … 2020 Olympian who competed in Tokyo … first-ever Costa Rican individual gymnast to qualify for the Olympics … competed on the Costa Rican National Team for the last six years (2016-current) … competed for the club team Gimnastico Gym Stars Costa Rica … competed for coaches Sherily Reid and Mariana Sanchez Reid … represented Costa Rica at the Pacific Rim Championships, Pan American Games, and World Championships … competed in the fourth subdivision, starting on the uneven bars at the Tokyo Olympics … placed 51st in the all-around and did not advance to the individual events … earned Bronze Medal in the all-around and Gold on the balance beam at the Pan American Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2021 … competed at the Flanders International Team Challenge in Belgium in 2019, where she participated on vault and balance beam and placed 12th and 13th in the all-around … competed at her first World Championships in 2019 … made debut at the Pacific Rim Championships in Medelin, Colombia in 2018 … competed at the 2018 Central American & Caribbean Games in Barranquilla, Colombia on bars and beam and finished in sixth place with her team … competed at the 2018 Pan American Championships in Lima, Peru where she placed 18th in the all-around … made international debut at the Pacific Rim Championship in the United States (2016), where she placed ninth with her team, 10th in the all-around, and eighth on uneven bars … competed at the Pan American Championships in Sucre Bolivia in 2016, where she took fifth with her team, 10th in the all-around, fifth on uneven bars, and eight on the balance beam … won Silver medal on the uneven bars and placed fourth in the all-around at the Central American Sports Festival in Guatemala City in 2017.
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Personal: Born Luciana Alvarado Reid … daughter of Sherily Reid and Alejandro Alvarado … youngest of three sisters who also competed in gymnastics … sister is Mariana Sanchez Reid, former Costa Rican National team member and elite competitor, and serves as an assistant coach at her mother’s gym … nickname is Luci … included a Black Lives Matter tribute in her floor routine at the Olympics … took up the sport at the age of two as her mother was a former gymnast … claims she practically grew up in the gym with her mom … chose Central Michigan because from the beginning she felt comfortable, the support she felt, and could see herself being a part of the team and school.
YEAR-BY-YEAR | TOP SCORES
Year | Vault | Bars | Beam | Floor | All-Around |
2023 | 9.875 | 9.900 | 9.925 | 9.875 | 39.400 |
2024 | 9.850 | 9.950 | 9.900 | 9.925 | 39.525 |
Career | 9.875 | 9.950 | 9.925 | 9.925 | 39.525 |
ARTICLES
After Making Olympic History for Costa Rica, Luciana Alvarado Is Ready for Next Chapter at Central Michigan - College Gym News
Main:Luciana Alvarado | Gymnastics Wiki | Fandom
Olympic Gymnast Luciana Alvarado Included a Black Lives Matter Tribute in Her Floor Routine | Teen Vogue
ALVARADO Luciana - FIG Athlete Profile (gymnastics.sport)
Luciana ALVARADO Biography, Olympic Medals, Records and Age (olympics.com)
Costa Rican gymnast Luciana Alvarado ends Olympics floor routine with tribute to Black Lives Matter - CBS News
Luciana Alvarado (CRC) UB 51st QF Tokyo Olympic Games 2020 - YouTube
MAC Championships Cinematic Melt
Monday, March 24
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