2020 Gymnastics Roster
Childers, Wynter

Wynter Childers
- Position:
- UB, BB
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Spearfish, S.D.
- High School:
- Spearfish
Bio
Accolades
- 2017 Scholastic All-American
- 2017 SEC All-Freshman Team
- 2017, 2018 & 2019 SEC Academic Honor Roll
Junior (2019)
- Competed in the Tide’s competitive balance beam lineup in 10 meets, tying her career-best of 9.925 to win the event against LSU (1/25)
- Went in the uneven bars lineup nine times, including scoring a career-best 9.875 in three meets, including Elevate the Stage (3/9) where she earned the win
- Led the Tide in the all-around against LSU (1/25), posting a 39.350
- Competed in the Tide’s competitive beam lineup in seven meets
- SEC Academic Honor Roll
Sophomore (2018)
- SEC Academic Honor Roll
- Competed in the all-around in two meets
- Competed in the Tide’s competitive vault lineup in three meets
- Scored a career-best 9.875 on the uneven bars at Auburn (2/23)
- Competed in the Tide’s competitive uneven bars lineup in nine meets
- Competed in the Tide’s competitive balance beam lineup in seven meets
- Competed in the Tide’s competitive floor exercise lineup in three meets
Freshman (2017)
- Scholastic All-American
- Earned a place on the SEC All-Freshman Team
- SEC Academic Honor Roll
- Made her collegiate debut in the all-around against Auburn (2/17), scoring a 39.300
- Posted a career-best 39.425 in the all-around at Georgia (3/5)
- Competed in the Tide’s competitive vault lineup in 11 meets
- Scored a career-best vault score of 9.900 at the SEC championships (3/18)
- Made her uneven bars debut at Arkansas (1/27), scoring a 9.800
- Posted a then career-best uneven bars score of 9.850 at Georgia (3/5)
- Competed in the Tide’s balance beam lineup in 11 meets
- Made her Alabama balance beam debut in the season opener at Oklahoma (1/6), posting a 9.825
- Scored a career-best 9.925 on the balance beam at Missouri (1/20)
- Made her floor exercise debut against Auburn (2/17), scoring a 9.850
- Posted a career-best 9.875 at Georgia (3/5) and at the NCAA Morgantown Regional
- Earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) in the fall with a 3.866
Prep Highlights
- Coached by Phil and Chris Summers and Lexie Cathcart at Spearfish Gymnastics Academy
- Three-time Nastia Liukin Cup qualifier
- 2012 Nastia Liukin Cup balance beam champion
- 2015 USA Junior Olympic national all-around, vault, and balance beam champion
- 2011 USA Junior Olympic national floor champion
- 2015 USA Gymnastics Region 4 all around, vault, balance beam and floor exercise champion
- Homecoming Queen
Personal Information
- Full Name: Wynter Lydia Childers
- Daughter of Chris and Gary Childers
- Sisters – Journey and Sam
- Brother – Isiah
- Advertising major with a minor in computer tech
- Born Dec. 28, 1997
Top Scores
All-Around: 39.425 – Vault: 9.900 – Bars: 9.875 – Beam: 9.925 – Floor: 9.875
NCAA Championships Preview: Lilly Hudson
Monday, April 14
NCAA Championships Preview: Ashley Johnston & Justin Spring
Monday, April 14
NCAA Regional Final: Gabby Gladieux, Lilly Hudson, Paityn Walker & Coach Johnston
Sunday, April 06
NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional Press Conference: Ashley Johnston, Ryan Fuller, Gabby Gladieux & Lilly Hudson
Friday, April 04