2020 Gymnastics Roster
Waligora, Mati
Mati Waligora
- Position:
- All-Around
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Rochester, Mich.
- High School:
- Oxford Virtual Academy
Bio
Career Bests
| Event | Score | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Vault | 9.900 | Feb. 4, 2023 in Tri Meet against North Carolina and Western Michigan |
| Uneven Bars | 9.950 | March 6, 2022 at Elevate the Stage (Auburn, Arkansas, Georgia) |
| Balance Beam | 9.925 | 4x - most recent: Feb. 18, 2022 |
| Floor Exercise | 9.925 | 2x - most recent: Feb. 3, 2023 against Auburn |
| All-Around | 39.375 | Feb. 3, 2023 against Auburn |
Accolades
- 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Scholastic All-American
- 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2024
- Started her final season as a Crimson Tide gymnast at the home opener against Missouri with a 9.875 on uneven bars (Jan. 12)
- Made her season debut on balance beam and floor exercise against Arkansas. Earned a season-high 9.925 on bars (Jan. 19)
- Made her balance beam season debut scoring a 9.850 against Florida (Jan. 26)
- Also competed on uneven bars
- Scored a 9.875 on balance beam against Kentucky setting a new season best (Feb.2)
- Also set a new season best of 9.850 on floor exercise
- Scored a 9.850 on balance beam and a season-best 9.875 on floor exercise against Auburn (Feb. 9)
- Competed on uneven bars and posted a 9.925, tying her season high at the TWU Quad Meet (Feb. 19)
- Also competed on balance beam and scored a 9.875 on floor exercise
- Competed on balance beam, uneven bars (9.925) and floor exercise (9.900) against Georgia (Feb. 23)
- Represented UA’s uneven bars, balance beam (9.850) and floor exercise (9.875) lineup against LSU (March 1)
- Posted a 9.900 on floor exercise and competed on balance beam at Alabama’s home quad meet (March 8)
- Set a season high of 9.900 on balance beam against Oklahoma (March 17)
- Also competed on uneven bars and floor exercise (9.875)
- Scored a 9.850 on both uneven bars and balance beam and a 9.875 on floor exercise at the SEC Championships (March 23)
- Represented UA’s balance beam, uneven bars (9.850) and floor exercise (9.900) at the NCAA Regional Semifinals (April 4)
- Competed on uneven bars, balance beam (9.850) and floor exercise (9.900) at the NCAA Regional Final (April 6)
2023
- Competed 37 routines in the 2023 season, competing in the Tide's lineup in all 13 meets on the uneven bars and floor exercise and 11 times on the balance beamÂ
- Scored a season-best 9.900 on the uneven bars against LSU and at the SEC ChampionshipsÂ
- Earned nine scores of 9.850-or-better on the floor exercise, including a season-best 9.925 against the Auburn TigersÂ
- Matched her season-high of 9.875 on the balance beam four times, earning the score against Auburn, at the Metroplex Challenge, at Georgia and against LSU
2022
- Tied her career-high (9.950) on the uneven bars at NCAA Regionals and took home the individual event title
- Tied her career-best score on balance beam (9.925) at Auburn and LSU
- Scored a career-best on the vault with a 9.900 at the Tri-Meet against UNC and Western Michigan and matched that score at Elevate the Stage
- Posted her career-best of 39.375 in the all-around at Auburn
- Competed 33 routines for the Crimson Tide in 2022, including going twice in the all-around
- Went in the balance beam lineup in 12 of 14 meets of the season and scored 9.900-or-better in four of those routines
- Made her Crimson Tide all-around debut in the 2022 season opener at Oklahoma with a score of 39.175
- Made her Crimson Tide floor exercise debut at Oklahoma with a 9.825
- Had the top Crimson Tide balance beam score, a 9.925, in the season opener at Oklahoma, a score she matched at Auburn and at LSU
- Received the Fern Hampton Academic Award for the 2022 season
- Earned a place on the SEC Academic Honor Roll
2021
- Scholastic All-American
- SEC Academic Honor Roll
- Won the balance beam in her first career routine on the event in the Crimson Tide's season opener vs. Kentucky (9.925)
- Competed on the vault and balance beam at the NCAA Championships
- Competed in the Tide's vault and uneven bars lineups in every meet of the regular season, also competing five times on balance beam
- Scored a career-best 9.900 on uneven bars and a career-best tying 9.925 on balance beam at Arkansas
- Scored a career-high 9.875 on the vault vs. Auburn and at the NCAA Championships
- Member of UA's Student-Athlete Committee
2020
- Scholastic All-American
- SEC Academic Honor Roll
Prep Highlights
- Coached by Lori Koch and Deanna Grader at Olympia Gymnastics Academy
- Three-time member of the USA Junior Olympic National Team
- 2017 USA Junior Olympic National all-around and floor exercise champion
- Earned bronze in the all-around and floor exercise at the 2018 USA J.O. National Championships
- 2017 Region 5 Gymnast of the Year
- Four-time member of the Region 5 All-Star Team
- All "A" Honor Roll throughout high school
Personal Information
- Full Name - Matilyn Kay Waligora
- Daughter of Lynette and Matt Waligora
- Sister, Grace
- Brothers, Taylor and Jackson
- Major: Kinesiology
- Born May 9, 2001
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
