2018 Gymnastics Roster
Kiana Winston
- Position:
- All-Around
- Height:
- 5-0
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Fort Worth, Texas
- High School:
- North Crowley
ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS:
2018 | Senior Honors — Second Team Regular-Season Uneven Bars All-American ... earned her third consecutive All-SEC honor … NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional Balance Beam Champion … three-time SEC Specialist of the Week … SEC Academic Honor Roll … All-Around — has competed in the all-around in three meets … Vault — has competed in the Tide’s competitive vault lineup in four meets … Uneven Bars — has competed in the Tide’s competitive uneven bars lineup in 13 meets … Balance Beam — has competed in the Tide’s competitive balance beam lineup in 13 meets … Floor Exercise — has competed in the Tide’s competitive floor exercise lineup in 12 meets.
2017 | Junior Honors — First Team Championship All-Around All-American ... Second Team Championship Floor Exercise and Uneven Bars All-American ... four-time regular season All-American in 2017, including first-time honors in the all-around, balance beam and floor exercise and second team on the uneven bars ... earned her second consecutive All-SEC honor ... earned her second SEC title, this time on the balance beam ... two-time SEC Gymnast of the Week following UA’s upset win over then No. 3 Florida (2/3) and the Tide’s win at then No. 8 Georgia (3/5) … SEC Specialist of the Week following the Tide’s win over Iowa State (3/10) … SEC Academic Honor Roll … earned the Lewis Each Courage Award … General — has competed in Alabama’s competitive lineup 41 times over 12 meets this season for the most routines on the team this season … has won 20 individual titles this season … All-Around — has competed in the all-around nine times in 2017 … posted a career-best 39.700 in the all-around against Florida (2/3) … scored a 39.650 at Georgia (3/5) the highest road all-around total in the nation that week and the highest in the SEC this season ... has scored 39.500 or better in the all-around seven times this season … won the all-around against LSU (1/13), at the Elevate the Stage meet against Auburn (1/29), Florida (2/3), Auburn (2/17) and at Georgia (3/5) … Vault — has competed in the Crimson Tide’s competitive vault lineup 10 times this season … scored a career-best 9.900 on the vault against Iowa State (3/10) … won the vault against Auburn (2/17) … Uneven Bars — has competed in the Tide’s competitive uneven bars lineup in nine meets this season … scored a season-best mark of 9.950 on the uneven bars against LSU (1/13) and Florida (2/3) … won the uneven bars against LSU (1/13), and Florida (2/3) and at Georgia (3/5) … Balance Beam — SEC balance beam champion after scoring a 9.95 ... has competed in the Tide’s competitive balance beam lineup in 12 meets … scored a career-best balance mark of 9.975 in the regular-season finale against Iowa State (3/10) … has scored 9.900 or better on the balance beam seven times this season … won the balance beam at Oklahoma (1/6), at the Elevate the State meet against Auburn (1/29), against Iowa State (3/10) and at the SEC championships … Floor Exercise — has competed in the Tide’s competitive floor lineup in 11 meets … scored a career-best 10.000 on the floor exercise mark against Florida (2/3) … has scored 9.925 or better on the floor exercise nine times this season … has won the floor exercise seven times this season, against LSU (1/13), Missouri (1/20), Arkansas (1/27), Florida (2/3), Kentucky (2/10), Auburn (2/17) and Georgia (3/5) … In The Classroom — carries a 3.615 cumulative grade point average into the spring semester.
2016 | Sophomore Honors — All-SEC … Scholastic All-American … SEC Academic Honor Roll … First Team Championship Floor Exercise All-American ... Second Team Championship Balance Beam All-American ... First Team Regular-Season Uneven Bars All-American ... All-SEC ... Overall — has posted three of Alabama’s six scores better than 9.95 in 2016, the most by a UA gymnast in a single season since Ashley Miles posted six such scores in 2005, which was also the last time Alabama had six scores better than 9.95 in a season ... All-Around — posted a 39.375 to win her collegiate all-around debut at the Elevate the Stage meet against Auburn ... Vault — went in the Tide’s competitive vault lineup for the first time in her career to open the season at UCLA ... posted a 9.875 on the vault against Missouri, a score she matched against Arkansas ... posted a career-best 9.9 on the vault against West Virginia ... Uneven Bars — won the SEC Uneven Bars title with a 9.950 ... posted a career-best 9.975 on the uneven bars at the PSU Quad Meet, becoming just the ninth gymnast in Alabama gymnastics history to score better than 9.95 on the bars, pacing Alabama to a 49.600 on the bars, which ties the third best bars score in school history ... posted another 9.975 on the uneven bars against Georgia ... tied with Katie Bailey for top honors on the uneven bars in the season opener at UCLA with a 9.900 ... tied for top honors on the bars at the Elevate the Stage meet against Auburn ... won the bars with a 9.9 against Arkansas ... competed on the bars in all 15 meets in 2016 and won six individual bars titles ... Balance Beam — went in the Tide’s competitive beam lineup for the first time in her career to open her sophomore season at UCLA with a 9.825 ... posted a career-best 9.875 on the beam at the Elevate the Stage meet against Auburn, a score she matched at the PSU Quad Meet ... Floor Exercise — made her Crimson Tide floor debut at the Elevate the Stage meet against Auburn with a 9.825 ... posted a career-best 9.975 to share top honors on the floor exercise with Lauren Beers against Georgia ... posted a 9.950 on the floor at the SEC Championships ... In The Classroom — earned a place on the Dean’s List (3.5 or better grade point average) for the fall semester ... earned a place on the President’s List (4.0 grade point average) for the spring semester … carries a 3.657 GPA for her career.
2015 | Freshman Honors — Scholastic All-American … Uneven Bars — competed on the uneven bars six times during the season ... made her debut in the Crimson Tide’s competitive lineup in the season opener against Arizona ... tied for second on the uneven bars against Auburn with a career-best 9.925 ... Balance Beam — went exhibition on the balance beam against Auburn ... Floor Exercise — went exhibition on the floor exercise at Kentucky and against Auburn ... went in the competitive lineup on the floor exercise for the first time at Missouri, posting a 9.825.
PREP HIGHLIGHTS:
Coached by Kim Zmeskal-Burdette and Chris Burdette at Texas Dreams Gymnastics … 2008 Level 9 State all-around, balance beam, and floor exercise champion … 2008 Level 9 Regional all-around champion, second on the balance beam and third on the floor exercise … took second on the balance beam and in the all-around at the 2008 Level 9 Westerns … 2009 US Classic balance beam champion … 2009 and 2010 USA Championships qualifier … 2010 Buckeye Classic Elite Qualifier balance beam champion … three-time National qualifier … member of the 2011 USA Junior National Team … 2014 Texas Prime all-around champion … National Honor Society … Texas Scholar.
PERSONAL INFORMATION:
Full Name: Kiana Lashaun Winston … daughter of Yolanda and Kevin Winston … brother – Jalen … psychology major … born June 12, 1996.
WINSTON’S TOP SCORES:
All-Around: 39.700 | Vault: 9.950 | Bars: 9.975 | Beam: 9.975 | Floor: 10.000
