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Aleka Tsiknias
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Spartanburg, SC
- High School:
- Spartanburg Day
- Major:
- Animal Sciences: Sciences/Preprofessional
CAREER HONORS
Before Maryland:
- WCGA Scholastic All-American (2020-21, 2021-22)
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2023)
- Academic All-Big Ten (2021, 2022, 2023)
- Represented the GymTerps in all 14 meets on bars
- Led Maryland with 137.725 cumulative points on bars
- Eclipsed 9.900 on four of her bars routines
- Opened the year with a 9.750 on bars at the West Virginia Tri (1/13)
- Registered her first 9.900 of the season against Michigan State (1/29)
- Matched a career-best 9.925 on bars at Ohio State (2/5)
- Tied her career high again with a 9.925 bars routine at the Temple Quad Meet (3/2)
- Scored a 9.900 on bars at the Terp Quad (3/5)
- Competed on bars at the Big Ten Championships (3/18), scoring a 9.875
- Rounded out her senior campaign with a 9.875 performance on bars at the NCAA Pittsburgh Regional (3/31)
- Competed in all thirteen meets for the Terps on bars
- Posted a career-best 9.925 on bars twice at the Temple Quad Meet (3/3) and the Towson Tri (3/11)
- Competed in one meet on vault, eight on bars, and eight on beam.
- Started the season at Penn State where she earned a 9.800 on floor (1/17).
- Notched a 9.875 on bars earning second place at Rutgers Tri Meet (1/23).
- Tied for second place earning a season high 9.875 on bars (1/30).
- Tied for third on bars with a 9.825 and earned a career-high 9.850 on floor (2/5).
- Notched a 9.725 on floor away at Iowa Tri Meet (2/13).
- Posted a 9.825 on bars at Penn State Tri Meet (2/21).
- Rarned a 9.825 on bars at Big Fives (2/26).
- Febuted her vault earning a season-best 9.850 and tied for second on bars with a 9.825 against Rutgers (3/3).
- Suffered a season-ending achilles tear.
- Competed in all 10 meets on bars and floor and five meets on vault.
- Started the season at the Little Boston Invitational (1/11) where she earned a 9.750 on bars and a 9.700 on floor.
- Tied for third on bars with a 9.850, also notched a 9.850 on floor at home against Iowa (1/19).
- Earned a 9.800 on bars and a 9.700 on floor at the Ohio State Tri-Meet (1/25).
- Tied for third in her first collegiate vault earning a 9.775, followed by a 9.800 on bars against Illinois (2/2).
- Earned a 9.750 on floor at Nebraska (2/8).
- Finished in third place on bars with a 9.825 and posted a 9.700 on floor against Rutgers (2/16).
- Earned a career-high 9.900 on vault, also posted a 9.825 on bars and a 9.800 on floor at Big Fives (2/22).
- Tallied a 9.850 on bars and a 9.825 on floor at the Terrapin Invitational (3/1).
- Claimed the title on bars with a career-best 9.900 followed by a 9.850 on floor at the Towson Tri Meet (3/6).
- Posted a 9.750 on vault, earned third place on bars matching her personal best 9.900 and finished on floor with a 9.775 at the George Washington Invite (3/8).
Before Maryland:
- 2018 Regional Qualifier
- USAG Junior Olympic National Qualifier 2016
- Placed 16th in Level 10 All-Around
- 2016 South Carolina State Beam Champion
- 2016 Regional Qualifier
- 2nd place 2016 Regional All-Around.
- Attended Spartanburg Day School
- Honor roll student, top three in her class
- Member of honor council and recipient of Randolph College Classics Book Award
- Is an accomplished pianist and also enjoys cooking and photography.
TSIKNIAS' CAREER HIGHS
- Vault: 9.900 at Big Fives (2/22/20)
- Bars: 9.925 (4x), last at Temple Quad Meet (3/2/23)
- Floor: 9.850 3x, last at Penn State (2/5/21)
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