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Tiana Sumanasekera
- Height:
- 5-1
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Pleasanton, Calif.
- Prev School:
- Laurel Springs HS
- Club:
- World Champions Centre
Career Highlights
2026 second-team All-American in the all-around
2026 NCAA Regional Floor Exercise Champion
2026 First-Team All-Big Ten
2026 Big Ten All-Freshman
Five-time U.S. National Team member
Alternate for the U.S. team at the 2024 Olympics
Bronze medalist on floor exercise at the 2024 U.S. Championships
Junior all-around champion at the 2022 U.S. Championships
Won team, all-around, vault, beam and floor gold at the 2022 City of Jesolo Trophy
Best Marks
V - 9.900, 3x, last 2/22/26
UB - 9.925, 4/3/26
BB - 9.950, 2x, last 3/7/26
FX - 9.950, 4/3/26
AA -39.625, 4/3/26 ย
2026
Second-team All-American in the all-around after placing sixth in her session with a 39.450 at the NCAA Championships โฆ NCAA Corvallis Regional floor exercise co-champion after scoring a career-high 9.950 and all-around runner-up with a career-high 39.625 โฆ Runner-up in the all-around (39.575) and on beam (9.925) at the Big Ten Championships โฆ Named to the Big Ten All-Tournament Team โฆ First-team All-Big Ten โฆ Big Ten All-Freshman Team โฆ Four-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week winner (March 10, Feb. 17, Feb. 3, Jan. 6) โฆ Won two events at Stanford March 7; earned a perfect 10 from one judge on beam and a final score of 9.950 and tied for first on floor with a 9.925 โฆ Tied her career-high 9.900 on vault for the third-straight meet at Illinois; also finished second on beam with a 9.925 and third in the all-around with a 39.325 โฆ Scored a then-career-high 39.475 to place second in the all-around vs. Michigan Feb. 14 and won vault with a career-high-tying 9.900, one of her three 9.900s scored in the meet โฆ Tied her career-high on vault with a 9.900 to place second and finished third in the all-around with a 39.375 at Minnesota Feb. 7 โฆ Scored a then-career-high 39.425 to place second against Washington on Jan. 30 and also recorded career-best third-place marks on vault (9.875) and floor (9.925)ย ย โฆ Earned a season-high 39.400 in the all-around and won her first individual title with a 9.875 on floor vs. Nebraska Jan. 17 โฆ Scored 39.350 in her all-around debut at the Sprouts Collegiate Quad โฆ Competed on three events at the Best of the West Quad, placing second on beam (9.950) and floor (9.850) and scoring 9.800 on vault; also earned 9.850 in an exhibition on bars โฆ Her 9.950 on beam in the season opener was the highest by a Bruin freshman in her collegiate debut since Tasha Schwikert in 2005. ย
Club
Five-time U.S. National Team member โฆ Alternate for the U.S. team at the 2024 Olympics โฆ Won team gold at the 2025 Pan American Championships โฆ Bronze medalist on floor exercise at the 2024 U.S. Championships โฆ Finished in the Top 10 in the all-around at the 2023, 2024 and 2025 U.S. Championships โฆ Placed third on balance beam, sixth on floor exercise and eighth in the all-around at the 2024 Olympic Trials โฆ Won team gold at the 2023 Pan American Games โฆ Won three gold medals (team, all-around, balance beam) and a silver medal (floor exercise) at the 2023 Pan American Championships โฆ At the junior level, she won the all-around title and captured silver on vault at the 2022 U.S. Championships โฆ Captured four gold medals and all-around silver at the 2022 Pan American Championships โฆ Nearly swept the 2022 City of Jesolo Trophy, taking team gold, all-around, vault, beam and floor โฆ Won floor and vault and placed second on beam at the 2022 Winter Cup โฆ Second on beam at the 2021 U.S. Classic โฆ Placed first on floor and second on vault at the 2021 American Classic. ย
Personal
Full name is Tiana Sumanasekera โฆ Born in Fremont, Calif. โฆ Parents: Ruwangi and Rajitha โฆ Has an older brother Kavishka โฆ Grew up learning about UCLA from her uncle who was a UCLA alumnus and โknew it was homeโ after officially visiting โฆ ย Describes her greatest athletic thrill as โmy floor routine from Day 2 of the U.S. Olympic Trials that received a standing ovation. It was so heartwarming and made me so emotional.โ โฆ Athletes she admires are Simone Biles, Serena Williams and Laurie Hernandez โฆ Interests include shopping, traveling, trying new foods and things, and ย designing โฆ Business-Economics major.
2026 second-team All-American in the all-around
2026 NCAA Regional Floor Exercise Champion
2026 First-Team All-Big Ten
2026 Big Ten All-Freshman
Five-time U.S. National Team member
Alternate for the U.S. team at the 2024 Olympics
Bronze medalist on floor exercise at the 2024 U.S. Championships
Junior all-around champion at the 2022 U.S. Championships
Won team, all-around, vault, beam and floor gold at the 2022 City of Jesolo Trophy
Best Marks
V - 9.900, 3x, last 2/22/26
UB - 9.925, 4/3/26
BB - 9.950, 2x, last 3/7/26
FX - 9.950, 4/3/26
AA -39.625, 4/3/26 ย
2026
Second-team All-American in the all-around after placing sixth in her session with a 39.450 at the NCAA Championships โฆ NCAA Corvallis Regional floor exercise co-champion after scoring a career-high 9.950 and all-around runner-up with a career-high 39.625 โฆ Runner-up in the all-around (39.575) and on beam (9.925) at the Big Ten Championships โฆ Named to the Big Ten All-Tournament Team โฆ First-team All-Big Ten โฆ Big Ten All-Freshman Team โฆ Four-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week winner (March 10, Feb. 17, Feb. 3, Jan. 6) โฆ Won two events at Stanford March 7; earned a perfect 10 from one judge on beam and a final score of 9.950 and tied for first on floor with a 9.925 โฆ Tied her career-high 9.900 on vault for the third-straight meet at Illinois; also finished second on beam with a 9.925 and third in the all-around with a 39.325 โฆ Scored a then-career-high 39.475 to place second in the all-around vs. Michigan Feb. 14 and won vault with a career-high-tying 9.900, one of her three 9.900s scored in the meet โฆ Tied her career-high on vault with a 9.900 to place second and finished third in the all-around with a 39.375 at Minnesota Feb. 7 โฆ Scored a then-career-high 39.425 to place second against Washington on Jan. 30 and also recorded career-best third-place marks on vault (9.875) and floor (9.925)ย ย โฆ Earned a season-high 39.400 in the all-around and won her first individual title with a 9.875 on floor vs. Nebraska Jan. 17 โฆ Scored 39.350 in her all-around debut at the Sprouts Collegiate Quad โฆ Competed on three events at the Best of the West Quad, placing second on beam (9.950) and floor (9.850) and scoring 9.800 on vault; also earned 9.850 in an exhibition on bars โฆ Her 9.950 on beam in the season opener was the highest by a Bruin freshman in her collegiate debut since Tasha Schwikert in 2005. ย
Club
Five-time U.S. National Team member โฆ Alternate for the U.S. team at the 2024 Olympics โฆ Won team gold at the 2025 Pan American Championships โฆ Bronze medalist on floor exercise at the 2024 U.S. Championships โฆ Finished in the Top 10 in the all-around at the 2023, 2024 and 2025 U.S. Championships โฆ Placed third on balance beam, sixth on floor exercise and eighth in the all-around at the 2024 Olympic Trials โฆ Won team gold at the 2023 Pan American Games โฆ Won three gold medals (team, all-around, balance beam) and a silver medal (floor exercise) at the 2023 Pan American Championships โฆ At the junior level, she won the all-around title and captured silver on vault at the 2022 U.S. Championships โฆ Captured four gold medals and all-around silver at the 2022 Pan American Championships โฆ Nearly swept the 2022 City of Jesolo Trophy, taking team gold, all-around, vault, beam and floor โฆ Won floor and vault and placed second on beam at the 2022 Winter Cup โฆ Second on beam at the 2021 U.S. Classic โฆ Placed first on floor and second on vault at the 2021 American Classic. ย
Personal
Full name is Tiana Sumanasekera โฆ Born in Fremont, Calif. โฆ Parents: Ruwangi and Rajitha โฆ Has an older brother Kavishka โฆ Grew up learning about UCLA from her uncle who was a UCLA alumnus and โknew it was homeโ after officially visiting โฆ ย Describes her greatest athletic thrill as โmy floor routine from Day 2 of the U.S. Olympic Trials that received a standing ovation. It was so heartwarming and made me so emotional.โ โฆ Athletes she admires are Simone Biles, Serena Williams and Laurie Hernandez โฆ Interests include shopping, traveling, trying new foods and things, and ย designing โฆ Business-Economics major.
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