Kiara Gianfagna - Gymnastics - Arkansas Razorbacks

Kiara Gianfagna

AA | Senior | 4-10 | Brownsburg, Ind. | Jaycie Phelps Athletics Center

Personal Bests
VT: 9.750 (2x), last at Oklahoma, Jan. 20, 2020
UB: 9.875 (3x), last at Kentucky, Feb. 12, 2021
BB: 9.900 (2x), last vs. Missouri, Feb. 24, 2023
FX: 9.875 vs. Kentucky, Jan. 24, 2020
AA: 39.250 vs. Denver, Jan. 17, 2020

Senior Season (2023)
Returned to the Arkansas beam lineup in week four and made nine appearances on the event… Scored a new career high of 9.900 against Florida on Feb. 3… Matched her new best three weeks later against Missouri on Feb. 24, which helped propel Arkansas to a new program beam record of 49.525

Junior Season (2022)
Competed in all but one meet during her junior season, 11 times on beam and four times on bars… Scored a season-high 9.850 on beam and placed third against Kentucky (Feb. 11)… Added another 9.850 at Elevate the Stage on March 6 and tied for eighth… Score counted every time she was in the beam lineup

Sophomore Season (2021)
Appeared in 10 meets, primarily on UB and BB… Matched her career-high on UB twice this season,  vs LSU (Jan. 15) and at Kentucky (Feb. 12)… Scored 9.800 or higher in seven of 10 UB routines… Set a new career-high on BB with a 9.875 against Alabama (Feb. 26)… Scored a 9.800 or higher five times, including a 9.800 in Arkansas season-best rotation of 49.400 vs Missouri (Feb. 19).

Freshman Season (2020)
After competing in 3-of-4 events in her freshman debut at Florida, she became an All-Around competitor in every meet that followed… Finished the season ranked 49th by WCGA in the All-Around competition with an NQS of 39.010… Led the Razorbacks on the beam in the season opener at Florida (Jan. 10) with a 9.800 then followed it with a season-high 9.825 on the BB vs Denver (Jan. 17)… Started the season with five-straight 9.8+ on FX… In the lineup, Gianfagna was either the second in line or lead-off in every event.

Prior to Arkansas
Comes to Arkansas after a successful club career at Jaycie Phelps Athletic Center in Greenfield, Indiana … Competed at Level 10 since the start of 2018 … One of two Gymbacks from Indiana, joining fellow freshman Makenna Clarke (Bargersville), making them two of three Razorback gymnasts to hail from the state of Indiana … Turned in 14 event victories over her Level 10 career, including three All-Around crowns at the Legacy Elite Classic (37.600) on Jan. 11, 2019, the Queen City Winter Classic (37.525) on Feb. 8, 2019, and at the 2019 Indiana State Meet (38.700) on March 15 … Also recorded wins on bars, beam and floor at the state meet, as well as a second-place finish on vault … Her scores on FX (9.800), BB (9.550) and in the All-Around (38.700) at the State Championship were all personal-bests at level 10 competition … Finished fifth at the Region 5 Championships on April 11 in the All-Around (38.050), placing seven on floor at 9.700.

Kiara Gianfagna Club Bests (Level 10):
Vault: 9.700 | Bars: 9.725  | Beam: 9.550 | Floor: 9.800  | AA: 38.675