Lexi Kay Zeiss (born November 4, 2005) is an American artistic gymnast and a member of the United States national gymnastics team. She was part of the silver medal winning team at the 2022 Pan American Championships and was the alternate for the gold medal winning team at the 2022 World Championships.
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| Full name | Lexi Kay Zeiss | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 4, 2005 Omaha, Nebraska USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Omaha, Nebraska USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2022–2023 (USA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Twin City Twisters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | LSU Tigers (2025–28) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Sarah Jantzi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Steve Hafeman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editZeiss was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 2005 to Jess and Dana Zeiss.[1]
Gymnastics career
edit2021
editZeiss made her elite gymnastics debut at the 2021 Winter Cup where she placed eleventh in the all-around.[2] She next competed at the American Classic where she placed sixteenth.[3] Zeiss competed at the U.S. Classic where she finished sixteenth in the all-around.[4]
2022
editZeiss competed at the 2022 Winter Cup where she finished fifteenth in the all-around.[5]
In July Zeiss was selected to compete at the Pan American Championships alongside Skye Blakely, Kayla DiCello, Zoe Miller, and Elle Mueller. On the first day of competition Zeiss finished second in the all-around behind Flávia Saraiva of Brazil and third on balance beam behind Saraiva and Rebeca Andrade.[6] During the team final Zeiss competed on vault, balance beam, and floor exercise, helping the United States win silver behind Brazil.[7] At the end of the competition Zeiss was awarded the Sportsmanship Award for Excellence, Respect, and Friendship by the Pan American Gymnastics Union alongside Caio Souza.[8][9]
In August Zeiss competed at her first National Championships. She finished seventh in the all-around and was named to the national team for the second time.[10]
In October Zeiss announced her verbal commit to compete for the LSU Tigers gymnastics team.[11] Later that month she was selected as the traveling alternate for the 2022 World Championships team.[12] During the team final Zeiss was on the competition floor supporting the team as they won their sixth consecutive team gold medal.[13]
2023
editZeiss competed at the 2023 Winter Cup where she won the all-around competition.[14] As a result she was named to the team to compete at the DTB Pokal Team Challenge in Stuttgart alongside Nola Matthews, Zoe Miller, Joscelyn Roberson, and Ashlee Sullivan.[15]
In November Zeiss signed her National Letter of Intent with the LSU Tigers.[16]
Competitive history
edit| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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| 2021 | Winter Cup | 11 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 16 | |
| American Classic | 16 | ||||||
| U.S. Classic | 18 | 22 | 35 | 14 | |||
| 2022 | Winter Cup | 15 | 19 | 21 | 6 | ||
| Pan American Championships |  |
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| U.S. National Championships | 7 | 6 | 13 | 9 | |||
| World Championships |  [a] |
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| 2023 | Winter Cup | |
4 | 4 | 6 | ||
| DTB Pokal Team Challenge | |
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| U.S. Classic | 10 | ||||||
| U.S. National Championships | 6 | ||||||
| 2024 | Winter Cup | 25 | |||||
| U.S. Classic | 18 | 13 | 19 | 28 | |||
| U.S. National Championships | 28 | 11 | 30 | 33 | |||
- ^ Zeiss was the team USA alternate
References
edit- ^ "Lexi Zeiss USAG profile". USA Gymnastics.
- ^ "Chiles, Parker claim 2021 Winter Cup senior and junior all-around titles, four senior and five junior gymnasts named to U.S. Women's National Team". USA Gymnastics. February 28, 2021.
- ^ "Chio takes junior all-around title at 2021 American Classic". USA Gymnastics. April 24, 2021.
- ^ "Biles debuts unprecedented Yurchenko double pike vault en route to fifth GK U.S. Classic title". USA Gymnastics. May 21, 2021.
- ^ "McClain takes senior women's all-around title at 2022 Winter Cup Presented by OZONE and TURN". USA Gymnastics. February 26, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. seniors earn 14 medals, including five gold, on second day of Pan American Championships". USA Gymnastics. July 15, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. senior men win team title, women capture silver as Pan American Championships end". USA Gymnastics. July 17, 2022.
- ^ @nelso2sk (July 17, 2022). "Lexi not only shined in her gymnastics, but was also the proud recipient of the Sportsmanship Award for Excellence, Respect and Friendship" – via Instagram.
- ^ @upagpagu (July 17, 2022). "Lexi Zeiss de los Estados Unidoa 🇺🇸 e Caio Souza de Brasil 🇧🇷, son los atletas que ganarán il premio Sportsmanship Award, creado per la comisión the athletas para reconocer gymnastas" – via Instagram.
- ^ "McClain reigns at the 2022 OOFOS U.S. Gymnastics Championships". USA Gymnastics. August 21, 2022.
- ^ @lexizeiss2024 (October 4, 2022). "I am SEAUX excited to announce that I have verbally committed to LSU on a full ride athletic scholarship!" – via Instagram.
- ^ "USA Gymnastics names dynamic, new-look women's roster for Artistic World Championships". USA Gymnastics. October 22, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. women capture record sixth-straight World Championships team title". USA Gymnastics. November 1, 2022.
- ^ "Zeiss crowned senior all-around champion at 2023 Winter Cup in Louisville". USA Gymnastics. February 25, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. rosters set for upcoming international competitions". USA Gymnastics. March 1, 2023.
- ^ "Gymnastics Announces Class of 2024 Signees". LSU Tigers. November 8, 2023.