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2019 Women's Gymnastics Roster

Ben Solomon
Penn State Athletics
Mitch Leff/Rutgers Athletics
Mitch Leff/Rutgers Athletics
Ben Solomon/Rutgers Athletics
Ben Solomon/Rutgers Athletics
Ben Solomon/Rutgers Athletics
Ben Solomon/Rutgers Athletics
Ben Solomon/Rutgers Athletics
Ben Solomon/Rutgers Athletics

Riahanah Ali

Riahanah Ali

  • Height:
    5-2
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Ann Arbor, Mich.
  • High School:
    Huron

Summary

Biography

2019 Academic All-Big Ten
2019 WCGA Scholastic All-America

2019 9.925 Award (Floor Exercise: Jan. 19)
2019 9.900 Award (Floor Exercise: March 8)
2019 Team Captain

2019 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
2018 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
2018 NACGC/W Scholastic All-America
2018 Academic All-Big Ten
2017 Academic All-Big Ten
2016 Big Ten All-Championship Team
2016 Team Most Valuable Gymnast
2016 9.900 Award (Floor Exercise: March 6)

CAREER HIGHS
VT UB BB FX AA
9.850 9.750 9.675 9.925 39.000

2019 (Senior): Competed in 12 meets with three all-around performances ... earned a spot on the WCGA Scholastic All-America list (8/21) for holding a GPA of 3.5 or better during the academic year ... named Academic All-Big Ten (3/20) for the third time ... won the team's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award ... compiled four first-place finishes ... reached 39.000 all-around ... went as high as 9.925 on floor exercise and 9.850 on vault, seeing action 12 times on each event ... had seven appearances on uneven bars with a best of 9.750 ... scored best on floor exercise with a 9.850 RQS ... added four routines on balance beam ... finished career with a 9.850 on floor exercise and a 9.700 on vault at Big Ten Championships (3/23) ... posted a 9.775 on floor exercise and a 9.750 on vault at Cornell (3/17) ... picked up a 9.825 on floor exercise and a 9.725 on vault at Kent State (3/10) ... scored a 9.900 on floor exercise and a 9.850 on vault for a pair of first places during final home meet on Senior Night (3/8) ... totaled a 38.850 all-around at the Big Five meet (2/23) with a high of 9.850 on floor exercise ... led the team with a 9.850 on floor exercise at Michigan State (2/16) ... competed in the all-around for the first time in the win over Penn State (2/9) and totaled a 39.000 with a first-place 9.850 vault ... scored a 9.750 on floor exercise and a 9.700 on vault versus Maryland (2/2) ... tied for the meet high with a 9.925 on floor exercise and added a 9.750 on uneven bars in the home opener against Nebraska (1/19) ... scored a 9.750 on floor exercise at Bridgeport (1/12) ... competed in three events with a high of 9.750 on vault in season opener at Cancun Classic (1/4) ... selected as a team captain.

2018 (Junior): Competed in five meets with four appearances on vault and four on floor exercise ... recognized as a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (7/10) for holding a GPA of at least 3.7 during the academic year ... named Academic All-Big Ten (3/21) and NACGC/W Scholastic All-America (7/31) ... scored as high as 9.825 on floor exercise ... scored a 9.800 on floor exercise and a a season-high 9.700 on vault at Big Ten Championships (3/24) ... posted a 9.825 on floor at the Big Five meet (3/17) ... returned to floor lineup and posted a 9.775 at Temple (3/11) ... competed on vault and floor exercise in the season opener (1/13).

2017 (Sophomore): Competed in nine meets across three events (vault, balance beam, floor exercise) ... named Academic All-Big Ten (3/22) ... had a season high of 9.875 on floor exercise (9.800 RQS) with four routines of at least 9.800 ... scored as high as 9.825 on vault (9.715 RQS) and 9.675 on balance beam ... paced the lineup with a 9.850 on floor exercise in the first rotation at Big Ten Championships (3/18) ... led the team with a 9.825 on floor exercise and added a 9.725 on vault in Big Five meet at Iowa (3/11) ... collected a 9.775 on floor excercise and a 9.750 on vault at Central Michigan (3/5) ... earned a 9.800 on floor exercise at Southeast Missouri (3/3) ... scored a 9.875 on floor exercise and a 9.825 on vault at Towson (2/24) ... had a 9.775 on vault at Illinois-Chicago (2/19) ... returned to the vault lineup against Maryland (2/11) and scored a 9.575 ... picked up a 9.750 on floor exercise at Illinois (1/14) ... made season debut on vault, balance beam and floor exercise in home quad meet (1/7).

2016 (Freshman): Competed in 12 meets during the season across three events (vault, uneven bars, floor exercise) ... named team Most Valuable Gymnast ... finished with a best of 9.900 on floor exercise, 9.825 on vault and 9.700 on uneven bars ... had at least a 9.800 on floor in each of the last seven meets ... finished first in session on floor exercise at the Big Ten Championships (3/19) with a 9.875, adding a season-high 9.825 on vault ... named to the Big Ten All-Championship Team for the performance ... scored a 9.875 on floor exercise and a 9.725 on vault in the Big Five meet (3/12) ... finished first on floor exercise with a season-high 9.900 in final home meet (3/6) ... scored a 9.775 on vault and a 9.825 on floor exercise in quad meet at George Washington (2/28) ... posted top score on vault and finished in the top three on floor exercise at North Carolina (2/26) ... finished second on floor exercise with a score of 9.800 in home quad meet (2/20) ... scored a 9.800 on both vault and floor exercise at Maryland (2/14) ... led team with a 9.775 on vault in home tri-meet (2/6) ... tallied a 9.800 on floor exercise and a 9.725 on vault at Michigan State (1/30) ... scored a 9.775 on floor at Nebraska (1/23) ... posted a 9.725 on vault in home opener against Illinois (1/16) ... made collegiate debut in the opening meet in Boston (1/9) and led team with a 9.775 on floor exercise, also scoring a 9.650 on vault.

Prior to Rutgers: A state, regional and national qualifier in 2015 … top-25 performer in the all-around at 2014 Junior Olympic Nationals … also posted a top-10 mark on vault and a sixth-place finish all-around at 2013 Junior Olympic Nationals … placed second in all-around at the Michigan State Championships in 2014 … finished first on vault and second all-around at the Luau in Leos meet … member of the Oakland Gymnastics Training Center.

Personal: Daughter of Jamil and Dyan Ali … mother ran track at Michigan … has a younger sister, Amira, who is also a gymnast ... a psychology major.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2016Freshman

    AA
    5'2"
  • 2017Sophomore

    5'2"
  • 2018Junior

    5'2"
  • 2019Senior

    5'2"
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