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University of Illinois Athletics

2020 Men's Gymnastics Roster

32 Sebastian Quiana

  • Ht./Wt. - /
  • Position AA
  • Hometown Oradell, N.J.
  • High School River Dell H.S.

Biography

Individual Event Titles 

Event Titles
Floor 5
Pommel Horse --
Still Rings --
Vault --
Parallel Bars 4
High Bar 1
All-Around --
Total  10

Career Highlights

  • 3x NCAA Floor Exercise All-American (2018, 2019, 2020)
  • 2017 CGA First Team All-American Scholar-Athlete Selection
  • 2018 CGA Second Team All-American Scholar-Athlete Selection
  • 3x Academic All-Big Ten (2018, 2019, 2020)
  • 10 career event titles 

Career Highs

Floor Exercise: 14.950 (vs. Ohio State, 3/24/17)
Vault: 14.300 (at Iowa, 3/1/20)
Parallel Bars: 14.600 (at B1G Team Finals, 4/5/19)
High Bar: 13.850 (at Oklahoma, 3/9/19)

Senior - 2020

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Saw action in seven meets for the Illini
  • Posted a career high 14.300 on vault at Iowa
  • Claimed four event titles on the season, including two on floor and two on parallel bars
  • 2019-20 NCAA Regular Season Floor Exercise All-American

Junior - 2019

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Floor Exercise All-American
  • Secured an event title on floor exercise with a routine of 14.150 against Iowa on Jan. 26
  • Big Ten Event finalist on both floor exercise and parallel bars
  • Had a vault run of 14.250 against Iowa, marking a new career high
  • Career-best 14.600 on parallel bars at the Big Ten Team Finals
  • Career-high 13.850 high bar set at Oklahoma on March 9

Sophomore - 2018

  • NCAA Floor Exercise All-American
  • CGA Second Team All-American Scholar-Athlete Selection
  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Posted career high scores on both parallel bars (14.450) and high bar (13.600) against Michigan (2/24/18)
  • Set a career-high on vault with a run of 14.200 against Air Force & UIC (3/9/2018)
  • Won four event titles on the season, two on parallel bars, one on floor and one on high bar 
  • Team's Most Improved Award winner
  • Competed in 13 meets on the season for the Illini

Freshman - 2017

  • CGA First Team All-American Scholar-Athlete Selection
  • 2x Big Ten Freshman of the Week honoree (March 6 and March 27, 2017)
  • Won two floor titles on the year (vs. Minnesota, vs. Ohio State)
  • Winner of the team's Most Consistent Award
  • Saw action in 13 meets on floor and two meets on both vault and parallel bars for the Illini
  • Set career high on floor against Ohio State (14.950)
  • Competed on floor at Big Ten Event Finals
  • Competed in NCAA Finals on floor

High School/Club

  • Graduate of River Dell High School
  • Four-time Junior Olympic Nationals qualifier
  • 2016 New Jersey All-Around State Champion
  • Fourth place at 2016 Junior Olympic Nationals on floor

Personal

  • Son of Scott Quiana and Sophia Sembos
  • Favorite professional sports team is the New York Giants
  • Favorite gymnast is Oleg Verniaiev
  • Favorite activities and hobbies outside of gymnastics are snowboarding and golf
  • Majors in Molecular and Cellular Biology

Historical Player Information

  • 32

    2017Freshman

    FX, VT, PB
    32
  • 32

    2018Sophomore

    FX, VT, PB
    32
  • 32

    2019Junior

    FX, VT, PB, HB
    32
  • 32

    2020Senior

    AA
    32