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
2026
Second-team All-American in the all-around after placing sixth in her session with a 39.450 at the NCAA Championships … 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 … Runner-up in the all-around (39.575) and on beam (9.925) at the Big Ten Championships … Named to the Big Ten All-Tournament Team … First-team All-Big Ten … Big Ten All-Freshman Team … Four-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week winner (March 10, Feb. 17, Feb. 3, Jan. 6) … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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) … 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 … Scored 39.350 in her all-around debut at the Sprouts Collegiate Quad … 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 … 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.
Club
Five-time U.S. National Team member … Alternate for the U.S. team at the 2024 Olympics … Won team gold at the 2025 Pan American Championships … Bronze medalist on floor exercise at the 2024 U.S. Championships … Finished in the Top 10 in the all-around at the 2023, 2024 and 2025 U.S. Championships … Placed third on balance beam, sixth on floor exercise and eighth in the all-around at the 2024 Olympic Trials … Won team gold at the 2023 Pan American Games … Won three gold medals (team, all-around, balance beam) and a silver medal (floor exercise) at the 2023 Pan American Championships … At the junior level, she won the all-around title and captured silver on vault at the 2022 U.S. Championships … Captured four gold medals and all-around silver at the 2022 Pan American Championships … Nearly swept the 2022 City of Jesolo Trophy, taking team gold, all-around, vault, beam and floor … Won floor and vault and placed second on beam at the 2022 Winter Cup … Second on beam at the 2021 U.S. Classic … Placed first on floor and second on vault at the 2021 American Classic.
Personal
Full name is Tiana Sumanasekera … Born in Fremont, Calif. … Parents: Ruwangi and Rajitha … Has an older brother Kavishka … Grew up learning about UCLA from her uncle who was a UCLA alumnus and “knew it was home” after officially visiting … Describes her greatest athletic thrill as “my 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.” … Athletes she admires are Simone Biles, Serena Williams and Laurie Hernandez … Interests include shopping, traveling, trying new foods and things, and designing … 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
2026
Second-team All-American in the all-around after placing sixth in her session with a 39.450 at the NCAA Championships … 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 … Runner-up in the all-around (39.575) and on beam (9.925) at the Big Ten Championships … Named to the Big Ten All-Tournament Team … First-team All-Big Ten … Big Ten All-Freshman Team … Four-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week winner (March 10, Feb. 17, Feb. 3, Jan. 6) … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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) … 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 … Scored 39.350 in her all-around debut at the Sprouts Collegiate Quad … 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 … 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.
Club
Five-time U.S. National Team member … Alternate for the U.S. team at the 2024 Olympics … Won team gold at the 2025 Pan American Championships … Bronze medalist on floor exercise at the 2024 U.S. Championships … Finished in the Top 10 in the all-around at the 2023, 2024 and 2025 U.S. Championships … Placed third on balance beam, sixth on floor exercise and eighth in the all-around at the 2024 Olympic Trials … Won team gold at the 2023 Pan American Games … Won three gold medals (team, all-around, balance beam) and a silver medal (floor exercise) at the 2023 Pan American Championships … At the junior level, she won the all-around title and captured silver on vault at the 2022 U.S. Championships … Captured four gold medals and all-around silver at the 2022 Pan American Championships … Nearly swept the 2022 City of Jesolo Trophy, taking team gold, all-around, vault, beam and floor … Won floor and vault and placed second on beam at the 2022 Winter Cup … Second on beam at the 2021 U.S. Classic … Placed first on floor and second on vault at the 2021 American Classic.
Personal
Full name is Tiana Sumanasekera … Born in Fremont, Calif. … Parents: Ruwangi and Rajitha … Has an older brother Kavishka … Grew up learning about UCLA from her uncle who was a UCLA alumnus and “knew it was home” after officially visiting … Describes her greatest athletic thrill as “my 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.” … Athletes she admires are Simone Biles, Serena Williams and Laurie Hernandez … Interests include shopping, traveling, trying new foods and things, and designing … Business-Economics major.