# Lexi Zeiss > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Lexi_Zeiss > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Lexi_Zeiss.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexi_Zeiss > Source revision: 1353167703 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American artistic gymnast (born 2005)}} {{Infobox gymnast | name = Lexi Zeiss | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | fullname = Lexi Kay Zeiss | altname = | nickname = | country = {{GYM National Team|USA|WAG}} | formercountry = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|11|04}} | birth_place = [Omaha, Nebraska](/source/Omaha%2C_Nebraska) USA | training = | height = | discipline = WAG | natlteam = 2022–2023 | club = [Twin City Twisters](/source/Twin_City_Twisters) | gym = | collegeteam = [LSU Tigers](/source/LSU_Tigers_women's_gymnastics) (2025–28) | headcoach = Sarah Jantzi | assistcoach = Steve Hafeman | formercoach = | choreographer = | music = | eponymousskills = | retired = | worldranking = | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's [artistic gymnastics](/source/artistic_gymnastics)}} {{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }} {{MedalCompetition|[World Championships](/source/World_Artistic_Gymnastics_Championships)}} {{MedalGold|[2022 Liverpool](/source/2022_World_Artistic_Gymnastics_Championships)|Team}} {{MedalCompetition|[Pan American Championships](/source/Pan_American_Gymnastics_Championships)}} {{MedalSilver|[2022 Rio de Janeiro](/source/2022_Pan_American_Gymnastics_Championships)|Team}} {{MedalSilver|[2022 Rio de Janeiro](/source/2022_Pan_American_Gymnastics_Championships)|All-around}} {{MedalBronze|[2022 Rio de Janeiro](/source/2022_Pan_American_Gymnastics_Championships)|Balance beam}} {{MedalCountry|[Louisiana State Tigers](/source/LSU_Tigers_women's_gymnastics)}} center|80px {{MedalCompetition|[NCAA Championships](/source/NCAA_Women's_Gymnastics_Championships)}} {{MedalSilver|[2026 Fort Worth](/source/2026_NCAA_women's_gymnastics_tournament)|Team}} }} '''Lexi Kay Zeiss''' (born November 4, 2005) is an American [artistic gymnast](/source/Artistic_gymnastics) and a former member of the [United States national gymnastics team](/source/United_States_women's_national_artistic_gymnastics_team). She was part of the silver medal winning team at the [2022 Pan American Championships](/source/2022_Pan_American_Gymnastics_Championships) and was the alternate for the gold medal winning team at the [2022 World Championships](/source/2022_World_Artistic_Gymnastics_Championships). == Early life == Zeiss was born in [Omaha, Nebraska](/source/Omaha%2C_Nebraska) in 2005 to Jess and Dana Zeiss.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/athletes/athleteListDetail.html?id=536623|title=Lexi Zeiss USAG profile|work=[USA Gymnastics](/source/USA_Gymnastics)}} == Gymnastics career == ===2021=== Zeiss made her elite gymnastics debut at the [2021 Winter Cup](/source/2021_Winter_Cup) where she placed eleventh in the all-around.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=25923|title=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|work=[USA Gymnastics](/source/USA_Gymnastics)|date=February 28, 2021|access-date=July 18, 2022|archive-date=June 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629041045/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=25923|url-status=dead}} She next competed at the American Classic where she placed sixteenth.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=26107|title=Chio takes junior all-around title at 2021 American Classic|work=[USA Gymnastics](/source/USA_Gymnastics)|date=April 24, 2021|access-date=July 18, 2022|archive-date=September 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920171137/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=26107|url-status=dead}} Zeiss competed at the [U.S. Classic](/source/2021_U.S._Classic) where she finished sixteenth in the all-around.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=26211|title=Biles debuts unprecedented Yurchenko double pike vault en route to fifth GK U.S. Classic title|work=[USA Gymnastics](/source/USA_Gymnastics)|date=May 21, 2021|access-date=July 18, 2022|archive-date=July 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729211908/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=26211|url-status=dead}} === 2022 === Zeiss competed at the [2022 Winter Cup](/source/2022_Winter_Cup) where she finished fifteenth in the all-around.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=27047|title=McClain takes senior women's all-around title at 2022 Winter Cup Presented by OZONE and TURN|date=February 26, 2022|work=[USA Gymnastics](/source/USA_Gymnastics)}} In July Zeiss was selected to compete at the [Pan American Championships](/source/2022_Pan_American_Gymnastics_Championships) alongside [Skye Blakely](/source/Skye_Blakely), [Kayla DiCello](/source/Kayla_DiCello), [Zoe Miller](/source/Zoe_Miller_(gymnast)), and [Elle Mueller](/source/Elle_Mueller). On the first day of competition Zeiss finished second in the all-around behind [Flávia Saraiva](/source/Fl%C3%A1via_Saraiva) of Brazil and third on balance beam behind Saraiva and [Rebeca Andrade](/source/Rebeca_Andrade).{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=27668|title=U.S. seniors earn 14 medals, including five gold, on second day of Pan American Championships|work=[USA Gymnastics](/source/USA_Gymnastics)|date=July 15, 2022}} During the team final Zeiss competed on vault, balance beam, and floor exercise, helping the United States win silver behind Brazil.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=27689|title=U.S. senior men win team title, women capture silver as Pan American Championships end|date=July 17, 2022|work=[USA Gymnastics](/source/USA_Gymnastics)}} 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](/source/Caio_Souza).{{cite instagram|user=nelso2sk|date=July 17, 2022|title=Lexi not only shined in her gymnastics, but was also the proud recipient of the Sportsmanship Award for Excellence, Respect and Friendship.|postid=CgIk1JeDXkS}}{{cite instagram|postid=CgIb7jhu0_4|title=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.|user=upagpagu|date=July 17, 2022}} In August Zeiss competed at her first [National Championships](/source/2022_U.S._National_Gymnastics_Championships). She finished seventh in the all-around and was named to the national team for the second time.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=27793|title=McClain reigns at the 2022 OOFOS U.S. Gymnastics Championships|work=[USA Gymnastics](/source/USA_Gymnastics)|date=August 21, 2022}} In October Zeiss announced her verbal commit to compete for the [LSU Tigers](/source/LSU_Tigers_women's_gymnastics) gymnastics team.{{cite instagram|postid=CjTz4fNp3Uh|user=lexizeiss2024|title=I am SEAUX excited to announce that I have verbally committed to LSU on a full ride athletic scholarship!|date=October 4, 2022}} Later that month she was selected as the traveling alternate for the [2022 World Championships](/source/2022_World_Artistic_Gymnastics_Championships) team.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=27962|title=USA Gymnastics names dynamic, new-look women's roster for Artistic World Championships|date=October 22, 2022|work=[USA Gymnastics](/source/USA_Gymnastics)}} During the team final Zeiss was on the competition floor supporting the team as they won their sixth consecutive team gold medal.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=27995|title=U.S. women capture record sixth-straight World Championships team title|date=November 1, 2022|work=[USA Gymnastics](/source/USA_Gymnastics)}} === 2023 === Zeiss competed at the [2023 Winter Cup](/source/2023_Winter_Cup) where she won the all-around competition.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=28286|title=Zeiss crowned senior all-around champion at 2023 Winter Cup in Louisville|date=February 25, 2023|work=[USA Gymnastics](/source/USA_Gymnastics)}} As a result she was named to the team to compete at the [DTB Pokal Team Challenge](/source/2023_DTB_Pokal_Stuttgart) in [Stuttgart](/source/Stuttgart) alongside [Nola Matthews](/source/Nola_Matthews), [Zoe Miller](/source/Zoe_Miller_(gymnast)), [Joscelyn Roberson](/source/Joscelyn_Roberson), and [Ashlee Sullivan](/source/Ashlee_Sullivan).{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=28311|title=U.S. rosters set for upcoming international competitions|date=March 1, 2023|work=[USA Gymnastics](/source/USA_Gymnastics)}} In November Zeiss signed her [National Letter of Intent](/source/National_Letter_of_Intent) with the [LSU Tigers](/source/LSU_Tigers_women's_gymnastics).{{cite web|url=https://lsusports.net/news/2023/11/08/gymnastics-announces-class-of-2024-signees/|title=Gymnastics Announces Class of 2024 Signees|date=November 8, 2023|work=[LSU Tigers](/source/LSU_Tigers)}} === Collegiate gymnastics career === ==== NCAA Regular season ranking ==== {| class="wikitable" !Season !All-Around !Vault !Uneven Bars !Balance Beam !Floor Exercise |- | 2025{{Cite web |title=Standings |url=https://roadtonationals.com/results/standings/season/2025/12/1/4 |access-date=2026-04-22 |website=roadtonationals.com}} || N/A || 112 || 67 || N/A || N/A |- | 2026{{Cite web |title=Standings |url=https://roadtonationals.com/results/standings/season/2026/12/1/4 |access-date=2026-04-22 |website=roadtonationals.com}} || N/A || 43 || 64 || 102 || N/A |} ==Competitive history== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;" |- |+Competitive history of Lexi Zeiss at the elite level |- ! scope="col" align=center|Year ! scope="col" align=center|Event ! scope="col" style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|Team|Team event}} ! scope="col" style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|AA|All-around}} ! scope="col" style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|VT|Vault}} ! scope="col" style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|UB|Uneven bars}} ! scope="col" style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|BB|Balance beam}} ! scope="col" style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|FX|Floor exercise}} |- ! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="3" | '''[2021](/source/2021_in_artistic_gymnastics)''' | align=left | [Winter Cup](/source/2021_Winter_Cup) || || 11 || 8 || 14 || 11 || 16 |- | align=left | American Classic || || 16 || || || || |- | align=left | [U.S. Classic](/source/2021_U.S._Classic) || || 18 || || 22 || 35 || 14 |- ! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="4" | '''[2022](/source/2022_in_artistic_gymnastics)''' | align=left | [Winter Cup](/source/2022_Winter_Cup) || || 15 || || 19 || 21 || 6 |- bgcolor=#F5F6CE | align=left | [Pan American Championships](/source/2022_Pan_American_Gymnastics_Championships) || {{silver2}} || {{silver2}} || || || {{bronze3}} || |- | align=left | [U.S. National Championships](/source/2022_U.S._National_Gymnastics_Championships) || || 7 || || 6 || 13 || 9 |- bgcolor=#CCCCFF | align=left | [World Championships](/source/2022_World_Artistic_Gymnastics_Championships) || {{gold1}}{{efn|Zeiss was the team USA alternate}} || || || || || |- ! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="4" | '''[2023](/source/2023_in_artistic_gymnastics)''' | align=left | [Winter Cup](/source/2023_Winter_Cup) || || {{gold1}} || || 4 || 4 || 6 |- | align=left | [DTB Pokal Team Challenge](/source/2023_DTB_Pokal_Stuttgart) || {{gold1}} || || || || |- | align=left | [U.S. Classic](/source/2023_U.S._Classic) || || || || 10 || || |- | align=left | [U.S. National Championships](/source/2023_U.S._National_Gymnastics_Championships) || || || || 6 || || |- ! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="3" | '''[2024](/source/2024_in_artistic_gymnastics)''' | align=left | [Winter Cup](/source/2024_Winter_Cup) || || || || 25 || || |- | align=left | [U.S. Classic](/source/2024_U.S._Classic) || || 18 || || 13 || 19 || 28 |- | align=left | [U.S. National Championships](/source/2024_U.S._National_Gymnastics_Championships) || || 28 || || 11 || 30 || 33 |} {{notelist}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;" |- |+Competitive history of Lexi Zeiss at the NCAA level |- ! scope="col" align=center|Year ! scope="col" align=center|Event ! scope="col" style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|Team|Team event}} ! scope="col" style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|AA|All-around}} ! scope="col" style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|VT|Vault}} ! scope="col" style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|UB|Uneven bars}} ! scope="col" style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|BB|Balance beam}} ! scope="col" style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|FX|Floor exercise}} |- ! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | '''2025''' | align=left | [SEC Championships](/source/2025_SEC_Gymnastics_Championship) || {{gold1}} || || 6 || 22 || || |- | align=left | [NCAA Championships](/source/2025_NCAA_women's_gymnastics_tournament) || 5 || || 40 || 18 || || |- ! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | '''2026''' | align=left | [SEC Championships](/source/2026_SEC_Gymnastics_Championship) || {{bronze3}} || || || || || |- | align=left | [NCAA Championships](/source/2026_NCAA_women's_gymnastics_tournament) || {{silver2}} || || 21 || 30 || 52 || |} == References == {{reflist|30em}} ==External links== * {{FIG|bio=89789|name=Lexi Zeiss}} * {{USA Gymnastics|536623}} {{NavigationWorldChampionsArtisticGymnasticsWomenTC|2022}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Zeiss, Lexi}} Category:2005 births Category:Living people Category:American female artistic gymnasts Category:U.S. women's national team gymnasts Category:Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Category:Sportspeople from Omaha, Nebraska Category:21st-century American sportswomen Category:LSU Tigers women's gymnasts --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Lexi Zeiss](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexi_Zeiss) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexi_Zeiss?action=history)). 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