Lexi Cappalli

Position:
AA
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Kildeer, Ill.
High School:
Adlai E. Stevenson

As a Junior

Competed in the all-around in 10 of the 11 meets • Posted a score of 38.5 or higher in nine of those meets • Notched a season-high score of 38.975 in the all-around at Towson • Took 10th place in the all-around at the EAGL Championships with a score of 38.075 • Qualified for the NCAA Regional meet in Auburn, Ala. where she captured 10th in the all-around • A consistent performer on the uneven bars, scoring a 9.800 or better in four meets • Notched a career-high 9.900 on the uneven bars at Towson • Posted first place finishes on the uneven bars at Towson and versus William & Mary and the floor exercise at Towson • Had a season-high of 9.800 on the vault at NC State • Had a career-high of 9.925 on the floor exercise against Georgia • Earned a second place finish on the floor exercise (9.825) to lead the team to victory • Named second-team All-EAGL on the uneven bars, floor exercise and all-around • Selected to the All-EAGL Scholastic Team for the third straight season.

As a Sophomore

Earned first-team All-EAGL honors on floor exercise and second-team in the all-around • Finished fifth at the EAGL championships in the all-around with a 38.950 • Also finished ninth at the conference meet on the uneven bars (9.825) and 16th on floor (9.825) • Competed in the all-around in the final nine consecutive meets • Posted a score of 38.0 or higher in six of those meets • Won the all-around with a career-high 39.200 in her first meet of the year in the event vs. Maryland on Jan. 26 • Posted a second-place 39.075 the following week to help the team beat Pitt • Opened the season with career-bests on bars (9.875) and floor exercise (9.875) • Consistently one of the team's best floor performers with a 9.800 or higher in six meets • Won the floor exercise competitions against Maryland (9.825) and Pitt (9.875) • Scored a season-high 9.775 against both NC State and Maryland, finishing third on both occasions • Posted a season-high 9.775 on balance beam in a meet at NC State • Finished second on balance beam against Maryland and Pittsburgh • Selected to the All-EAGL Scholastic Team for the second consecutive season.

As a Freshman

Named a Scholastic All-America by the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches • Selected to the EAGL All-Academic team • Competed in all 12 events, primarily on vault, bars and floor exercise • Also competed on beam in one meet • Scored a season-high 9.825 on vault to finish fifth against George Washington and William & Mary • Set a season-high on floor in three different meets with a score of 9.850 at the EAGL championships, vs. Penn and at Pitt • Posted a season-best 9.850 on uneven bars at Oklahoma • Won the floor competition at home vs. Penn and was second on floor at the EAGL to capture All-conference tournament honors.

Prep:

Attended Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Ill. • Trained under the guidance of head coach Todd Gardiner at Illinois Gymnastics Institute • Junior Olympic Nationals Qualifier 2010 • Placed second on vault and fifth in the all-around at the V Region Championships in 2010.

Personal Bests:

Vault: 9.825 - 2/2/13 vs. Maryland
Uneven Bars: 9.900 – 1/25/15 at Towson
Balance Beam: 9.775 - 2/15/14 at NC State
Floor Exercise: 9.925 – 2/14/15 vs. Georgia
All-Around: 39.200 - 1/26/14 vs. Maryland

Getting To Know Lexi:

Nickname: Lex

Major: Mathematics, with Chemistry and Business minors

Career Plans: Market analytics or market research analysis, but my dream is to work as an analyst in the office of Major League Baseball

What is the best thing about being at UNC? The people. They have always been so welcoming and so supportive

Away from gymnastics and my academic pursuits, I like to spend time… reading, watching Mad Men and hanging with my teammates

My greatest strength as a gymnast is... my ability to perform. I'm a whole different person out there

Biggest sports thrill and why: If the Cubs ever won the World Series, I would need nothing else in life ... crazy thing is it's actually a possibility now

Person who had the greatest influence on your career and why: My parents. They sacrificed a lot along the way to let me do what I love and now I am here

Favorite Book: A Little Princess

Favorite Food: Ribs

Funny or interesting face about yourself: My sophomore year I worked in a mouse house

Favorite class at UNC and why: HIST 88: African American Music as a History

At what age did you start participating in gymnastics and what is your earliest memory of gymnastics? Age 2. Learning to jump to the high bar and being afraid to do it

The funniest nickname on the team belongs to: Sarah Peterson - Frisk

What song would you sing if you were on American Idol? Fly Me to the Moon by Frank Sinatra

What reality show would you most like to be on? Cupcake Wars

My favorite guilty pleasure is: Chocolate and watching When Harry Met Sally

If I could go to dinner with one famous person it would be: Joe Maddon, manager of the Chicago Cubs, or Frank Sinatra

The most interesting person I’ve met at UNC is: Megan Marenghi

People say I look like… Jordyn Weiber and Lea Michele

Favorite place to visit: Home