Lali Dekanoidze

Lali Dekanoidze
University of North Carolina Women’s Gymnastics v ACC Championships
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
Saturday, March 23, 2024

Photo by: ANTHONY SORBELLINI

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Lali Dekanoidze
uneven bars
University of North Carolina Gymnastics v North Carolina State University
Carmichael Arena
Chapel Hill, NC
Monday, January 9, 2023

Photo by: AINSLEY FAUTH

Photo by: Matt Smith

Position:
AA
Height:
5-3
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Matthews, N.C.
High School:
Weddington

Collegiate Bests:
Vault:	9.925	1/5/24
Bars:	10.00	3/22/25
Beam:	9.900	1/7/22, 1/22/22
Floor:	9.900	2/19/22
AA:	39.550	2/12/22

CAREER HONORS:

2024 & 2025 ACC Champion (bars)
2025 ACC Specalist of the Year
2025 All-ACC Championship Team (bars)
2024 All-ACC First Team (vault, bars)
2024 & 2025 All-ACC Championship Team (bars)
2024 All-ACC Academic Team
2023 WCGA Regular Season First Team All-America (bars)
2023 EAGL Co-Specialist of the Year
2023 EAGL Champion (bars)
2023 EAGL All-Tournament Team
2022, 2023 All-EAGL First Team
2022, 2023, 2024 NCAA Regional individual qualifier

IN THE RECORD BOOK:

Vault: 9.925 - T-3rd
Bars: 10.00 - 1st
All-Around: 39.550 - T-5th

AS A JUNIOR (2024):

Named All-ACC First Team on vault and bars
Named to the All-ACC Championship Team on bars
Competed in 12 vault and bars lineup, winning seven event titles (three vault, four bars)
Finished the season ranked third in the ACC and sixth in the Southeast Region on bars (9.905 NQS), as well as third and 12th on vault (9.87 NQS)
Career-high 9.925 on vault on Jan. 5 to tie for first at the UNC Quad Meet on Jan. 5, moving to be tied for third all-time in program history
Tied for third on bars (9.9) at ESPN Collegiate Quad on Jan. 12
Tied for first on bars (9.825) and tied for third on vault (9.825) at Pitt on Feb. 2
Placed second on bars (9.85) and tied for third on vault (9.825) at NC State on Feb. 11
Tied for second on both vault (9.85) and bars (9.9) vs. Pitt on Feb. 16
Won bars (9.925) and placed third on vault (9.875) at Clemson on Feb. 23
Shared the event title on vault (9.85) at the Nebraska Quad Meet on March 3
Tied for first on both bars (season-high 9.95) and vault (9.875) against No. 6 Kentucky on March 8
Placed second on vault (9.9) at No. 2 LSU on March 15
Outright ACC champion on bars (9.95) at the ACC Championships on March 23 to match her season-high
Competed at the NCAA Gainesville Regional, scoring a 9.825 on vault and 9.9 on bars
Became the first-ever ACC Gymnast of the Week on Jan. 9
Named to the All-ACC Academic Team

2024 INDIVIDUAL EVENT TITLES:

Vault: 9.925 - Jan. 5
Vault: 9.85 - March 3
Vault: 9.875 - March 8
Bars: 9.825 - Feb. 2
Bars: 9.925 - Feb. 23
Bars: 9.95 - March 8
Bars: 9.95 - March 23

AS A SOPHOMORE (2023):

Earned WCGA Regular Season First Team All-America honors, the fifth Tar Heel in school history to reach All-America status
Finished the season ranked eighth nationally and first in the EAGL on bars with an NQS of 9.955
Was the highest nationally-ranked gymnast in the EAGL
Named First Team All-EAGL on vault and bars
Named First Team EAGL All-Tournament on vault and bars
Earned 16 individual event titles, including nine on bars and seven on vault
Broke the UNC program record on bars (9.975) on Jan. 9 vs. NC State
Matched her career-high 9.900 on vault on Jan. 9, her first time competing in Carmichael Arena since a season-ending injury in 2022
Matched her program record of 9.975 on bars vs. UW Stout and Yale on Jan. 23, also tying for first on vault (9.825)
Won bars (9.950) and tied for first on vault (9.850) on Feb. 4 at the NC State tri-meet with Western Michigan
Won bars (9.975) and tied for first on vault (9.900) on Feb. 12 at the UNH quad meet with LIU and George Washington, matching her career-bests on both
Won bars (9.925) and vault (9.875) at Pitt on Feb. 19
Won bars (9.900) and tied for third on vault (9.775) vs. Temple on Feb. 24
Won bars (9.925) and vault (9.900) vs. Air Force on March 3
Named EAGL Specialist of the Week on Jan. 18, Feb. 15 and March 8
Won bars (9.950) at the EAGL Championships on March 18, also tying for fourth on vault (9.850)
Placed first on vault (9.850) and bars (9.900) on March 30 vs. Arizona in NCAA Regional First Round, marking the seventh time she won bars and vault in the same meet
Tied for second on bars (9.950) in NCAA Regional Second Round on March 31
Named Female Breakthrough Athlete of the Year at RAMMY Awards
Named to the EAGL All-Scholastic Team
ACC Academic Honor Roll

2023 INDIVIDUAL EVENT TITLES:

Bars: 9.975 - Jan. 9
Bars: 9.975 - Jan. 23
Bars: 9.950 - Feb. 4
Bars: 9.975 - Feb. 12
Bars: 9.925 - Feb. 19
Bars: 9.900 - Feb. 24
Bars: 9.925 - March 3
Bars: 9.950 - March 18
Bars: 9.900 - March 30
Vault: 9.900 - Jan. 9
Vault: 9.825 - Jan. 23
Vault: 9.850 - Feb. 4
Vault: 9.900 - Feb. 12
Vault: 9.875 - Feb. 19
Vault: 9.900 - March 3
Vault: 9.850 - March 30

AS A FRESHMAN (2022):

Named All-EAGL First Team on vault, bars and in the all-around
Earned four all-around titles, three uneven bars titles, five vault titles for 12 individual event titles
Despite missing last three weeks of the season due to injury, qualified for the 2022 NCAA Raleigh Regional as an individual on vault
Recorded four of the top-10 all-around scores in the EAGL during the regular season, most of any gymnast in the conference
Posted four of the top-10 all-around scores in program history
Earned first career all-around title with a 39.325, the second-best season-opening all-around total in program history, in NCAA debut in tri-meet with Auburn and Bowling Green on Jan. 8
Named EAGL Gymnast of the Week on Jan. 12, Jan. 26, Feb. 2, Feb. 16 and EAGL Rookie of the Week on Feb. 23, most weekly honors of any gymnast in the conference this season
Won vault title with a career-best 9.90 at the Rutgers quad meet on Jan. 15
Matched career best of 39.450 to earn second career all-around title in Carolina tri-meet on Jan. 28
Earned third all-around title on Feb. 12 against Temple, setting a new-career best of 39.550
Set a new career-best 9.950 on bars against Temple on Feb. 12
Set a new career-best 9.90o on floor at NC State on Feb. 19
Suffered a season-ending injury on Feb. 24 vs. West Virginia

2022 INDIVIDUAL EVENT TITLES:

AA: 39.325 - Jan. 8
AA: 39.450 - Jan. 29
AA: 39.550 - Feb. 12
AA: 39.475 - Feb. 19
Bars: 9.875 - Jan. 8
Bars: 9.950 - Feb. 12
Bars: 9.875 - Feb. 24
Vault: 9.900 - Jan. 15
Vault: 9.900 - Jan. 29
Vault: 9.875 - Feb. 12
Vault: 9.875 - Feb. 19
Vault: 9.875 - Feb. 24

PREP:

Trained at Southeastern Gymnastics under coaches Sofia Managadze, Ludmilla Shobe and Vladimir Taran
Four-time Nastia Liukin Cup Qualifier
Competed for the country of Georgia in the European Youth Olympic Festival
Three-time Level 10 Regional Champion
Two-time Level 10 All-Around National Champion

PERSONAL:

Born on June 19 in Kutaisi, Georgia
Daughter of Sofia Managadze and David Bello
Has one sister, Anano
Mother, Sofia, was a member of the gymnastics national team for the country of Georgia
Majoring in exercise & sport science
Chose UNC because of the welcoming atmosphere, the bond the team has and the amazing combination of athletics and academics