Lexi Zeiss

Zeiss was born in Omaha, 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}}

Zeiss made her elite gymnastics debut at the 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|date=February 28, 2021}} 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|date=April 24, 2021}} Zeiss competed at the 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|date=May 21, 2021}}

Zeiss competed at the 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}}

In July Zeiss was selected to compete at the Pan American Championships alongside Skye Blakely, Kayla DiCello, Zoe Miller, and Elle Mueller. On the first day of competition Zeiss finished second in the all-around behind Flávia Saraiva of Brazil and third on balance beam behind Saraiva and 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|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}} 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.{{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. 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|date=August 21, 2022}}

In October Zeiss announced her verbal commit to compete for the LSU Tigers 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 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}} 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}}

Zeiss competed at the 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}} As a result she was named to the team to compete at the DTB Pokal Team Challenge in Stuttgart alongside Nola Matthews, Zoe Miller, Joscelyn Roberson, and 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}}

In November Zeiss signed her National Letter of Intent with the LSU Tigers.{{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}}

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