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2020 Gymnastics Roster
Khazia Hislop
- Position:
- V, BB, F
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Concord, Mass.
- High School:
- Concord-Carlisle
As a Junior:
Competed on vault, bars and floor in every meet for the Tar Heels • Named WCGA Second-Team All-American on floor • Named First-Team All-Tournament on vault, balance beam and floor • Named 2019 First-Team All-EAGL on vault, beam and floor • Finished first at EAGL Championships on vault with a 9.875, second on balance beam with a 9.875 and tied for first on floor with a 9.900 • Named a WCGA Scholastic All-American • Set career highs in all three events with a 9.900 on vault and 9.925 on beam at Pitt on 2/1 and a 9.9950 on floor at New Hampshire on 2/22 • Recorded a 9.950 on floor for three straight meets from 2/22 - 3/9 • Was named EAGL Specialist of the week for six consecutive weeks, weeks six through 11 • Gathered 16 first-place finishes and 27 overall podium finishes • Has now recorded a score at, or above, 9.850 on floor for 20 consecutive meets, dating back to 2018 • Only gymnast in EAGL to hold above a 9.800 average in three or more events • The only Tar Heel that competed in three events in each meet in 2019 • Competed at NCAA Regionals • Finished the year with an average of 9.8625 on vault, 9.820 on balance beam and 9.897 on floor.
As a Sophomore:
Competed in every meet of the 2017-18 campaign on vault, beam and floor • On vault, scored above a 9.8 in every meet • Averaged a score of 9.861 through 11 competitions, including the EAGL Championships • Set a personal best on vault in the final meet of the regular season with a score of 9.900 • Placed first on vault in eight of the 11 meets • Placed in the top ten in every meet and in the top five ten times on vault • On beam, matched her personal best score of a 9.9 three times, against Oklahoma, in a quad-meet against NC State, Michigan and Brown and against Alabama • Set a new personal best on beam against Pittsburgh in the regular season finale • Scored above a 9.850 on beam on five occasions and above a 9.900 on four occasions • Placed among the top ten scorers in seven meets, the top five scorers in six meets, finishing second in three and first in one meet on beam • Set a personal best on floor in the first meet of the year with a score of 9.950 • Matched that score twice more in the year, once against Pittsburgh and in the EAGL championships • Averaged a score of 9.898 on floor for the year • Went to the NCAA Regionals as an individual on floor and scored 9.875, earning sixth at the event • Placed top five on floor in every meet of the regular season and the EAGL Championships • Took home first place honors in floor on six occasions • Floor Exercise Champion at the EAGL Championships with a score of 9.950 • Earned EAGL Specialist of the week on four occasions (Feb. 20, Feb. 27, March 6 and March 20) • At the EAGL Championships, named first-team on vault and floor • Took home first-team all-EAGL honors on vault, balance beam and floor exercise • Named Second Team All-America on floor exercise • Received EAGL All-Scholastic Team honors.
As a Freshman:
Competed in every meet of the 2016-17 season on beam and floor • Broke her personal record on beam in the home opener against Florida with a score of 9.775 and then again in the next meet with a score of 9.900 against Pittsburgh • Also set her new personal best on floor in the Florida meet after scoring a 9.925 • Earned a score of at least 9.775 ten times, at least 9.800 eight times and at least 9.850 five times • Placed in the top ten on beam eight times and in the top-five six times • Earned first-place honors three times on beam with scores of 9.900 against Pitt and 9.875 and 9.850 against William & Mary • Placed among the top five scores in all but one regular season competition • Received three second-place honors and three first-place honors on floor • Named EAGL Rookie of the Week five times during the season as well as EAGL Freshman of the Year • Received first-team all-EAGL honors on floor exercise and second-team all-EAGL honors for balance beam.
Prep:
Received her gymnastics training at Brestyan’s Gymnastics in Burlington, Mass., under the direction of Mihai Brestyan • Attended Carlisle High School in Concord, Mass. • Won the state team championship during all four years of high school • Competed for Trinidad & Tobago as a member of the national team • USA Gymnastics Junior Olympic Region 6 Level 10 champion on vault, floor exercise and the all-around in 2014 • Qualified for the Junior Olympics national team in 2013, 2014 and 2016.
Personal:
Daughter of Desha and Shaka Hislop • Birthday is June 30 • Full name is Khazia Shani Hislop • Born in London, England • Her father was a professional soccer player between 1992 and 2007 • All of her family has tri-citizenship • Has lived in several different countries.
Getting to Know Khazia:
Major: Sports Administration/Communications
Nickname: K-money/Kooj
Career Plans: Who knows (please hire me)
What is the best thing about being at UNC? Family atmosphere
Away from gymnastics and my academic pursuits, I like to spend time… Doing online puzzles
My greatest strength as a gymnast is… staying positive when things aren’t going right
Biggest sports thrill and why? Patriots coming back and winning the 2017 Super Bowl
Person who had the greatest influence on your career and why: My dad always keeps me motivated and knows me so well as an athlete.
Favorite Book: The Secret
Favorite Food: Granola
Funny or interesting fact about yourself: Used to have a fear of butterflies
Favorite class at UNC and why: COMM 390: Social Media - I found it really relevant to my life.
At what age did you first start participating in gymnastics and what is your earliest memory of gymnastics? Age 6 – Buying matching leotards with my best friend.
The funniest nickname on the team belongs to: Toastie!
What song would you sing if you were on The Voice? I will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
What reality show would you most like to be on? Wipeout
My favorite guilty pleasure is: Jazz music
If I could go to dinner with one famous person it would be: Mariah Carey
The most interesting person I’ve met at UNC is: Ms. Gwen
People say I look like… my mom
Favorite place to visit: Harvard Square
