Alauna Simms

Photo by: Amber Pietz, Ball State Creative Services

Position:
All Around
Class:
Senior
High School:
Boyd Buchanan
Hometown:
Ooltewah, Tenn.

Alauna Simms Entering 2026 Season
Career Highs:
FLOOR - 9.900 on March 2, 2025

Career Points:
117.200

Event Wins:
FLOOR: 1 - March 2, 2025

In The Ball State Record Book (Highest Mark Per Event Only)
- Tied with the 36th-best floor score in program history with her 9.900 versus Northern Illinois (March 2, 2025)

2025 SEASON ACCOLADES
- WCGA Scholastic All-American
- Academic All-MAC

2025 - JUNIOR SEASON: WCGA Scholastic All-American and Academic All-MAC honoree ... competed on floor in all nine meets ... tied for the floor win versus Northern Illinois (March 2) with a career-best score of 9.900 ... scored 9.700 on floor in her collegiate debut at the Mizzou Quad (Jan. 3) and followed with her first of three 9.825s on the season at the Ball State Quad (Jan. 12) ... also earned 9.825 at the Ball State Tri (Jan. 26) and at Towson (Feb. 21) ... scored 9.700-or-higher in 11 of her 12 routines.

2024 SEASON ACCOLADES
- WCGA Scholastic All-American

2024 - SOPHOMORE SEASON: Did not see action in the competitive lineup for Ball State ... WCGA Scholastic All-American.

2023 SEASON ACCOLADES
- WCGA Scholastic All-American

2023 - FRESHMAN SEASON: Did not see action in the competitive lineup for Ball State ... WCGA Scholastic All-American.

Saleem on Simms: Alauna has a fun, kind spirit, and is super easy to be around. She is also one of the hardest working and persistent young ladies I have met in a while. It is invigorating to see her passion for both her own development and her desire to inspire those around her. This is an amazing asset and will be a positive contribution to our program. She is the definition of team player, and we are all eager for her to become part of our family. She is a natural athlete and has also played softball, giving her experience being part of a team sport. Her gymnastics is aggressive and fun to watch with loads of potential. Her presentation on floor is captivating and will quickly become a crowd favorite.

Career Highlights: 2021 Level 10 Regional Qualifier … placed seventh in the all-around, fifth on vault and bars, and sixth on floor at the 2021 Level 10 Tennessee State Championship Meet … advanced to the 2019 Level 9 Eastern Gymnastics Championships where she placed seventh on vault and 13th on bars … owns career-best Level 10 marks of 36.450 in the all-around, 9.400 on vault, 9.350 on floor, and 9.250 on bars.

Why Ball State: I chose Ball State because of its strong academics and exercise science program. It has a great gymnastics program with a positive and family-like team atmosphere and environment. Ball State's campus is beautiful and will be a great fit for me.