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Tiana Jean Class: Junior Hometown: Puyallup, Wash. High School: Mountain View HS Height: 5-2 Event: UB, BB, FX Birthdate: 11/09/1987 Experience: 2V Club: Puget Sound Gymnastics/Desert Devils/Desert Lights

2007: Arguably the most improved Sun Devil gymnast in 2007... After making her season debut at the UNO's Classic, was a consistent performer on bars, beam and floor... Scored a career-high 9.875 on bars against Washington to take first... Tallied a career-best 9.825 on beam twice, the first against Washington with the second at the South Central Regionals... Also posted a career-best 9.825 on floor at Utah... Best meet was against Arkansas where Jean scored a 9.825 on bars, 9.800 on beam and 9.800 on floor... Won the Spark Plug Award at team banquet.

2006: Competed on bars nine times plus three exhibitions ... Scored a 9.725 on bars at NCAA Championships ... Tied her career high at the North Central Regional on bars (9.825), placing seventh ... Also scored a 9.850 at the UNO's Classic to tie for sixth ... Competed on floor the first two meets, scoring a season best 9.500 at Boise State ... Also scored a 8.750 on an exhibition beam against Arizona

High School/Club: 2005 graduate of Mountain View High School in Mesa, Ariz. ...Competed for Puget Sound Gymnastics (1988-02), Desert Devils Gymnastics (2002-05) and Desert Lights (summer of 05), all of the USAG... Level-10 gymnast ... Won the Level-10 national championship on vault in 2002 ... Won the Level-10 state championship on vault and placed second in the all-around in 2003 ... Won the regional championship on vault and bars, as well as placing second on the beam and all-around in 2003 ... The 2003 national champion on bars and placed third nationally on the vault ... Won the Level-10 state championship on the vault, beam, floor and all-around in 2004 and qualified for the national competition... The Level-10 state champion on the beam and placed third in the all-around at the regional level in 2005.... Placed fourth on beam and tenth on floor at 2005 National Championships

Personal: Full name is Tiana Rose Ku'uipolani Jean ... Daughter of Bruce (City of Phoenix) and Kelly (Notre Dame Catholic High School) Jean of Mesa, Ariz. ... Has two younger siblings, Paris and Ciara ... Born November 9, 1987 in Puyallup, Wash. ... Enjoys spending time with family and friends, dancing, and just relaxing ... Lists her most exciting sports moment as earning a gymnastics scholarship at ASU