Aliyah Reed-Hammon

Height:

5-2
Hometown:

Milwaukee, WI
Position:

Vault, Beam, FLoor
Year:

Senior
High School:

Wauwatosa East High School

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Bio

Personal Best:

Vault: 9.9 at Temple (03.05.23)

Bars: 9.65 at SEMO (02.10.23)

Beam: 9.925 at TN Collegiate Classic (01.20.23)

Floor: 9.725 at SEMO (02.16.24)

At Fisk

2025 Season All American (Junior)

-vault: 9.825, beam: 9.875

2024 Season All American (Sophomore):

- Posted a Season High on Vault at SEMO with a 9.85 (02.16.24)

- Posted a Season High on Beam at the University of Florida with a 9.8 (01.12.24)

- Made her collegiate floor debut at Bowling Green University (02.11.24)

- Posted a Personal Best & Season High at SEMO with a 9.725 (02.16.24)

2023 Season (Freshman):

- Competed in 10 meets on vault and beam and 6 on bars.

- Posted a Personal Best on Vault at Temple with a 9.9 (03.05.23)

- Posted a Personal Best on Bars at Lindenwood with a 9.65 (02.10.23)

- Posted a Personal Best on Beam at TN Collegiate Classic with a 9.925 (01.20.24)

- With her 9.925 on Beam, Aliyah became the first HBCU gymnast to post above a 9.9 on beam. As of 01.20.23, she currently holds the highest score for any HBCU gymnast across any event.

- USAG Championship Qualifier for Vault

Individual Event Titles:

- Beam at TN Collegiate Classic | with a 9.925 (01.20.23)

- Vault at Temple | with a 9.9 (03.05.23)

Prior to Fisk: A graduate of Wauwatosa East High School (2022) in Milwaukee, WI, Aliyah showcased exceptional skills in gymnastics during her high school journey.

Personal: Born on 4/26/2004...Parents: Kamelah Reed & Johnnie Hammon... Brother: Johnnie Hammon Jr; Sisters- Karlie Hammon, Samara Friend, Shi Johnson... Vault second-team all-American & 2x National qualifier...Favorite song: Residuals-Chris Brown...Does nails professional...Part of the 4x100 track team at Wauwatosa East High School that set the school record.

Why Fisk? "I chose Fisk to surround myself with a team of girls who look like me. Growing up, I was always the only black girl on my gymnastics team, and I wanted to be a part of something bigger than me. Making history by being on the first HBCU gymnastics team in the nation is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

Majoring in Sociology