Alina WEINSTEIN
Volunteer Assistant Coach
First Year
Illinois (2013)
Alina Weinstein joins the Huskers in her first season as
the volunteer coach for the 2014 season. Before joining
the staff, Weinstein competed for the Illinois Fighting
Illini from 2009 to 2013 where she earned her degree
in communications and minored in business. While
competing at Illinois, Weinstein became the first Illini
to advance to the NCAA Individual Event Finals on floor,
earning first-team All-America status. In her senior season
alone, she was the 2013 South Central Regional Gymnast
of the year as well as a Honda Award finalist, which honors
the top four gymnasts in the country. In addition, she was
awarded the Big Ten Medal of Honor signifying the top
senior student athlete at Illinois. Additionally, she broke
three records at Illinois on the vault (10.0), floor (9.975),
and all-around (39.625). Weinstein became only the
second Illini to score a perfect 10.00 in school history.
Upon completion of her eligibility at Illinois, Weinstein
competed at the Professional Gymnastics Challenge and
led Team USA to the wi