2026 Gymnastics Roster
Jayden McDonnell
- Position:
- All-Around
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Northport, N.Y.
- High School:
- Northport High School
Statistics
Career Highs
| Event | Score | Opponent |
|---|---|---|
| Vault | 9.725 | at BYU (02/02/24) at 2024 Big 12 Championship (2/23/24) |
| Uneven Bars | 9.825 | at 2024 Big 12 Championship (2/23/24) |
Career Statistics
| Year | Meets | AA | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13 | 0 | 182.325 |
| 2025 | 15 | 0 | 173.175 |
| Total | 28 | 0 | 355.5 |
2025 (So.)
- Winter Academic All-Big 12 Team
- Competed in all 15 meets on uneven bars, while also earning time in the vault lineup
- Finished the season with 173.175 points
- Posted season highs of 9.7 on vault (Jan. 4) and 9.775 on bars (Feb.21)
- Tallied a National Qualifying Score of 9.71 on bars at season’s end
2024 (Fr.)
- Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
- Competed in all 13 meets in her inaugural season with the Mountaineers, earning time in the vault and uneven bars lineups
- Made her career debut on bars in WVU’s season opener against Temple on Jan. 7
- Finished the year with 182.325 points, good for No. 8 on the team
- Posted an end-of-season National Qualifying Score of 9.705 on bars
- Reached her career best of 9.725 on vault twice during the year, first on Feb. 2 at BYU and again at the Big 12 Championship on March 23
- Earned her first career score of 9.8 or higher with a career-high 9.825 on bars at the Big 12 Championship
Club Gymnastics
- Seven-year Level 10 gymnast for coach Tammy Marshall at Infinite Elite Gymnastics
- Qualified for the 2021 Level 10 National Championships, where she earned top-20 finishes on uneven bars and the all-around
- Earned her spot at nationals after recording top-five finishes on every event, including a first-place finish on the all-around, at the Region 6 Level 10 Regional Championships
- Has competed at the Junior Olympic Nationals three times, with appearances in 2016, 2017 and 2019
- Top finishes at JO Nationals include a 15th-place finish on floor exercise in 2017 and a 16th-place finish on bars in 2019
- Graduated from Northport High School
Personal
- Daughter of John McDonnell and Mariel Goldman
- Has two brothers, one sister and three stepbrothers
- Birthday is April 19th
- Majoring in sport management
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
Assistant Coach Kaylyn Millick | Intro
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Assistant Coach Jessica Yamzon | Intro
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Associate Head Coach Travis Doak | Intro
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Head Coach Jason Butts | Intro
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