2027 Gymnastics Roster
Kayla Smith
- Position:
- All-Around
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Richmond, Va.
- High School:
- Manchester High School
Statistics
Career Highs
| Event | Score | Opponent |
|---|---|---|
| Vault | 9.85 | BYU (2/27/26) |
| Uneven Bars | 9.825 | at Pitt with Illinois State (3/15/26) |
| Balance Beam | 9.8 | at NC State (3/13/26) |
| Floor Exercise | 9.9 | vs. Pitt, Cornell, Kent State (1/30/26) |
| All-Around | 39.225 | at NC State (3/13/26) |
Career Statistics
| Year | Meets | AA | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 506.175 |
| Total | 13 | 13 | 506.175 |
2026 (Fr.)
- All-Big 12 All-Around Team
- Big 12 All-Freshman Team
- Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (March 17)
- Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
- WVU Student-Athlete of the Week (Feb. 2)
- Surpassed 500 points
- Competed in all 13 meets as an all-arounder
- Finished the year with 506.175 points to lead the team, marking the most season points by a freshman since 2008
- Became the just third freshman in program history to exceed 500 points
- Led the squad with 18 podium finishes on the year, including nine event wins
- Made her Mountaineer debut in the season opener at Florida on Jan. 9, competing in the all-around
- Tallied career highs of 9.85 on vault (Feb. 27), 9.825 on bars (March 15), 9.8 on beam (March 13), 9.9 on floor (Jan. 30) and 39.225 on all-around (March 13)
- Finished the year with National Qualifying Scores of 9.81 on vault, 9.765 on bars, 9.725 on beam, 9.84 on floor and 39.095 on all-around
Club Gymnastics
- Graduated from Manchester High School
- Three-year Level 10 gymnast for coaches Laura Toro and Marshall Long at the Virginia International Gymnastics School
- Three-time Level 10 National Championships qualifier
- Most recently, she recorded three top-10 finishes at the 2025 National Championships, including third place on vault, fifth place on floor and eighth on all-around
- She earned a nationals berth after recording top-five finishes on every event at the 2025 Region 7 Championships
- Her performance at regionals was highlight by first-place finishes on floor and all-around
- At nationals in 2024, she tallied a second-place finish on floor and a 14th-place finish on all-around
- Earned her spot at nationals in 2024 after placing second on floor and all-around at the 2024 Region 7 Regional Championships
- Also in 2024, she was the Virginia state champion on vault, bars and floor
- Placed second on all-around at the state meet
- Four-time state vault champion (2022-25)
- In 2022, she went on to earn the regional vault title as well
Personal
- Daughter of Keith and Joy Smith
- Has two sisters and one brother
- Her mother, Joy, was a collegiate gymnast at JMU
- Birthday is March 15
- Majoring in sport management
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