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2024 Women's Gymnastics Roster

Terry Simpson
Terry Simpson
Terry Simpson
Terry Simpson
Terry Simpson
Don Adams Jr.
Don Adams Jr.

Gayla Griswold

  • Position All-Around
  • Height 5-3
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Highschool Berean Homeschool Co-op
  • Hometown Baton Rouge, La.

Biography

Lindenwood:
Career-Highs: Vault – 9.825; Beam – 9.800; Floor – 9.900

2023 – USAG first-team All-American (Vault, Beam, Floor) ...  named MIC Gymnast of the Week one time ... first-team all MIC on floor and beam... second-team on vault .... MIC Woman of the Year ... 2023 AAI Award Nominee ... recorded a 9.900 on floor in five different meets ... registered a 9.850 on beam at the MIC Championships ... USAG National Champion

2021 – USAG first-team All-American (Vault and Floor) … one-time MIC Performance of the Week recipient … competed in 11 team meets for Lindenwood … finished with a career-high score of 9.900 on the floor in a tri-meet on March 12 … posted season-high scores of 9.825 on the vault and 9.800 on the beam … helped the team to a score of 49.000 on the vault as a team at the Gym Quarters Invitational on Feb. 12 and against Illinois State on Feb. 14 … finished with a floor score of 9.800 at the USA Gymnastics Individual Finals on April 11 … finished with a score of 9.800 or higher on the floor in seven meets … tallied season averages of 9.777 on the vault, 9.534 on the beam, and 9.659 on the floor.
 
2020 – Appeared in 10 meets on the vault, beam and the floor … first-team USAG All-American on the vault … first-team USAG All-American on the floor … second-team WCGA All-American on the vault … first-team All-MIC on the vault … second-team All-MIC on the floor … three-time MIC Newcomer of the Week recipient … 2020 MIC Scholar Athlete ... career-high 9.825 on the vault, which she accomplished in four different meets … career-best 9.800 on the beam, which came against Eastern Michigan on Feb. 2 and SEMO on Feb. 7 … set a career-high score of 9.875 on the floor against SEMO on Feb. 7.

Prior to Lindenwood:
A member of Cypress Pointe Gymnastics ... a 2018 J.O. Nationals qualifier ... finished in eighth place on the vault ... In the 2019 season at JOs she recorded a 10th place finish on floor ... has numerous level 10 state titles to her credit, including two state championships on vault and three on floor exercise, and one state championship on both the beam and all-around.

Personal:
The daughter of Scott and Michelle Griswold ... has two siblings, Scotty and Mattie ... a criminology and criminal justice major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2020Freshman

    All-Around
  • 2021Sophomore

    All-Around
    5'3"
  • 2022Junior

    All-Around
    5'3"
  • 2023Senior

    All-Around
    5'3"
  • 2024Graduate Student

    All-Around
    5'3"