2023 Gymnastics Roster

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Kyla Podges

  • Class Senior
  • Position AA
  • Highschool Lafayette
  • Hometown Lexington, KY
  • Major Biology

Biography

CAREER HIGHS
Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around
-- 9.775 9.825 9.775 --
2x, last at MIC Championships
3/18/22
3x, last at Centenary
2/10/23
at Lindenwood Tri-Meet
1/29/23

AS A JUNIOR (2022) 

Podges competed in every meet for the Pioneers on uneven bars and balance beam, except one, for the Pioneers. She scored a career-high 9.775 twice on bars during the season. She last hit her career-high at the MIC Championships, hosted by TWU, on March 18, 2022, where she tied for eighth in the conference. She also scored her career-high on beam twice this season, most recently at a home meet against Centenary, LSU and Pittsburgh on Feb. 25, 2022. She helped the lead the Pioneers to thier third MIC title in program history and 12th USAG National title in program history. She was named to the Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll. She also helped guide the Pioneers to the Academic National Championship title, earning the highest GPA of any gymnastics program in the nation. 

AS A SOPHOMORE (2021)

Made her Pioneer debut at the USAG Championships after missing the majority of the season due to injury... posted a 9.100 on beam. 

AS A FRESHMAN (2020)
Did not compete.

PRIOR TO TWU  
Competed for Legacy Gymnastics... a four-time regional qualifier... qualified for eastern nationals in 2015... was the state beam champion in 2016... won the state highest scorer award for the beam in 2015 and 2016... earned third place on the beam at the Region 5 Championships in 2016 and 2017... was the runner-up in the state championships in 2019... was 5th place in all-around at the Region 5 Championships her senior year... also qualified for the Junior Olympic Nationals qualifier... a three-year member of the National Honors Society, graduated from Lexington High School with a 4.0 GPA.

Historical Player Information

  • 2020Freshman

    AA
  • 2021Sophomore

    AA
  • 2022Junior

    AA
  • 2023Senior

    AA