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2027 SCSU Gymnastics Roster

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Kayla Reingold

  • Position:
    Uneven Bars, Beam
  • Class:
    Junior
  • High School:
    Connections Academy
  • Hometown:
    Cypress, TX.

Summary

Biography

Honors:
·       2025-26 WCGA Scholastic All-American (4.00 GPA)
·       2025-26 GEC Scholar-Athlete
·       2026 Honda Inspiration Award nominee 
·       SCSU President's List (Fall 2024, Fall 2025 and Spring 2026)
As a Sophomore in 2025-26:
·       Returned to the team after missing the 2024-25 season due to injury; did not post a scored routine in RTN meet results [VERIFY]
·       Earned GEC Scholar-Athlete and WCGA Scholastic All-America honors
Before Southern Connecticut State University:
·       Transferred to SCSU from Lindenwood University before the 2024-25 season
·       Missed the 2024-25 season at SCSU due to injury
·       Member of Lindenwood's 2024 USAG national championship team
·       Member of Lindenwood's 2024 MIC championship team
·       2024 MIC Scholar-Athlete
·       2024 USAG Scholar-Athlete
·       2023-24 Lindenwood Dean's List
·       Graduated summa cum laude from high school
Nickname: Kales or Gammy, a shortened version of her name, and "sometimes I act like a grandma"
Why SCSU?: I loved the coaches, and the campus is so pretty in the spring and fall.
What the SCSU Logo Means: I am so proud to be competing as a college athlete and representing something bigger than myself.
Proudest Accomplishment: Coming back to gymnastics after getting injured and being in the hospital
After SCSU: Go to law school
Interesting Fact: Made her comeback to school and gymnastics after surgical complications
Favorites
TV Show: Supernatural
Movie: Ratatouille
Ice Cream: Snickers
Food: Penne alla vodka
Personal:
·       Daughter of Alida and William Reingold
·       Majoring in business administration
 

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Historical Player Information

  • 2025-26Sophomore

    Bars
  • 2026-27Junior

    Uneven Bars, Beam
    5'4"