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Kayla DiCello
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Boyds, Md.
- Club:
- Hill's Gymnastics
| Collegiate Bests: | ||
| Vault: | 9.95 | Four times |
| Bars: | 10.0* | 2-10/3-31-23 |
| Beam: | 9.975 | 2-10/17-23 |
| Floor: | 9.95 | 2-17/3-18-23 |
| AA: | 39.80 | 3-31-23 |
| *UF record | ||
| FLORIDA CAREER NOTES: |
| · 11-time All-American (6 NCAA / 5 WCGA Regular Season) |
| · 2023 SEC Freshman of the Year | All-Freshman Team · 2023 & 2026 All-SEC |
| · SEC Specialist of the Week (1x) |
| · SEC Freshman of the Week (8x) |
| · 2025 & 2026 WCGA Scholastic All-American |
| · 2025 & 2026 SEC Academic Honor Roll |
| · 2023 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll |
AS A JUNIOR (2026)
· All-America first-team honors earned in NCAA overall semifinal competition after tying for fourth in all-around (39.5375). Second-team honors for vault (9.8625), uneven bars (9.90) and balance beam (9.8875)
· All-America first-team honors for bars and beam in Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) regular-season awards
· All-Southeastern Conference after using season-bests to place second in league meet all-around (39.725), uneven bars (9.975) and balance beam (9.95)
· Competed in at least two events in every meet for first competition since 2024 Xfinity U.S. Championships. Season bests of 9.90 or better for all events – uneven bars (9.975), vault and balance beam (9.95), floor (9.925)
· Returned to all-around Feb. 13 (39.20). Posted a 39.725 in second all-around appearance to take third vs No. 2 LSU (T20th in nation for 2026)
· Three wins for uneven bars and two win for balance beam
· 2026 WCGA Scholastic All-American
· SEC Academic Honor Roll
AS A SOPHOMORE (2025)
· Recovering from Achilles injury suffered at 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials and December surgery on other foot
· 2025 WCGA Scholastic All-American
· 2025 Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll
2023-24 U.S. NATIONAL
· 2023 Xfinity U.S. Championships all-around bronze medalist and silver on floor.
· Took 2024 Winter Cup gold for all-around, bars and floor; bronze on beam
· 2023 Pan America Games all-around gold, shared floor silver
· Team gold with U.S.A. at 2023 World Championships as alternate
· Raised number of U.S. Senior National team appearances to five after earning 2023-24 and 2024-25 berths
· Tied for eighth in 2023 Xfinity U.S. Championships all-around and fifth on floor.
AS A FRESHMAN (2023):
- All-America second-team honors earned in NCAA semifinal competition for balance beam (9.925) and all-around (39.50)
- One of two freshmen in nation with multiple 2023 Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) regular-season All-America honors. Second team for all-around, uneven bars and balance beam
- 2023 SEC Freshman of the Year
- All- SEC and SEC All-Freshman after tying for second in SEC Championship’ balance beam and floor exercise with marks of 9.95
- Collegiate-best all-around (39.80) in NCAA Regional Second Round was nation’s leader in regional competition·
- Third in NCAA Final all-around (39.675) and shared uneven bars win (9.975) with teammate Leanne Wong. All-around total led all freshmen in NCAA semi or final competition
- Of four freshmen in nation with a 10.0, only one with multiple perfect marks (vs. Missouri and at NCAA Regional Second Round – both on bars)
- Two collegiate bests at No. 8 LSU. Equaled balance beam best (9.975) to take third. Set collegiate floor exercise best (9.95) to share win.
- Set collegiate vault best (9.95) to share second at Oklahoma and matched mark to win NCAA Regional Second Round
- SEC Specialist of the Week after marks of 9.9 or better for each event competed versus Auburn
- Eight-time SEC Freshman of the Week, setting league record for single season total and consecutive (6) honors
- Won 12 event titles – 5 bars, 3 beam, 2 all-around, 1 floor & vault
- Won first all-around of season with then highest total ever for a Gator freshman in collegiate opener (39.475)
- Gator Gymnastics’ Outstanding Newcomer
- SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
- 2021 World Championships all-around bronze medalist.
- Fifth in World Championships’ floor exercise final. Also advanced to balance beam finals, placing eighth
- Named one of four replacement gymnasts for U.S. Olympic Gymnastics team and traveled to Tokyo for Summer Games.
- Member of 2019-20, 2021 and 2022 U.S. Senior National teams and 2019-20 U.S. Junior National teams.
- 2022 OOFOS U.S. Gymnastics Championships balance beam bronze medalist; fourth in all-around
- Floor exercise gold medalist at 2022 Pan American Championships
- 2021 U.S. Championships floor exercise silver medalist
- 2021 GK U.S. Classic uneven bars champion; bronze for all-around and floor
- All-around runner-up in U.S. Senior team international debut at the 2020 American Cup
- Gold medalist for 2019 U.S. Gymnastics Championships’ junior division all-around, vault and floor; bronze on bars
- 2018 U.S. Championships’ junior division vault champion, all-around runner-up and bronze for bars and floor
- 2018 GK U.S. Classic junior division bars champion, second in all-around and vault, third on floor
- Trained at Hill’s Gymnastics and coached by Kelli Hill
Graduated cum laude in summer 2026 with bachelor's degree in Sport Management
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