Completed Event: Gymnastics versus NCAA Championship Final on April 19, 2025 , , 4th of 4 (197.2375)
Final Score
Gymnastics
4th of 4 (197.2375)
vs NCAA Championship Final
2021 Gymnastics Roster
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Jaylene Gilstrap
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Texas Connections Academy
- Hometown:
- McKinney, Texas
Bio
Career Highlights
• 2x All-American (2 NCAA - floor)
• 2025 All-Big 12 Team, floor
• 2024 All-Pac-12 (floor, honorable mention)
• Has hit 94-98 career routines
• 2024 NCAA Gainesville Regional floor champion
• 4 career wins (floor)
• 3x WCGA Scholastic All-American
• 2x Pac-12 All-Academic selection
• Utah’s Coaches Award recipient (2023, 2024)
• Utah’s Marsden Leadership (2022, 2025) and Dahl Academic-Athletic recipient (2022)
2025 Season (5th Year)
• Starter on floor in 16-of-16 competitions and vault in 4-of-16 competitions
• Hit 20-of-20 routines in 2025, and finished 94-98 in her career
• 2025 All-Big 12 Team, floor
• 2025 NCAA All-American on floor
• Matched career-high score on floor of 9.95 twice
• Scored above a 9.90 on floor in 10-of-16 competitions
• One event victory on floor (9.90) against Iowa State on 1/17
2024 Season (Senior)
• Starter on floor every competition, beam and vault in 8-of-16 competitions
• 2024 NCAA Gainesville Regional floor champion
• Posted career-high marks on both vault and floor
• Closed out the season with a 9.930 NQS on floor
• Hit six consecutive career-high scores on floor of 9.950
• Scored above a 9.90 on floor in 12-of-16 competitions
• Collected her first event win with a victory on floor at Arizona
• NCAA All-American (floor)
• All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention (floor)
• Three event victories (all on floor)
• Hit 29-32 routines
• Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
2023 Season (Junior)
• Starter on floor every competition, vault in 12-of-15 competitions, and beam four times
• Posted career high marks on every event this season
• Tied for the highest NQS by a Ute on floor (9.910) during the regular season, while averaging a 9.893
• Scored career high 9.925 on floor against California, Arizona, and at the Pac-12 Championships
• Scored a 9.85 or better every floor routine of the season, which included 10 scores of a 9.90 or higher
• Posted a career-high 9.90 on vault at the NCAA Regional Second Round, along with a 9.90 on floor
• Recorded career high 9.90 on beam at Oregon State in just her second career beam routine
• Scored a 9.825 or higher on vault in eight competitions
• Hit 31-31 routines
• WCGA Scholastic All-American
• Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
• Utah’s Coaches Award recipient
2022 Season (Sophomore)
• Starter on floor in the final nine meets of the season
• Scored career-best 9.90 against Minnesota and matched at the NCAA Regional Final
• Posted above a 9.80 on floor in every routine, including a 9.875 or better in five-of-nine routines
• Recorded a 9.8625 in the NCAA Final, which counted toward the team score
• Hit 9-9 routines
• Member of team’s Leadership Council
• WCGA Scholastic All-American
• Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
• Utah’s Marsden Leadership Award and Dahl Academic-Athletic Award recipient
2021 Season (Freshman)
• Competed on floor in five meets, beam in one competition
• Posted season high 9.875 on floor in the leadoff spot against UCLA
• Scored a 9.70 in beam debut against Arizona
• Earned 9.85s on floor in three of five routines
• Had season-ending surgery on shoulder prior to Pac-12 Championships
• Hit 5-6 routines
• WCGA Scholastic All-American
Prior to Utah
• Competed at the U.S. Classic and American Classic in 2015-16, 2018-19
• Qualifier for the U.S. Championships in 2016 and 2018
• 3rd on floor, 5th on beam, 7th on vault at the 2019 American Classic
• 1st on floor, 3rd on vault, 4th on beam and in the all-around at the 2018 National Elite Qualifier
• 2nd on floor, 3rd in the all-around, 4th on vault at the 2017 Championnat of France
• Trained at Metroplex Gymnastics
• Graduated from Texas Connections Academy
• Honor roll all four years of high school
Personal
• Daughter of Jeremy and Michelle Gilstrap
• Father played football for the University of Wyoming
• Has a brother, Jaydan
• Majoring in Communications
Gilstrap's Career Highs
• 2x All-American (2 NCAA - floor)
• 2025 All-Big 12 Team, floor
• 2024 All-Pac-12 (floor, honorable mention)
• Has hit 94-98 career routines
• 2024 NCAA Gainesville Regional floor champion
• 4 career wins (floor)
• 3x WCGA Scholastic All-American
• 2x Pac-12 All-Academic selection
• Utah’s Coaches Award recipient (2023, 2024)
• Utah’s Marsden Leadership (2022, 2025) and Dahl Academic-Athletic recipient (2022)
2025 Season (5th Year)
• Starter on floor in 16-of-16 competitions and vault in 4-of-16 competitions
• Hit 20-of-20 routines in 2025, and finished 94-98 in her career
• 2025 All-Big 12 Team, floor
• 2025 NCAA All-American on floor
• Matched career-high score on floor of 9.95 twice
• Scored above a 9.90 on floor in 10-of-16 competitions
• One event victory on floor (9.90) against Iowa State on 1/17
2024 Season (Senior)
• Starter on floor every competition, beam and vault in 8-of-16 competitions
• 2024 NCAA Gainesville Regional floor champion
• Posted career-high marks on both vault and floor
• Closed out the season with a 9.930 NQS on floor
• Hit six consecutive career-high scores on floor of 9.950
• Scored above a 9.90 on floor in 12-of-16 competitions
• Collected her first event win with a victory on floor at Arizona
• NCAA All-American (floor)
• All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention (floor)
• Three event victories (all on floor)
• Hit 29-32 routines
• Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
2023 Season (Junior)
• Starter on floor every competition, vault in 12-of-15 competitions, and beam four times
• Posted career high marks on every event this season
• Tied for the highest NQS by a Ute on floor (9.910) during the regular season, while averaging a 9.893
• Scored career high 9.925 on floor against California, Arizona, and at the Pac-12 Championships
• Scored a 9.85 or better every floor routine of the season, which included 10 scores of a 9.90 or higher
• Posted a career-high 9.90 on vault at the NCAA Regional Second Round, along with a 9.90 on floor
• Recorded career high 9.90 on beam at Oregon State in just her second career beam routine
• Scored a 9.825 or higher on vault in eight competitions
• Hit 31-31 routines
• WCGA Scholastic All-American
• Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
• Utah’s Coaches Award recipient
2022 Season (Sophomore)
• Starter on floor in the final nine meets of the season
• Scored career-best 9.90 against Minnesota and matched at the NCAA Regional Final
• Posted above a 9.80 on floor in every routine, including a 9.875 or better in five-of-nine routines
• Recorded a 9.8625 in the NCAA Final, which counted toward the team score
• Hit 9-9 routines
• Member of team’s Leadership Council
• WCGA Scholastic All-American
• Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
• Utah’s Marsden Leadership Award and Dahl Academic-Athletic Award recipient
2021 Season (Freshman)
• Competed on floor in five meets, beam in one competition
• Posted season high 9.875 on floor in the leadoff spot against UCLA
• Scored a 9.70 in beam debut against Arizona
• Earned 9.85s on floor in three of five routines
• Had season-ending surgery on shoulder prior to Pac-12 Championships
• Hit 5-6 routines
• WCGA Scholastic All-American
Prior to Utah
• Competed at the U.S. Classic and American Classic in 2015-16, 2018-19
• Qualifier for the U.S. Championships in 2016 and 2018
• 3rd on floor, 5th on beam, 7th on vault at the 2019 American Classic
• 1st on floor, 3rd on vault, 4th on beam and in the all-around at the 2018 National Elite Qualifier
• 2nd on floor, 3rd in the all-around, 4th on vault at the 2017 Championnat of France
• Trained at Metroplex Gymnastics
• Graduated from Texas Connections Academy
• Honor roll all four years of high school
Personal
• Daughter of Jeremy and Michelle Gilstrap
• Father played football for the University of Wyoming
• Has a brother, Jaydan
• Majoring in Communications
Gilstrap's Career Highs
| Vault | 9.925 vs. Oregon State, Feb. 2, 2024 |
| Beam | 9.90 at Oregon State, March 11, 2023 |
| Floor | 9.95 at Regional Final, April 5, 2025 |
| 9.95 vs. Denver, Feb. 21, 2025 | |
| 9.95 at NCAA Semifinal, April 18, 2024 | |
| 9.95 at NCAA Regional Final, April 7, 2024 | |
| 9.95 at NCAA Regional Rd. 2, April 5, 2024 | |
| 9.95 at Pac-12 Championships, March 23, 2024 | |
| 9.95 vs. Utah State/Stanford, March 15, 2024 | |
| 9.95 at Arizona, March 8, 2024 |
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