Kayla Bird

Photo by: Dave Nishitani/Oregon State Athletics

Photo by: Dave Nishitani/Oregon State Athletics

Position:
Uneven Bars/Floor
Height:
5-3
Class:
Senior
High School:
Corona Del Sol HS
Hometown:
Gilbert, Ariz.

2020, 21, 22 WCGA All-American Scholar
2021, 22, 23 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll

Collegiate Bests:
Vault: 9.825, 2X, most recently at Stanford (3/14/21)
Bars: 9.875 at Arizona (3/4/22)
Beam: 9.800 at Washington (1/23/21)
Floor: 9.925 at Stanford (3/14/21)
AA: 39.175 vs. Cal (2/21/21)

2023 Season:

Appeared in the bars lineup once
Made a pair of appearances on floor
Season-high 9.825 on floor in the win over Rutgers

2022 Season:

Hit 18/21 Routines
11 floor Routines
10 bar Routines, scored a season high 9.875 during the final home competition
Career high bar score against Arizona State at home
Greatly contributed to the floor lineup, posting a 9.800 or higher at nine meets

2021 Season:

Hit 31 out of 34 routines
Earned two event titles on bars and floor
Performed on bars and floor in all 10 meets
Competed nine vault and five beam routines
Four all-around scores
Posted a career-high 9.825 on vault twice - at UCLA (2/27) and at Stanford (3/14)
Recorded a then career-best on bars (9.850) against California (2/21)
Scored a 9.775 on bars against Washington for the event title (1/23)
Posted a season-best 9.800 on beam at Washington (2/8)
Tallied three scores of 9.90 or higher
Finished the regular season with floor title and a career-best 9.925 at Stanford (3/14)
Recorded a 9.90 on floor at the Pac-12 Championships (3/20)
Posted scores of 9.750 on vault, 9.800 on bars, and 9.850 on floor at the NCAA Athens Regional (4/2).

2020 Season:

Hit 28 out of 29 routines as a freshman. Performed in the all-around in the season-opener at the Critique Classic to begin her college career
Appeared in the vault and bars lineups in all 10 meets
Also performed in the floor lineup seven times and on beam twice
Established her season-best score of 9.875 on the floor exercise against UCLA (2/29)
Set her season-high on vault with a 9.775 at Utah (2/15)
Notched season-best scores of 9.80 on uneven bars four times – at Arizona (1/25), vs. Stanford (2/2), at Utah and against UCLA
Set her high mark on beam with a 9.65 at Sacramento State (1/17)
Exhibition on beam four times scoring 9.75 against UCLA.

Prior to Oregon State:

Trained at Arizona Dynamics under coaches Michelle Strang, Kim Graves and Jessica Wolf
Three-time Junior Olympic National Qualifier
12th place All-Around finisher at 2019 J.O National Championships and 12th place in uneven bars
Finished fifth in the all-around, fourth on the bars and balance beam, and sixth on the vault at 2019 USAG Region 1 Championships
Won the all-around title, finished second on the vault, bars and beam, and third on floor at the 2019 Arizona State Championships
Finished eighth on the uneven bars and 12th in the all-around at J.O. Nationals in 2018
Earned second in the all-around at Region 1 Championships including second on the beam, third on the bars and fourth on the vault in 2018
Swept the Arizona State Championships with first place finishes on all four events
All-around earning 2018 Arizona Level 10 Gymnast of the Year honors
Region 1 vault champion in 2017.