Stanford’s Kyla Bryant Receives Best Floor Score in Program History at NCAA Championships

The gymnast fell short of placing first place in the floor exercise event.

Stanford gymnast Kyla Bryant received the best score for floor routine in program history on Thursday at the NCAA championships. She posted a 9.9375.

WHAT. A. WAY. TO. FINISH. HER. CAREER.

Kyla goes 9.9375 in her final collegiate floor routine, the 𝐁𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐒𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 by a Stanford Gymnast on floor at NCAAs.

She SHINED. ✨#FlipTheScript | #GoStanford pic.twitter.com/pcdVVP9k6T

— Stanford Gymnastics (@StanfordWGym) April 14, 2022

This routine marks the last floor performance of her collegiate career. The 2022 NCAA championships marked her first career appearance at the event.

We had to cut out the music, but @kathyjohnsongym said it best: you should have needed a SPECIAL ticket to get to watch that performance.

Un.Real.

Watch live: https://t.co/cI43CxeIjk#FlipTheScript | #GoStanford pic.twitter.com/ZQbY4L7lon

— Stanford Gymnastics (@StanfordWGym) April 14, 2022

Bryant was the only gymnast representing Stanford at the NCAA championships as she was the only member of her team to qualify for an individual event. 

The championships include a participant from each of the four regionals in each individual event: Seattle, Raleigh, Auburn and Norman. Bryant advanced from the Seattle regional.

The other three floor exercise participants included UCLA’s Jordan Chiles, Kentucky’s Hailey Davis and Illinois State’s Jaye Mack. They will also be competing against gymnasts from Utah, Oklahoma, Alabama, Minnesota, Auburn, Michigan, Florida and Missouri, all of which are competing for the team title. The all-around gymnasts, such as Olympic gold medalist Jade Carey, will participate in the floor exercise as well.

After Thursday’s events, Oklahoma’s Jordan Bowers led the floor exercise leaderboard with a 9.9625 score, beating Bryant by 0.025.