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Payton Monk
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 4-11
- Hometown:
- Hanover Township, Pa.
- High School:
- Wyoming Seminary
- Club:
- Northeast Gymnastics Academy
| CAREER HIGHS | ||||
| VT | UB | BB | FX | AA |
| 9.775 | - | 9.750 | 9.925 | - |
Personal Bests:
Vault: 9.775 - TOWSON (1/21/24)
Beam: 9.750 - at Towson (2/23/24)
Floor: 9.925 - W&M, LIU, WEST CHESTERÂ (3/10/24)
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Career Honors/Awards:
2025 EAGL All-Scholastic Team
2024 EAGL All-Scholastic Team
2024 Second Team All-EAGL (floor)
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In the Record Book:
Floor: 9.925 (t-4th) - W&M, LIU, WEST CHESTERÂ (3/10/24)
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2025
- EAGL All-Scholastic Team
- Did not compete
- Second Team All-EAGL (floor)
- EAGL All-Scholastic Team
- Saw action in all 13 meets, 13 on floor, seven on beam, and nine on vault.
- Averaged 9.830 on vault with an NQS score of 9.860 with 10 scores of 9.8 or better, including two 9.9 scores and one event win with a career-high 9.925.
- Helped the Owls to a season-high 49.075 against Towson (1/21) with a career-high 9.775.
- Added 10 scores of 9.7 or better on floor where she averaged 9.745 with an NQS of 9.825, and added a season-best 9.925 at home on Senior Day against William and Mary, LIU, and West Chester (3/10), helping the Owls break the school record with a 49.575.
- had two scores of 9.7 or better on beam with a career-high 9.750 at Towson (2/23).
- Earned three scores of 9.7 or better on vault including a 9.775 versus Towson (1/21).
Payton has been a Level 10 gymnast since 2021 and trains at Northeast Gymnastics Academy in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. In her first season as an L10, Payton qualified for the Junior Olympic Nationals in Daytona Beach, Fla. After placing fifth in the all-around and second on the floor at the Region 7 Championships, the Pennsylvania native had a strong showing at the JO event where she earned a top-15 finish on the floor exercise. In 2022, Payton finished fifth in the all-around and fourth in the floor exercise at the Level 10 State Championships. There she moved on to the Region 7 Championships, placing sixth place on floor. At the 2022 Christmas on the Chesapeake meet, she earned a personal-best score of 9.8 in the floor exercise, giving her first place for the second time in three as an L10.
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