University of Georgia Athletics
2026 Gymnastics Roster
Nyla Aquino
- Height:
- 5-0
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Lexington HS
- Hometown:
- Boston, Mass.
Career Honors & Awards
• 2025 SEC All-Freshman Team
• 2025 Sam Sheehan Spirit Award
• 2025 WCGA Scholastic All-America
• 2024-25 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
Career High Performances
VAULT 9.950; vs. Oklahoma, 3/14/25
BARS ---
BEAM ---
FLOOR 9.975; 2x, last at Elevate the Stage, 3/8/26
ALL-AROUND ---
2026 // Sophomore
Posted second-place finishes on the vault (9.850) and floor (9.925) in Georgia’s season opener at No. 21 Ohio State (1/10)… Tied for second with her first 9.900 of the season on vault against No. 2 LSU (1/16) and also tied for second on floor with a 9.925… Scored a 9.900 on vault and floor at No. 2 Oklahoma (1/23), her third-straight 9.900 or better on floor to start the season… Posted a 9.900 on vault to finish second in meet against No. 11 Auburn (2/1)… Tied season high floor score of 9.925 at No. 10 Arkansas (2/6), finishing tied for second on the event… Set a new season high on vault at Metroplex Challenge (2/14) with a 9.925, capturing a share of the event title, her first of the season… Won a share of the floor title, tying a season-high 9.925 in meet against No. 4 Florida (2/20)… Scored a 9.900 on vault to win a share of the event title at No. 23 Kentucky (2/27)… Recorded a 9.925, tying a season high, on floor with a 9.825 on vault in win against No. 7 Missouri (3/6)… Captured a share of the floor title with a career high tying 9.975 at Elevate the Stage (3/8) and contributed a 9.900 on vault.
2025 // Freshman
Awarded the 2025 Sam Sheehan Spirit Award… Competed in all 12 meets on vault and floor, notching a season high 9.950 on vault and 9.975 on floor against Oklahoma… Named to the SEC All-Freshman Team… Compiled an NQS of 9.875 on vault and 9.925 on floor…All scores on vault counted for the GymDogs… Earned WCGA Scholastic All-America Honors… Named to 2024-25 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.
Before Georgia
Three-star recruit… Trained at Elite Gymnastics Academy… Finished second in the nation on vault at the 2023 Level 10 DP Nationals with a Tsuk Full - the only gymnast in her region to compete the skill… A state champion on beam, floor, and vault and regional champion on vault and floor in 2023… Top 100 all-around and vault finisher with 16 total Top-100 scores in 2022… 2022 regional champion on vault, bars, floor, and all-around.
Personal
Daughter of Ericka and Jose Aquino… Born March 22, 2006… Double majoring in Sociology and Criminal Justice… Has one brother: Isaias… Both of parents ran track (and met) in college at University of Massachusetts, Lowell… Her uncle is a professional dancer and dances off Broadway.
updated March 9, 2026
• 2025 SEC All-Freshman Team
• 2025 Sam Sheehan Spirit Award
• 2025 WCGA Scholastic All-America
• 2024-25 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
Career High Performances
VAULT 9.950; vs. Oklahoma, 3/14/25
BARS ---
BEAM ---
FLOOR 9.975; 2x, last at Elevate the Stage, 3/8/26
ALL-AROUND ---
2026 // Sophomore
Posted second-place finishes on the vault (9.850) and floor (9.925) in Georgia’s season opener at No. 21 Ohio State (1/10)… Tied for second with her first 9.900 of the season on vault against No. 2 LSU (1/16) and also tied for second on floor with a 9.925… Scored a 9.900 on vault and floor at No. 2 Oklahoma (1/23), her third-straight 9.900 or better on floor to start the season… Posted a 9.900 on vault to finish second in meet against No. 11 Auburn (2/1)… Tied season high floor score of 9.925 at No. 10 Arkansas (2/6), finishing tied for second on the event… Set a new season high on vault at Metroplex Challenge (2/14) with a 9.925, capturing a share of the event title, her first of the season… Won a share of the floor title, tying a season-high 9.925 in meet against No. 4 Florida (2/20)… Scored a 9.900 on vault to win a share of the event title at No. 23 Kentucky (2/27)… Recorded a 9.925, tying a season high, on floor with a 9.825 on vault in win against No. 7 Missouri (3/6)… Captured a share of the floor title with a career high tying 9.975 at Elevate the Stage (3/8) and contributed a 9.900 on vault.
2025 // Freshman
Awarded the 2025 Sam Sheehan Spirit Award… Competed in all 12 meets on vault and floor, notching a season high 9.950 on vault and 9.975 on floor against Oklahoma… Named to the SEC All-Freshman Team… Compiled an NQS of 9.875 on vault and 9.925 on floor…All scores on vault counted for the GymDogs… Earned WCGA Scholastic All-America Honors… Named to 2024-25 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.
Before Georgia
Three-star recruit… Trained at Elite Gymnastics Academy… Finished second in the nation on vault at the 2023 Level 10 DP Nationals with a Tsuk Full - the only gymnast in her region to compete the skill… A state champion on beam, floor, and vault and regional champion on vault and floor in 2023… Top 100 all-around and vault finisher with 16 total Top-100 scores in 2022… 2022 regional champion on vault, bars, floor, and all-around.
Personal
Daughter of Ericka and Jose Aquino… Born March 22, 2006… Double majoring in Sociology and Criminal Justice… Has one brother: Isaias… Both of parents ran track (and met) in college at University of Massachusetts, Lowell… Her uncle is a professional dancer and dances off Broadway.
updated March 9, 2026
GymDogs at SECs - Kelise Woolford Move of the Meet
Sunday, March 22
GymDogs SEC - Ja'Free Scott - Vault
Saturday, March 21
GymDogs SEC - Nyla Aquino - Floor
Saturday, March 21
GymDogs SEC - Kelsie Woolford - Beam
Saturday, March 21
