Hawk Item – Is tied for the school record on floor (9.975) and is tied for ninth in school history on vault (9.925).
2021 Honors – WCGA second-team All-American… first-team All-Big Ten selection… Big Ten All-Championships team after winning share of floor title, becoming fourth Big Ten champion in school history… CGN Comeback Gymnast of the Year. 2021 – Competed in all 11 meets and in the all-around eight times… tied a school record on floor set in 2004, scoring a 9.975 in Iowa’s tri-meet against Minnesota and Maryland (2/13), while also posting a career-best on beam (9.875)… performance on floor helped team to school floor record… received a 10.000 from one judge on floor en route to her career-best score… won the all-around and shared the floor title at Illinois (1/31)… scored a 39.325 to win all-around and shared titles on floor (9.900) and vault (9.850)… shared the floor title (9.925) and won the all-around (38.875) in the road victory at Nebraska (2/20)… tied for second on the vault (9.925) in helping the team to a Big Five Meet (2/27) win in Ann Arbor… won the vault (9.875), tied for first on floor (9.925) and was second in all-around (38.600) in the victory over Illinois (3/6)… tied for first on vault (9.900) in road win at Nebraska (3/14)… won on floor (9.925) in the road victory at Nebraska (3/14)… tied for fourth on vault with a career-high 9.925 at the Big Ten Championships (3/20)… shared the floor title (9.925) at the NCAA Regionals (4/2)… placed sixth in all-around (39.250) at Regional.
2020 — Named to the 2020 Big Ten Women’s Gymnasts to Watch List… did not see action.
High School — 2016- Level 9/10 Championships: AA 37.325, fourth place… 2016- Level 9 Easter Championships: AA 37.625, second place… 2017- Level 8/9/10 State Championship Meet: AA 37.250, third place… 2017- Level 9/10 Regional Championships: AA 37.95, fourth place… 2017 JO National Championships: AA 37.85, seventh place… 2018- Level 6/9/1- State Championship Meet: AA 37.600, fifth place… 2018- Level 9/10 Regional Championships: AA 38.225, third place… 2018- JO National Championships: AA 37.700, 18th place… Peoria Journal Star’s 2018 Central Illinois Best of Preps: Gymnast of the Year… 2019- Level 6/9/10 State Championship Meet: AA 38.225, third place… 2019- Level 9/10 Regional Championships: AA 37.575, seventh place… 2019- JO National Championships: AA 29.550, 54th place… member of the Best Buddies and Foreign Language Club… club coaches were Kim Brendixen and Brett Hewetson at Gym Corner.
Personal — Born July 8, 2001… daughter of Letcha and Kennethy Haywood… has two siblings (Keyaira and Zuri Haywood)… health and human physiology major.
Career Bests
Event | Score | Opponent | Date |
Vault | 9.925 | 2X, last at Big Ten Championships | 3/20/21 |
Bars | 9.825 | at Illinois | 1/31/21 |
Beam | 9.875 | Maryland/Minnesota | 2/13/21 |
Floor | 9.975 | Maryland/Minnesota | 2/13/21 |
All-Around | 39.325 | at Illinois | 1/31/21 |