Kayla Hoffman

Kayla Marie Hoffman (born August 13, 1988) is a former American artistic gymnast from Union, New Jersey.

A former senior international elite, she competed for the University of Alabama gymnastics team from 2008 to 2011.

In 2011, she won the Honda Sports Award as the top woman gymnast.

While competing for the school, she trained 20 hours a week in the gym and managed a 4.0 grade point average.

[8] At the 2010 SEC Championships, Hoffman posted a score of 9.9 on the floor to tie with two other gymnasts for second place.

[9] A senior in 2011, she helped guide her team to a fifth national championship win with a performance that included a 9.95 on the floor exercise.

[21] Hoffman won the 2010-11 Roy F. Kramer SEC Female Athlete of the Year as a result of her performance, the first Alabama woman to win the award since 2004.

[23] Another meet against the Arkansas Razorbacks saw her put up a score of 9.35 on the uneven bars and a 9.95 on the vault.

[11] Following her win at the 2011 National Championships, she was outside her apartment when a tornado struck the building, suffering a six inch long cut along her calf as a result of flying glass.