WEST CHESTER, Pa. – Five Southeast Missouri Gymhakws competed in the 2026 WCGNIC Individual Event Finals on Sunday afternoon from Hollinger Field House including Taylor Ingle, Kailyn Hamilton, Leah Parton, Reagan Sams, and Gracie Jones. 
 
All five gymnasts who competed in Sunday's finals landed on the WCGNIC First Team All-American list for their respective events. Graduate student Nyah Reader finished the WCGNIC as a Second Team All-American on both the vault and floor. Sophomore Joselene Hernandez was also named a First Team All-American on the bars for her efforts on Friday afternoon.
 
Taylor Ingle competed on all four apparatuses and captured the event title on the vault with a 9.8625 and the beam with a 9.850. She tied for the top spot on the bars with a 9.775 and took third on the floor with a 9.8625. 
 
She captured the all-around title as well as she scored a season-high 39.275 with her combined score on all four apparatuses. 
 
Sophomore Gracie Jones swung her way to a 9.750 on the bars competing back in her home state. Fellow bars teammate Kailyn Hamilton turned in a 9.7125 in her final bars routine in a SEMO leotard. 

On the floor, junior Leah Parton and sophomore Regan Sams turned in excellent routines. Parton scored a 9.8125 while Sams scored a 9.850 as each gymnast finished as an All-American. 

At the end of the event, assistant coaches Keira Boetel and Lydia Test were named the 2026 WCGNIC Assistant Coaches of the Year for the first time in either one of their careers. Senior Taylor Ingle was named WCGNIC 'Gymnast of the Year' for the first time in her career as well. 
 
WCGNIC All-American List

Vault 
1^st Team All American
Sarah Eskew (WCU)
Jamilia Duffus (UAA)
Allie Berkley (Fisk)
Maddy Murphy (TWU)
Alyson Sobczak (WCU)
Taylor Ingle (SEMO)
Alaina Reed (TWU)
Lena Coxon (UB)
Maribelle Albert (UAA)
Sophia Isbell (TWU)
Jaslyn McComeskey (WCU)
Nova Staruk (UB)
Bailey Bourgeois (TWU)
 
2^nd Team All American
                  Hannah Fitzgerald (SCSU)
                  Jordan Loock (TWU)
                  Juliaunna Baker (TWU)
                  Nyah Reader (SEMO)
                  Abigail Kenney (UB)
                  Amara Nelson (Greenville)
Bars
1^st Team All American
Abigail Kenney (UB)
Jada Niles (UAA)
Caroline Bowns (TWU)
Brooke Ferrari (TWU)
Emily Hernandez (UB)
Gracie Jones (SEMO)
Maddie McCullough (WCU)
Jordan Loock (TWU)
Kailyn Hamilton (SEMO)
Grace McNamara (WCU)
Jamilia Duffus (UAA)
Taylor Ingle (SEMO)
Claudia Lessig (UAA)
Nicole Pujals (UB)
Kami Zarlengo (TWU)
Joselene Hernandez (SEMO)
Samantha Nokes (UB)
 
2^nd Team All American
                  Melina Ringas (WCU)
                  Ciniah Rosby (Fisk)
                  Georgia Reed (UB)
Beam
1^st Team All American
Skyla Cruz (CCLA)
Amara Nelson (Greenville)
Ciniah Rosby (Fisk)
Amy Foret (CCLA)
Alaina Reed (TWU)
Aliyah Reed-Hammon (Fisk)
Lydia Stoner (WCU)
Gabriela Dinisoe (SCSU)
Jordan Grindol (UAA)
Taylor Ingle (SEMO)
Rian Tompkins (UB)
 
2^nd Team All American
                  Caroline Bowns (TWU)
                  Claudia Lessig (UAA)
 
Floor
1^st Team All American
Abby Royer (SCSU)
Cat Keener (WCU)
Diamond Cook (Wilberforce)
Ellery Gilmer (Greenville)
Taylor Ingle (SEMO)
Leah Parton (SEMO)
Sophia Isbell (TWU)
Reagan Sams (SEMO)
Bailey Bourgeois (TWU)
Kylie Minard (TWU)
Autumn Mickens (TWU)
 
2^nd Team All American
                  Libby Allen (SCSU)
                  Ziya Coleman (Fisk)
                  Kami Zarlengo (TWU)
                  Nyah Reader (SEMO)
                  Amy Foret (CCLA)
 
All Around
First Team All American
Taylor Ingle (SEMO)

Second Team All American
Amara Nelson (Greenville)