HONORS: Academic All-Mountain West (2024, 2205); Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2024, 2025); Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association Scholastic All-American (2022, 2023, 2024); College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2025).
2025 (SENIOR CAMPAIGN): Competed in all 14 meets on vault and averaged 9.745 on the event … tied for ninth in the Mountain West and tied for 37th in the North Central Region on vault with a National Qualifying Score (NQS) of 9.790 … tied for third on vault with a 9.800 against BYU at the NCAA Regional Championships in Salt Lake City (4/2) … tied for fifth on vault with a 9.800 at the MW Championships (3/23) ... won her first-career event title as she tied for first on vault with a season-high 9.850 at Air Force (3/7) ... tied for second on vault with a 9.800 against Boise State (2/21) ... placed eighth on vault with a 9.800 against No. 7 California and Texas Woman's at the Metroplex Challenge(2/14) ... earned Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association Scholastic All-America accolades and College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honors ... named Academic All-MW and a MW Scholar-Athlete.
2024 (JUNIOR CAMPAIGN): Competed in all 12 meets on vault and averaged 9.717 on the event … ranked 13th in the Mountain West and 49th in the North Central Region with a National Qualifying Score (NQS) of 9.745 … tied for 11th on vault with a 9.750 at the MW Championships (3/23) … tied for second on vault with a season-high 9.825 against Air Force (1/26) … tied for ninth on vault with a 9.750 at the Air Force Tri Meet with San José State (3/1) … tied for 11th on vault with a 9.775 at the Southern Utah Tri Meet (1/19) ... earned Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association Scholastic All-America accolades ... named Academic All-MW and a MW Scholar-Athlete.
2023 (SOPHOMORE CAMPAIGN): Competed on both vault and floor in all 10 meets … tied for 16th on vault (9.750) and placed 24th on floor (9.025) at the Mountain Rim Gymnastics Conference Championships (3/18) … tied for second on vault with a personal-best 9.875 and tied for seventh on floor with a 9.800 at BYU (2/24) … tied for seventh on floor with a career-high-tying 9.825 against No. 21 Southern Utah (2/17) … placed seventh on floor with a career-best 9.825 and tied for seventh on vault with a 9.775 at Boise State (2/3) … made her Aggie debut at the Rio Tinto Best of Utah Meet (1/13), where she tied for 10th on vault with a 9.800 and placed 24th on floor with a 9.700 … tied for eighth on vault with a 9.700 at No. 21 Southern Utah … tied for sixth on vault (9.725) and placed 11th on floor (9.750) against BYU (1/27) ... earned Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association Scholastic All-America accolades.
PREVIOUS SCHOOL: Spent one season at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri … as a freshman for the Lions in 2022, she competed on vault in six meets, recording a season-best score of 9.750 … earned Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association Scholastic All-America accolades following the season.
CLUB/HIGH SCHOOL: Trained at Triad Gymnastics in Ankeny, Iowa, for nine years under the direction of Dan Miller … four-time all-around state champion (2013, 2014, 2017 and 2019), a Super 8 qualifier and member of the Super 8 championship team in 2017 … team captain from 2020-21 … graduated in 2021 from Ankeny High School, where she earned the Academic Excellence Award all four years, as well as the DMACC Dean’s Award.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Craig and Leasa Gatzlaff ... full name is Payton Layne Gatzlaff ... has one brother and one sister ... sister, Madison, competed in swimming and diving at Ball State ... graduated from Utah State with her bachelor's degree in kinesiology in the spring of 2025... last name is pronounced Gatz-laugh.
CAREER HIGHS:
| VAULT |
BARS |
BEAM |
FLOOR |
ALL-AROUND |
| 9.875 |
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9.825 |
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