Strong, consistent rookie season should give way to success this season … saw time on all four events … emerged as a consistent vaulter and bars worker and is comfortable in leadoff position in both lineups… coaches like her calm, confident in-meet attitude … looks to add floor and beam this season … high-level skill set … rarely misses a landing … hopes to follow in the footsteps of teammate Hope Sloanhoffer and former Mountaineer Amy Bieski … thrives under pressure … works hard to improve every day … understands that her talent could take her far in collegiate gymnastics.
At West Virginia in 2012
• Saw action in 12 meets, nine as a multi-event specialist, and scored 221.125 points
• Proved consistent on vault, scoring 9.75 or better five times
• Earned two top-five finishes
• Finalist for the EAGL Rookie of the Year honor
• Solid in collegiate debut, scoring 9.775 on vault against No. 13 Penn State and Maryland (1/8) and finishing sixth
• Scored 9.775 on vault against Rutgers (1/15) and finished fourth
• Opened the bars rotation at Maryland (2/18) with a 9.775 score
• Tallied a career-best 9.8 bars score in lineup’s opening spot at EAGL Championship (3/24)
• Opened the team’s vault rotation at the NCAA Auburn Regional (4/7) with a career-best 9.8 score
• Bars season average of 9.664 ranked fourth on team
• Owned vault season average of 9.716
Club Gymnastics
• Level 10 gymnast out of Hills Gymnastics
• Two-time Junior Olympics National Championships qualifier
• Fifth place all-around, 2011 level 10 national championships
• First place vault, second place floor and all-around (38.2) and third place bars at 2011 Region 7 Championships
• Second place vault, 2011 state championships
• Third place all-around, 2010 level 10 national regional championships
Personal
• Niece of Lisa Taylor
• Has one sister
• Birthday is April 9
• Attended Magruder High
• Majoring in communication studies
Dayah Haley’s Career Highs
Vault 9.8 2012 Auburn NCAA Regional Championships 4/7/12
Bars 9.8 2012 EAGL Championship (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 3/24/12
Beam 9.0 vs. Penn State and Maryland 1/8/12
Floor 9.65 at Michigan 2/3/12
Dayah Haley’s Career Statistics
Year Meets AA Total Points
2012 12 0 221.125
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