Emma Lavelle
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- Height:
- 5-3
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- Hometown:
- Mandeville, La.
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Major:
- Biology
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- Previous School:
- Lakeshore HS
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- Gym Club/Center:
- North Shore Gymnastics
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- Event:
- AA
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- Career high - AA:
- 37.850
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- Career high - Vault:
- 9.575
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- Career high - Bars:
- 9.625
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- Career high - Beam:
- 9.80
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- Career high - Floor:
- 9.7
Bio
2024 Junior Season: Competed in 11 meets on bars, beam, and floor as she turned in another solid season … Season high on floor was a 9.25 on Jan. 12 in the Ladies’ season-opening meet versus SEMO … Posted a season-high 9.5252 on bars on Feb. 9 versus Alaska and Talladega … Had a season-best 9.675 on beam on Feb. 16 against Air Force and UC-Davis … Named to the 2024 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® Women's At-Large team … Named a Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) Academic All-American ... Named an MIC Scholar-Athlete.
2023 Sophomore Season: Lavelle followed up an impressive rookie campaign with another fine season as she qualified on beam for the 2023 USA Gymnastics Women's Collegiate National Championships, making her second-consecutive appearance at nationals … She earned a 9.65 or higher on beam five times and recorded a career-high 9.80 to finish second against Lindenwood on March 11 … Competed in all four individual events during the season and in the All-Around twice, earning a season-high 36.90 on Jan. 28 versus Hamline … Earned a new career-high score (9.625) on bars on Feb. 26 versus Springfield College … Named to the 2023 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® Women's At-Large Team … Named an MIC Scholar-Athlete and boasted a perfect 4.0 GPA.
2022 Freshman Season: Capped a fantastic freshman season by qualifying for the 2022 USAG Collegiate Nationals after posting an average score of 37.158 in the All Around … She competed in all eight of the Ladies’ regular-season meets as well as the MIC Championships prior to her appearance at the USAG Collegiate Nationals She finished 21st in the preliminary round at the USAG Nationals with a 9.65 on floor … High score at the MIC Championships was a 9.45 on vault … Top AA score of the season was a 37.850 versus TWU on Jan. 30 in which she won the competition and posted season high scores on both floor (9.70) and beam (9.775) … Finished third in the AA in her collegiate debut at nationally-ranked LSU on Jan. 7 with a 36.950 in which her top individual score was a 9.475 on beam … earned a runner-up finish on floor with a 9.675 against the University of Alaska Anchorage Seawolves on Feb. 11 … Recorded a pair of third-place finishes in the second of two meets against Alaska-Anchorage on Feb. 13 - 9.575 on vault and a 9.675 on beam … Named an Academic All-American by the Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) ... Named a MIC Scholar-Athlete … Named to the Spring 2022 Dean's List.
Prior to Centenary: Attended Lakeshore High School in Mandeville, La. ... Was named Valedictorian with a perfect 4.0 GPA .... Member of the National Honor Society ... Was a Level 8, 9, and 10 regional qualifier... 2021 State Champions Bars runner up... Member of Key Club... Recipent of the Allstate Sugar Bowl Women in Sports Scholarship
Personal: Birthday is Jan. 7 in Metairie, La... Parents are Kevin Lavelle and Kimnita Gervais ... Has one sibling, her brother Jacob ... Majoring in Biology.
Favorite Movie: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Favorite Hobbies: Hiking, hanging out with friends, and painting
News mentions
Senior Emma Lavelle (Mandeville, La.) and senior Sophie Schmitz (Trophy Club, Texas) were named 2025 WCGNIC All-Americans, the Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) announced.
The Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO) Gymhawks, the University of Bridgeport Purple Knights, the Texas Woman’s University Pioneers, and the West Chester University Golden Rams advanced to the team finals of the 2025 Women's Collegiate Gymnastics National Invitational Championships after impressive performances in their respective sessions inside the Gold Dome.
Hellooooo Ladies Fans!! It’s freshman, Peyton Burford, here with another Gym Talk about my first semester as a college student, and as a Centenary gymnast! The 2024 semester has been so exciting and eventful, and I’m here to tell y’all all about it!