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2025 Acrobatics & Tumbling Roster

Profile

  • Top/Tumbler
    Position
  • Sophomore
    Class
  • Round Rock, Texas
    Hometown
  • 5'3
    Height
  • Stony Point HS
    High School
Payton Washington
#9
Payton Washington
Top/Tumbler
Position
Sophomore
Class
Round Rock, Texas
Hometown

Summary

Biography

• NCATA DI Athlete of the Year (2025)
• NCATA All-America (2024, '25)
• NCATA DI Freshman of the Year (2024)
• NCATA Five-Element Acro Champion (2024)
• NCATA Synchronized Pyramid Champion (2025)
• NCATA 450 Salto Toss Champion (2024, '25)
• NCATA Synchronized Toss Champion (2025)
• NCATA Quad Tumbling Champion (2025)
• NCATA Open Tumbling Champion (2024, '25)
• NCATA Freshman of the Week (2/28/24, 3/6/24, 3/20/24, 3/27/24, 4/10/24)
• NCATA Academic Honor Roll (2024, '25)
• Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team (2024)

 

2025 (Sophomore): Competed in all 12 meets … Was on the mat for an average of 10 heats per meet … Named NCATA Athlete of the Week six times … Averaged a score of 9.918 in the Open Tumbling Pass, earning a perfect 10 against Missouri State on the road (3/8) … Earned an average of 9.62 in the 450 Salto Toss … Competed in seven synchronized heats each meet … A part of four perfect 10s … NCATA Most Outstanding Athlete of the Year … NCATA Synchronized Pyramid Champion … NCATA 450 Salto Toss Champion … NCATA Synchronized Toss Champion … NCATA Quad Tumbling Champion … NCATA Open Tumbling Champion … NCATA All-American … NCATA Academic Honor Roll … Member of the NCATA Championship team.

2024 (Freshman): Competed in 10 meets as a top and tumbler … Competed in Team Event for all 10 meets … In the Compulsory Event, she was a top for two season-high 9.925 toss heats (4/25, 4/27) while also helping score the season-high 9.20 in tumbling against Long Island (3/5) … Helped score a season-high of 9.95 in Five-Element Acro, earning it against Long Island (3/5) and averaging a 9.87 in that heat … Was a top in the Synchronized Pyramid heat, earning a season-high 9.95 against Iona (3/3) and averaging a 9.64/10 … Competed in two heats of Toss, earning a 9.85 for the 450 Salto against Augustana (3/23) and Gannon (4/27) and a high of 9.60 in the synchronized heat against Gannon (3/16) … Consistently competed in two Tumbling heats, earning a high of 9.45 in the trio heat against Oregon (4/25) … Competed in just one heat of the Quad Pass (4/5) … Competed the solo 6-Element Pass in seven meets, earning a high of 9.975 against Augustana (3/23) to lead the nation … Competed the Open Pass for the NCATA Championship meets, earning a high of 9.90 against Gannon in the Finals (4/27) … Named NCATA All-American … NCATA Five-Element Acro Champion … NCATA Open Tumbling Champion … NCATA 450 Salto Toss Champion … NCATA DI Freshman of the Year ... Five-time NCATA Freshman of the Week (2/28, 3/6, 3/20, 3/27, 4/10) … Member of the NCATA Championship team … NCATA Academic Honor Roll.

Payton's Story: Interview on the Sic 'Em Podcast with John MorrisInterview with Brice Cherry of the Waco Tribune-HeraldInterview with Waco's FOX44Interview with Austin's FOX7  • Interview on Good Morning America • ESPN's Outside the Lines

High School: Graduated from Stony Point HS ... Member of the Woodlands Elite Generals coached by Kevin Toner ... 4x All-Star Worlds Silver Medalist ... 4x Varsity Cheer All-American ... 10x NCA Champion ... 3x Majors Champion ... Holds Stony Point HS pole vault record ... Track Academic All-Team ... Graduated with a 4.0 GPA ... Member of National Honors Society ... Student Council President.

Personal: Daughter of Kelan and Angela Washington ... Majoring in Business.