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2025 Acrobatics & Tumbling Roster

John Byrum
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5 Krissa Gaines

  • Height 5-2
  • Class Senior
  • High School Hopewell High School
  • Hometown Charlotte, N.C.
  • Instagram krissa_tumbles

Biography

2024 (Junior): Won the Conference Carolinas Open Tumbling Event Championship...Second Team All-Conference...2024 NCATA Academic Honor Roll.

2023 (Sophomore): Won the Conference Carolinas Aerial Tumbling Event Championship, 2023 NCATA Academic Honor Roll. 

2022 (Freshman): Named NCATA Freshman of the Week...Qualified for the 2022 NCATA National Championships...2022 NCATA Academic Honor Roll.

Prep: Graduated from Hopewell High School where she did school cheerleading and was a state champion...Received the French Academic Medal and the Fine Art Award...Also did all-star competitive cheerleading and is a world champion.

Personal: First generation college student.

Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2022Freshman

    Base/Tumbler
    5
  • 5

    2023Sophomore

    Base/Tumbler
    5'2"
    5
  • 5

    2024Junior

    Base/Tumbler
    5'2"
    5
  • 5

    2025Senior

    Base/Tumbler
    5'2"
    5