Shayla Worley

Shayla Worley
Full name	Shayla Worley
Nickname(s)	Lala, Shay
Country represented	United States
Born	(1990-09-02) September 2, 1990 (age 26) Orlando, Florida
Hometown	Orlando, Florida
Height	5'4
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Level	Senior International Elite
Club	Orlando Metro
College team	UGA Gymdogs
Head coach(es)	Jeff Wood
Assistant coach(es)	Christi Barineau
Music	Show
Eponymous skills	Worley (balance beam)
Medal record Gymnastics World Championships 2007 Stuttgart Team Pacific Alliance Championships 2006 Honolulu Team All-Around 2006 Honolulu Uneven Bars American Cup 2006 Philadelphia Balance Beam 2006 Philadelphia All-Around 2006 Philadelphia Uneven Bars 2006 Philadelphia Floor Exercise 2008 New York City Vault 2008 New York City Uneven Bars National Championships 2007 San Jose All-Around 2007 San Jose Uneven Bars

Shayla Worley (born September 2, 1990) is an American artistic gymnast. She was a member of the gold-medal-winning American team at the 2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. She trained for most of her athletic career at Orlando Metro Gymnastics, where she was coached by Jeff Wood and Christi Barineau. From 2009 to 2013, she competed at the University of Georgia, the 10-time NCAA champion in gymnastics.

Worley competed at Level 9 in 2001, placing first in the all-around competition at the Florida State Championships. Her final meet of the season was the Level 9 Eastern Championships, the highest meet to which a Level 9 gymnast can advance, where she placed second all-around. She finished off the Junior Olympic levels by placing second all-around at the 2002 Level 10 Florida State Championships.

In 2002, Worley became a junior national elite, now referred to as pre-elite. She won the all-around title at the American Challenge and also placed well at the U.S. Challenge.

She advanced to junior international elite in 2003. At the U.S. Classic, she placed high enough to qualify to the U.S. National Championships, where she finished fourth all-around. This earned her a spot on the United States national team.

In 2004, Worley helped the U.S. win a dual meet against Japan, and at the American Classic, she finished fourth all-around and again qualified to the U.S. National Championships. A few weeks later, she finished fourth all-around at the Pacific Alliance Championships. She also competed at the U.S. Classic, where she placed second all-around. In the fall, she won the all-around at the U.S. vs. Japan meet and was named to the Junior Pan American Games team, but could not compete because of a back injury.

Worley's final year as a junior was 2005. She started off her season at the International Tri Meet, which the United States won. She also went on a European tour that included meets against lower-ranked Great Britain and Switzerland; the U.S. won both. Her next competition was the U.S. Classic. A potential winner, she finished fourth all-around after falling on floor. At the national championships one month later, a fall on bars kept her down in the standings on Day 1. She battled back and tallied the highest all-around score on Day 2, finishing third overall behind Natasha Kelley. In her final meet of the season, the Massilia Cup, Worley only competed on bars, where she finished second.

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