Peyton Ernst
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| Peyton Ernst | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.JPG) Ernst in Jesolo in 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Peyton Michelle Ernst | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Pey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 27, 1997 Covington, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  United States (2012–14 (USA)) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Alabama (2017-19) transfer from University of Florida (2015-2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Texas Dreams Gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Kim Zmeskal-Burdette | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Music | Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin (2010-11) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired |
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Peyton Michelle Ernst (born January 27, 1997) is an American former collegiate and artistic gymnast.
Ernst was born in Covington, Louisiana, in 1997 and began gymnastics in 1999. She currently lives in Coppell, Texas.[1] Ernst recently graduated from the University of Alabama.[2] She also has three sisters, Bailey (27), Madison (24) and Reilly (22).[3] All of them have been involved in gymnastics at some point since 2013. Ernst was the only elite gymnast of the family. Ernst signed the National Letter of Intent to the University of Florida in November 2014 and attended the school from the fall of 2015 to the spring of 2016.[4] Ernst was placed on medical leave from University of Florida.[5] Ernst transferred to the University of Alabama and began taking classes in the Spring of 2017.[6] On September 20, 2018, Ernst had announced her retirement from gymnastics on her Instagram page.
Junior career
Ernst started her junior career in 2011, and at that year's Visa Championships, she finished sixth in balance beam.[1]
At the 2012 Secret U.S. Classic, Ernst was sixth in all-around, fifth in vault, and seventh in uneven bars. At the Visa Championships, she was seventh in all-around, eighth in vault, and eighth in balance beam.[1]