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Carissa Clay
- Height:
- 4-11
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- San Diego, Calif.
- Prev School:
- University of Kentucky
- Club:
- Mission Valley YMCA
Career Highlights
Member of 2025 Big Ten Championship and NCAA runner-up team
Three-time WCGA Scholastic All-American
Three-time SEC Winter Sports Academic Honor Roll
Best Marks
BB - 9.725, 2/18/22
FX - 9.750 (ex.), 3/9/25
2025
WCGA Scholastic All-American for the third time in her career โฆย Exhibitioned on balance beam and floor exercise on March 9 vs. Stanford, scoring 9.675 and 9.750, respectively โฆ Made her UCLA debut on Feb. 1 with an exhibition beam that scored 9.675.
2024 (University of Kentucky)
Earned WCGA Scholastic All-America honors โฆ Named to the SEC Winter Sports Academic Honor Roll โฆ Did not compete.
2023 (University of Kentucky)
Named to the SEC Winter Sports Academic Honor Roll โฆ Did not compete.
2022 (University of Kentucky)
WCGA Scholastic All-American โฆ Named to the SEC Winter Sports Academic Honor Roll โฆ Competed on beam three times โฆ Set season and career-high against Florida, scoring 9.725.
2021 (University of Kentucky)
Named to the SECย First-Year Winter Sports Academic Honor Roll โฆ Did not compete.
Club
Trained at Mission Valley YMCA ย โฆ All-around runner-up at the 2019 Level 10 State Championships ย โฆ Fourth on floor, sixth on vault and ninth in the all-around at the 2019 Region 1 Championshipsย ย โฆ Runner-up on beam and eighth in the all-around at the 2018 Region 1 Championships.
Personal
Full name is Carissa Nailah Clay โฆ Born in San Diego โฆ Parents are Don and Gayle Clay โฆ Has a younger brother, CJ โฆ Favorite apparatus is beam โฆ Lists her first-ever college routine as one of her favorite moments in her career because "I remember being so shocked and thankful that my dreams were coming true" โฆ Has dreamed of being a UCLA graduate since she was eight years oldย โฆ Hobbies and interests include country music, the beach, the color pink, breakfast food, coffee and watching football, basketball and baseball โฆย Athletes she admires are Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Michael Jordan โฆ Enrolled in the Transformative Coaching and Leadership graduate program at the UCLA School of Education and Information Studies โฆ Career objective is to be a coach/ESPN commentator.
Member of 2025 Big Ten Championship and NCAA runner-up team
Three-time WCGA Scholastic All-American
Three-time SEC Winter Sports Academic Honor Roll
Best Marks
BB - 9.725, 2/18/22
FX - 9.750 (ex.), 3/9/25
2025
WCGA Scholastic All-American for the third time in her career โฆย Exhibitioned on balance beam and floor exercise on March 9 vs. Stanford, scoring 9.675 and 9.750, respectively โฆ Made her UCLA debut on Feb. 1 with an exhibition beam that scored 9.675.
2024 (University of Kentucky)
Earned WCGA Scholastic All-America honors โฆ Named to the SEC Winter Sports Academic Honor Roll โฆ Did not compete.
2023 (University of Kentucky)
Named to the SEC Winter Sports Academic Honor Roll โฆ Did not compete.
2022 (University of Kentucky)
WCGA Scholastic All-American โฆ Named to the SEC Winter Sports Academic Honor Roll โฆ Competed on beam three times โฆ Set season and career-high against Florida, scoring 9.725.
2021 (University of Kentucky)
Named to the SECย First-Year Winter Sports Academic Honor Roll โฆ Did not compete.
Club
Trained at Mission Valley YMCA ย โฆ All-around runner-up at the 2019 Level 10 State Championships ย โฆ Fourth on floor, sixth on vault and ninth in the all-around at the 2019 Region 1 Championshipsย ย โฆ Runner-up on beam and eighth in the all-around at the 2018 Region 1 Championships.
Personal
Full name is Carissa Nailah Clay โฆ Born in San Diego โฆ Parents are Don and Gayle Clay โฆ Has a younger brother, CJ โฆ Favorite apparatus is beam โฆ Lists her first-ever college routine as one of her favorite moments in her career because "I remember being so shocked and thankful that my dreams were coming true" โฆ Has dreamed of being a UCLA graduate since she was eight years oldย โฆ Hobbies and interests include country music, the beach, the color pink, breakfast food, coffee and watching football, basketball and baseball โฆย Athletes she admires are Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Michael Jordan โฆ Enrolled in the Transformative Coaching and Leadership graduate program at the UCLA School of Education and Information Studies โฆ Career objective is to be a coach/ESPN commentator.
Mic'd Up - Meet the Bruins Judges
Wednesday, December 24
Yates Gym Unveiling (Dec. 21, 2025)
Sunday, December 21
Mika Webster-Longin - Balance Beam (Dec. 13, 2025)
Wednesday, December 17
Nola Matthews - Floor Exercise (Dec. 13, 2025)
Sunday, December 14
