Kaitlyn Schou was born on November 1, 1996. She trained at Orlando Metro Gymnastics until the spring of 2010 when she moved to Brandy Johnson's Gym. She will graduate from high school in 2015.
In 2005, Kaitlyn competed level five. She moved up to prep-optional in 2006. She finished second all-around at the Sand Dollar Invitational. In 2007, she competed level seven. Kaitlyn placed second all-around at the Gasparilla Classic. At States, she won bars. She finished fourth all-around and third on floor.
Kaitlyn competed level eight in 2008. She won bars, beam and the all-around at the Atlanta Crown meet. At the Sand Dollar Invitational, she won floor and the all-around. Kaitlyn won beam and the all-around at the Hard Rock Invitational. At the City of Lights Invitational, she won vault, bars and the all-around. She finished out the regular season by winning vault and the all-around at the Tampa Bay Turners Invitational. At States, she swept the gold medals. She ended her season with a third place finish at Regionals.
She competed level nine in 2009. At the Metroplex Challenge, she finished third all-around. She won vault, bars and the all-around at the Palm Beach Invitational. At the City of Lights, she won everything except for a second place finish on floor. She swept the gold medals at the Tampa Bay Turners Invitational. For the second year in a row, Kaitlyn swept the gold medals at States. She won bars and placed second all-around at Regionals. At Easterns, Kaitlyn finished second all-around. She placed in the top six on every event, including second place finishes on bars and beam.
In 2010, Kaitlyn began her season at the Tampa Bay Turners Invitational, where she finished fifth in the all-around and first on vault. At the Sand Dollar Invitational, she placed fifth overall and third on balance beam in the elite division. Kaitlyn concluded her 2010 season at the Texas National Elite Qualifier.
Kaitlyn started her 2011 season at the TBT Invitational where she placed third on balance beam and eighth in the all-around. She placed third in the all-around at both Atlanta Crown Invitational and Daytona Beach Open. At the Presidential Classic and Northern Lights Classic, she placed fourth overall. Kaitlyn placed sixth in the all-around and second on balance beam at the Level 10 Regionals. There, she qualified to the Junior Olympic Nationals in Long Beach, California. At the JO Nationals, she placed 36th overall.
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