About Areya

Name: Areya Campbell
Birthday: August 26, 2002
Hometown: Seneca, South Carolina
Parents : Demetrius and Crystal Campbell
School: Seneca High School
Graduation Year: Class of 2020
GPA: 3.64 GPA
Gym: Upstate Gymnastics Center
Coach: Talene Amirkhanian, Maureen Williamson, Amber Hansen
Level: Level 10 (2018-Current)
Choreographer : Corrie Lothrop
Floor Music : Original piece
Hours Trained: 19.5 hours per week
Gym Goal: College Scholarship

Areya started taking gymnastics classes in 2014 when she was 12 years old. Areya’s aunt was a gymnast and competed four years at Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO) on a full-ride scholarship. With this family history, her family recognized the gymnastic talent in Areya and felt she needed to pursue it. Areya started taking gymnastics at Upstate Gymnastics in Pendleton, SC with the same coach that coached her aunt. Areya started as a level 5 gymnast and immediately excelled. She was asked to be on the competition team and her first meet scored an all-around of 36.350. She moved up to level 6 and competed that level one season. She scored out of level 7 and moved to level 8 in 2015-2016 season. She placed third in the all-around and first on uneven bars and balance beam at the Level 8 State Championships. She qualified to the Region 8 Championships where she placed fourth in the all-around with a 37.250, second on uneven bars and third on vault.

During the 2016-2017 season, Areya moved up to level 9 where she finished first in the all-around and second on vault and uneven bars, qualifying to the Region 8 Championships. Areya competed as a first-year level 10 gymnast in 2018 where she placed third in the all-around and first on uneven bars at the State Championships. She qualified to the Region 8 Championships. In 2019, Areya placed third in the all-around and first on uneven bars at the State Championships. At the Region 8 Championships, she finished seventh on vault.