Karly grew up in Mica, WA and currently attends Connections Online Academy. She aspires to be an Equine Insurance Agent. Growing up, Karly participated in gymnastics for over eight years, training up to Level 4. Her experience working with kids includes babysitting, teaching horseback riding lessons, and volunteering as a middle school youth group leader. Karly started working at Spokane Gymnastics as a Gymnastics Coach in 2025 and especially enjoys working with Instructional Gymnastics, specifically Levels 2 and 3. Her favorite event to teach is Bars because they take a lot of confidence and it is cool to see kids gain that confidence. Karly describes her coaching style as patient and encouraging.

In her free time, Karly is a competitive horse rider and enjoys riding dirt bikes. A fun fact about Karly: she was named the 2022 NRHA Rookie of The Year Champion!