Mary Lou Retton daughter LSU Gymnastics McKenna Kelley retired in 2019. Mary has four daughters with her husband Shannon Kelley.
The kids have chosen their professional career part in gymnastics like their mother Mary. She is a five-time Olympic gold medalist and has won silver and bronze medals.
She was involved in gymnastics at eight and decided to train with coach Romanians Bela and Merta Karolyi. Bela and Merta had previously trained Nadia Comaneci, a two-time Olympic gold medal in gymnastics.
She got interested in the gym because of Nadia. After being trained by professional coaches, she participated in American Cup for two years in 1983 and 1984.
Mary had a knee injury while training in a floor routine, and she had surgery five weeks before the 1984 Summer Olympics. She recovered in time and participated in the Olympics.
Having performed brilliantly in the Olympics, Sports Illustrated named her a Sportswoman of the Year, and was featured in the Wheaties box.
Mary Lou Retton Husband
Mary Lou Retton husband Shannon Kelly is an account manager at NETSYNC. Marry and Shannon first met at the University of Texas.
The couple engaged in 1989 and married on December 29, 1990. However, their marriage didn't go well, and they split up after 27 years.
Mary filed for divorce from Shannon on November 4, 2017. Though the pair split up, they both are good friends and remain on good terms.
She got joint custody of her kids and moved away from her marriage with $2 million in assets.
Retton opened up about her divorce with the public for the first time on the reality show 'Dancing With the Stars in 2018.
In their divorce statement, there is an agreement that Mary will pay for their daughter's gymnastics costs. Participating in a dancing show has helped her to move on and concentrate on her life.
She said, 'When I walked in here, I knew I was starting over, and I was scared, but now, I know I’m starting over, but I’m excited.'
Shannon Kelly Is A Former Quarterback
Shannon works as an account manager now but was previously a football player.
He completed his Bachelor's degree in Corporate Communication from The University of Texas at Austin and his Master's in Business from the University of St. Thomas.
After completing his master's degree Shannon started his career at Morgan Keegan & Company as a vice president of investment for four years and one month.
According to his LinkedIn account, he worked for Wunderlich Securities as Broker for nine years. He has many years of working experience in different fields.
As a football player, Shannon served as a quarterback coach at Fairmont State University and running back coach at the California University of Pennsylvania.
Kelly then worked as an Assistant Head Coach at Houston Baptist University for six years and eleven months from April 2013 to February 2020.
Shannon was a football quarterback for Texas Longhorns in 1988. During his time at Texas, the Longhorns participated in three bowl games, winning the Blue Bonnet Bowl against Pitt.
However, Mark Murdock replaced him in games with the University of North Texas and the University of Oklahoma.
When playing for Arkansas, Kelley placed in favor of Murdock, who almost brought the team back from a 24-3 deficit.
Mary Lou Retton Children
Mary Lou Retton has four kids, McKenna Kelley, Skyla Brae Kelley, Emma Jean Kelley, and Shayla Rae Kelley.
Born in a sports background, Mary trained them in gymnastics when they were young. Following their career in their mother's footsteps, the kids have made name for themself and are well-known.
Shayla Rae Kelley In Acrobatics
Shayla is the eldest daughter of Mary, born on April `12, 1995 in Houston. She attended Second Baptist School in Houston and competed in club gymnast at Aerial Port Gymnastics for three years and Stars Houston for one year.
Shayla qualified for two events at National Collegiate Acrobatics & Tumbling Association (NCATA) in acrobatics and tumbling.
Participating in Acrobatics and tumbling in 2016, in her junior season, she qualified for three events at NCATA.
Shayla completed her Bachelor's Degree from Baylor University in Health Science. However, she didn't continue acrobatics and tumbling after college.
Talking about her personal life, she married Wyatt Schrepfer in January 2020. Shayla and Wyatt attended Baylor University.
The couple looks adorable together, and they are enjoying their married life.
McKenna Is An Artistic Gymnast
McKenna is a former artistic gymnast. She is the second daughter of Mary, born on April 15, 1997, in Houston, Texas.
She focused on her gymnastics career by participating at the college level at Louisiana State University in 2016.
McKenna contributed a 9.9 to the Tigers' second-place performance at the Super Six team finals of the 2016 NCAA Gymnastics Championship.
She won the floor exercise competition and helped the Tigers win the team title in 2017 by posting a floor exercise score of 9.95 at the SEC Championships.
She missed the 2019 season due to an injury and decided to end her gymnast career. She is currently the founder of The McKenna Kelly Foundation.
McKenna is in a relationship with baseball player Braden Doughty. Braden and MacKenna are Louisiana State University graduate students.
She frequently shares pictures with her boyfriend on her Instagram account.
Skyla Brae Is Cheerleader
Skyla is a cheerleader, as she was on the cheerleading team during high school. She was born in the year 2000 in Houston, Texas.
She studied at Texas Tech University. She was involved in gymnastics at three, but growing up, she became interested as a cheerleader.
Skyla has also participated in different cheerleader competitions. She loves spending time with her sibling and parents.
She celebrated thanksgiving with her sisters in Houston, Texas on November 29, 2019.
Emma Jean Is A Gymnast
Emma is a fun & Fitness Gymnastic in Richmond, Texas. She started her freshman year in gymnastics at the University of Arkansas.
She placed fourth in the all-around at the Texas State Championships in her debut year at level 10 after getting the highest marks in the vault and floor competitions.
In 2019, she participated in two competitions, the Star Struck Invitational and the Kurt Thomas Invitational.
Emma competed in her first college game during her sophomore year of 2022 and started the schedule for 2022 for the Hogs in the first slot on vault versus Ohio State.
In her junior season in 2023, she appeared in the vault lineup twice with a season-high 9.750 against Alabama.
Talking about her personal life, she is in a relationship with Hudson Clark. Hudson is with Arkansas Razorback, a defensive back.
Mary Lou Retton Family Tree
Mary Lou Retton was born to parents Lois Retton and Ronnie Retton. Her father was a college basketball player and played baseball in a minor league.
Ronnie also runs the coal industry transportation equipment business.
Mary has one sister Shari Retton Timko and three brothers, Ronnie Retton Jr, Donnie Retton, and Jerry Retton.
Lois enrolled her in a dancing class at the age of four, and then she took Mary and Shari to a gymnastics class at West Virginia University.
Getting training at the same time, her sister Shari has also made a name in gymnastics. His brother Ronnie Jr and Jerry are former baseball players, and Donnie played football.
Mary's dad Ronnie passed away at 84 on November 12, 2021, in Fairmont.
Ronnie Is A Multi Sport Player
Ronnie was a basketball and baseball player. He was born in Fairview, West Virginia.
As a multi-sports player, he was a great defensive basketball player who earned three varsity letters from 1957-59. He was a co-captain of the 1959 team and led them to the national championship game.
Before committing to a free-agent deal with the New York Yankees, he earned three baseball varsity letters.
Retton spent six years playing minor league baseball with the Yankees after university.
Shari Retton Timko
Shari was an All-American gymnast at West Virginia University. She was WVU's first women's sports All-American who won first-team accolades in the all-around at the 1982 AIAW national gymnastics.
As a freshman, Shari has earned four letters and helped the 10th-seeded Mountaineers place third in the national championships.
She won numerous awards, including balance beam champion of the NCAA regional competition, Most Valuable Gymnast, and Atlantic 10 Senior of the Year.
Shari has a daughter Jaci Timko, a softball head coach at New Jersey City University Athletics.
