O'Keefe was born on February 26, 2002 to Matthew and Tori Lynn O'Keefe in Las Vegas, Nevada. She has three siblings, Paige, Caitlin & Dylan. She completed high school through Odyssey Charter School, graduating a year early in 2019.
Gymnastics Career
Junior
2013
In 2013, O'Keefe, then eleven, was a level 9 gymnast. She attended a developmental camp at the Karolyi Ranch where she earned the opportunity to compete at an elite qualifier. At the qualifier, she performed at a high enough level where she was qualified to Junior Elite status, bypassing level 10 completely.
2014–16
O'Keefe competed at various domestic meets. She finished 13th and 17th at the 2014 and 2015 National Championships respectively. She encountered breakthrough during the 2016 season, where she won the all-around title in the Junior division at the 2016 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships, in addition to the beam and floor titles too.
2017
In March, O'Keefe competed at International Gymnix in Canada where she placed first in the all-around and finished top three on every event. In April, she participated in the 2017 City of Jesolo Trophy. In Jesolo she finished second in the all-around behind Gabby Perea. O'Keefe also won bronze medals in the uneven bars and balance beam finals, as well as a silver medal in the floor exercise final. In June O'Keefe announced that she had verbally committed to attend the University of Utah on a gymnastics scholarship. In August, she won the all-around at the 2017 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships. She along with silver medalistEmma Malabuyo were selected to represent the USA at the 2017 International Junior Gymnastics Competition the following month in Japan. There O'Keefe won gold in the all-around and on beam and silver on floor, vault, and uneven bars.
Senior
2018
In February 2018, O'Keefe was named as the wildcard athlete for the 2018 American Cup. In her senior international debut, O'Keefe finished third with a score of 54.365, behind fellow American Morgan Hurd and Mai Murakami of Japan. In the spring O'Keefe underwent wrist surgery to fix a ganglion cyst. She spent the remainder of the year recovering.
Level 10
2019
In early 2019, O'Keefe announced that she had dropped back down to level 10. Her first meet was at the Brestyan’s Las Vegas Invitational in February. After the meet she announced that she received early admission to the University of Utah and would be competing with their gymnastics program in the 2019–2020 season.
NCAA
O'Keefe signed her National Letter of Intent with the University of Utah in March 2019. She will be joining Abby Paulson, Jillian Hoffman, and Jaedyn Rucker as the freshmen class of the 2019–2020 season.
2019–2020 season
O'Keefe made her NCAA debut in a meet against the Kentucky Wildcats where she competed on vault, uneven bars, and balance beam to help Utah win 196.425 to 195.350. She made her all-around debut at the inaugural Best of Utah meet against BYU, Southern Utah, and Utah State, where she helped Utah win and individually she placed third in the all-around.
Competitive history
Junior
Senior
NCAA
Beyond Gymnastics
Maile O'Keefe's favorite movies are Grease and Sandlot. Her favorite TV shows include Police Drama, Cake Boss & Food Network Shows. Her favorite food includes Fettucine Alfredo with Chicken & Caesar Salad. She also enjoys pop music, swimming, decorating cakes and nail art.
