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KENTUCKY GYMNASTICS MEDIA CONTACT: CONNOR LINK PHONE: 859-257-3838 EMAIL: [email protected] WEBSITE: UKATHLETICS.COM | FACEBOOK: @UKGYMNASTICS | TWITTER: @UKGYMNASTICS | INSTAGRAM: @UKGYMNASTICS 2021 SCHEDULE MEET OVERALL: 2-2 SEC: 2-1 HOME: 1-1 AWAY: 1-1 NEUTRAL: 0-0 DETAILS All times Eastern Date ................ Friday, Feb. 11, 2021 DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT #15 KENTUCKY WILDCATS Time...................................7 p.m. ET #5 ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS 01/08 at #6 Alabama 195.825-196.850 (L) KENTUCKY(2-2, WILDCATS 2-1 SEC) (1-3, 1-2 SEC) 0-0 (0-0) Location ......................Lexington, Ky. 01/15 #9 AUBURN* 196.225-194.550 (W) HEAD COACH .....................TIM GARRISON HEAD COACH ..................JORDYN WIEBER Venue ............... Memorial Coliseum 01/22 at #20 Missouri* 195.775-195.350 (W) SEASON AT SCHOOL ........................10TH SEASON AT SCHOOL ..........................2ND Television ..................SEC Network+ 01/29 #8 ALABAMA* 196.400-196.775 (L) RECORD AT SCHOOL .. 107-125-2 (.462) RECORD AT SCHOOL ..............5-11 (.313) 02/12 #6 ARKANSAS* 7 p.m. 02/19 at #1 Florida* 7 p.m. • WELCOME BACK: Both Kentucky and Arkansas enter Friday com- ing off their first bye weeks of the season. 02/26 #2 LSU* 7 p.m. QUICK 03/05 at #10 Georgia* 7 p.m. • FRESH OFF FIRSTS: Arkansas earned its first win of the season in 03/20 SEC Championship TBA its last outing, while Kentucky suffered its first loss that will count toward SEC standings. HITS *SEC • FAMILIAR FACE: Kentucky sophomore Makenna Clarke trans- ferred from Arkansas last season. FAST FACTS • LONG MAY SHE REIGN: Cally Nixon continued her season reign as vault queen by adding a fourth straight individual win on the event (9.900) against Alabama. Raena Worley reset COACHING STAFF a career high with her third straight all-around win (39.550) and tied a career high with her second straight floor win (9.950). Head coach ...........................Tim Garrison • FIVE IN A ROW: Kentucky has won its last five head-to-head matchups against Arkansas, Cal State Fullerton, 1995 (10th season) dating back to 2017. Associate head coach ......Rachel Garrison • SILVER LININGS: Kentucky surpassed the 49-point threshold on every event for the San Diego State, 1999 (Sixth season) first time against Alabama, producing season highs on balance beam (49.025) and floor Assistant coach ............... Chuck Dickerson (49.275) and outscoring the Crimson Tide—who exceeded 49.000 on just three events—on (13th season) half the apparatuses. Volunteer assistant coach ...Sienna Crouse Nebraska, 2019 (First season) 2021 KENTUCKY GYMNASTICS ROSTER Name Height Major Class Hometown/High School/Previous School Raina Albores 5-2 Kinesiology So. River Falls, Wis./River Falls HS UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY Josie Angeny 5-0 Sport Communication Jr. Spring Hill, Tenn./Elizabethtown Area HS Madison Averett 5-2 Kinesiology Sr. French Settlement, La./French Settlement HS Bailey Bunn 5-3 Kinesiology Fr. Greenville, N.C./Junius H. HS Location: Lexington, Ky. Makenna Clarke 5-2 Human Nutrition So. Franklin, Ind./Roncalli HS/Arkansas Founded: 1865 Carissa Clay 4-11 Kinesiology Fr. San Diego/Junipero Serra HS Hailey Davis 4-10 Undergraduate Studies Fr. New Bern, N.C./Havelock HS Enrollment: 31,057 Kaitlin DeGuzman 4-11 Communication So. Dallas/Epic Charter School Nickname: Wildcats Anna Haigis 5-2 Kinesiology Jr. Cincinnati/Mount Notre Dame HS Mackenzie Harman 5-2 Human Health Sciences Sr. Raleigh, N.C./Cary Academy Colors: Blue, White Kassidy Howell 5-3 Kinesiology So. Newburgh, Ind./Castle HS Conference: Southeastern Conference Ashlyn LaClair 5-2 Management So. Port Crane, N.Y./Apex Learning Virtual School Shealyn Luksik 5-4 Human Health Sciences So. Pittsburgh/Hampton HS Venue: Memorial Coliseum (8,500) Isabella Magnelli 4-11 Merchandising, Apparel & Textiles Fr. Suffern, N.Y./Suffern HS President: Eli Capilouto Megan Monfredi 5-1 Psychology Sr. Gibsonia, Pa./Pine-Richland HS Athletics Director: Mitch Barnhart Cally Nixon 5-3 Social Work Jr. Miami/South Dade Senior HS Gianna Ortiz 5-3 Animal Sciences Fr. Orlando, Fla./Olympia HS Arianna Patterson 5-3 Digital Media Design Jr. Plano, Texas/Plano Senior HS Elyssa Roberts 5-4 Biosystems Engineering So. Tifton, Ga./Tift County HS Allison Snyder 5-3 Biotechnology Sr. Wilmington, Del. Ella Warren 5-0 Health Communication Sr. Jacksonville, Fla./Florida Virtual School Raena Worley 4-11 Kinesiology So. Riner, Va. Krista Zultevicz 5-5 Biosystems Engineering Fr. Shickshinny, Pa./Commonwealth Charter PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Raina Albores ............................ RAY-nuh al-BORE-ess Megan Monfredi .............................. mon-FREE-dee Josie Angeny......................................... ANN-jeh-nee Gianna Ortiz .............................jee-AH-nuh or-TEEZ Madison Averett ......................................... AY-ver-ett Arianna Patterson ..............................air-ee-ah-nuh Kaitlin DeGuzman ............................ dee-GOOZ-muhn Elyssa Roberts ........................................ uh-LISS-uh Anna Haigis .......................................................HI-giss Raena Worley ........................................... RAY-nuh Shealyn Luksik .............................SHAY-lin LOOK-sick Krista Zultevicz ....................................ZUHL-tev-ich COACHING STAFF/ SUPPORT STAFF Head Coach ........................................... Tim Garrison Athletic Trainer ............................. Brianna DiAntonio Associate Head Coach ...................... Rachel Garrison Asst. D. of Strength & Conditioning ... Ryan Devriendt Assistant Coach ............................... Chuck Dickerson Senior Woman Administrator .................... Sandy Bell Volunteer Assistant Coach ...................Sienna Crouse Asst. AD Academics & Eligibility ...... Heather McAtee Director of Operations ...............................Amy Coyle Director of Advising Services ....................Mike Haley Manager ...........................................Teagan Garrison Communications & PR Assistant ..............Connor Link 2021 KENTUCKY GYMNASTICS MEET NOTES MEET 5 TV CHART Raina Albores Josie Angeny Madison Averett Bailey Bunn Makenna Clarke So. | River Falls, Wis. Jr. | Spring Hill, Tenn. Sr. | French Settlement, La. Fr. | Greenville, N.C. So. | Franklin, Ind. Carissa Clay Hailey Davis Kaitlin DeGuzman Anna Haigis Mackenzie Harman Fr. | San Diego Fr. | New Bern, N.C. So. | Dallas Jr. | Cincinnati Sr. | Raleigh, N.C. Kassidy Howell Ashlyn LaClair Shealyn Luksik Isabella Magnelli Megan Monfredi So. | Newburgh, Ind. So. | Port Crane, N.Y. So. | Pittsburgh Fr. | Suffern, N.Y. Sr. | Gibsonia, Pa. Cally Nixon Gianna Ortiz Arianna Patterson Elyssa Roberts Allison Snyder Jr. | Miami Fr. | Orlando, Fla. Jr. | Plano, Texas So. | Tifton, Ga. Sr. | Wilmington, Del. Ella Warren Raena Worley Krista Zultevicz Sr. | Jacksonville, Fla. So. | Riner, Va. Fr. | Shickshinny, Pa. 2021 KENTUCKY GYMNASTICS MEET NOTES MEET 5 2020 QUICK HITS MEDIA INFORMATION All interview and credential requests should be submitted • WCGA Preseason Poll: No. 12 to Connor Link in the Athletics Communications and Public Relations office at [email protected]. Interview requests • Never ranked outside top 13 in Road to Nationals All-Around Team National during the week should be made at least 24 hours in Standings, peaking at No. 10 and finishing at No. 13 advance. • SEC Gymnast of the Week: Mollie Korth (Jan. 7) All practices at Nutter Field House are open to the public. • SEC Specialist of the Week: Mollie Korth (Feb. 25) Advanced notice is required for all pre- or post-practice interviews. • SEC Freshman of the Week: Raena Worley (Jan. 14, Jan. 21) At home meets, interviews will be conducted on the court at • 100th Career Victory: Tim Garrison Memorial Coliseum after a brief cooling period. • Highest-scoring senior class by average in program history NO “GYMKATS,” PLEASE • AAI Award Finalist: Mollie Korth Please refrain from referring to the UK gymnastics team as • SEC Community Service Team: Megan Monfredi the “GymKats,” “GymCats” or “Flippin’ Kittens.” Feel free to use University of Kentucky, Kentucky, UK, Wildcats or Cats. • WCGA Regular Season All-America: Mollie Korth (First team: vault; Second team: bars, all-around) • SEC Winter Sports Academic Honor Roll: Josie Angeny, Madison Averett, Anna Haigis, Mackenzie Harman, Mollie Korth, Alaina Kwan, Katherine Marianos, Megan Monfredi, Cally Nixon, Arianna Patterson, Hailey Poland, Allison Snyder • All-SEC: Mollie Korth, Josie Angeny • SEC All-Freshman: Raena Worley • APR Public Recognition Award • SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll: Raina Albores, Ashlyn LaClair, Shealyn Luksik, Raena Worley • WCGA Scholastic All-America:Raina Albores, Josie Angeny, Madison Averett, Makenna Clarke, Kaitlin DeGuzman, Anna Haigis, Mackenzie Harman, Kassidy Howell, Mollie Korth, Alaina Kwan, Ashlyn LaClair, Shealyn Luksik, Katherine Marianos, Megan Mon- fredi, Hailey Poland, Allison Snyder, Raena Worley INDIVIDUAL SEASON AND CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHS CAREER HIGHS VAULT BARS BEAM FLOOR AA VAULT BARS BEAM FLOOR AA Raina Albores 9.700 - - - - 9.700 9.775 - 9.850 - Josie Angeny 9.850 9.900 9.900 9.875 39.425 9.875 9.900 9.950 9.875 39.425 Madison Averett - - - - - - - 9.550 - - Bailey Bunn 9.850 9.775 9.825 9.875 39.125 - - - - - Makenna Clarke - - - 9.875 - - - - 9.875 - Carissa Clay - - - - - - - - - - Hailey Davis - 9.775 - 9.875 - - - - - - Kaitlin DeGuzman - - - - - - - - 9.800 - Anna Haigis - - 9.800 9.925 - - - 9.800 9.925 - Mackenzie Harman - 9.650 9.050 - - - - 9.775