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2019 Women's Gymnastics Roster

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Claire Kern

  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-3
  • Events Vault/Bars/Floor
  • Hometown Charlotte, N.C.
  • Club Southeastern Gymnastics

Biography

Career Highs:

Bars: 9.875 (five times, last time at home on February 10, 2019)
Floor: 9.825 (three times, last at Illinois on March 1, 2019)

 

Awards and Honors:

  • 2019 WCGA Scholastic All-American
  • 2019 Academic All-Big 12 Team (first team)
  • 2018 WCGA Scholastic All-American
  • 2018 DU Gymnastics Spirit Award winner
  • 2018 Academic All-Big 12 Team (first team)
  • 2017 DU Gymnastics Spirit Award winner
  • 2017 Academic All-Big 12 Team (first team)
  • 2016 NACGC/W Scholastic All-American
  • 2016 DU Gymnastics Freshman of the Year
 

2019:

  • Competed on bars in every meet to extend streak of appearing in bars lineup in every meet of her career
  • Competed on floor in 11 meets
  • Tied career high on floor (9.825) on February 24 and March 1
  • Tied career high on bars (9.875) on February 10



2018:

  • Competed on bars in every meet; added six floor appearances
  • Set new career high on floor (9.825) on March 5
  • Made season debut on floor on February 23
  • Tied career high on bars (9.875) on February 16 and March 9
  • Competed on bars in every meet
 

2017:

  • Tied for No. 11 on bars in Semifinal I at NCAA National Championship
  • Tied for 13th on bars at NCAA Regionals
  • Made collegiate debut on floor on March 4
  • Set new career high on bars (9.875) on February 26 and tied it on March 10
  • Competed on bars every meet during the season
 

2016:

  • Finished tied for 29th on bars (9.700) at Regionals
  • Made collegiate debut bars on January 9
  • Competed on bars in every meet in 2016
  • Performed four exhibitions on vault and two exhibitions on floor

Before Denver:
  • Qualified to JO Nationals three times
  • Placed third on bars and sixth in the all-around at 2011 Nationals
  • Finished first on bars and fourth in the all-around at 2015 Regionals
  • Finished second on bars and vault at 2013 Regionals
  • Finished second on bars and vault, third in the all-around at 2012 Regionals
Personal:
  • Born April 28, 1997, in Charlotte, N.C.
  • Daughter of Matt and Jenny Kern
  • Has three brothers: Ben (23), Will (18) and Tucker (12)
  • Hospitality Management major

Historical Player Information

  • 2016Freshman

    All-Around
    5'3"
  • 2017Sophomore

    All-Around
    5'3"
  • 2018Junior

    Vault/Bars/Floor
    5'3"
  • 2019Senior

    Vault/Bars/Floor
    5'3"