Athlete Profile: Gymnast Kim Womack

This is the eighth in a series of question & answer stories with the members of the GoldenGopher women’s gymnastics team. A different gymnast will be featured each week, socheck back soon to learn more about the Gopher gymnastics team!

The basics:

Name: Kim Womack
Year: Will be a junior in 2005-06
Hometown: Huntsville, Utah
Events: Vault, bars, floor

Q&A with Kim:

What’s your favorite food? lasagna and caesar salad

Favorite place to go shopping? Rosedale

Favorite musical group/band? Kelly Clarkson

Favorite thing to do with your free time? hang out with roommates

Favorite TV show? anything on TLC

Favorite magazine to read? Cosmo

Favorite class you've taken at the "U"? Motor control and development

Favorite place to compete on the road? Utah, because my friends and family are always there

Favorite event to compete in? floor

If you could be on any reality TV show, which one would you want to be on? Road Rules

What is one place you've always wanted to visit, but have never been to? Jamaica

If you could meet any famous person, who would you want to meet?Josh Groban

If you won a million dollars, what is the first thing you would buy? I'd probably save it and eventually buy something big, like a house

When you were growing up, who was your hero? my sister

Before a competition, what do you do to prepare yourself for the meet? Just hang out with everyone together in the locker room

What is your favorite part of a gymnastics meet in the Sports Pavilion? the fans, and the familiarity

How did you choose your major (kinesiology)? I've always been interested in the human body and how it works

What has been the most challenging thing about your college experience? Freshman year, adjusting to a different schedule and more difficult classes

What is the best bit of advice that you’ve received from the coaches? Doug tells me to relax and calm down, and that everything will be okay

What advice would you give to the incoming freshmen? Work hard, stay caught up with everything in school, and have fun!

What are you looking forward to most for the 2006 season? A brand new start

What are your goals for the upcoming season? Getting the team qualified for nationals, and to do the best we can as a team

What do you plan to do when your college days are over? Get a job, buy a house, and move closer to home

Click on any of the names below to read athlete profiles on other Golden Gopher gymnasts.

Andy Cornelius

Stephanie Funk

Kelly Ganchan

Laura Johnson

Amanda Miles

Ashley Mutchler

Maria Opsahl

Rehana Russell

Ashley Stanton

Kelly Stout

Angela Walker This is the eighth in a series of question & answer stories with the members of the GoldenGopher women’s gymnastics team. A different gymnast will be featured each week, socheck back soon to learn more about the Gopher gymnastics team!