Adam Kern

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Albuquerque, N.M.
High School:
Eldorado HS

2014 ? Senior Season: Named Academic All-Big Ten honoree and CGA Second Team All-America Scholar-Athlete ? received team's Spirit of Gopher Gymnastics Award ? finished second on the team and 19th overall on vault (14.550), also competing on floor exercise (13.400) and pommel horse (13.500), at the NCAA Qualifier (4/10) ? competed on floor (14.250), pommel horse (13.300) and vault (14.250) in the Big Ten team finals (3/28) ? competed in 10 meets in three events ? scored season-high 15.000 on floor exercise twice, as floor exercise champion at Air Force (2/8) and at Nebraska (3/15) ? scored season-high score of 14.100 on pommel horse at Iowa/Nebraska (2/15) ? shared Louis J. Cooke Award at Iowa/Brockport meet with fellow seniors (3/8) ? scored season-high 15.050 on vault at Nebraska (3/15) ? earned fourth varsity letter.

2013 ? Junior Season: Named CGA Second Team All-American Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Big Ten honoree ? competed in three events in season-opening Windy City Invitational (1/18), recording a 14.500 on vault and a 13.400 on pommel horse ? earned season-high 15.300 on vault at Iowa (2/8) ? saw season-best score on floor (14.800) against UIC (2/24) ? finished the Big Ten Championships tied for 19th on vault, recording a score of 14.650 ? at the NCAA qualifier, finished floor with a score of 14.050 to tie for 32nd ? earned third varsity letter.

2012 ? Sophomore Season: Named CGA First Team All-America Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Big Ten honoree ? saw action in every meet of the season for the Gophers ? posted a career high of 15.100 on floor and season high of 15.200 on vault against Iowa/Brockport (3/03) ? earned a career-high score on pommel horse against Penn State at 14.200 (3/17) ? competed in the Big Ten Championships on vault, tying for fourth with a score of 15.100 ? competed in the NCAA championships, scoring a 14.500 on floor, a 12.350 on pommel horse and a 14.850 on vault ? earned second varsity letter.

2011 ? Freshman Season: Named CGA Second Team All-American Scholar-Athlete ? competed in ten of 12 meets ? scored career-high 14.200 on pommel horse against UIC (2/27) ? scored career-high 15.850 on the vault at the Big Ten Team Championships (4/1) ? earned first varsity letter.

High School/Club: A 2010 graduate of Eldorado High School ? competed for the Sandia Acrobatic Gymnastics Academy in Albuquerque ? state floor exercise champion and won the Region 9 floor exercise and pommel horse championships in 2010 ? qualified for Junior Olympic Nationals in 2009 ? qualified for Junior Olympic Nationals for five straight years, between 2005 and 2009 ? won the Region 9 floor exercise championship in 2006 ? a letterwinner in diving in high school ? finished fourth in the New Mexico State Swimming and Diving Championships.

Personal: Born March 11, 1992 ? Accounting major ? son of Terry and Renee Kern ? brother of Mia and Andy ? father Terry was on USA Olympics team for ski jumping ? earned USAG All-America Scholar-Athlete honors ? member of National Honor Society and Student Senate.

Adam Kern's Career Highs (2014 Final)
Event	Floor Exercise	Pommel Horse	Still Rings	Vault	Parallel Bars	High Bar
Career Highs	15.100	14.200	---	15.850	---	---