University of Minnesota Athletics
2009-10 Women's Gymnastics Roster
Kendra Elm
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Wayzata HS
- Hometown:
- Plymouth, Minn.
2011 Season:
Was named to the All-Big Ten Second Team and Academic All-Big Ten • One of the few all around competitors for the Gophers this season, winning five titles in eight appearances • Led the team in average bars score with 9.785 • Ended her collegiate career with personal-best scores of 9.875 on vault and floor, 9.850 on bars and beam, and 39.225 in the all around • Competed in vault and bars all but one meet • Averaged 9.705 on vault, 9.786 on bars, 9.763 on beam, and 9.760 on floor • Was forced to miss senior night (the only meet she has missed in all four years of collegiate competition) against NC State on Mar. 12 due to an injury • Scored 9.700 on vault, 9.750 on bars, and 9.625 on floor at Ohio State in the Big Ten season opener on Jan. 8 • Had a 9.850 first-place vault performance against Iowa on Jan. 15 • Also tallied scores of 9.750 on bars and 9.725 on floor against the Hawkeyes • In this season[apos]s first all around appearance, she took first place in the competition against Michigan State on Jan. 22 with a collective score of 39.0 • Improved her all around score to 39.225 and won the title against Air Force on Jan. 29 after receiving scores of 9.800 on vault, bars, and beam, and a season-best and second-place 9.825 on floor • Won the beam title against Air Force for her routine • Tallied 9.075 on vault, 9.800 on bars, 9.675 on beam, and 9.700 on floor, for a combined all around total of 38.250 at Illinois • Won the all around competition at the Best of Minnesota meet on Feb. 12 after collecting scores of 9.800 on vault (tied for third place), bars, and beam (tied for second place), and 9.675 on floor for a total of 39.075 • With a score of 39.100, took the all around title against Iowa State on Feb. 20 • Posted scores of 9.725 on vault, 9.775 on bars, and a second-place 9.800 on beam and floor against the Cyclones • Won the all around competition at Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 25 with a total score of 39.175 after tying for second on vault (9.750), tying for first on bars (a season-best 9.825), tying for third on beam (9.775) and earning second place on floor (9.825) • Set a career-high score on floor with a 9.875 performance against UCLA on Feb. 27 • Also scored 9.750 on vault, 9.825 on bars, and 9.725 on beam to total a third place 39.175 in the all around competition • Collected impressive scores at Iowa State on Mar. 4, including a third-place 9.800 on vault, 9.750 on bars, 9.800 on beam, and 9.775 on floor for an all around total of 39.175 to tie for second • Posted scores of 9.775 on vault and 9.800 on uneven bars and the Big Ten Championship on Mar. 19 • Competed on vault and bars in the NCAA Regional Meet on Apr. 2 and posted scores of 9.725 and 9.775 on the respective events • Owned the team[apos]s top three all around scores of the season • Tied for the team[apos]s third-highest floor exercise score with her 9.875 UCLA performance • Finished her senior season, ranked among the Big Ten Conference as No. 10 in all around, No. 17 on uneven bars, No. 23 on vault, and No. 22 on beam and No. 26 on floor • Ended ranked nationally as the No. 34 all around competitor and at No. 100 on beam, No. 102 on uneven bars, No. 131 on floor, and No. 141 on vault.
2010 Season:
An all around competitor at 12 meets in 2010 • Competed on bars in every meet of her collegiate career • Tied her personal-best bars score of 9.850 in two meets this season • Has an average bars score of 9.757, third on the team and second among Gopher • Gymnasts who have competed on bars the entire season • Placed in the top three on bars at four meets in 2010 • Minnesota[apos]s top scorer on bars at three meets this year • Competed on floor in every meet, earning her career-high score of 9.850 in the regular season finale • Compiled an average of 9.667 on floor • Vaulted in 13 of 14 meets • Was the team[apos]s top scorer on vault at the NCAA Regional Championship with a 9.80 • Was the team[apos]s leader on vault at Iowa State, earning a career-best 9.875 • Carried a season average of 9.667 on vault, second best on the team • A beam competitor in 13 of 14 meets, earning a career-best 9.850 vs. Illinois • A letterwinner • Academic All-Big Ten award winner.
2009 Season:
2008 Season:
High School/Club:
Personal:
Competed on bars in all 14 competitions, and performed on floor in 13 meets • Earned her best bars score with a 9.825 at the Best of Minnesota meet (2/9) • Was in the floor line up in all but the first meet of the season • Earned her best floor score of 9.750 at Iowa State (3/2) • Had average scores of 9.639 on bars and 9.594 on floor • Minnesota[apos]s nominee for Big Ten Freshman of the Year.
The Level 9 Western National Champion on the vault, bars, and in the all around in 2005 • Won the all around at the J.O. state meet, and at the regional championship in 2005 • Moved up to Level 10 in 2006, where she was the Minnesota State Champion on the bars • Qualified to compete at the J.O. Regional Championship, where she was the bars champion, and placed third in the all around • Was nominated for the Minnesota Junior Olympic Gymnast of the Year in 2006 • Qualified for the 2006 J.O. National meet, but was not able to compete due to an in jury • Qualified for the 2007 J.O. National Championship • In her first national championship appearance, she earned a top-10 finish on bars with a score of 9.55 to tie for 10th place • Earned her best all around score of the season, a 37.175, to place 26th in the all around.
A 2007 graduate of Wayzata High School • A National Honor Society member • Daughter of Chance and Dawn Elm • Has an older sister, Courtney.
