Whitnee Johnson

Photo by: David Dermer

Class:
Senior
Position:
AA
Hometown:
Columbia, Mo.
Prev School:
Rock Bridge/Show-Me Gymnastics
High School:
Rock Bridge

2015 – SENIOR SEASON

• Scored season-high 9.4 on vault against CMU on February 15th.
• Posted season-high 9.725 on bars March 8th versus Ball State.
• Scored season-high 9.550 on floor January 9th against the University of Missouri.

2014 – JUNIOR SEASON

• Scored season-high 9.700 on vault Jan. 12 at Southeast Missouri State
• Posted season-high 9.775 on bars March 22 at MAC Championships
• Scored season-high 9.750 on beam March 15 at Pitt tri meet
• Scored 9.750 on bars April 5 at NCAA Baton Rouge Regional

2013 – SOPHOMORE SEASON

• Named Mid-American Conference Gymnast of the Week after winning the all-around Feb. 23 at Northern Illinois with personal-best 39.150 score
• Scored career-high 9.875 on vault Feb. 2 at Bowling Green and Feb. 8 against Rutgers
• Posted personal-best 9.825 on bars as part of winning all-around routine Feb. 23 at Northern Illinois
• Landed career-high 9.875 on beam March 1 against Ball State
• Scored career-best 9.800 on floor March 9 at Eastern Michigan quad meet with Air Force and Alaska-Anchorage
• Scored 9.800 or higher 12 times overall
• Academic All-MAC selection
• Received MAC Commissioner's Award for maintaining a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher

2012 – FRESHMAN SEASON

• National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women Scholar All-America
• Was an all-around performer for the Golden Flashes, competing on all four apparatus on the season
• Took first place in the all-around against Eastern Michigan Jan. 20, scoring a season-best 38.800
• Was victorious in the all-around in season-opening meet at Western Michigan Jan. 15 (38.625)
• Ranked tied for fourth on the vault in the MAC (9.840 RQS, 9.758 average), ninth on the beam (9.710 RQS, 9.630 average) and tied for 10^th on the floor (9.800 RQS, 9.769 average)
• Won the vault against Central Michigan Feb. 11, tying her season best with a 9.850
• Scored the team’s third-highest score on the balance beam with a 9.825 vs. Bowling Green March 11

Prior to Kent State

• Competed for Show-Me Gymnastics under head coach Kathy Sanford, earning Junior Olympic Western qualification three times and national qualification twice
• Qualified for the 2011 National Invitational Tournament
• Earned a Region 4 vault championship in 2010 in addition to a Missouri state title