ShelbyHilton

• 2014, 2015 SEC Academic Team

2015 (Senior): A valuable leader in and out of the gym, competed on vault and floor in the first eight meets before she sustained an injury and missed the rest of the season … Led UK with a 9.825 on floor and a 9.800 on vault vs. Alabama on Jan. 30 … Notched a season-best 9.850 on vault vs. Arkansas on Feb. 20 and again a week later at Florida … Posted a season-high 9.825 on floor in back-to-back weeks, vs. Alabama on Jan. 30 and at Missouri on Feb. 6.

2014 (Junior): Was a consistent and valuable contributor on three events, vault, bars and floor, in every meet as a junior, and also competed in the all-around three times in 2014 … Recorded a career-best 38.700 in her all-around debut, along with a career-high 9.750 on beam in the season-opener on Jan. 10 … Posted a career-best 9.925 on floor to help UK to an upset win over Auburn on Feb. 28 as the Wildcats broke the school record score on floor … Led Kentucky on floor on Feb. 1 at Georgia with a 9.825 … Scored a season-high 9.800 on vault on Jan. 24, a score she matched three more times in 2014 … Notched a season-best 9.775 on bars on Jan. 24 and again on March 14.

2013 (Sophomore): Enjoyed a breakout season in which she emerged as one of UK’s top performers on vault and uneven bars … Scored 9.825 on both vault and bars at Penn State … Switched to the anchor role on vault against LSU on Feb. 1, posting UK’s top score in the event each of the next two weeks … Went 9.8, 9.725 on vault and bars respectively at Cal.

2012 (Freshman): Enrolled at UK in January but contributed immediately … Made UK’s floor lineup in 12 of 13 meets and made the vault lineup in nine of 13 meets … Scored a season best 9.775 against Illinois on vault, while her best floor routine came against Auburn/Pittsburgh where she posted a 9.8 … Ended the season with a 9.592 average on vault and a 9.679 on floor … Helped UK to a 49.125 team score on vault, which tied the 10th-highest score in school history … Performed as an exhibition on uneven bars in a few meets.

Pre-College: Competed in club gymnastics at Tampa Bay Turners under coaches Brad Harris and Amy Schulthess … Was a three-time National Qualifier, including finishing in third place in 2010 … Had a great club season in 2011, finishing first in the all-around at the Level 10 State Championships with a score of 37.625 … Followed that performance with an impressive all-around score of 37.650 at the Level 10 Regionals … Was awarded the Norment Leadership and Christian Character Scholarship Award … Active in her community, volunteering with Toys for Tots … Helped with her high school newspaper.

Personal: Full name is Shelby Michelle Hilton … Parents are Hank and Donna Hilton … Attended St. Petersburg High School … Native of St. Petersburg, Fla. … Has one brother, Henry, who is 21 … Plans on majoring in communications or broadcasting.

Career Highs:
Vault: 9.875, Feb. 1, 2013, vs. LSU
Uneven Bars: 9.825 (twice), Most Recent: March 16, 2013, at Penn State
Balance Beam: 9.750, Jan. 10, 2014, vs. Ball State, Penn State, West Virginia
Floor Exercise: 9.925, Feb. 28, 2014, vs. Auburn
All-Around: 38.700, Jan. 10, 2014, vs. Ball State, Penn State, West Virginia