ShannonMitchell

• 2014 All-SEC Team
• Two-time SEC Academic Teamhonoree

2014 (Junior): Named to the All-SEC Team on balance beam and vault … Named to the SEC Academic Team… Competed in all 13 meets for the Wildcats as a junior, on vault and balance beam in each meet and on floor three times … Posted team-high scores six times on vault and three times on balance beam … Led UK with a 9.850 Regional Qualifying Score on vault and a 9.840 Regional Qualifying Score on balance beam … Recorded a career-high-tying 9.900 on vault to win the event in UK’s upset victory over Auburn on Feb. 28, tied for the Wildcats’ second-highest score on the event in 2014 … Posted a career-best 9.900 on vault and a season-high 9.900 on beam on Feb. 21.

2013 (Sophomore): Became one of UK’s most reliable performers on balance beam and floor exercise in her sophomore campaign … Won the “Scratch Award” at the CATSPY awards, which goes to the top non-scholarship student-athlete in the UK Athletics Department … Posted career-high beam score of 9.9 at PSU … Tied for the balance beam title with a 9.875 at Ball State … Won balance beam in upset of Arkansas … Posted career-high (9.85) and won first floor exercise title of the season against Missouri.

2012 (Freshman): Became a solid contributor on balance beam participating in 12 of 13 meets … Ended the season with a 9.675 average on beam, including a high score of 9.825 … High mark came in UK’s dual meet with LSU … Had a score on beam of 9.75 or higher in seven meets … Led Kentucky on beam in two meets, including the SEC Championships … Won the beam title against Centenary with a 9.8 … Competed twice on floor exercise with a high mark of 9.7 … Second on the team in average on beam … Guided UK to three of the top 15 team scores on beam in school history (48.975, 49.0, 49.05).

Pre-College: A level 10 gymnast from Hill’s Gymnastics under Coach Kelli Hill … Was a three-time TOPs National Team member, five time regional qualifier, and two time national qualifier … State beam champion in 2009 and 2011 … Was also a state AA, vault and floor champion in 2010 … NIT beam champion in 2009 and regional beam champion in 2011 … Was a honor roll student in high school and earned the Certificate of Meritorious Service at graduation.

Personal: Full name is Shannon Marie Mitchell … Parents are Bobby and Tracy Mitchell … Has an older sister Nicole and younger brother Kyle … Was a cheerleader in her senior year of high school … Plans on studying merchandising.

Career Highs:
Vault: 9.900, twice, last on Feb. 28, 2014 vs. Auburn
Balance Beam: 9.900, twice, last on Feb. 21, 2014 at Arkansas
Floor Exercise: 9.875, April 5, 2014 at NCAA Regionals