Meet the Wildcats: Molly Penner

LEXINGTON, Ky. – In preparation for the Blue/White Scrimmage on Dec. 13, UKathletics.com presents “Meet the Wildcats,” an opportunity for you to get to know a little more about the 2016 Kentucky Gymnastics team. Today’s Meet the Wildcats features freshman Molly Penner.

Molly comes to the University of Kentucky after having competed for the Nebraska School of Gymnastics under the guidance of head coach Beth Miller. While competing for NSG, Penner qualified for state and regional meets in 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011. Her top performances include a 3rd place finish on beam at the Chicago Style Invitational, 2nd in all-around at Meet-Me in St. Louis, a 1st place finish at the Chows Rising Stars Invitational and a 3rd place finish in all-around at the Nebraska State Championship in 2014.  

Here’s a bit more on Molly:

Birthplace: Lincoln, Nebraska   

Parents: Brad & Angela Penner   

Siblings: Cameron (23), Sarah (24) 

Twitter Handle: @WheresmyPENner

Instagram Handle: @Molly_Penner

Major: Kinesiology 

What I like most about Coach Garrison and the staff is…. How they push me to be my best

I chose Kentucky because … I really liked the school

I’m most looking forward to our meet with….. Florida 

I started competing in gymnastics when I was…. 7  

I want to improve my… Vault

My most memorable moment as a gymnast… Deciding to be a part of the UK Gymnastics team

My favorite movies are… Napoleon Dynamite  

I’d dominate this reality show … Wipeout  

My favorite TV Channels is… TLC

My favorite TV show is… Parks and Recreation

The best concert I’ve ever been to was… John Mayer

Growing up, my celebrity crush was … Justin Bieber 

My dream job is to be…. An occupational therapist 

My favorite board game is… Life 

My favorite restaurant is… Chipotle

If I had a derby horse, I would name it… Lightning 

My biggest fear is… Snakes 

My favorite things about UK are … meeting new people and competing for UK

The Wildcats kick off the 2016 season with the Blue/White scrimmage on Sun., Dec. 13 at 2 p.m. The scrimmage will serve as a preview to the 2016 season, with the season opener Excite Night set for Fri., Jan. 8 against Ball State at 7 p.m. All home meets will be held in Memorial Coliseum.