Meet the Wildcats: Khadijah Hudson
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 senior Khadijah Hudson.
Khadijah Hudson, a junior from Hebron, Kentucky, enters 2016 coming off of an injury she suffered following her first three meets on vault for the Wildcats in 2015. In her UK debut, she scored a 9.825 on vault at Washington, and added a 9.725 on vault in her first home competition at Excite Night. Prior to last season she competed at Eastern Michigan where she competed in five meets as a sophomore and eleven meets as a freshman. Khadijah earned Second-Team ALL MAC honors and was named MAC Specialist of the Week while at Eastern Michigan.
Here’s a bit more on Khadijah:
Quick Facts
Parents: Michelle McKenney
Siblings: Mekhi, Jalen, and Elijah
Twitter Handle: @dijah2324
Instagram Handle: @dijah2324
Major: Social Work
Nickname(s): Khadiva
Get to Know Khadija in Competition
The best part about being a UK student-athlete is …. The UK school spirit and the fans.
I chose Kentucky because … It is my home state.
If I competed in another sport outside of gymnastics it would be _____ ….. Track
I’m most excited for this during the season …. Traveling with the team.
My role model in gymnastics is… Dominique Dawes
My goal this season is to …. To come back strong from my injury.
Khadija Outside of Competition
My favorite TV show is …. Scandal
My favorite place on UK’s campus is … The arboretum.
Pre-meet superstitions … Listening to 50 Cent
My favorite athlete outside of gymnastics is … Misty May
Favorite musical artist… Ciara
Do you have any family members who played Division 1 sports? …. My dad played football for Kansas State.
My favorite thing about UK is … The fans.
Do you have any famous relatives? Who? … Musical artist Bootsy Collins
The Wildcats kick off the 2016 season with the Blue/White scrimmage on Sun., Dec. 13 at a time still to be determined. 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.
For complete news and updates on the Kentucky Gymnastics program, go to UKathletics.com. Breaking news, behind-the-scenes updates and more can be found on Twitter at @UKGymnastics and Facebook at Facebook.com/UKGymnastics.
