MontanaWhittle

2014, 2015 SEC Academic Team

2015 SEC Community Service Team

2016 (Senior): Competed in all 13 meets as a staple in the balance beam lineup and a stint on uneven bars … Competed second on balance beam in every meet … Scored a season-high 9.85 on balance beam twice, first against Florida (3/4) before matching the score at the NCAA Regional (3/19) … Led team twice on beam,  first against Georgia (1/29) with a 9.8 … Second team-leading beam score was a 9.85 at NCAA Regionals … Competed three times on uneven bars with a season high 9.75 against Georgia … Helped Kentucky to the second and third highest team scores in program history against Arkansas (196.7; 2/26) and Florida (196.65) in back-to-back weeks … Named to SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.

2015 (Junior): Was named to the SEC Academic Team and selected to the SEC Community Service Team … Competed in every meet for the Wildcats as a junior on balance beam and once on uneven bars … Posted her first career event title at Missouri with a career-best 9.875 on balance beam on Feb. 6 … Matched her career high with a 9.875 vs. Ball State and Pittsburgh on March 13 … Added a 9.800 on balance beam at the NCAA Regionals to finish second on the team … Recorded a 9.825 on beam vs. Alabama on Jan. 30 and again on Feb. 27 at Florida … Was a consistent contributor on beam and scored a 9.750 or higher on seven occasions … Stepped in on uneven bars with a 9.675 on Feb. 13 at Oklahoma.

2014 (Sophomore): Was named to the SEC Academic Team … Competed in four meets on bars as a sophomore … In her collegiate debut, posted a 9.775 on bars on Excite Night … Recorded a 9.750 on bars at the SEC Championships and followed with a 9.650 at the NCAA Regionals.

2013 (Freshman): Did not compete in her freshman season, but did practice on uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise.

Pre-College: Coached by UK head coach Tim Garrison, Rachel Garrison and Tanya Gifford at Nebraska School of Gymnastics … Region Four Champion on uneven bars in 2011 and 2010 to go along with Regional Championship on floor exercise in 2010 … Regional Champion on floor at 2009 Regionals … Nebraska State Champion in all-around, beam, bars and floor in 2011 … All-around and floor champion at 2011 Pink Invitational … Placed second on beam and fourth in all-around at 2010 Regionals … Western Nationals qualifier in 2010 and 2011 including fifth-place performance on bars and floor to go along with seventh in all-around …. Bars and beam champion at 2010 Dragons Invitational as well as second-place finish in all-around and floor … Competed in diving as a junior at Lincoln Southwest High School … Member of cheerleading team as freshman in high school … Member of National Honors Society.

Personal: Full name is Montana Marie Whittle … Parents are Carl and Paula Whittle … Has a brother Ansel, who plays football and lacrosse at Endicott College in Massachusetts … Native of Lincoln, Neb..