Women's Gymnastics
Emily Green - Women's Gymnastics - University of Kentucky Athletics

EmilyGreen

  • height 5-0
  • class Senior
  • High school Penfield H.S.
  • 2009 Inducted into Frank G. Ham Society of Character
  • Two-time SEC Academic Honor Roll (2008 and 2009)

Green at Photo Day 2009 (Junior): Her best performance came while in Anchorage, Alaska, as she notched a 9.950 on the vault … The score was the first since 2003, adding her to an elite group of just four other gymnasts who have earned a 9.950 or better on the vault … Ranked as high as No. 24 nationally on the vault … Was a regular competitor on vault, beam and floor … Earned season highs of 9.825 on beam at Alaska-Anchorage and a 9.875 twice on floor, including at the SEC Championships and the NCAA Central Championship … Averaged a 9.850 on the vault, only scoring below a 9.800 twice while also scoring a 9.850 or better eight times … Helped the team rank top-20 on vault all season.

2008 (Sophomore): Led Kentucky on the vault with a career high 9.925 earned at the Texas Woman’s Quad on March 14 … Scored career highs on all other events: bars (9.85), beam (9.9), floor (9.9), all-around (39.35) … Took 10 titles for a career total of 11 … Won five consecutive titles on vault and eight total titles from March 7 to March 22 … Holds the top-five places for the Cats on vault and the number one spot in the all-around with 39.35 … Led UK on vault in 12 of 15 meets

2007 (Freshman): Competed in each of the team’s 13 meets her freshman season, including appearing as an all-around performer in seven on those meets … The team’s third-leading returnee on vault, finishing with a 9.760 average … Recorded a season-best 9.875 on vault in a quad meet at Texas Woman’s University onMarch 10 … Notched a 9.7 or better on vault in 12 of the team’s 13 meets … Competed on floor in each of the team’s meets, recording back-to-back strong performances vs. LSU and at Florida … Recorded a 9.85 vs. the Tigers on Feb. 9 and a 9.825 at No. 1 Florida on Feb. 16.

Pre-College: Competed for Mike Herrman at Penfield High School where she was a three-year team captain … Named the 2006 Rochester Press Radio Club Female High School Athlete of the Year and was a finalist for the WHAM Sportswoman of the Year … Named Penfield HS Most Valuable Athlete … Was the all-around state champion as a sophomore and placed third as a senior … Won vault and floor state titles as a senior and the floor crown as a sophomore … Won five-straight Monroe County and Section V all-around titles beginning in eighth grade … Took home four county vault titles, four bars titles, four beam titles and three floor titles in that span, while sweeping all four as a senior … As a sophomore, swept the Section V individual titles as part of her 13 event crowns from 2002-05 … Led team to Monroe County championships as a freshman, sophomore and senior as well as two Section V championships in that span … Holds state championship vault record with a 9.675 … Owns Section V championships records in the all-around (38.025), floor exercise (9.725) and vault (9.4) … Set every Monroe County championships record: all-around (38.300), floor (9.8), vault (9.35), bars (9.575) and beam (9.7) … Played lacrosse as a freshman and senior, earning varsity lacrosse rookie of the year honors as a senior.

Personal: Full name is Emily Elizabeth Green … Parents are Gary and Nancy Green … Has one brother, Kevin (19) … Born at Penfield, N.Y., on April 30, 1988.

Collegiate Bests
Vault: 9.950 at Alaska-Anchroage (3/15/09)
Uneven Bars: 9.85 at Centenary (3/16/08)
Balance Beam: 9.9 at Ohio State (3/9/08)
Floor Exercise: 9.9 at TWU/Utah State/Centenary (3/14/08)
All-Around: 39.350 vs Arizona/WMU (3/7/08)

Season Averages

Season VT UB BB FX A-A
2007 9.760 9.289 9.482 9.592 37.929
2008 9.838 9.410 9.670 9.740 38.667
2009 9.850 9.675 9.385 9.716 37.950
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