Women's Gymnastics
Raena Worley - Women's Gymnastics - University of Kentucky Athletics

RaenaWorley

  • height 4-11
  • class Senior
  • Hometown Christiansburg, Va.
  • Major Kinesiology/Communication

2022 (Junior): Named first-team WCGA Regular Season All-American all-around … Named second-team WCGA Regular Season All-American bars … Named All-SEC … Named to SEC Winter Sports Academic Honor Roll … SEC Gymnast of the Week three times … Represented UK as an individual for all-around at the NCAA National Championships placing 12th overall … Competed in all meets … Six all-around wins … Season-high and career-high tying 39.750 twice … Six first-place finishes on vault .. Set new career-high 9.950 on vault at Auburn Regional … Three first-place finishes on bars … Tied career-high 9.950 five times … Five first-place finishes on beam … Tied career-high 9.950 four times … Six first-place finishes on floor … Repeated career-high 9.975 three times.

2021 (Sophomore): Named second-team WCGA Regular Season All-American all-around … Named All-SEC … Named to SEC Community Service Team and SEC Winter Sports Academic Honor Roll … Scored 9.7875 on vault at NCAA Championships on April 16 … Competed in every meet of season … Earned three first-place finishes on bars … Earned four first-place finishes on floor … Earned six first-place finishes all-around … Tied career-high 9.950 on beam in tie for first-place finish at NCAA Salt Lake City Regional final on April 3 … Equaled or surpassed career highs on all five events throughout the season … Scored career-high 9.900 on vault three times … Scored career-high 9.950 on bars twice … Scored career-high 9.950 on beam twice … Tied career-high 9.950 on floor twice … Scored career-high 39.750 all-around in first-place finish at NCAA Salt Lake City Regional final on April 3 … Scored 9.900 or better on bars six times … Scored 9.900 or better on floor nine times.

2020 (Freshman): Named to SEC All-Freshman Team and SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll … Named SEC Freshman of the Week twice … Named WCGA Scholastic All-American … Competed in every meet of season … Earned three first-place finishes on floor …Scored 9.900 on beam in first-place finish at LSU on Feb. 16 … Scored season-high 9.950 on floor twice … Scored season-high 9.925 on beam versus Illinois on March 6 … Scored season-high 9.875 on bars versus Georgia on Feb. 21 … Scored season-high 9.825 on vault in quad meet versus North Carolina, NC State and Lindenwood on Jan. 17 … Scored season-high 39.425 all-around score at Auburn on Feb. 7 … Scored 9.900 or better on floor six times … Scored 9.800 or better on beam seven times … Scored 9.800 or better on bars five times.

Personal: Club gym is Virginia Techniques Gymnastics … Parents’ names are Kathryn and Robert … Siblings’ names are Josh, Joel, Leyton and Rooke … Dog’s name is Pepper … Fish’s name is Indy … Favorite movie is “Pride and Prejudice” … Favorite athlete is Shawn Johnson … Favorite hobbies are taking naps and fishing … Favorite food is steak … Favorite place on campus is the Don & Cathy Jacobs Science Building … Career goal is to be an athletic trainer for a college or professional team … Why she chose to be a Kentucky Wildcat: “Because I felt comfortable, and the team is amazing.”

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