Women's Gymnastics

Kathryn Mahoney
	Class: RS Senior Hometown: Western Springs, Ill. High School: Lyons Township Height: 5-0 Club Team: Illinois Gymnastics Institute

2010: NACGC/W Scholar All-American ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Returned to the Spartan lineup at Cal State Fullerton after having pins surgically inserted in her foot prior to the start of the season ... Set a season-high of 9.850 on the floor at the NCAA Regional Championships ... Posted a score of 9.800 on the floor at the Big Ten Championships ... Recorded a season-best 9.725 on the beam at the Big Ten Championships ... Competed in the floor lineup the final five meets of the season.

2009: Garnered Academic All-Big Ten honors ... Tallied three top-three finishes, all on floor exercise ... Earned the team's top score on floor exercise with a 9.925 ... Competed on balance beam in all 13 meets ... Performed on floor exercise the final 10 meets of the season ... Performed vault for the first time in her career at Ohio State (Jan. 31) ... Registered a season-high 9.775 on balance beam vs. California and Ball State and posted a career-high 9.925 on floor exercise, earning top honors for the first time in her career (March 8) ... Performed on balance beam and floor exercise at the Big Ten Championships, recording a team-high 9.875 on floor (March 21) ... Tied for seventh on floor exercise at the NCAA Central Regional (April 4).

2008: Competed in 12 meets, posting two top-three finishes ... Made her MSU debut vs. Pittsburgh (Jan. 19) on the beam ... Scored 9.750 on floor to place fourth at Illinois (Feb. 16) ... Set season-high on beam with a 9.825 at LSU (Feb. 29) to tie for sixth ... Tied for second on floor in a tri-meet against Ball State and Western Michigan (March 2) with a 9.825, her best career finish ... Third on the floor against New Hampshire (March 9) with a season-high 9.850.

Prior to Michigan State: A member of the Illinois Gymnastics Institute under coaches Todd Gardiner and Lenore Schwartz ... Three-time Level 10 national qualifier (2004-05, 2007) ... Placed seventh in the all-around and sixth on the floor exercise at the 2007 Level 10 Nationals ... Part of the 2005 Region 5 All-Star trip to El Salvador ... 2003 Level 9 Eastern All-Around Champion, also placed second on vault ... Member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Born Feb. 14, 1989 in Orlando, Fla. ... Daughter of Walter and Magda Mahoney ... Has one sister, Sara ... A chemical engineering major.

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