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Kristen O’Shields
Junior • 4-11
Hometown: Cartersville, Ga.
Events: all-around
High School: Woodland
Club: Cartersville Twisters
Career
2006: Was Kentucky’s second-best
performer on vault for the year, averaging
a 9.75 … Recorded a career
high with a 9.85 in the NCAA
Regional on the vault, one of five
9.8s or better for the season en
route to a 9.702 average, third
best on the team … Had a brilliant
9.925 on beam at
Arkansas for a new career high
… Was a consistent floor
exercise performer all season,
including a career best of
9.875 at Oregon State.
2005: Consistent performer
for the Cats in her
first season... Scored a careerhigh
and UK’s top season score of 9.875
on the beam vs. Michigan State/Central
Michigan (3/4)... Won the beam competition
against Bowling Green (1/8)
with a mark of 9.8... Earned UK Gymnast
of the Week (1/17) honors after
posting a top team mark of 9.825 on
the beam vs. Arkansas (1/14)... Competed
in every meet for UK.
Pre-College: Won the 2001
Georgia State champion all-around
and uneven bars titles… A twotime
Junior Olympic National
Championship qualifier, placed
third on the floor in 2003… Is
the reigning Level 10 Georgia
State Champion on balance
beam and was crowned the
2003 All-Around Georgia
State Champion… In
2003 claimed the
Georgia Region 8 balance
beam and floor titles… Landed a second place finish on the beam
and a third-place finish on the all-around at
the 2003 Level 8 Georgia meet.
Personal Information
Full name is Kristen Deloris O’Sheilds …
Daughter of Joe O’Shields and Debbie
O’Shields-Wiggs … Has a brother, Kelly
(18) … Born on Aug. 25, 1986 at Beaufort,
S.C.
A closer look at Kristen...
My favorite part about UK gymnastics
is: the coaches and my amazing teammates.
My meet ritual is: go through my routines
in my head and doing my special
dance before beam.
My most memorable gymnastics moment
is: beating Auburn at home last year.
The thing I would most like to accomplish
as a gymnast is: make NCAA
nationals as a team.
My most prized possession is:
If I could visit anywhere in the world, it
would be: Russia because my club coach is
from there. I would love to go over there
with her and be able to see all the things
she has told me and to understand the culture
from a better perspective.
My advice to younger athletes is: never give up and try your hardest in
everything you do.
If I could name a Kentucky Derby horse, it would be: Umphta
The last book I read was: Mind Gym
The last DVD I bought was: Tommy Boy
Collegiate Bests
Vault: 9.850 at NCAA Regional (4/7/06)
Balance Beam: 9.925 at Arkansas (2/24/06)
Floor Exercise: 9.875 at Oregon State (3/17/06)
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