Kelley Andersen
Kelley Andersen

Player Profile
Class:
RS Senior

Hometown:
Omaha, Neb.

High School:
Westside

Height:
5-3

Event:
All-Around

Birthdate:
03/27/1984

Club Team:
Cahoy's Gymnastics

Sophomore (2005): Sophomore (2005): In her sophomore campaign, Kelley Andersen was a regular on bars, beam floor for the Tigers ... competed in the all-around at the Arizona Invitational and finished eighth while tying for fourth on floor with a 9.850 ... finished first on bars and third on beam against Centenary ... had an all-around day against Nebraksa after recording 9.825 on bars, beam and floor for third, fifth and eighth place, respectively ... helped the Tigers score a season high 49.325 on beam with a season-high 9.875 against Illinois. Also recorded a 9.875 on bars to tie for third place ... finished third at the Cat Classic on bars after notching a 9.750 ... scored a season-high 9.875 on floor and finished third on beam with a 9.825 on beam against Southeast Missouri State and Air Force to close out the regular season ... concluded the season with a 9.825 on floor to tie for ninth place at the NCAA South Central Region.

Freshman (2004): In her first collegiate meet, Kelley Andersen scored a 39.300 all-around score ... she posted a 9.875 career-high on bars, a 9.850 on beam and a 9.900 on the floor exercise against Iowa State ... set a new career mark on beam scoring a 9.875 to help the Tigers set a new program record on its way to defeating then #8 Oklahoma ... competing on floor for just the second time in 2004, she scored a 9.900 to tie her previous career-high ... making the third time a charm, she set a new career-high on floor tying to win the event at the Texas Woman's Invitational scoring a 9.925 ... scored a 9.825 on floor, a 9.750 on bars and a 9.700 on beam at the Big 12 Championship ... scored a 9.825 or higher on 8-of-10 bar routines during the regular year to own a 9.840 RQS ... has also scored a 9.825+ on 7-of-8 beam routines to own a 9.850 RQS ... finished the regular season ranked 15th in the South Central Regional on beam and 21st on bars ... scored a 9.800 on floor and a 9.775 on beam at the Northeast Regional to finish 21st and 22nd, respectively.

Freshman (2003): Suffering an Achilles injury during Mizzou's Black & Gold intersquad scrimmage, Andersen spent her inaugural season with the Tigers as a medical redshirt ... fully rehabilitated, she looks to make an impact as an all-around contender in 2004.

Club/High School: Andersen holds every gymnastics record at Westside High School (Neb.) ... earned high school national champion titles on vault and floor in 2002 ... was also runner-up at the Junior Olympic Nationals in the floor competition ... helped Westside to a state championship title in 2001 ... won the Regional vault title in 2002 ... trained at Cahoy's Gymnastics under coach Cathryne Cahoy ... highlighted as a Junior Olympic national qualifier in 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, and 2002.

Personal: Kelley is the daughter of Ronald and Patty Andersen ... born on March 27, 1984 ... is a textiles and apparel management major.competing from "other people on my team," ... personal motto is to "have fun with what you do."

Career Highs
Vault: 9.675 v. Iowa State, 2004
Bars: 9.875 v. Iowa State, 2004
Beam: 9.875 v. Oklahoma, 2004
Floor: 9.925 v. Texas Woman's, 2004
AA: 39.300 v. Iowa State, 2004