2021 Gymnastics Roster
McKenna Linnen
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Canton, Mich.
- High School:
- Plymouth High
Statistics
Career Highs
| Event | Score | Opponent |
|---|---|---|
| Vault | 9.775 | Rutgers, Pitt (3/1/20) Bowling Green, Towson and Western Michigan (2/23/20) |
| Balance Beam | 9.85 | Denver (2/21/21) Ohio State, Penn State and NC State (3/17/19) at Penn with Temple and Bridgeport (2/10/19) |
| Floor Exercise | 9.875 | New Hampshire and Temple (1/26/20) Pitt, Utah State and Cornell (2/17/19) |
Career Statistics
| Year | Meets | AA | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | 195.15 |
| 2020 | 10 | 0 | 213.425 |
| 2019 | 14 | 0 | 282.6 |
| 2018 | 13 | 0 | 175.2 |
| Total | 46 | 0 | 866.375 |
2020 (Jr.)
- NACGC/W Scholastic All-America
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Competed in all 10 meets on balance beam and floor exercise, while also appearing in the vault lineup twice
- Scored a 9.8 or higher on floor in every meet but two
- Passed the 500-career point plateau
- Ended the year with season averages of 9.775 on vault, 9.603 on beam and 9.785 on floor
- Totaled a 9.8 mark on beam in the Mountaineers’ season-opening meet at Penn State (Jan. 11)
- Earned a podium finish on floor with a 9.8 total at Iowa State (Jan. 17)
- Matched her career-high score of 9.875 on floor and tied for fourth place against New Hampshire and Temple (Jan. 26)
- Hit a vault career-high of 9.775 twice (Feb. 23 and March 1)
- Also posted a matching season-best score of 9.8 on beam against Rutgers and Pitt (March 1)
2019 (So.)
- NACGC/W Scholastic All-America
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Competed in all 14 meets on beam and floor, while also earning a spot in the vault lineup
- Scored a 9.8 or higher on floor in 11 of 14 meets
- Only dropped one score on beam and one score on floor all season
- Finished fifth on the team with 282.6 season points
- Ended the year with season averages of 9.525 on vault, 9.7 on beam and 9.805 on floor
- Earned first career event win when she tied for first with a career-high 9.85 showing on beam at Penn with Bridgeport and Temple (Feb. 2)
- Set a career high on floor with a 9.875 and finished in fourth place in the Mountaineers’ home meet against Pitt, Utah State and Cornell (Feb. 17)
- Tallied a career-high 9.525 in her career debut on vault (April 5)
2018 (Fr.)
- NACGC/W Scholastic All-America
- Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
- Competed on beam in all 13 meets and also saw time in the floor lineup
- Reached the podium three times and scored 9.8 or better four times
- Did not drop a floor score all season
- Finished the season with averages of 9.738 on beam and 9.72 on floor
- Earned first career podium finish and set floor career high with a 9.85 mark against No. 14 Arizona State (Jan. 14)
- Scored career highs on beam (9.8) and floor (9.85) and finished third on both events against George Washington and Towson (Jan. 21)
- Matched beam career high with a 9.8 score at No. 18 George Washington (March 11)
Club Gymnastics
- Two-year level 10 gymnast from Gym America
- 2017 Junior Olympics National Championships qualifier
- Two-time Region 5 Championships qualifier and earned back-to-back third-place finishes on beam (2015-16)
- Placed seventh on beam at the 2015 Michigan State Championships
- Attended Plymouth High
Personal
- Daughter of Mark and Karen Linnen
- Birthday is May 22
- Has one sister
- Majoring in marketing
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
Assistant Coach Kaylyn Millick | Intro
Tuesday, September 09
Assistant Coach Jessica Yamzon | Intro
Tuesday, September 09
Associate Head Coach Travis Doak | Intro
Tuesday, September 09
Head Coach Jason Butts | Intro
Tuesday, September 09
