Army West Point Athletics
2005 Men's Gymnastics Roster
Roster
Chris Kennedy
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- New Milford, Conn.
Army's top returnee on pommel horse ... outstanding gymnast who was a three-event performer last year, establishing career highs in two events, while equaling it in the other ... has made strong progress looking to expand role on vault following preseason surgery ... ranked in the top 40 in the country last year on vault and pommel horse ... 2003 USAGC All-American on pommel horse ... three-year letterwinner.
2005: Top pommel horse and vault contender all season ... posted a team and career-high 9.55 on pommel horse in first place showing against Temple in latter half of season ... score broke previous high 9.5 scored in first-place finish early in the year against Springfield ... duplicated Springfield effort resulting in second-place showing against Navy ... finished first in five meets ... headed into NCAA Championships tied for 37th nationally ... turned in Army's second-highest score in that event (8.35) placing 26th at the NCAA qualifying session ... also turned in the Black Knights' third-highest marks on vault (9.125) and rings (8.55) in sharing 21st and 36th, respectively ... score on rings was his second highest of the season, while his best mark in that discipline was a career-high 8.7 recorded in meet with Temple ... equaled career high 9.25 on vault in the finals of the West Point Open after tying for runner-up honors in the preliminary round with a 9.2 ... scored a nine or above nine times in that discipline ... second best vault mark of 9.225 earned third-place honors in Temple meet ... placed in the top three five times ... ranked 33rd nationally with a 9.135 average.
2004: Appeared in every meet on the horse and in all but one on vault ... career-high 9.3 on pommel horse earned runner-up honors in individual finals at the ECAC Championships ... mark just .25 off medalist honors and tied for second-highest score of the season ... broke personal best three times during the course of the year ... career-best 9.2 on horse against James Madison helped Black Knights to a season-high 36.25 in that event ... scored a 9.0 or above in four of seven meets in the latter half of season ... recorded six top-three finishes ... headed into the NCAA Championships ranked 25th in the nation on pommel horse ... tied for 26th on pommel horse and 42nd on vault in qualifying session ... recorded career-high 9.25 on vault at West Point Open.
2003: In Army's starting rotation on pommel horse and vault and saw limited duty on floor exercise ... posted a season-high 9.05 on vault in meet with nationally-ranked Penn State ... second time topped the nine-point plateau, having first scored a 9.0 in win over arch-rival Navy ... just missed that mark on four other occasions ... headed into the meet tied for 71st (8.883) ... turned in a solid performance in first collegiate competition on pommel horse, garnering runner-up honors in the individual finals at the West Point Open with an 8.7 after finishing among the top eight in the prelims ... bettered that with 8.8 marks in separate dual meet wins over Navy and Air Force ... runner-up in both ...placed sixth in the individual finals at the ECAC Championships ... headed into the NCAAs ranked 46th on the horse (8.683) ... tied for 33rd in qualifying session ... scored a career-high 8.95 on the horse in the prelims at the USAGC National Championships ... finished fifth in the finals (8.4) to earn first All-America certificate.
Club Gymnastics: Three-time Academic All-American ... unbeaten at the state level in all-around, capturing seven Connecticut State championships ... four-time Junior National qualifier, but only able to compete three times after being sidelined with a broken elbow ... finished among the top 65 in all-around at the Junior Nationals senior year, helping lead Region 6 team to a third-place finish ... started competing at age seven for International Gymnastics in the state of Pennsylvania ... following family's move to Connecticut, trained under Chris Moon and Vin Pozzuoli at USA Gymnastics.
Personal: Given name is Christopher Adam Kennedy ... born May 29, 1984 ... parents' names are Beth and James Kennedy .... majoring in Management.
