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UTAH: Very graceful athlete has been a key part of Utah's floor and beam lineups ... also has 10.0 valued vault. 1999-Began season as a three event performer (vault, beam, floor) ... hyper-extended knee during vault warmups on Feb. 19 and missed three meets ... returned to the lineup on beam and floor, but couldn't vault ... scored 9.75 and 9.825 on beam and floor, respectively, at nationals ... won vault competition on Feb. 5 with career-best 9.80 ... career-best 9.95 on beam on Mar. 27 tied her for first against BYU ... "hit" 26 of 27 routines ... NACGC Scholastic All-American. 1998-Critical floor performance (9.825) during NCAA Super Six competition ... competed on beam and floor both nights at NCAA Championships ... competed on floor in every meet ... season bests of 9.80 on beam and 9.85 on floor (twice) ... "hit" 20 of 25 routines. 1997-Regular contributor on beam and floor ... scored 9.80 on beam and 9.725 on floor at NCAA Championships ... tied for third on beam at NCAA Midwest Regional with 9.875 ... season-best 9.90 on both beam and floor ... tied for first on beam in collegiate debut with 9.875 ... four 9.875 or better beam scores ... two 9.90 floor scores ... won floor competition against Utah State on Feb. 17 with a 9.90.
CLUB/HIGH SCHOOL: On Senior International National Team from 1994-95 ... 10th all-around at 1994 World Team Trials ... 15th all-around at 1994 U.S. Championships ... first on floor, second on beam and fourth all-around at South Africa Cup ... seventh all-around at 1994 U.S. Classic ... competed at U.S. Olympic Festival from 1993-95 ... trained for Jim and Cheryl Jarrett and Larry McDonough at Capital Gymnastics ... graduated Cum Laude from St. Stephen's Episcopal School.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Sonja Kever and Andy Kever/Mark Thieman ... has two sisters and one brother ... younger sister Jenna does equestrian show jumping ... started gymnastics at age 8 ... environmental studies/psychology major has pre-law emphasis ... born Nov. 8, 1977.
Kever's Career Highs
Vault 9.800 vs. Southern Utah, Feb. 5, 1999
Beam 9.950 vs. Brigham Young, Mar. 27, 1999
Floor 9.900 vs. Brigham Young, Mar. 22, 1997
9.900 vs. Utah State, Feb. 17, 1997
