Katherine Hilton Season 2003

(updated 5/24/05)

SENIOR SEASON (2005)
A bar specialist for the Tigers, she competed on the event in seven meets in 2005 … Won the bars title in the Tigers’ quad meet with Illinois-Chicago, New Hampshire and Western Michigan, scoring a season-high 9.875 … Title marked the third of her career on the event … Notched a 9.825 at Ohio State … Scored a 9.800 at both Kentucky and Auburn … Averaged a 9.796 over the course of the season … A member of the SEC Honor Roll.

JUNIOR SEASON (2004)
Competed on the bars in eight meets for the Tigers … Scored a season-best 9.900 against Texas Woman’s and Arizona … Notched a 9.875 at the NCAA Central Regional Championships … Posted a 9.850 at the NCAA Championships … Opened the season with a 9.850 at Michigan State … Finished the year with a season average of 9.750 on the event.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2003)
A walk-on that worked her way into the Tigers’ bar lineup … Had a phenomenal collegiate debut against Denver, scoring a 9.925 on the bars to win the event title … Her score ranked as the second-best by a Tiger on the bars in 2003 … Recorded a 9.875 on the bars at the SEC Championships … Matched that mark a week later at the NCAA West Regionals … Scored a 9.800 against Florida.

CLUB/HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Crescent City Baptist High School in New Orleans, La. … Was a member of the National Honor Society … Recipient of the Tidewater Scholarship … Also earned letters in basketball, track and swimming … Trained at the Northshore Center for Artistic Gymnastics under coach Brian Neal … Qualified for the regional championships in 1998, 1999 and 2000.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Cameron Hilton and Nancy Dwyer … Has a younger brother, Daniel, and a younger sister, Elizabeth … Born March 6, 1983, in Wyoming … Majoring in general studies.

HILTON’S CAREER HIGHS
Bars 9.925 vs. Denver 1/31/03

INDIVIDUAL TITLES
Bars: 3