LSU Gold
Position
All-around
Height
5'1
Class
Junior
Hometown
Germantown, Tenn.
Previous School
Memphis All-Stars
High School
Germantown HS

(updated 5/24/05)

SENIOR SEASON (2005)
Saw action on the vault, beam and floor for the Tigers as a senior … Had her best meet of the year at Texas Woman’s, scoring a 9.750 on the vault and a 9.800 on the floor … Recorded a season-best 9.775 on the vault against Centenary … Scored a season-high 9.825 on the floor at Ohio State … Finished the year with season averages of 9.700 on the vault and 9.783 on the floor … Scored a 9.200 in her only appearance of the year on the beam … Named to the SEC Honor Roll for the third straight season.

JUNIOR SEASON (2004)
Saw action on the vault, beam and floor for the Tigers … Competed on the beam in the first seven meets of the season … Notched a season-best 9.850 at Arkansas during that span … Followed that performance with a 9.800 at Georgia … Scored a season-best 9.825 on the floor against Centenary and Texas Woman’s … Posted a 9.800 at Centenary … Competed on the vault just once, scoring a 9.750 against Texas Woman’s and Arizona … Named to both the Academic All-America team and the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2003)
Had a break out season for the Tigers … Was a mainstay in the beam and floor lineups, while also seeing action on the vault and bars … Posted new career-highs on three of the four events … Began the season with a stellar performance at the Bahama Breeze Invitational … Performing in just her first meet as an all-arounder she won the all-around title (39.175), while also taking home top honors on the vault with a career-high 9.875 … Scored a personal-best 9.925 on the floor against Florida … Matched that mark against Centenary … Recorded a career-high 9.900 on the beam against Arkansas … Concluded the year with season averages of 9.703 on the vault, 9.683 on the bars, 9.695 on the beam and 9.775 on the floor … Named to both the Academic All-America team and the SEC Honor Roll.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2002)
Competed on the vault and beam for the Tigers during her freshman campaign … Won the first individual title of her career scoring a 9.875 on the beam against Iowa … Turned in a 9.700 on the beam at the NCAA Championships … Recorded a career-high 9.800 on the vault at Denver … Scored a 9.750 on the vault against Rhode Island and Centenary … Posted season averages of 9.738 on the vault and 9.635 on the beam.

CLUB/HIGH SCHOOL
Competed for the Memphis All-Stars … Was a six-time Junior Olympic national qualifier (1996-2001) … Won the Region VIII all-around title in 2001 … Finished ninth on the floor exercise at the 2000 national championships … A three-time Tennessee state champion in the all-around, winning consecutive titles between 1998-2000 … Helped her team to state titles in 1998, 2000 and 2001 … Attended Germantown High School in Germantown, Tenn. … Distinguished member of the National Honor Society, Beta Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Better Business Club and DECA.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Jim and Barbara Jenkins … Born July 15, 1983 … Has an older brother, Jesse … Majoring in mass communications.

JENKINS’ CAREER HIGHS
Vault 9.875 at Bahama Breeze Invitational 1/10/03
Bars 9.700 at Kentucky/Centenary 1/17/03
Beam 9.900 vs. Arkansas 2/2/03
Floor 9.925 twice
All-Around 39.175 at Bahama Breeze Invitational 1/10/03

INDIVIDUAL TITLES
Vault: 1
Beam: 1
All-Around: 1
Total: 3

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