LSU Gold
Position
All-around
Height
5'3
Class
Sophomore
Hometown
Chino, Calif.
High School
Chino Hills HS

2020 All-American (VT)
2020 All-SEC
2019 NCAA Vault National Champion
2019 First-Team All-American (VT, UB, AA)
2019 Second-Team All-American (FX)
2019 Second-Team Regular Season All-American (VT, FX, AA)
2019 SEC Gymnast of the Week (at Arizona)
2018 First-Team All-American (VT, UB, FX, AA)
2018 Second-Team Regular Season All-American (VT, UB, FX, AA)
2018 All-SEC
2018 SEC Gymnast of the Week (vs. Auburn)
2017 NCAA Vault National Champion 
2017 First-Team All-American (VT)
2017 Second-Team Regular Season All-American (VT)
2017 SEC All-Freshman
2017 SEC Gymnast of the Week (at Kentucky)
2017 SEC Freshman of the Week (vs. Georgia, vs. GWU/Iowa)

One of the most accomplished gymnasts in school history … The 2019 and 2017 NCAA Vault National Champion … The first freshman in school history to win multiple national championships … The fifth gymnast to win multiple national championships in school history … An 18-time All-American, which ranks fourth in school history … Her 40 individual titles rank in the top-20 in school history … Finished with 17 vault titles to her name … Earned career high scores of 10 on vault and floor, 9.95 on bars and beam, and 39.775 in the all-around …The eighth gymnast in school history to score a 9.95 or higher on all four events … Scored a 39.700 or higher in the all-around twice in 2018 and once in 2019 … The third gymnast in school history to achieve a 9.90 or higher on all four events in their first two seasons … Graduated with her degree in sport administration in May 2020.

SENIOR SEASON (2020)
Earned All-America and All-SEC honors on vault … Competed in the all-around in five meets during her final season … Missed the final meet of her career at TWU … Earned a 39.550 in the all-around against Arkansas with scores of 9.925 on bars and floor … Scored a 9.90 on vault to secure the event title at Missouri … Posted a 9.95 on vault and 9.925 on floor at the GymQuarters meet … Scored a 9.90 on floor and 9.85 at Oregon State … Scored a season high 39.675 in the all-around at Florida with a 9.95 on vault, 9.925 on beam, and 9.90 on bars and beam … Scored a 39.500 vs. Auburn with a 9.925 on vault and 9.90 on bars and beam … Opened the season with a 9.90 and 9.925 on beam against Arizona and Georgia respectively.

JUNIOR SEASON (2019)
Won the program’s sixth NCAA Vault National Championship with a 9.95 at NCAA Semifinal I … Totaled four All-America honors after a 9.925 on bars, 9.9125 on floor and 39.600 in the all-around … In the NCAA Team Championships, scored a 9.90 on bars and 9.85 on the other three events … Scored an all-around 39.575 in the NCAA Regional Final with scores of 9.90 on vault, beam and floor … Earned Scores of 9.90 on bars and beam at the NCAA Regional Second Round … Put together a solid all-around performance for a 39.525 at SEC Championships … Scored a 9.90 on bars, 9.85 on beam and a crucial 9.925 on floor at the SEC meet … Set a season high in the all-around at Arizona with a 39.725 at Arizona … Scored her second career 10 and first perfect score on vault in Tucson … Also earned victories on beam with a 9.90 and floor with a 9.95 … Was named the SEC Gymnast of the Week after her performance in Arizona … Put together a near-perfect night against Oregon State with a 39.675 all-around score … Recorded her first career perfect 10.0 after her performance on floor against Oregon State … Also scored a 9.925 on beam against the Beavers … Scored a season-high 9.925 on floor and 9.90 on beam against Georgia … Earned a 9.875 on bars, 9.90 on vault and 9.85 at Arkansas … Scored a 9.90 on vault in the anchor spot and ended her night with a season high 9.95 against Missouri … Put up cores of 9.85 on vault and floor and 9.875 on bars and beam at GymQuarters for a 39.450 all-around score … Competed in the all-around and earned high scores of 9.95 on vault and 9.90 on bars … Set a season high of 39.625 in the all-around for the title and earned wins on vault and beam … Highlighted her meet against Florida with a 9.925 on bars and 9.90 on beam … Scored a 9.875 on vault and 9.925 on bars to highlight her night at Auburn in the all-around … In the season opener against Cal, competed in the all-around and highlighted the night with scores of 9.90 on bars and 9.850 on vault … In the season opener against Cal, competed in the all-around and highlighted the night with scores of 9.90 on bars and 9.850 on vault.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2018)
Relied on heavily in all four events … Delivered clutch performances all throughout the season … Her consistent performances were rewarded with All-America honors on vault, bars, floor and all-around in both the regular season and at NCAA Championships … Executed bars to perfection at NCAA Championships and scored a 9.950 at NCAA Super Six and 9.9375 at NCAA Semifinal I … Totaled a 9.90 on floor at the semifinal … Anchored LSU’s vault lineup at the NCAA Regional with a 9.95 … Scored a pair of 9.90’s on vault and bars at SEC Championships … Closed out the regular season with a 39.700 in the all-around thanks to a 9.90 on vault, 9.925 on bars, 9.90 on beam and career high 9.975 on floor … Scored a career high 39.775 in the all-around after posting a 9.90 on vault, career high 9.975 on bars, 9.925 on beam, and career high 9.975 on floor … Wrapped up vault with an outstanding 9.95 on a perfect stick and also delivered a 9.925 on floor at Missouri … Went on the road and delivered scores of 9.90 on bars and floor at Florida … Opened the season with an outstanding 9.95 on bars.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2017)
Outstanding freshman who made an immediate impact in the Tigers’ lineup … Took home the program’s fifth NCAA Vault National Championship with a 9.9875 at Semifinal II … Earned scores of 9.90 on floor and 9.9375 on beam at the NCAA Super Six … Won vault at the NCAA Lincoln Regional with a 9.925 … Captured SEC All-Freshman honors after totaling a 9.90 on beam at the championship … Won the bars title with a career-high score of 9.95 against New Hampshire… Earned a 9.90 at home against No. 3 Florida on vault … Won the vault title with a 9.95 and finished with a 9.90 on bars and 9.925 on floor against George Washington and Iowa … Named the SEC Freshman of the Week after the tri meet… Finished with three scores of 9.90 or better at the GymQuarters Invite… Earned scores of 9.90 on vault, 9.90 on bars and 9.925 on beam … Won the vault title (9.90) and all-around title (39.500) at Arkansas … Captured the all-around for the second time with a score of 39.375 at home against Missouri… Won the all-around in her first career appearance at Kentucky with a score of 39.625 … Totaled the third-highest all-around score by a freshman in school history … Also won bars with a score of 9.925 and beam with a 9.95 against the Wildcats … Was named the SEC Gymnast of the Week after her performance against UK … Totaled a 9.90 on bars against Texas Woman’s … Added a 9.90 in the fourth spot of the vault lineup in her first road meet at Alabama… In her first career vault she earned a 9.95 to capture the event title vs. Georgia … Named the SEC Freshman of the Week after her performance against the Bulldogs.

CLUB/HIGH SCHOOL
Trained under coaches Trent and Jill Spaulding at Precision gymnastics where she dominated as a level 10 gymnast … A seven-time Junior Olympic Level 10 National Champion, including back-to-back national champion in the all-around in 2014 and 2015 … Nearly swept first place in every meet at 2015 J.O. championships after winning national titles on vault, bars and floor … Took home the all-around title in every meet in which she competed during 2015 season and also added three perfect 10.0 scores … Competed at the 2014 and 2012 Nastia Liukin Cup … Captured the beam title at the 2013 J.O. championships … In 2014, finished second on bars and floor and third on beam at J.O. championships … Also took first on beam, second in the all-around and third on vault at 2013 J.O. championships.

PERSONAL
Full name is Kennedi Danyelle Edney … Born August 14, 1998 … Daughter of Buffy Edney and former UCLA basketball star Tyus Edney… Has one sister, Kolbi-Rae … Graduated in May 2020 with her degree in sport administration.

EDNEY’S CAREER HIGHS
Vault: 10.000 (3-15-19 at Arizona) 
Bars: 9.975 (twice; Last: 3-17-18 vs. Arizona; First: 3-4-18 vs. Auburn)
Beam: 9.950 (1-27-17 at Kentucky)
Floor: 10.000 (3-9-19 vs. Oregon State)
All Around: 39.775 (3-4-18 vs. Auburn)

EDNEY’S CAREER INDIVIDUAL TITLES
Vault: 17
Bars: 7
Beam: 3
Floor: 5
All Around: 10
Total: 42

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