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18 Facts About Kennedy Baker

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Kennedy Baker was born on May 10,1996 and is a retired American collegiate and artistic gymnast.

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Kennedy Baker competed as an elite gymnast from 2009 through 2013 and has since retired.

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Kennedy Baker had competed in collegiate gymnastics for the Florida Gators.

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Kennedy Baker competed at the US Classic and US Championships that year and won the Bars competition in the Junior division of Nationals.

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Kennedy Baker began competing for the University of Florida team during the 2015 season.

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Kennedy Baker competed in all but one meet, posting season high scores of 9.95 on the vault, 9.85 on the uneven bars, 9.925 on the balance beam, and 9.975 on the floor exercise.

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Kennedy Baker received the SEC Freshman of the Week honor four times.

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At the NCAA Gymnastics Championships, Kennedy Baker helped her team advance to the Super Six Final, where she contributed scores of 9.9 on vault, 9.85 on uneven bars, and 9.925 on floor exercise to help the Gators win the title.

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Kennedy Baker earned All-America First Team Honors on the floor exercise and advanced to the individual floor exercise final, where she placed 12th with a score of 9.775.

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At the Super Six Finals of the NCAA Gymnastics Championships, Kennedy Baker posted scores of 9.9 on the vault, 9.85 on the uneven bars, 9.8125 on the balance beam, and 9.9 on the floor exercise to contribute to the Gators' 4th-place finish.

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Kennedy Baker earned first team All-America honors on vault and floor exercise and second team honors on uneven bars and in the all-around.

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Kennedy Baker again competed in every meet of the 2017 season, although for much of the season she was limited to bars and beam due to an ankle injury.

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Kennedy Baker posted a career high of 9.9 on the uneven bars and matched her career high of 9.925 on the balance beam.

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Kennedy Baker earned SEC Specialist of the Week honors after scoring her second career perfect 10 on the floor exercise against Auburn University.

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At the Super Six Finals of the NCAA Gymnastics Championships, Kennedy Baker contributed scores of 9.9 on vault, 9.8875 on uneven bars, 9.85 on balance beam, and 9.925 on the floor exercise to the Gators' 3rd-place finish.

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Kennedy Baker earned All-America second team honors on the floor exercise.

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Kennedy Baker earned SEC Specialist of the Week honors after scoring her third career perfect 10 on the floor exercise against the University of Alabama.

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Kennedy Baker attended Lakeland Christian Academy until graduation in 2014, when she moved to Florida to attend the University of Florida and compete for their college team.