Kendra Combs

5TH | 5-3 | WINDSOR, CONN.

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• Competed on uneven bars and floor exercise in all12 meets, while also making appearances on balance beam • Finished the season with 292.775 total points, ranking No. 5 on the team • Reached the podium 11 times across all three events and registered seven event wins, including five on floor and two on bars • Ended the year with season averages of 9.785 on uneven bars, 9.875 on balance beam and 9.825 on floor exercise • Secured a season-high 9.9 score on floor to finish tied for first 2022 (Sr.) against Iowa State (Feb. 7) • NCAA Regional Championships Individual Event Specialist • Went on to tie her season-high floor total four more times COMBS throughout the season, including at the NCAA Morgantown Regional Gymnastics Championships (April 2) • Won the bars title outright with a season-high 9.825 total at Pitt (March 5) • Also tied her season high on bars at Pitt (March 12) and at the Big 12 Gymnastics Championship (March 20) • Added a season-best total of 9.875 on balance beam at the Big 12 Gymnastics Championship (March 20) • Represented the Mountaineers on bars, beam and floor at the Big 12 Gymnastics Championships and the NCAA Morgantown Regional Gymnastics Championships 2020 (So.) • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Competed on uneven bars in all 10 meets, also made (floor) • All-Big 12 Team (All-Around) • Big 12 Gymnast of the Week (March 1) • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Surpassed 1,000 career points • Led the team with 439.6 points on the year • Tallied 21 podium finishes, including 11 event wins, to pace the squad • Made her career debut in the vault and all-around lineups on Jan. 14, competing all four events in eight meets • Also competed on uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise in all 12 meets • Earned new career-best totals on vault, bars, floor and the all-around • Secured a 9.9 or higher in nine of her 13 performances on appearances on balance beam and floor exercise floor • Made the podium eight times and registered three event wins, • Finished the campaign with season averages of 9.712 on vault, two on floor and one on beam 9.758 on bars, 9.683 on beam, 9.892 on floor and 39.025 on the all-around • Ranked No. 2 on the team with 263.3 season points • Had a career-best showing against George Washington and William & Mary on Feb. 21, setting new career highs on vault, • Ended the year with season averages of 9.77 on bars, 9.678 on beam and 9.797 on floor floor and the all-around • Won the beam title outright with a 9.85 total at Iowa State • Earned a 9.85 on vault, a 9.95 on floor and a 39.325 total all- (Jan. 17) around score on Feb. 21 • Scored a career-high mark of 9.9 on floor and tied for second • Reached a new career-best total on bars at the Big 12 overall against New Hampshire and Temple (Jan. 26) Championship on March 19, securing a 9.9 to help the WVU • Tied for second on bars with a 9.775 score at New Hampshire lineup record a season-best score on the event with George Washington and Brown (Feb. 8) • Represented the Mountaineers in the NCAA Norman Regional • Posted a 9.85 on floor and a 9.8 on bars to finish in a tie for Second Round, competing as an individual event specialist on first and third, respectively, at Pitt (Feb. 21) floor exercise and scoring a 9.925 to finish in a tie for third • Tallied a 9.875 on floor and tied for first overall against overall Western Michigan, Bowling Green and Towson; also posted a career-high 9.875 on beam and finished second (Feb. 23) 2021 (Jr.) • Scored a season-best 9.825 on bars and tied for third overall • Academic All-Big 12 Second Team against Rutgers and Pitt (March 1) • Linda Burdette-Good Award for the Most Valuable Gymnast • Ranked No. 5 on the team with 292.775 season points 2019 (Fr.) • Passed the 500-career point plateau • Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team • Competed in 11 meets, all on bars, finishing with a season average

COMBS

of 9.757 • Tallied a career-best 9.85 mark on bars and tied for fifth in the Mountaineers’ home meet against Denver and Iowa State (Feb. 2) • Matched her career high with a second-place, 9.85 showing on bars, which was her first career podium finish against Pitt, Utah State and Cornell (Feb. 17)

Club Gymnastics

• Four-year level 10 gymnast at Gymnastics Express Too • Three-time Junior Olympics National Championships qualifier, placing fourth on bars and beam at the 2017 championships • Finished second on floor and third on vault at the 2017 Region 6

Championships • Reigning level 10 beam, floor and all-around state champion • Placed second on bars and in the all-around at the 2017 Connecticut

State Championships • Won the all-around, floor, beam and bars titles and finished third on vault at the 2016 Region 6 Championships • Claimed floor and bars titles and placed second in the all-around and third on vault at the 2016 Connecticut State Championships • Attended Windsor High

Personal

• Daughter of Kenneth Combs and Phyllis England • Birthday is July 7 • Has three sisters and one brother • Majoring in business • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

Combs’ Career Highs

Vault

9.95 vs. George Washington and William & Mary (2/21/22)

Uneven Bars

9.95 at Big 12 Gymnastics Championship (3/19/22)

Balance Beam 9.875 at Big 12 Gymnastics Championship (3/20/21) vs. Bowling Green, Towson and Western Michigan (2/23/20) Floor Exercise 9.95 vs. George Washington and William & Mary (2/21/22) All-Around 9.95 vs. George Washington and William & Mary (2/21/22)

Combs’ Career Statistics

Year Meets AA Total Points 2022 13 8 439.6 2021 12 0 292.775 2020 10 0 263.3 2019 11 0 107.325 Total 45 8 1,103.0