Gymnastics

Get to Know Kennedi Harris

Sept. 4, 2014

MUTigers.com will sit down with Mizzou gymnastics' incoming freshman this summer. This week we get to know Kennedi Harris.

The Facts
Hometown: Atlanta, Ga.
Club: Gymnastics Academy of Atlanta
High School: Milton

What made you choose Missouri?
Kennedi: "I came here for summer camp about a year and a half ago and I just fell in love with the campus and the environment. Everybody was so nice. It just felt like the right school for me."

You've been on campus for a while now. How is college so far?
Kennedi: "It's been pretty stressful. I think that's any freshman's first take on college but it will get better as I go on."

What is your favorite thing about college life?
Kennedi: "Freedom, definitely. And the people are so nice."

How did you get started with gymnastics?
Kennedi: "I started with a Mommy and Me class. From there I went to Level 2 and then straight up."

What is your favorite event?
Kennedi: "Floor, I love the dancing."

What is your favorite gymnastics memory to this point?
Kennedi: "My favorite gymnastics memory is probably making it to Nationals my senior year. I was out the whole season and they didn't think I was going to make it but I pushed through and made it."

What do you like to do outside the gym?
Kennedi: "I like to hang out with friends, shop, sleep."

If you didn't do gymnastics, what sport would you play?
Kennedi: "Tennis. It's in the family, my mom and my grandma were tennis players."

What is something most people don't know about you?
Kennedi: "I like watching classic movies."