McKenna Kelley

McKenna Kelley
Full name McKenna Lane Kelley
Country represented  United States
Born (1997-04-15) April 15, 1997
Houston, Texas, United States
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
Level Collegiate gymnast
Club Stars Gymnastics Training Center
College team LSU Tigers (Class of 2019)
Head coach(es) Dan Baker, Ashly Baker
Medal record
Representing Stars TX
Nastia Liukin Cup
2014 Greensboro All Around

McKenna Lane Kelley (born April 15, 1997 in Houston, Texas) is an American artistic gymnast and daughter of Mary Lou Retton and Shannon Kelley.

Career

Kelley is a member of the LSU Tigers gymnastics team.[1] Kelley placed 5th in the all-around at the 2013 J.O. Nationals in the Junior D age division.[2] In 2014, she was the Nastia Liukin Cup co-champion with Mackenzie Brannan.

She has been invited to a few U.S. National team camps in 2015.[3] Kelley attended the USA Gymnastics training camp for the selection of the 2015 Pan American Games but she didn't make the team.[4]

Personal life

McKenna lives in Houston, Texas, United States.[5] Her parents are Mary Lou Retton, 1984 Olympic all-around champion, and Shannon Kelley, a running back coach at Houston Baptist University and former Texas Longhorns quarterback.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "McKenna Kelley | Speakers and more - Gymnastike". gymnastike.org. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  2. ↑ "GymDivas.Us | Online Resource for Gymnasts in the United States". gymdivas.us. Archived from the original on April 28, 2014. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  3. ↑ "April U.S. National Team Training Camp: Recap". Chatty Gymnast. Archived from the original on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "USA Gymnastics - USA Gymnastics announces women Pan Am Games training squad". USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "USA Gymnastics | McKenna Kelley". usagym.org. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Biography". Marylouretton.com. Archived from the original on May 15, 2010. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
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