Kylee Johnson Season 2005-06

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2007 Season Outlook

Sophomore Kylee Johnson will not compete in 2007 due to an injury suffered during offseason training that will require Tommy John surgery.

 

2006 ? Sophomore Season

Johnson redshirted in her second season at <?xml:namespace prefix="st1" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"?>Nebraska, after suffering an Achilles injury while training in the offseason.

 

2005 ? Freshman Season

Johnson joined the Huskers at mid-year after graduating early from high school in December of 2004. One of just two Nebraska natives on NU’s roster, Johnson made her collegiate debut on bars (9.625) and floor in the Huskers’ first meet of the season at Michigan. Hindered by injuries suffered during her floor performance in Ann Arbor, she later contributed on floor against Oklahoma, scoring a 9.70, and against Minnesota and Air Force, when she posted a season-high 9.725 on the event.

 

Johnson performed numerous times in exhibition on vault, bars and floor, but stepped up when the team needed it most at the NCAA Championships in Auburn, Ala., to round out NU’s bars lineup. She earned a career-high 9.75, helping the Huskers qualify for their sixth appearance at the Super Six Finals.

 

Before Nebraska

Johnson competed at the Nebraska School of Gymnastics under former Husker assistant coach Adrian Burde. Her club team won Level 10 Nebraska state team championships in 1998, 2000 and 2002, while Johnson was a member of the national team in 2000, 2001 and 2002. A three-time Junior Olympic National Championships qualifier, Johnson was the 2002 J.O. Region IV bars and floor champion and was the Nebraska state all-around champion that same year.

 

Johnson chose the Huskers over offers from Oklahoma and IowaState.

 

Personal

Kylee Johnson was born Dec. 17, 1986, and is the daughter of Gary and Lesa Johnson. She has one brother, Ryan, and her cousin, Drew Schwab, is a pitcher on the Nebraska baseball team. Johnson graduated in December of 2004 from LincolnNortheastHigh School, where she earned a spot on the honor roll and was a member of the dance team.

 

Johnson's Career Highs at Nebraska

Career Highs

     Bars: 9.75 (at NCAA Preliminaries, 4/21/05)

     Floor: 9.725 (vs. Minnesota/Air Force, 3/6/05)