Completed Event: Gymnastics versus NCAA Championship Final on April 19, 2025 , , 4th of 4 (197.2375)
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Gymnastics
4th of 4 (197.2375)
vs NCAA Championship Final
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Kari Lee
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Liberty HS
- Hometown:
- Peoria, Ariz.
Bio
Career Highlights
*Three-time All-American (2 NCAA, 1 regular season)
*NCAA finalist on vault and floor as a freshman
*Six-time All-Pac-12 Conference
*2019 team co-captain
*Gymnastics Leadership Committee
*Tom Hansen Medal
*Nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year
*2019 Chris Hill Leadership Award
*2019 Greg Marsden Leadership Award
*39.550 all-around high
*9.975 career best on bars and beam
*20 career victories
*Hit 188-195 (96%) of her career routines
*Four-time Pac-12 All-Academic
*Two-time WCGA Scholar All-American
2019 Season (Senior)
*9th all-around in semifinal 1 of NCAA Championships
*4th all-around at Pac-12 Championships
*Three-time All-Pac-12 (1st-team beam, 2nd-team all-around and vault)
*Tom Hansen Medal
*Utah’s nominee for NCAA Woman of the Year
*Went all-around in 12 meets
*Career all-around high of 39.550 vs. Michigan
*4 victories (all on beam)
*Hit 56-56 routines
*Honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic
*Athletic Director’s Honor Roll
2018 Season (Junior)
*Went all-around in 10 meets
*39.525 season all-around high vs. Georgia
*Double winner at Cal (vault, beam)
*4 victories
*Hit 49-51 routines
*Honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic
*Athletic Director’s Honor Roll
2017 Season (Sophomore)
*Pac-12 runner-up on bars
*Won the all-around at Georgia
*Career high 9.975 on bars at Arizona State
*4 victories
*Hit 33-34 routines
*Honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic
*Athletic Director’s Honor Roll
2016 Season (Redshirt Sophomore)
*Redshirt missed the final 10 meets with an injury
*Went all-around in first three meets
*2 victories
*Hit 10-12 routines
*1st-team Pac-12 All-Academic
*NACGC Scholar All-American
*Dean’s List and Athletic Director’s Honor Roll
2015 Season (Freshman)
*Three-time All-American (2 NCAA, 1 regular season)
*1st-team NCAA All-American on vault and floor
*2nd-team regular season All-American on beam
*Competed in NCAA event finals on vault (5th) and floor (14th)
*9.95 on vault tied for first across both semifinals at NCAA Championships
*Three-time All-Pac-12 (1st-team floor, 2nd-team vault and beam)
*6 victories
*Season bests of 9.975 (beam), 9.95 (vault), 9.925 (floor)
*9.975 on beam vs. Michigan was Utah’s best beam score in 2015
*Hit 40-of-42 routines
*NACGC Scholar All-American
*Dean’s List and Athletic Director’s Honor Roll
Prior to Utah
*2013 J.O. all-around and floor champion (Senior A Division)
*2014 J.O. vault champion (Senior C Division)
*2013 and 2014 Junior Olympic National Team member
*2014 Region 1 all-around champion (Senior C Division)
*2014 WOGA Classic all-around champion
*Won the all-around at the 2013 IGI Chicago Style Meet
*3rd all-around at the 2014 Nastia Liukin Cup
*4th all-around at the 2013 Nastia Liukin Cup
*2013 Arizona J.O. Gymnast of the Year
*2013 Arizona Level 10 Most Outstanding Gymnast
*2013 and 2014 all-around champ at Arizona Sunrays Classic Rock Invite
*2012 Region 1 all-around champion
*Trained at Flames Gymnastics Academy
*Club coaches: Attila Szentes, Nicole Wendelgass, Roni Mejia, Gilbert Mejia
*Graduated from Liberty High School
Personal
*Daughter of Sam and MeJa Lee
*Parents own Flames Gymnastics Academy
*Brothers Jason and Toby; sisters Serrena and Codee
*Bachelor’s degree in business
*Full name is Kari Rebecah Lee (pronounced CAR-ee)
Lee’s Career Highs
*Three-time All-American (2 NCAA, 1 regular season)
*NCAA finalist on vault and floor as a freshman
*Six-time All-Pac-12 Conference
*2019 team co-captain
*Gymnastics Leadership Committee
*Tom Hansen Medal
*Nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year
*2019 Chris Hill Leadership Award
*2019 Greg Marsden Leadership Award
*39.550 all-around high
*9.975 career best on bars and beam
*20 career victories
*Hit 188-195 (96%) of her career routines
*Four-time Pac-12 All-Academic
*Two-time WCGA Scholar All-American
2019 Season (Senior)
*9th all-around in semifinal 1 of NCAA Championships
*4th all-around at Pac-12 Championships
*Three-time All-Pac-12 (1st-team beam, 2nd-team all-around and vault)
*Tom Hansen Medal
*Utah’s nominee for NCAA Woman of the Year
*Went all-around in 12 meets
*Career all-around high of 39.550 vs. Michigan
*4 victories (all on beam)
*Hit 56-56 routines
*Honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic
*Athletic Director’s Honor Roll
2018 Season (Junior)
*Went all-around in 10 meets
*39.525 season all-around high vs. Georgia
*Double winner at Cal (vault, beam)
*4 victories
*Hit 49-51 routines
*Honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic
*Athletic Director’s Honor Roll
2017 Season (Sophomore)
*Pac-12 runner-up on bars
*Won the all-around at Georgia
*Career high 9.975 on bars at Arizona State
*4 victories
*Hit 33-34 routines
*Honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic
*Athletic Director’s Honor Roll
2016 Season (Redshirt Sophomore)
*Redshirt missed the final 10 meets with an injury
*Went all-around in first three meets
*2 victories
*Hit 10-12 routines
*1st-team Pac-12 All-Academic
*NACGC Scholar All-American
*Dean’s List and Athletic Director’s Honor Roll
2015 Season (Freshman)
*Three-time All-American (2 NCAA, 1 regular season)
*1st-team NCAA All-American on vault and floor
*2nd-team regular season All-American on beam
*Competed in NCAA event finals on vault (5th) and floor (14th)
*9.95 on vault tied for first across both semifinals at NCAA Championships
*Three-time All-Pac-12 (1st-team floor, 2nd-team vault and beam)
*6 victories
*Season bests of 9.975 (beam), 9.95 (vault), 9.925 (floor)
*9.975 on beam vs. Michigan was Utah’s best beam score in 2015
*Hit 40-of-42 routines
*NACGC Scholar All-American
*Dean’s List and Athletic Director’s Honor Roll
Prior to Utah
*2013 J.O. all-around and floor champion (Senior A Division)
*2014 J.O. vault champion (Senior C Division)
*2013 and 2014 Junior Olympic National Team member
*2014 Region 1 all-around champion (Senior C Division)
*2014 WOGA Classic all-around champion
*Won the all-around at the 2013 IGI Chicago Style Meet
*3rd all-around at the 2014 Nastia Liukin Cup
*4th all-around at the 2013 Nastia Liukin Cup
*2013 Arizona J.O. Gymnast of the Year
*2013 Arizona Level 10 Most Outstanding Gymnast
*2013 and 2014 all-around champ at Arizona Sunrays Classic Rock Invite
*2012 Region 1 all-around champion
*Trained at Flames Gymnastics Academy
*Club coaches: Attila Szentes, Nicole Wendelgass, Roni Mejia, Gilbert Mejia
*Graduated from Liberty High School
Personal
*Daughter of Sam and MeJa Lee
*Parents own Flames Gymnastics Academy
*Brothers Jason and Toby; sisters Serrena and Codee
*Bachelor’s degree in business
*Full name is Kari Rebecah Lee (pronounced CAR-ee)
Lee’s Career Highs
| All-Around | 39.550 vs. Michigan, Mar. 2, 2019 |
| Vault | 9.950 at NCAA Championships, Apr. 17, 2015 |
| Bars | 9.975 vs. Arizona State, Feb. 25, 2017 |
| Beam | 9.975 vs. Michigan, Mar. 6, 2015 |
| Floor | 9.925 at Pac-12 Championships, Mar. 21, 2015 |
| 9.925 vs. Michigan, Mar. 2, 2019 | |
| 9.925 at Pac-12 Championships, Mar. 23, 2019 |
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