Katie Kluga

Height:
5-4
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Downers Grove, Ill.

Sophomore (2006): A constant on bars and beam all season, Katie Kluga tied for 19th on beam and 22nd on bars at the Southeast Regional with a 9.700 and a 9.725, respectively ... recorded a 9.750 on bars against SEMO to tie her career-high ... tied for third on beam at Iowa with a 9.700 ... scored a 9.750 at SEMO to fi nish fourth on beam ... earned fifth place on beam at the Cat Classic individual event finals ... was in the bars and beam lineup at the Cat Classic team finals and against Oklahoma ... was in the bars and beam lineup against Illinois and earned a 9.700 on beam ... competed on bars and beam against Iowa State and posted a 9.725 on beam ... set a career-high on beam with a 9.775 at Nebraska ... recorded a 9.750 on both bars and beam at Centenary, which earned her a third place fi nish on bars ... tied Lauren Schwartzman with a team-high 9.700 on beam to help the Tigers place third on the event at the Super Six Challenge ... named to the All-Big 12 Academic first team ... named a Scholar Athlete by the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women.

Freshman (2005): Kluga added depth to Missouri's beam and floor lineups in her freshman campaign ... recorded a career-high 9.775 on beam against Illinois as the Tigers notched a season high 49.325 On the event ... finished seventh at the Cat Classic on floor with a 9.725 ... set a career high 9.775 on floor against Southeast Missouri State to tie for fifth place ... tied for seventh place on beam with a 9.700 as Mizzou upset No. 15 Arkansas.

Prep: Kluga joined the Mizzou squad as a two-time national qualifier ... finished 10th on bars and eighth on beam at the 2004 Junior National Championship and qualified in 2003 ... picked up the balance beam title at the 2004 Regional Championship ... also finished third on bars, fifth in the all-around and ninth on floor ... finished sixth on bars and fifth on beam, floor and the all-around at the 2003 regional meet ... helped the Illinois Gymnastics Institute to a second-place finish at the 2004 and 2003 Illinois State Championships ... also helped IGI to a third-place finish at nationals in 2003 ... trained under coaches Todd Gardiner and Kurt Aichele ... was a member of the National Honor Society and earned all-academic honors while attending Downers Grove High School (Ill.) ... chose Missouri over Nebraska, Illinois, Ohio State and Central Michigan.

Career Highs
Bars: 9.750 three times
Beam: 9.800 at Cancun Classic, 2007
Floor: 9.500 exhibition, 2005