Mizzou gymnastics' Kennedy Griffin during her floor routine at Georgia on March 6, 2026.
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Kennedy Griffin Season 2024

EventsAA
Height5-6
YearFreshman
HometownStrongsville, Ohio
Year
Vault
Bars
Beam
Floor
All-Around
2024 9.850 (2x), last at SEC Championship (3/23/24) - 9.875 at SEC Championship (3/23/24)

9.975 vs. LSU (1/26/24)

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2025

 9.875, at No.16 Arkansas (03/14/25)

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9.675 at Oklahoma (01/21/25)

10.000 at Zou to the Lou (02/14/25)

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2026    9.85 (3x), last at Lexington Regional - Final (4/5/26) - 9.775 @ Alabama (1/23/26) 9.95 @ Lexington Regional - Final (4/5/26)
Career Highs

 9.875, at No. 16 Arkansas (03/14/25)

- 9.875 at SEC Championship (3/23/24)

10.000 at Zou to the Lou (02/14/25)

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Accolades
  • 2026 All-SEC Team
  • 2025 WCGA Regular Season Floor Second Team All-American
  • 2025 SEC Floor Silver Medalist
  • 2025 SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2024 All-SEC Team
  • 2024 All-SEC Freshman Team
  • SEC Specialist of the Week (Feb. 18, 2025)
  • SEC Freshman of the Week (Jan. 30, 2024) 
  • 2024 WCGA Scholastic All-American
9.900 Watch
Floor: 19
Total: 19
JUNIOR (2026)
  • Ranks 25th nationally on floor (9.925 NQS) with six scores of 9.925 
  • Notched sixth-consecutive 9.900+ on floor with a 9.900 at Mizzou Quad 
  • Earned event title on floor versus Oklahoma with a 9.925 
  • Anchored the Tigers’ floor rotation against Iowa State and at the Ameritas Master’s Classic, earning 9.875 at both meets 
  • Posted a score of 9.725 on a beam exhibition against Auburn 
  • Grandniece of former Ohio State running back Archie Griffin, the only two-time Heisman Trophy winner in college football history and member of the Cincinnati Bengals for seven seasons 
SOPHOMORE (2025)
  • Ranked No. 14 nationally in floor NQS (9.930)  
  • Notched a perfect 10 on floor at Zou to the Lou Quad, becoming fourth gymnast to earn the score in the event this season
  • Scored 9.925 or better on floor in seven of final meets
  • Helped team earn the highest floor score in program history (49.725 at Zou to the Lou)
  • Clinched the win against No. 12 Georgia, breaking the tie heading into the teams’ final routines of the meet and earning 9.925 on floor
  • Earned 9.850 on vault and 9.925 on floor in consecutive meets (vs. Georgia, at Florida)
  • Held the leadoff spot on vault for last six meets
  • Earned a share of the floor title with teammate Jocelyn Moore at the Denver Quad, her season-best score
  • Competed fifth on floor in all but one meet this season
FRESHMAN (2024)
  • All-SEC Team
  • All-SEC Freshman Team
  • SEC Freshman of the Week (Jan. 30)
  • Competed in 13 of the 14 meets this season as a freshman
  • Represented MU on floor in all but one meet
  • Competed on vault six times and beam five times
  • Posted a 9.9 on floor 10 times, the second-most on the team
  • Ranked 31st in the country with a 9.930 floor NQS, the second-best nationally among freshmen
  • Won three floor titles in her first season
  • Cracked her first collegiate lineup at No. 4 Alabama, scoring a 9.825 in her debut on floor (Jan. 12)
  • Logged first career 9.900 on floor in victory at No. 20 Georgia (Jan. 20)
  • Tied Missouri program record for best floor score with a 9.975 to propel the Tigers to an upset over No. 3 LSU (Jan. 26)
  • Posted third consecutive 9.9 floor routine with a 9.925 at Texas Woman's (Feb. 3)
  • Scored a 9.875 on floor at No. 5 Kentucky (Feb. 9)
  • Posted a 9.900 floor score at Mizzou to the Lou (Feb. 16)
  • Notched a 9.900 on floor against No.12 Auburn (Feb. 23)
  • Produced a 9.950 on floor in addition to making her competitive vault debut with a 9.825 against No. 12 Arkansas (March 3)
  • Shared the floor title with a 9.950 and debuted on beam with a 9.800 at the Mizzou Quad (March 10)
  • Recorded a 9.925 on floor and a 9.850 on vault to help Missouri achieve program records on both apparatuses at the Illinois Quad (March 17)
  • Secured All-SEC and All-SEC Freshman status with a 9.900 on floor at the SEC Championship meet in addition to a 9.850 vault and 9.875 beam performance (March 23)
  • Posted a 9.850 on both beam and floor at the NCAA Gainesville Regional Second Round (April 5)
  • Won the floor title at the NCAA Gainesville Regional Final with a 9.950 (April 7)
PREP
  • Three-star recruit by College Gym News
  • Competed as a member of the 2022 Region 5 National Team, becoming the floor exercise champion
  • Earned the National Beam Champion Title at the 2022 Women’s Development Program National Championships, posting a fifth-place finish on floor as well
  • Trained under Farrah Griffin at the Five-Star Gymnastics Academy of Ohio
  • Originated from Strongsville High School in Strongsville, Ohio
PERSONAL
  • Her great uncle is two-time Heisman Trophy winner Archie Griffin from Ohio State
  • Majoring in marketing
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Senior
2026-27

AA
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Junior
2026

AA
5-6 / -
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Sophomore
2025

AA
5-6 / -