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2021 Women's Gymnastics Roster

Della Perrone / Illinois Athletics

Kasey Meeks

  • Position All-Around
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Shawnee, Kan.
  • High School Mill Valley High School

Biography

Career-High Scores  

Event Career-High Score
Vault 9.900 | 2x, last at NCAA Regionals | 4/5/19
Floor 9.825 | NCAA Regionals | 4/5/19

Collegiate Honors

  • 2019 Second-Team All-Big Ten
  • 2019, 2020 Academic All-Big Ten  
  • 2018 Scholastic All-American

Junior - 2020

  • Competed on vault in three meets

Sophomore - 2019 

  • Made a career-debut on floor during the second round of the NCAA Ann Arbor Regional (April 5) with a 9.825.
  • During the second round of the NCAA Ann Arbor Regional on April 5, she tied for fifth, matching a career-high 9.900 on vault.
  • Tied for fourth on vault with a 9.850 at the Big Ten Championships on March 23.
  • Earned her sixth career victory on vault with a career-high 9.900 vs. Michigan State on Feb. 8.
  • Earned her first individual title of the season with a 9.825 vs. No. 22 Penn State on Feb. 2.

Freshman - 2018 

  • Made season debut at Rutgers and won the vault event title 
  • Became the first Illinois freshman to win an event title in her first two meets of the season since 2009 
  • Won four vault titles 
  • Hit a career-best 9.850 on vault at Michigan, Iowa and Michigan State 

High School/Club 

  • 2017 State Champion (Vault, Floor, All-Around) 

Personal 

  • Parents are Jamie and Betsy Meeks 
  • Has two brothers, Derek and CJ 
  • Majoring in Natural Resources and Environmental Science

Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

    All-Around
  • 2019Sophomore

    All-Around
    5'7"
  • 2020Junior

    All-Around
    5'7"
  • 2021Senior

    All-Around
    5'7"