Kenny Lin

Hometown: Sparks, NV High School: Reed High Height / Weight: 5-5 / 147

Event: FE, R, V, PB

Hawk Item - Holds Iowa's record, since the 2001 code, of 9.85 on R set at the 2005 NCAA Qualifier.

2005 - Crowned champion on R (9.85) at NCAA Qualifier... Tied for 15th on R at NCAA team finals... Took fourth on R at Big Tens (9.65)... Crowned champion on R (9.55) and took fourth on V (9.1) vs. Nebraska... Co-champion on R (9.65) at Oklahoma... Tied for second with a season best score of 9.45 on V and took fourth on R (9.5) at the West Point Open... Co-runner-up on R (9.4) and set a season best of 8.5 on PB vs. Minnesota... Took second on R (9.6) at Michigan and finished third on R (9.6) at Windy City Invite... Represented Iowa at the USAG Winter Cup... Academic all-Big Ten team member... letterwinner.

2004 - Recorded seven top-five finishes on R... set Iowa's record and season-best on R (9.55, at Illinois-Chicago)... crowned co-champion on R at Illinois-Chicago with a season-best score of 9.55... crowned co-champion on R at Minnesota (9.35)... crowned champion on R vs. Illinois (9.35)... recorded season-best scores of 9.2 on V and 8.0 on PB at the Rocky Mountain Open... recorded a season-best score of 8.85 on FE at Nebraska... academic all-Big Ten team member... letterwinner.

2003 -- Academic all-Big Ten team member... recorded a season best score of 9.075 on R at NCAA Championships... recorded a season best score of 8.85 on V at Oklahoma... letterwinner.

2002 - Voted team captain for Oklahoma triangular meet... won team's "Most Improved Strength" award... placed second on R (8.9) at Minnesota... finished third on R at Ohio State triangular with a season-best 9.25... placed third on FE vs. Nebraska (8.65) and tied for third vs. Illinois (8.9)... recorded a season-best score of 9.025 on V at NCAA Championships... letterwinner.

High School - was a two-time Athlete of the Year... placed seventh on R (8.5), 10th on HB (8.3) and 23rd in AA (49.1) in the 1999 Junior National Championships... placed fifth on the V (9.1) in the 1997 Junior National Championships... personal best mark on V is 9.4 and FE is 9.0... club coach was Liao Huayu at Gymnastics Nevada.

Personal - born 2/26/83... son of Michael and Ming Lin... marketing and Chinese major.