Kristen Linton Class: Senior Hometown: Edmonds, Wash. High School: Meadowdale Height: 5-4 Experience: 2V Club Team: Seattle Gymnastics Aca.

AT WASHINGTON
2009 (Sophomore): Competed in 11 of the Huskies' 12 meets, including one as an all-arounder ... Won three uneven bars titles and one beam title for Washington, finishing the season ranked 67th on bars ... Tied her career-high mark on bars with a 9.875 against California and Illinois State on Feb. 1 ... Tied her career-mark on bars again at the NCAA West Regional on April 4 ... Set a new career-best on floor with a 9.800 against Stanford, SPU and Sac State on Jan. 16 ... Went on to tie her career-best floor score three more times during the season, including at the NCAA West Regional on April 4 ... Named to the All-Pac-10 All-Academic second team.

2008 (Freshman): Competed in all 13 meets for the Huskies, including nine as an all-arounder ... Picked up 12 top-3 finishes during her rookie campaign, including four first-place showings ... Won her first individual event titles against Cal, with victories on bars and beam ... Set her career-high mark on beam against the Golden Bears with a 9.825 ... Had her best meet of the season in the regular season home finale against Seattle Pacific, winning her second bars title with a career-high 9.875 and the all-around crown with her best collegiate score (38.950) ... Finished in third place on the other three events to help the Huskies top the Falcons ... Ended the season ranked No. 57 in the nation on bars.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Dana and Jim Linton ... Has one brother, Jake, who is a junior on the St. Martin's University basketball team ... Graduated from Meadowdale High School ... Was a member of the National Honor Society ... Coached by Amy Linhardt and Igor Novosselov at Seattle Gymnastics ... A TOPS National team member in 1999 and 2000 ... Four-time competitor at Junior Nationals (2002, 2003, 2006, 2007) ... Placed 15th in the all around and ninth on bars at the 2003 Junior Nationals in Colorado ... Scored a 9.425 to take seventh place on beam at the 2007 Junior Nationals in Ohio.

Linton's Career Bests

Getting to Know Kristen

Best UW class you've taken: Sociology of Deviance
Favorite color: Purple
"If I were an animal, I would be..." A husky
Biggest celebrity crush: Captain Jack Sparrow
Favorite word: Anything abbreviated
Biggest dream: To live life to its fullest
Career aspiration: To work in the legal system
Current cell phone ring-tone: "Out Here Grindin'" by DJ Khaled
Favorite beauty product: Perfume
Funniest teammate: Sam
Best part of being a Husky: Husky pride
Favorite beverage: Lemonade
"If I could be awesome at any other sport, it would be..." Diving
Favorite season: Spring
Favorite holiday: Christmas
I couldn't live without: My cell phone
Favorite thing to do in your spare time: Go to Lake Chelan
Favorite dessert: Ice cream
Music that gets you pumped up to compete: Lil Wayne

Last Updated: Sept. 28, 2009