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ASU: Co-captain ... displays tremendous team leadership and charisma ... one of the Sun Devils' most potent threats combining power, speed and flexibility ... could challenge for All-America honors in vault, bars and floor. 2000: Enjoyed outstanding junior campaign in which she set personal bests in three events ... Sun Devils' team MVP ... recorded five vault victories during the regular season ... first win came in the season opener at Cal State Fullerton (Jan. 9), where she went 9.8 ... continued winning ways the following week against Maryland, Ohio State and Stanford (Jan. 14) with 9.75 ... kept the streak going with another 9.75 at Cal (Jan. 21) ... responded to Coach Spini's call for a high vault mark by sticking a career-high 9.9 to take first in the UNO's Classic (Feb. 18) ... equaled that score with her first place tie at West Virginia (Mar. 4) ... after 9.775 vs. Arizona (Mar. 10), notched a ninth-place finish in the Pac-10 Championships (Mar. 18) with score of 9.85 ... 9.8 in Region 3 Championship (Apr. 1) tied for 10th ... returned to form that made her a bars All-American in 1998 ... on fire over the final five meets, averaging 9.86 ... included in that run was personal best 9.925 against Arizona which placed her first ... returned to Wells Fargo Arena floor the following week and notched a 9.875, t-eighth place showing in the Pac-10's ... career high bar performance was preceded by 9.85's at Denver (Feb. 26) and West Virginia which placed her t-third and t-fifth, respectively ... can also boast a winning score of 9.9 in ASU's home opener and 9.8's from consecutive meets vs. Oregon State and at Washington (Feb. 13) ... staked her claim as ASU's most versatile gymnast with consistently high marks on the floor in addition to the two aforementioned events ... final six routines netted a 9.85 average and yet another career high ... began hot streak with 9.9 against Oregon State to place second and tie what was then a personal best ... after 9.825 at Washington and 9.8 in UNO's quadrangular, went 9.85 in West Virginia to tie for seventh ... career high of 9.95 came in regular season finale vs. the Wildcats, which placed her second ... Regional performance netted a t-fourth place score of 9.85 ... tied McNabb for top honors on floor at Fullerton with 9.85 mark, giving her a total of eight first-place finishes in 2000 ... earned Pac-10 Gymnast of the Week honors following Arizona meet. 1999: Garnered First Team All-America honors on the floor following stellar NCAA Championship meet ... tied for 10th place in the semifinals by tying her personal best of 9.875 ... followed up with a 9.775 in the Super Six and 9.8 in the Individual Event Championships ... turned in an impressive debut on the floor, scoring a 9.85 at the Pac-10 Championships (Mar. 20) ... posted season-best 9.75 and tied for fourth the following week at Arizona (Mar. 26) ... tied with teammate Elizabeth McNabb for the Devils' top floor score of 9.8 ... tied for third place (9.75) on the vault in Sun Devil debut vs. UCLA ... tied for sixth at the Pac-10 Championships with a season-best 9.875 ... 9.775 contributed to ASU's team vault total at the Super Six ... has tremendous potential on the bars, as evident by 9.825 score at the Super Six (t-12th) ... scored a fifth-place finish of 9.8 vs. UCLA to open season ... has also added a pair of 9.775s at the Pac-10 Championships and at the NCAA Regional (Apr. 10). BYU: Attended Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah from August 1997-December 1998 ... an All-American on the bars following 15th place finish of 9.875 at 1998 NCAA Championships ... also recorded impressive season and career-high of 9.9 on the floor ... tallied season-bests of 9.875 on the vault, 9.75 on the bars and 39.375 in all-around competition ... High School: A 1997 graduate of Corona del Sol High School, Tempe, Ariz. ... competed for the Desert Devils gymnastics club ... an elite-level gymnast for four years ... notched an all-around finish of seventh at the 1993 U.S. Classic, taking first on the floor ... finished second on the floor at the Buckeye Classic. Personal: Majoring in sociology ... enjoys skiing (water and snow) as well as dancing in her spare time ... husband Jeremy Cowley .. parents are Morris C. and Nancy Christensen ... has four siblings - Brigham, Jill, Ben and Kami ... born December 31, 1978 in Portland, Ore. ... full name is Kelly Ann Cowley.
Cowley's Bests
| Year | V | UB | BB | FX | AA |
| 1998* | 9.875 | 9.875 | 9.750 | 9.900 | 39.30 |
| 1999 | 9.875 | 9.825 | -- | 9.875 | -- |
| 2000 | 9.900 | 9.925 | -- | 9.950 | -- |
| Career | 9.900 | 9.925 | 9.750 | 9.950 | -- |
| * - at BYU |
Favorite restaurant: Anywhere with husband Jeremy
Favorite CD: Anything that has a beat
Favorite TV show: Beverly Hills 90210 reruns
Favorite commercial: Any during the Super Bowl
Favorite movie: Remember the Titans
Favorite magazine: Sports Illustrated
Favorite place to visit: Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Favorite toy as a child: G.I. Joes
Superstitions: I have to be having fun, or else I don't do well
Biggest fear: Not winning!
Best Jeopardy category would probably be: Movies
Most interesting celebrity/famous person I have met: Mario Lopez, `A.C. Slater' of Saved By The Bell -- I met him twice!
Dream job would be: Being at home with my family and children
One word teammates would probably use to describe me is: Cheerleader
If I was a super-hero, my special power would be: Really strong legs
