At the end of the celebration, as the pep band played, the gymnasts danced and sang along with the Alabama fight song as the air was filled with confetti
The event will start at 6 p.m. and admission is free
ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: 2011 - Freshman First team All-Around and Balance Beam All-American ... Scholastic All-American ... Second team All-SEC ... Freshman All-SEC ... SEC Academic Honor Roll ... scored a career-best 9.95 in the NCAA Championships Super Six Team Finals, the highest balance beam score of the NCAA Championships ... finished seventh in the all-around at the NCAA Championships ... finished eighth on the balance beam at the NCAA Championships Individual Event Finals ... closed out the season by going all-around in back-to-back nights at the NCAA Championships, after competing in the all-around only twice in the regular season, including a career-best 39.425 in the Super Six Team Final ... finished second off the balance beam at the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional and SEC Championships with a 9.9 each time ... won the balance beam at Arkansas from the leadoff spot ... competed 40 routines during the season, including going on the balance beam in all 14 meets ... earned the Crimson Tide's Lewis Each Courage Award ... named to the President's List (4.0 GPA) for the fall and spring semester ... carries a perfect 4.0 GPA for her career.
PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Coached by Krystal Kramer at Superior Gymnastics ... Senior International Elite gymnast ... qualified for the U.S. Visa Championships in 2008 and 2009, finishing 12th in the all-around in 2009 ... 2010 Junior Olympic National all-around champion ... won the uneven bars and finished second in the all-around at the 2009 American Classic ... 2006 Junior Olympics national all-around, balance beam and floor exercise champion.
PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Kimberly Anne Jacob ... daughter of Victoria and Michael Jacob ... brother, Rick ... sisters, Tina, Kelsie, Steph and Jenny ... exercise science major ... born September 18, 1991.
