Personal Information

Name Catherine "Cat" Keener
Birthday July 21, 2006
Hometown Holly Springs, North Carolina
Parents Paula and Chris Keener
School Crossroads Flex
Grad Year Class of 2024
Awards NJHS
Gymnastics Information

Gym Sonshine Gymnastics
Coaches John Thorpe and Brittni Watkins
Level Training Level 10
Choreographer Brittni Watkins
Floor Music Jaanu Na
Hours Trained 20 hours per week
Gym Goal Division I College Scholarship


Cat started gymnastics at the age of three after watching her older sister do gymnastics.  She loved to tumble! She has been training at Sonshine Gymnastics in Holly Springs, NC her whole gymnastics career. She began competing level 2 in 2013 when she was five years old.

As a level 7 gymnast in 2017, Cat placed ninth in the all-around with a 37.425 and fifth on vault at the State Championships. She qualified to the Region 8 Championships, finishing fourth on floor exercise with a 9.575. She moved up to level 8 for the 2018 season where she qualified to the Region 8 Championships. Cat competed level 9 for the next two seasons. She was the alternate for the 2019 Level 9 Eastern Nationals after finishing eighth in the all-around and fifth on uneven bars at the Region 8 Championships. In 2020, Cat qualified to the Level 9 State Championships but was unable to compete due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Cat moved up to level 10 for the 2021 season. She placed first on floor exercise and second on balance beam at the State Championships. She qualified to the Region 8 Championships. In 2023, Cat placed fifth in the all-around, second on balance beam and third on floor exercise at the Level 10 State Championships. She qualified to the Region 8 Championships, finishing third on floor exercise.

Cat was born on July 21, 2006 in North Carolina to Paula and Chris Keener. She has an older sister, Lauren who is also a level 10 gymnast at Sonshine Gymnastics. Currently, Cat is a student at Crossroads Flex and she will graduate in 2024. When she has time outside of gymnastics, she enjoys boating, swimming, cooking and hanging out with her friends.