Ho ties for meet win on uneven bars (9.800); Aggies post highest season opener in program history
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: National Honors Society member and U.S. Army Scholar-Athlete winner at San Marcos HS, where she graduated in 2012... Member of Southern California Elite Gymnastics Academy since 2004... Began competing at Level 10 in 2010, advancing to that year's Junior Olympics National Invitational... Placed 7th in all-around at state meet, then finished 13th at Region 1 and 12th at NIT... Won state all-around title in 2012... Three-time region Level 10 qualifier.
PERSONAL: Born in Oakland, Calif.... Majoring in animal science, with hopes of becoming a marine biologist... Parents are Robert & Jane Yamashita... Older brother, Tom, is a junior at Cal... Career highlight was winning state Level 10 championship in final year at SCEGA... Has visited five of the seven continents, listing South America as a destination she hopes to visit.