Jamie Yamashita
Jamie Yamashita

Class:
Freshman

Hometown:
San Marcos, Calif.

High School:
San Marcos HS '12

Height:
5-0

Event:
AA

Major:
Animal Science


03/23/2013

UC Davis Wins Fourth Straight MPSF Title

Ho (bars, beam, floor) and Yamamura (all-around) win individual conference championships

02/25/2013

Gymnastics Returns Home For Dual With Spartans

Aggies check in at No. 42 on first national RQS rankings

02/11/2013

UC Davis Kicks Off Season's Second Half In Seattle

Aggies rank 43rd nationally, look to move into Top 36 for NCAA regional berth

01/07/2013

UC Davis To Host Cal In Friday Home Opener

Aggies bested Hornets in first of four Causeway Cup matchups

01/04/2013

UC Davis Opens Strong At NorCal Quad

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.