Player Bio: Leah Waaramaki - University of Washington Official Athletic Site
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Born January 2, 1979 in Upland, Calif... . parents are Sally and Richard Waaramaki ... father is a manager and mother is a teacher ... has one younger sister, Elizabeth ... enrolled in arts and sciences ... majoring in zoology ... has Gymagic club teammates who compete at Utah (Denise Jones) and Arizona (Kiernan Andrews).
Washington
Veteran performer who has been a solid and consistent scorer in the Husky lineup ... competes in the vault and floor for Washington. 1999 (Junior): Competed in every meet for the Huskies except the NCAA Regionals where she was sidelined due to injury ... recorded a career high on vault with a score of 9.875 at Utah ... followed that up the next week with a 9.800 at the Pac-10 Championships ... season best on floor was a 9.800 performance, also at Utah ... performed on bars twice during the season, including a 9.700 score at Arizona State. 1998 (Sophomore): Specialist in vault and floor exercise for Washington ... named the team's Most Improved Gymnast ... did not competed in vault as a freshman ... competed in every meet except for the season opener at Stanford ... performed exceptionally well in first career all-around meet at Boise State ... posted a 38.900 score that included career highs in vault (9.650), bars (9.775) and beam (9.700) ... posted career high on floor with 9.825 scores in three consecutive meets ... tied her career high with 9.650 on vault at NCAA West Regional ... posted that same score at NCAA Championships ... only Husky veteran to establish new career highs in all four events during the season. 1997 (Freshman): Competed on bars for the first half of the season ... Opened the season with her highest score of 9.70 against Denver ... also competed on beam and floor at Seattle Pacific ... competed in a total of nine meets.
Previous Experience
Competed for Gymagic and coaches Tamera Ross and David McCreary ... named athlete of the year for 1994 ... in 1995, competed at level 10 regionals and was the all-around and beam champion ... at level 10 nationals, won the vault and finished third in the all-around ... at 1994 level 10 nationals, finished second on the vault and third in the all-around ... was 20th in the all-around at 1993 Championships of the USA ... team captured state championship at level nine and 10 for seven of the last eight years.
Career Highs
Vault: 9.875 at Utah, 1999
Bars: 9.750 at Boise State, 1998
Beam: 9.700 at Boise State, 1998
Floor: 9.825 vs. Utah, 1998
9.825 vs. UCLA, 1998
9.825 at Utah State/Auburn, 1998
All-Around: 38.900 at Boise State, 1998
Getting to Know ... Leah Waaramaki
My gymnastics goal(s) for the season: Stay in one piece and to make Super SixIf I had a web site, my address would be: www.leahlovesdiscoverychannel.com
If I starred in a movie, my leading man would be? The Crocodile Hunter
My dream job is: Making millions doing nothing
My dream vacation would be: A three-year long excursion around the world
My favorite meal is: It is a toss up between Thanksgiving dinner and Christmas dinner.
The best book I've read lately is: Anything by Clive Cussler
My favorite class at UW has been: Creative Innovations
My biggest fear is: The versa climber and the real world
The athlete at UW I admire the most is: Stacy Wong
My favorite motto is: "I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints...the sinners have much more fun."
My mentor is: Clay Schwenn (academic advisor)
If I could change one thing about myself, it would be: I would like to be like Catherine Zeta Jones
If I could be a character from a book or movie, who would it be: Any of the lead women in an Indiana Jones movie!
My favorite gymnast is? Lanna Apisukh - Peace out baby!
My favorite event is: Floor
My favorite web site is: www.calvinnhobbes.com
I started gymnastics at age: 22 months
My favorite gymnastics moment is: Winning 1998 regionals! What a feeling!
Waaramaki's Meet-by-Meet Results
1999 Meet Vault Bars Beam Floor AA Georgia 9.600 -- -- 9.450 -- at Arizona State -- 9.700 -- 9.600 -- Arizona/Nebraska 9.475 -- -- 9.750 -- at UCLA Quad 9.325 -- -- 9.750 -- at Boise State 9.600 -- -- 8.950 -- -- STAN/UC Davis/Seattle Pac. 9.600 7.950 -- 9.775 -- at California w/SJSU 9.600 -- -- 9.300 -- Oregon State 9.625 -- -- 9.675 -- at Utah 9.875 -- -- 9.800 -- at Pac-10 Championships 9.850 -- -- 8.850 -- at Seattle Pacific 9.700 -- -- 9.425 -- NCAA Regional -- -- -- -- --1998 Meet Vault Bars Beam Floor AA at Stanford -- -- -- -- -- California/Utah St./Sac St. -- -- 8.975 9.575 -- at Oregon State -- -- 8.975 9.250 -- at Arizona/California/UIC -- 8.475 -- 9.725 -- Arizona State -- -- -- 9.700 -- Utah -- -- -- 9.825 -- UCLA -- -- -- 9.825 -- at Utah State/Auburn/S. Utah 9.450 -- -- 9.825 -- at Boise State 9.650 9.775 9.700 9.775 38.900 Boise State/Seattle Pacific 9.575 -- -- 9.700 -- at Pac-10 Championships 9.550 -- -- 9.700 -- NCAA West Regionals 9.650 -- -- 9.725 -- NCAA Championships 9.650 -- -- 9.800 --
1997 Meet Vault Bars Beam Floor AA Denver - 9.700 - - - at Utah - 9.675 - - - Stanford - 9.600 - - - at Arizona State - 9.300 - - - at California - 9.500 - - - at Denver - 9.575 - - - Arizona/Boise State - 9.600 - - - Oregon State - 9.625 - - - at Seattle Pacific - 9.375 8.850 9.400 - at UCLA/Fullerton/Boise State - - - - - Seattle Pacific - - - - - Boise State/California - - - - - Pac-10 Championships - - - - - NCAA Regional - - - - - NCAA Championships - - - - -
