One of my favourite gymnasts of all time wins another award.
Kate is one of the top 8 student athletes of the year in the NCAA.
Congratulations.
It rewards athletics success, academic achievement and community service.
Richardson, from Coquitlam, BC, ended her UCLA career in April of 2006 as a three-time NCAA individual and two-time NCAA team champion and a 13-time All-American.
… Richardson excelled in 2004 as well, helping the Bruins win the NCAA title and then being selected to the Canadian Olympic team (her second Olympiad) less than two months later. At the Olympic Games, Richardson became just the second female gymnast ever to compete at the Olympics as a collegiate athlete and the first Canadian woman to qualify for the event finals at a fully-attended Olympics. She placed seventh on the floor exercise.
Richardson was equally successful in the classroom as well. The psychobiology major was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America team three times (2004-06), the NACGC/W Scholastic All-America team four times and the Pac-10 All-Academic squad three times. She was awarded a NCAA post-graduate scholarship and the Pac-10 Conference Medal.
In addition to her athletic and academic accolades, Richardson, a Bruin team captain in 2005-06, has been involved with the Bruin Athletic Council and the Bruin Pen Pal and I’m Going to College programs. She has also volunteered her time with Habitat for Humanity, the LA Covenant House, and the Vancouver Spinal Cord Research Center.
The best profile is on Gymn.ca – Kate Richardson
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