PSSG Hall of Fame

Onnie started gymnastics at Puget Sound when she was just 3. It was obvious right from the beginning that she was a talented gymnast. She was eager and spunky and wowed everyone. She went Elite at the tender young age of 10 and made the National Team several times.

In 1993 she competed at the Japan Jr. World Invitational and placed 8 AA. In 1994, Onnie won bars at the American Classic and places 10th AA. She placed 18th AA at the 1995 USA Championships. By 1996, Onnie had been an Elite for 4 years, she placed 8th at the American Classic and made the Jr. International Team.

Then, instead of continuing on the driven Elite path to the 2000 Olympics, Onnie and her family made the decision to gear down to level 10 and let Onnie be a regular kid again. Up until the 8th grade Onnie was home schooled by her parents. But the other life changing decision they made was to let Onnie go to public high school. High school added to Onnies athletic life and she went out for track and excelled there too. In her Senior year she was the Washington State Triple Jump Champion. Onnie also excelled in the class room and had a 4.0 GPA in High School. In 1998 Onnie was Level 10 State, Regional and National Champion, as well as National Vault and Beam Champion. After such a successful season, Onnie had her pick of Colleges. She chose UCLA and they were happy to give her a 4 year scholarship.

Her college career has been even more successful and her accomplishments there include:

2000
First-team All-American on vault with a fifth-place finish … Second-team All-American on bars and floor … Established new freshman school records on vault (10.0), bars (9.975), floor (tied, 9.95) and all-around (39.525) … Her 10.0 on vault Feb. 20 at the UCLA Invitational was the first-ever perfect mark by a UCLA freshman and a UCLA Invitational first … Tied the Pauley Pavilion record on bars with a 9.975 … Pac-10 runner-up on bars … Ranked in the Top 20 nationally on floor (14th) and vault (17th) … Recorded seven individual wins, including three apiece on vault and floor … Averaged 9.872 on vault and 9.86 on floor, as well as 39.15 in the all-around … Two of her four all-around scores were 39.5 or higher … Twice scored career-bests of 9.95 on floor … UCLA’s Co-Rookie of the Year.

2001
Became UCLA’s first-ever NCAA all-around champion after tying Michigan’s Elise Ray for first place at the NCAA Championships with a 39.525 … NCAA runner-up on bars and placed fifth on floor … Honda Award nominee … One of just two athletes to earn All-America honors on all four events and the all-around … First-team All-American on bars, beam, floor and all-around … Second-team All-American on vault … Hit 37 of her last 38 routines and 41 of 43 overall during team competition … Ranked sixth nationally in the all-around with a 39.528 average … Won four straight all-around competitions from Feb. 11-Mar. 9 after sitting out on a few events to start the year due to a foot injury … Recorded a career-best 39.675 to place first at Oregon State Feb. 16 and also recorded her first perfect 10 of the season on vault … At her next meet, she scored her first career 10 on floor … West Regional co-champion on vault … Averaged 9.81 on vault, 9.872 on bars, 9.865 on beam and 9.92 on floor … Scored 9.9 or higher in 10 of 11 floor routines … Selected the Pac-10 Gymnast of the Week Feb. 13-21 after her performance at Oregon State … Had 13 individual wins on the season, five in the all-around, four on vault, three on floor and one on bars … Ranked second on the team with 29 Top 3 finishes … Ranked sixth on floor and 14th on vault in the national rankings … NACGC Scholastic All-American … Voted to the Verizon Academic All-District VIII second team, one of just three underclassmen selected … Also a second-team Academic All-Pac-10 selection … Team co-captain.