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Yamashita HS

Kenji Yamashita

  • Award
    Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    1/12/2015
  • Sport
    Wrestling - M
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Kenji Yamashita is the SFU Student Athlete Advisory Committee Athlete of the Week for January 12, 2015.

At the recent Olympia Duals, Yamashita, at 149-pounds, went 2-0 Saturday. He was undefeated at the two-day dual meet, winning two matches on Friday as well, finishing 4-0.
 
Yamashita was tied 3-3 with junior Jaywayne Fombrough (WP) in the first round when they went into a scramble and Yamashita managed to catch Fombrough in a cradle and pinned him with 10 seconds left. Yamashita's final match of the day against sophomore Orlando Guerra (NMHU) was tied 4-4 in overtime when he managed to score two points converting a single leg attack to a double for a 6-4 win with two seconds remaining in the extra period.
 
"Kenji is competing really hard and showing incredible composure in close matches against more experienced wrestlers," said head coach Justin Abdou. "His ankle was bothering him during the final match but he pushed through and he had the presence to switch tactics to his advantage to come out on top."


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
1/6/2014 Laura Anderson Wrestling - W
1/6/2014 Skylor Davis Wrestling - M
12/30/2013 Katie Lowen Basketball - W
11/26/2013 Lindsey Butterworth Cross Country - W
11/26/2013 Magnus Kristensen Soccer - M
11/13/2013 Chris Bargholz Soccer - M
11/11/2013 Casey Chin Football
11/4/2013 Brandon Watson Soccer - M
10/29/2013 Ryan Dhillon Soccer - M
10/28/2013 Rebecca Bassett Cross Country - W
10/21/2013 Juan Sanchez Soccer - M
10/14/2013 Alexander Kleefeldt Soccer - M
10/14/2013 Bret Thompson Golf - M
10/7/2013 Mike Belle Golf - M
9/30/2013 Kansas Mackenzie Cross Country - W
9/22/2013 Kirsten Allen Cross Country - W
9/22/2013 Chris Tolbert Football
9/16/2013 Lindsey Butterworth Cross Country - W
9/16/2013 Glenn Paden Soccer - M
9/9/2013 Lucas Ferritto Soccer - M
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