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2022-23 Women's Gymnastics Roster

Shylen Murakami

  • Position All-Around
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Height 5-2
  • Highschool Cimarron Memorial High School
  • Hometown Las Vegas, Nevada

Biography

2023 Season

  • Competed in 13 meets for the Thunderbirds
  • Set a season-high 9.925 on Bars against Utah State
  • Recorded a career-high 9.925 on Beam against Iowa and San Jose State
  • First-Team All-MRGC honors for the bars
  • Named Bar Specialist of the Week three times during the season
  • Named Beam Specialist of the Week

2020 | Sophomore Season

  • Competed in all 11 meets for the Thunderbirds
  • Finished with an average of 9.852 and a NQS of 9.880 on bars
  • Finished with an average of 9.784 and a NQS of 9.845 on beam
  • Set a career high of 9.950 on bars vs BYU
  • MRGC Bars All-Conference First Team
  • MRGC Beam All-Conference Second Team
  • 2020 MRGC All-Academic

2019 | Freshman Season

  • Competed in all 13 meets for the Thunderbirds
  • Earned MRGC All-Conference Second Team Honors on both Bars and Beam 
  • Won one bars event title 
  • Won three beam event titles
  • Set a career high of 9.925 on beam against Temple 
  • Set a career high of 9.825 on floor against Temple 
  • 2019 MRGC All-Academic

Club

  • Competed for the Gymcats
  • 3x national qualifier

Personal

  • Majoring in exercise science
  • Favorite food is Mexican
  • Favorite movie is Moana
  • Favorite professional sports team is the Vegas Golden Knights
  • Parents are Lenny Murakami and Shaye Tanabe

Historical Player Information

  • 2019Freshman

    5'2"
  • 2020Sophomore

    Bars/Beam
    5'2"
  • 2021Junior

    All-Around
    5'2"
  • 2022Senior

    All-Around
    5'2"
  • 2023Graduate Student

    All-Around
    5'2"