During their 11-day trip to Europe the LMU women's soccer team will be updating friends and family here on LMULions.com. Our sixth update comes courtesy Kimiko Miyashima.
Briefly... Kimiko Miyashima enters her third year with the Lions but second on the field after redshirting the 2009 season...
At LMU...
2010... Did not see any action... WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll... National Scholar-Athlete... recipient of LMU's Dr. Renee L. Harrangue Student Service Award... served as orientation leader in summer of 2011...
2009... Redshirt season...
High School... four-year letterwinner in soccer at The Waterford School for coach Tim Dolbin... 3A State MVP as a senior in 2008... named all-state as a sophomore, junior, and senior... team captain her senior season... scored 47 career goals... led Division 3A in scoring in 2008 with 22 goals... helped Waterford to state championships in 2006 and 2008... was club state champions with Avalanche in 2005 and 2008... played ODP for Utah State team from 2004-07... also played four years of basketball, earning All-Region 10 honors as a senior and all-state honors as a junior and senior... member of Academic and High Honor Roll... Waterford Scholar... winner of 2009 Waterford Athletic Department Award
Personal... Kimiko Ann Miyashima was born on July 21, 1991 in Los Angeles... parents are Joey and Teru Miyashima... father played the principal in "High School Musical" movies... the middle of three sisters with an older sister, Mika, and a younger, Mitsu... nickname is "Kimi"... chose LMU over New York University, Utah State, Michigan, and Hawai'i... was the Waterford Community Service Council President and traveled to Calcutta, India... member of Amnesty International... majoring in theatre arts with a double minor in film studies and peace studies... member of LMU Belles Service Organization...
