Junior
Kailua, HI
Kokokahi Gymnastics/Punahou School
1997 -- Earned second-team All-American honors on beam after placing sixth in her session with a 9.825 on Day One of the NCAAs ... One of UCLA's valuable all-arounders, she scored marks over 39 five times in 1997 ... Hit a season-high 39.375 at Stanford Jan. 17, placing second ... Also placed second in three other meets ... Scored a career-high 9.925 on floor to win the title at Stanford ... Also placed first on floor vs. BYU with a 9.9 ... Averaged a 9.759 on floor ... Scored career highs of 9.9 on beam at Pac-10s and Regionals ... Hit a season-high 9.875 on bars at the Shanico Inn-vite ... Had five Top 3 finishes on beam and averaged a 9.738 ... All-Pac-10 selection in the all-around ... Honorable mention Pac-10 All-Academic with a 3.2 GPA.
1996 -- Became an integral part of UCLA's one-two-three all-around punch ... Scored a career high 39.4 in the all-around at the NCAA Super Six ... Recorded career highs on vault (9.85), beam (9.875) and floor (9.85) at the Super Six ... Broke the 39-barrier in the all-around for the first time Mar. 30 at BYU with a second place score of 39.1 ... Placed third on two other occasions ... Averaged a 9.738 on floor ... Placed first on floor twice and in the Top 5 six times during the season ... Earned a second place finish on bars at the UCLA Invitational ... Displayed her consistency on beam all season, counting just two falls ... Scored a career high 9.875 on beam on three occasions ... Had four Top 3 finishes on beam.
Club -- Trained with Joe Rapp, Suzie Osborn and Wendy Flath at Kokokahi Gymnastics in Kaneohe, Hawai'i for nine years ... A member of the junior national team in 1991, 1994-95 ... A member of the 1993 senior national team ... Was regional all-around champion in 1993-94 ... Won the all-around at the 1994 Aloha Gymfest ... 1994 junior national vault champion.
High School -- Lettered from 1994-95 as an all-around gymnast for coach Paula Crabbe at Punahou School.
Personal -- Admires Hungarian gymnast Henrietta Onodi ... Enjoys fishing, surfing, dancing and going back home to Hawai'i ... Lists her greatest athletic thrill as winning the 1997 NCAA Championship ... Full name is Kiralee Mayumi Hayashi ... Born February 26, 1978 in Honolulu, HI ... Neuroscience major with a possible Business emphasis.
Career Highlights *Second-team All-American on beam in 1997 *1997 All-Pac-10 all-around selection *1997 Pac-10 All-Academic selection *Scored a career high 39.4 in the all-around at the 1996 NCAA Super SixHayashi's Best Marks: V 9.85, 2/21/97 UB 9.9, 1996 Pac-10s BB 9.9, 1997 Regionals FX 9.925, 1/17/97 AA 39.4, 1996 NCAAs