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Freshman Spotlight: Danny Yoon
1/11/2019 1:56:00 PM | Men's Gymnastics
The last freshman to be featured in our Freshman Spotlight series is Danny Yoon. Danny hails from Huntington Beach, Calif. and graduated from Marina High School. He competed for SCATS Gymnastics and is a former Winter Cup and Junior Olympic national championships qualifier. Yoon has also competed at the P&G qualifier in his career and took fifth place in the all-around competition. He is a California state champion and an academic All-American.
Previous Freshman Spotlights: Eric Nakamura | Mike Moran | Garrett Kasiski | Jake Sawyer | Ben Eyles | Matt Sullivan | David Pochinka | Tyler Davis
Gopher Sports: How has your time on campus and the team been so far?
Danny Yoon: It's all been a fun and great time getting to be more of a family with the team.
GS: What are you most looking forward to in your first school year and season?
DY: I'm most looking forward to making new friends and experiencing what it's like to compete against other college teams.
GS: Why did you choose the University of Minnesota?
DY: The team energy and culture is what made me feel connected and want to come here.
GS: How did you get into gymnastics?
DY: My parents wanted me to try it since I would always climb everything and jump around the house so they figured gymnastics would be a good fit.
GS: What is your favorite gymnastics memory?
DY: Qualifying to championships my freshman year in high school because it was going to be my first time competing in that higher level environment.
GS: What are your hobbies outside of gymnastics?
DY: I enjoy doing photography and videography on the side whenever I have time to.
GS: What is one thing Gopher fans should know about you?
DY: I may not be everyone's cup of tea, that's why I drink coffee.