Natalie Hashimoto (2023) - E-Club Athletic Hall of Fame - Eastern Michigan University Athletics

Natalie Hashimoto

Induction:
2023
Class:
2003

Women’s Gymnastics: Graduated magna cum laude in 2003...Four-year member of the gymnastics team (2000-03)...The most decorated gymnast in program history, earning postseason Mid-American Conference distinction in every year of competition...Named MAC Freshman of the Year in 2000...Claimed the conference’s Gymnast of the Year honor in consecutive seasons (2001 and 2002) and was named MAC Senior Gymnast of the Year in 2003...Scored EMU’s first-ever perfect 10 on beam in 2000...Broke the record for best all-around score in program history, earning a 39.725 as a freshman...In 2001, scored a perfect 10 on vault, also EMU’s first on the apparatus...Member of the MAC All-Tournament Team for three consecutive seasons (2000, 2001, and 2002) and notched an Academic All-MAC distinction in 2003...Was a four-time all-around NCAA Regional Qualifier...Ranks at the top of EMU’s record books for the highest scores on floor (2000) and bars (2003), recording an almost perfect score of 9.950 in both events...Owns the top seven scores in program history for vault...Holds the program record in both beam and vault, scoring the only two perfect 10’s in school history...In 2002, scored a 9.900 on floor at the MAC Championships, earning the co-MAC floor title and aiding the Eagles to a team program record of 49.425 on floor.