2007: Named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Team for District 7 as an at-large selection ... maintains a perfect 4.0 G.P.A. ... top Redhawk at the 2007 NCAA South Central Regional scoring 9.750 on vault and floor, placing sixth and seventh respectively ... scored a season-high 38.800 in the all-around, finishing second overall at the MIC Championships ... All-MIC First Team on vault and all-around ... All-MIC Second Team on bars and floor ... named MIC Gymnast of the Week for her performance against Kent State where she won an individual title on vault and placed second on bars with a season-high 9.775... scored a season-high 9.800 on vault against Mizzou ... took the individual titles on vault, beam and all-around at the Gershon/McLellan Invitational and shared an individual title on the floor ... earned an individual title on vault (9.7) and beam (career-high 9.850) in the season opener.

Prep/Club: Three-time national qualifier from 2002-04 ... traveled to Costa Rica to compete in an international meet in 2004 ... member of the Mid-Columbia Gymnastics Club team ... coached by Joe Softich ... school valedictorian ... graduated with a perfect grade point average of 4.0 ... National Honor Society member ... received her shool's advanced math award and foreign language award.

Personal: Born 10-4-86 ... daughter of Pam and Mark Blake ... majoring in Accounting ... sister, Linda, is a heptathlete at Seattle Pacific University ... chose Southeast because of the gymnastics program and the genuinely nice people ... also recruited by Seattle Pacific and Texas Woman's.

Meet A Redhawk:

Sandra Blake Nickname: Gazell Birthday: October 04, 1986 Hometown: Kennewick, Wash. Parents: Mark and Pam Blake Major: Accounting Minor: Economics

Q & A With Sandra Blake At what age did you start gymnastics? 8 years old What is your favorite event? Beam How did you become involved with gymnastics? My mom got me started and I liked to flip and I had a lot of energy.

My Favorite... color: Pink vacation spot: Hawaii restaurant: OutBack fruit: Strawberries candy: Chocolate (Any kind) movie: The Ringer board game: Cranium frozen yogurt flavor: Swirl pair of shoes: High Heels shade of fingernail polish: Lavender

Little-Known Facts: One thing I cannot live without... God Pre-Game Rituals... Singing Salt and Peppa's "Shoop" Song I sing in the car... Build Me Up Buttercup I like to cook... Chicken with vegetables and cookies Last movie that made me cry... A Walk To Remember Minimum prep time in the morning... 20 minutes If I could be anyone or anything it would be... A person that could fly Which teammate do you think would be on Fear Factor... Bryanna Wong, Kelley Krengiel Teammate most likely to marry a millionaire... Starlyn Schwartz   Redhawks Athletics Women's Gymnastics     Printer-friendly format   Email this article