Hokie ClubHonors:
- Competed for the University of Denver for three years under coach Aaron D’Addario in the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events.
- Holds the University of Denver school record in the 1-meter with a score of 314.78.
- Owns the fourth-highest 3-meter score in program history with a score of 318.15.
- Named the 2026 Summit League Conference Diver of the Year.
- Won back-to-back Summit League Conference championships in both the 1-meter and 3-meter, becoming the first diver in program history to accomplish the feat.
- Won the Summit League Conference Team Event championship.
- Earned All-Summit League honors in the team event, 1-meter and 3-meter in 2025 and 2026.
- Qualified for NCAA Zones in the 1-meter and 3-meter all three years.
- Named Summit League Diver of the Championship in 2025 and 2026.
- Named a Summit League Peak Performer of the Week eight times.
- Received the Denver Athletics Most Improved Award.
Personal:
- Daughter of Marilyn Sakai and Kevin Sakai and has three siblings: Jason, Sophia and Summer.
- Her uncle, Stephen Becker, played professional basketball in the German Basketball Bundesliga, and her grandfather, Louis Zimmerle, played college baseball at Columbia.
- Plans to pursue a Master of Business Administration.
- Aspires to become a physician assistant before pursuing a career in healthcare administration.
- Graduated from Lodi High School in 2023.
- Earned Cum Laude honors, was named to the Dean’s List every quarter enrolled, and received Academic All-League honors twice, Academic All-District honors twice and Scholar All-American honors three times.
- Member of Phi Beta Kappa and was a Scholar of the Championship nominee.