As a Freshman:
Named EAGL Rookie of the Week on March 9th ... Received Sunshine Award for the joy she brings to the team ... Earned coaches award on uneven bars ... Helped Tar Heels win GW Invitational with a first-place performance on uneven bars ... Took second place on vault at New Hampshire ... At the same meet, scored a personal best 9.800 on uneven bars and placed third ... Also scored a 9.800 and took third on uneven bars at the Governor's Cup ... A personal best 9.800 on balance beam earned third place at Sweetheart Invitational ... Placed second on uneven bars at the same event ... Had another third place finish on uneven bars at Kentucky ... Took first on vault at Maryland with a personal best 9.900 ... Finished ninth on balance beam at EAGL Championships scoring another personal best 9.800 beam ... Finished the season with an eighth place finish on vault at NCAA Regionals.
Prep:
Trained at Hill¹s Gymnastics in Gaithersburg, Md., where she was coached by Kelli Hill ... Three-time Junior Olympic Nationals qualifier ... Placed third in the All-Around in 2006 and was named to the Junior Olympic National Team ... Placed fourth on vault and sixth on floor exercise at the USA Gymnastics Junior Olympic National Championships in Ohio ... Attended Magruder High School in Rockville, Md. ... Made regionals every year since level 8 (2003) ... Made first-team Region Seven All-Star team in 2007 ... Graduated in top 13 percent of her class.
Personal:
Daughter of Annette and Chike Gardner ... Born Zoya Yaseka Johnson on April 8, 1990 in Mandevil, Jamaica ... Plans to major in exercise and sport science ... Has three sisters, Shalini (9), Akayla (10) and Khalia (5).
