Allyson Yao
Allyson Yao
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Seattle, WA
  • High School:
    Holy Names Academy
  • Events:
    IM, Breast
  • Major:
    Computer Science
  • College:
    Harvey Mudd

Bio



SwimCloud Results

At CMS
Completed her senior season competing with the CMS swimming and diving program ... Graduated in the top 10 in CMS history in three events ... Places second in the 400 IM in 4:25.84 and fifth in the 200 IM in 2:05.07 ... Also ranks eighth in CMS history in the 200 breast in 2:21.62.

2023-24 (Senior)
Second-Team All-America (400 IM) ... All-SCIAC (200 IM, 400 IM, 200 breast) ... CSCAA All-America Scholar ... SCIAC All-Academic Team ... CSC Academic All-District ... Qualified for the consolation finals at the NCAA Championships in the 400 IM and finished 15th to earn Second-Team All-America honors ... Added a 25th place finish at nationals in the 200 IM, and 40th in the 200 breast ... Placed in the top three to earn All-SCIAC honors in all three of her individual events, while earning personal-best times in all three ... Finished in second place in the 200 IM in 2:05.07 ... Was runner-up in the 200 breast in 2:21.62 ... Earned third place in the 400 IM in 4:25.84 ... Swept three events in a dual with Caltech, winning the 100 free, the 200 fly and the 200 IM ... Took first place in the 400 IM in a tri-meet with Cal Lutheran and La Verne ... Won the 200 fly in a dual with Occidental ... Was second in the 200 breast and the 400 IM in a dual with Pomona-Pitzer. 

2022-23 (Junior)
SCIAC All-Academic Team ... Qualified for the finals in all three of her individual events at the SCIAC Championships ... Finished fourth in the 400 IM with a time of 4:30.33 ... Was fifth at SCIACs in the 200 IM in 2:06.82 ... Added a sixth-place finish in the 200 fly in 2:09.29 ... Won the 400 IM in a tri-meet with Chapman and Caltech, while adding second-place finishes in the 200 fly and 200 breast ... Came in second in the 200 IM in a dual with Occidental. 

2021-22 (Sophomore)
SCIAC All-Academic Team ... Finished fourth in the 200 fly at the SCIAC Championships with a time of 2:07.42 ... Added a fifth-place finsih in the 400 IM in 4:30.89 and a sixth-place finish in the 200 IM in 2:07.44 ... Was second in the 400 IM at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational ... Won the 100 free in a SCIAC tri-meet with Cal Lutheran and La Verne ... Was second in the 200 fly in a SCIAC tri-meet with Caltech and Chapman. 

Prior to CMS
Attended Holy Names Academy in Washington, where she was a member of the swimming and diving team ... Class valedictorian ... National Honors Society member ... Also competed for the Bellevue Club Swim Team.  

Personal
Attends Harvey Mudd, where she majors in computer science.

News Mentions

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Nine Athenas Honored on CSCAA Scholar All-America Teams

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Nine members of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's swimming and diving team earned spots on the College Swimming and Diving...

July 3, 2024

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Athena Freestyle Relay Caps Off NCAA Championship with All-America Honors

GREENSBORO, N.C. - The 400-yard freestyle relay team of Annika Sharma, Mackenzie Mayfield, Madeleine Kan and Annette Chang finished in 13th place...

March 23, 2024

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Shaw, Medley Relay Earn Second-Team All-America Honors for Athenas Swim and Dive

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Katy Shaw (500-yard freestyle) and the 200-yard medley relay for the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's swimming and diving team...

March 21, 2024

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Yao, Relays Earn Second-Team All-America Honors for Athenas Swim and Dive

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Allyson Yao qualified for the evening session to earn second-team All-America honors in the 400 IM (15th place), and the...

March 21, 2024

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Six Swimmers, Five Relays Earn NCAA Invitations for CMS Women's Swim and Dive

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's swimming and diving team had six individuals qualify for the NCAA Division III Championship...

February 29, 2024

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Athenas End in Second Place at 2024 SCIAC Swim and Dive Championship

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Annika Sharma won the 200 back and Katy Shaw repeated as the champion in the 1650-yard freestyle, as the Claremont-Mudd-Scri...

February 26, 2024

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Seven Athenas Earn All-SCIAC Honors, CMS Stands in Second Heading into Swim and Dive's Final Day

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Seven members of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's swimming and diving team, as well as a relay, earned All-SCIAC distincti...

February 25, 2024

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Athenas Sweep 200 IM Podium, Go 1-2 in 500 Free, on Second Day of SCIAC Championships

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Mackenzie Mayfield, Allyson Yao and Sun Young Byun finished 1-2-3 in the 200-yard IM on Friday, and Katy Shaw and Corley...

February 24, 2024

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CMS Women's Swim and Dive Gears up For SCIACs with Strong Showing at UC Santa Barbara

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's swimming and diving team sent several of its swimmers to the UC Santa Barbara Invitatio...

February 3, 2024

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Athenas Swim and Dive wins All 16 Events in Senior Day Win over Redlands

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's swimming and diving team honored its five seniors prior to the meet, and then celebrated by...

January 27, 2024

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Distance Swimmers Dominate for Athenas in Close Loss to Division I California Baptist

RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Katy Shaw won the 500-yard freestyle and the 1650-yard freestyle, leading a 1-2-3 finish in both events, but the Claremont-Mud...

January 13, 2024

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Athenas Swim and Dive Picks Up Two SCIAC Wins at Cal Lutheran

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - Meilan Uyeno swept the one-meter and three-meter dive, and eight different Athena swimmers won individual events as the...

January 13, 2024

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Athenas Swim and Dive Cruises to SCIAC Win over Occidental

EAGLE ROCK, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's swimming and diving team won 15 of the 16 events as it captured a 227-64 win over...

January 6, 2024

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CMS Women's Swim and Dive Takes 237-59 Win over Caltech in SCIAC Dual

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's swimming and diving team won 17 of 18 events as it captured a 237-59 dual win over Caltech...

November 11, 2023

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Athenas Swim and Dive Takes Two Wins in SCIAC Opener

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's swimming and diving team, the defending SCIAC Champions, opened league play in 2023-24 by...

November 4, 2023