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2001: Competed in all but one regular season meet on horse … placed third on horse in back-to-back meets Feb. 18 (8.800) and March 10 (8.900) … scored then-individual season-best 8.950 on horse during team competition of MPSFs and then bested that mark (9.150) on April 5 during first day of team competition at NCAAs.
2000: Finished third on horse (9.200) to open season at UCSB …received regular-season high of 9.600 on horse at Cardinal Open … had career best on horse (9.725) on second day of NCAA championships … finished his sophomore season strong as he placed 13th overall on p-horse at NCAA championship team competition.
1999: Rock-solid performer on horse who earned spot in starting lineup just prior to Cardinal Open ... best performance came vs. Illinois, when he posted 9.600 to finish tied for fourth.
Previous: Placed third on pommel horse at 1997 Junior Olympics with score of 9.65 ... was Region III p-horse champion in '96 ... trained under Yuejin Sun at Alamo Gymnastics Center in San Antonio ... helped lead Alamo to both Region III and Texas club championships.
Personal: Suhali Husain Arastu ... classics major with interest in going to medical school... graduated Magna Cum Laude from MacArthur High in San Antonio ... National Honor Society member ... chose Cal over Ohio State, Penn State and Michigan State ... hobbies include skiing and eating sushi … has younger brother, Ali, and older sister, Eliza ... parents are Raiqua and Zaffer Arastu of San Antonio, TX ... born October 28, 1980 in Omaha, NE.
ARASTU'S 2001 BEST
P-Horse: 9.150 NCAA Champ. - 4/5/01
ARASTU'S CAREER BEST
P-Horse: 9.725 NCAA Champ. - 3/31/00
