Andy Yamashita

Sports Journalist // University of Washington c/o 2021 // Sports Journalism Institute c/o 2020 // AAJA

HELLO and WELCOME!

My name is Andy Yamashita. I'm a sports journalist and fairly-recent graduate of the University of Washington, with experience covering a wide-range of sports and telling stories in Las Vegas, Indianapolis, Seattle, Denver and the Bay Area so far. 

Check out some of my work for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, The Indianapolis Star, The Seattle Times, The Denver Post, Crosscut, The International Examiner, The Nichibei Times, Nikkei West, Cap Hill Seattle, The Seattle Globalist, and The Daily of the University of Washington here, and find out more about me here. 

The Daily of the University of Washington •

48 hours with the Husky Marching Band

Dr. Brad McDavid’s office is full of stuff. Almost every inch of the plastered white walls are covered in pictures of past bands and alumni, Washington football memorabilia, awards, or recognitions. His desk is barely visible too, shrouded in sheet music, marching plans, and other interesting knick-knacks, including a bobblehead of himself.
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Recent Articles

Sophomore Jaylen Taylor makes his approach during the triple jump at the Husky Classic on Feb. 8, 2019. Taylor is the only triple jumper on the Washington roster and won the event in the Husky Classic with a personal best 49 feet 1 inch. Photo Credit: Andy Yamashita/The Daily
Sophomore Jaylen Taylor makes his approach during the triple jump at the Husky Classic on Feb. 8, 2019. Taylor is the only triple jumper on the Washington roster and won the event in the Husky Classic with a personal best 49 feet 1 inch. Photo Credit: Andy Yamashita/The Daily
Senior Izzi Batt-Doyle celebrates setting the UW indoor record for the 5,000 meters after crossing the finish line at the 2019 Husky Classic. The senior broke the previous record, held by Megan Goethals, by almost 15 seconds in her first time running the indoor 5K. Photo Credit: Andy Yamashita/The Daily
Senior Izzi Batt-Doyle celebrates setting the UW indoor record for the 5,000 meters after crossing the finish line at the 2019 Husky Classic. The senior broke the previous record, held by Megan Goethals, by almost 15 seconds in her first time running the indoor 5K. Photo Credit: Andy Yamashita/The Daily
Rev. Katsuya Kusunoki, 41, puts his hands together in gassho while wearing an Onenju, or Buddhist prayer beads draped over his hands. Every Onenju has 108 beads or some divisible variant with three beads to represent the three refuges of Buddhism — the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha. Photo Credit: Andy Yamashita
Rev. Katsuya Kusunoki, 41, puts his hands together in gassho while wearing an Onenju, or Buddhist prayer beads draped over his hands. Every Onenju has 108 beads or some divisible variant with three beads to represent the three refuges of Buddhism — the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha. Photo Credit: Andy Yamashita