Hanyi Wang

Cognitive Science

College

Senior Nickname: “Leggo my eggo”

USA Archery Level 2 Instructor
2019-2023 UCSD Archery Competitive Team Member

Hanyi may be terrifying to face during a competition, but she’s an adorable pancake during club practice. She had always wanted to try archery and seeing the free workshops was her chance and she got sucked in. She originally wasn’t sure what discipline to fall into, deciding between olympic recurve or barebow. She started off with barebow because it was affordable as she was a broke international student and was under the impression that maybe she’ll change to olympic recurve by buying the tab that could be used for it. (Spoiler: she did not). Her first year competitive career was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Despite having to return to China, she kept up practicing with her teacher that also did archery. She later then was elected to be Vice President for 2020-2021 and then reelected for 2021-2022.

After the university opened up for Fall 2022, she has returned not just to do archery but participate in her favorite part of SGA which was the social experience of meeting people and friendship. Throughout her later years in this club she became regarded as the barebow archer of SGA as she dominates indoor. She also had her fair share of mishaps happen during competitions as her weirdest memory during 2023 Indoor Nationals where she went to the bathroom and came back to shoot her end in 20 seconds.Unfortunately, due to finances and a wrist injury she wasn’t able to compete in outdoor season. However during the twilight months of her graduating year she finally participated in an outdoor competition, 2023 CORR, where she faced off against an eternal UCI rival.

Moving forward, she aims to stay in San Diego and will be taking a gap year to study for the GRE and prepare for grad school applications. She wants to continue doing archery after graduation as well. We wish her the best of luck when it comes to applying to grad school and hope she becomes a graduate student at UCSD. May she perfect a waffle recipe with her new waffle iron.

Greatest Pancake Recipe: Oatmeal Flour Banana Real Milk (formerly plant milk)