LIVINGSTON SCOTT, STAR Writer

Jamaican gymnast Toni-Ann Williams has been having the most remarkable and impressive year as a freshman gymnast representing the University of California-Berkeley in the United States.

On Saturday, the 19-year-old added another historic achievement to her growing list of accomplishments after booking her place at the NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships set for Fort Worth, Texas, April 17-19.

Williams has won over 30 titles in this her freshman year, broken over five records, has 12 freshman of the year awards and was Cal-Berkeley's athlete of the week six times.

She is also the current western (US) and Jamaican gymnast of the year.

Despite her school's failure to qualify for the nationals tournament, Williams was able to secure her place at the NCAA Championships by virtue of finishing the third best all-rounder with scores of 39.275 and first in the vault.

The young gymnast, who will compete for the all-round title on Friday, April 17 and have a chance to contend for an individual NCAA title and All-America status on April 19, told STAR Sports that she expects the NCAA finals to be very tough.

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"I can do well as long as I am 100 per cent and I'm training and I continue doing what I have been doing all season. I have competed with some of these girls before and it should be great competition.

"I don't know (if I'll win), but it will be good to we see how well I do, but I feel good about my chances," she said.

Williams added that her freshman year has been remarkbly humbling.

"Pre-season was a lot of work as I was fairly inexperienced coming in. I got a lot of support from teammates and coaches, and I knew they trusted my training.

"I have exceeded all expectations of myself. It's pretty exciting to see all of the support and encouragement from everyone," she said.