CAREER HIGHS:
Bars: 9.75 at Big Ten Championships (3/19/22)
Beam: 9.825 vs. Florida (3/7/20)
2023 – SENIOR SEASON
Awards: Big Ten Distinguished Scholar…Academic All-Big Ten.
Season: Did not compete.
2022 - JUNIOR SEASON
Awards: Named Big Ten Distinguished Scholar...Earned Academic All-Big Ten Team honors for second-straight season.
Season: Competed in nine different meets, primarily on bars.
at Michigan (2/13): Set season high on bars at 9.775. Penn State Quad Meet (3/5): Matched season high with another 9.775 on bars.
2021 - SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Academic All-Big Ten
Season: Competed in 10 meets for the Nittany Lions, setting career-highs on bars and beam.
Meet-by-Meet: Nebraska (1/23): Opened the season with a 9.750 on bars. Minnesota (1/30): Posted a 9.700 on bars and a 9.675 on beam. Maryland (2/5): Set a career-high with a 9.850 on bars to earn the event win. Illinois (2/13): Set a career-high on beam with a 9.825 score. Penn State Tri-Meet (2/21): Posted a 9.800 score on beam. Big Five Meet (2/27): Recorded a 9.800 score on beam and a 9.775 score on bars. Ohio State Quad Meet (3/7): Tied her career-high with a 9.825 score on beam. At Rutgers (3/13): Once again tied her career-high with a 9.825 score on beam. Big Ten Championships (3/20): Posted matching scores of 9.750 on bars and beam. At NCAA Regional First Round: Tied her career-high on bars with a 9.850 score.
2020 – FRESHMAN SEASON
Awards: Named WCGA Academic All-American.
Season: Competed in the beam lineup in all 10 meets…The 2020 season was canceled on March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Meet-by-Meet: West Virginia (1/25): Recorded a 9.725 on beam. Rutgers (1/31): Secured a 9.775 on beam. at Illinois (2/7): Notched a 9.800 on beam. at Ohio State (2/14): Registered a 9.725 on beam. at Big Five Meet (2/22): Collected a 9.750 on beam. Florida (3/7): Earned a career-high 9.825 on beam.
Gymnastics Background:
Competed for Buckeye Gymnastics for head coach Kittia Carpenter…Helped Buckeye Gymnastics to team championships at the Arnold Gymnastics Challenge in 2018 and Coaches Spectacular Team Championships in 2017 and 2018…Won the bars (9.200) at the 2017 Coaches Spectacular Level 10 Championships…Finished fourth on bars and ninth on vault at the 2018 Ohio State Championships.
Personal:
Daughter of Liz and Nick Romagnano…Has a sister, Makena…Graduated from Penn State in 2023.
Why Penn State?
“I chose Penn State because it’s a Big Ten school with both strong academic and athletic programs. My first time visiting campus, I fell in love with the greenery and overall atmosphere of State College.”
Bella Romagnano Season 2020
PositionAAHeight5-2ClassFreshmanHometownNew Albany, OhioPrevious SchoolBuckeye Gymnastics
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Women's Gymnastics Sees 16 Earn WCGA Scholastic All-America Honors
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15 Nittany Lions Named WCGA Scholastic All-Americans
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Penn State Falls to West Virginia at NCAA Regional
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Penn State Completes Regular Season vs. Rutgers
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Penn State Places Third at OSU Quad-Meet
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Penn State Falls to No. 20 Illinois in Home Meet
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Women's Gymnastics Set to Host No. 20 Illinois
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Rushlow Earns Big Ten Gymnast of the Week Honors
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Penn State Earns Season High On Bars Against Minnesota
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Nittany Lions Set Ten Career-Highs Against Nebraska
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Women’s Gymnastics Earns Nine WCGA Academic All-Americans
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No. 23 Penn State Sweeps Quad Meet With Season-High 196.575
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No. 29 Penn State Tallies 196.125 At Big Five Meet
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No. 28 Penn State Drops Close Meet At No. 26 Ohio State
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No. 28 Women’s Gymnastics Continues Big Ten Action At No. 26 Ohio State
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Women’s Gymnastics Falls In Tight Meet At Illinois
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Bella Breaking out of the Mold
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Nittany Lions Notch Season-High 196.325 In Win Over Rutgers
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Women’s Gymnastics’ Big Score On Floor Highlights Win Over Iowa
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Women’s Gymnastics Takes On Iowa Saturday
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Bridgens Earns Career Best On Floor at Nebraska
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No. 31 Penn State Battles No. 10 Nebraska on National Stage
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No. 17 Penn State Earns Win over West Virginia In Home Opener
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No. 17 Penn State Welcomes West Virginia For Home Opener
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No. 25 Penn State Battles Through Collegiate Challenge
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No. 25 Penn State Opens 2020 Season In California
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Bridgens, Rushlow Tabbed Big Ten Gymnasts To Watch
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Women’s Gymnastics Ranked 25th In WCGA Preseason Poll
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