Cassidy Rushlow Season 2023

CAREER HIGHS:
Vault: 9.9 at Big 5 Meet (2/22/20)
Bars: 9.975 vs. Nebraska (2/10/23)
Beam: 9.925 at Maryland (2/5/21)
Floor: 9.875 vs. Maryland (2/26/22)
All-Around: 39.475 at Minnesota (2/5/21)

2024 – GRADUATE SEASON
 
Awards: Academic All-Big Ten.
Season: Competed in 11 meets as a graduate student for the Nittany Lions…Recorded a pair of 9.925 bars tallies, including one in her final meet in the Blue & White.
 
Meet-by-meet: Iowa State (1/12): Posted a 9.875 bars tally in the Nittany Lions’ home opener, earning a share of the event title with teammate Ava Piedrahita. Minnesota (2/3): Earned a season-best 9.925 on bars against Minnesota. at Ohio State (2/9): Went 9.875 on bars, her first of six consecutive 9.8+ bars totals to end her career…Added a 9.7 in her first vault of the season. at Nebraska (2/17): Collected a 9.85 on bars and a season-best 9.725 on vault. Big Ten Championships (3/23): Following a month-long injury, Rushlow returned to post a 9.8 on bars at her final Big Ten Championship meet. Regional Second Round (4/4): Went 9.85 on bars, helping the Nittany Lions advance to their first-ever NCAA Regional Final. Regional Final (4/6): Tallied a 9.925 on bars in her final routine as a Nittany Lion, a fitting end to an outstanding Penn State career.

2023 – SENIOR SEASON
Awards: Second Team All-Big Ten…Academic All-Big Ten.
Season: Qualified for the NCAA Championships on bars…Tied regional program record with a 9.95 on bars…Became only Nittany Lion to post three-or-more 9.95+ scores on bars in a single season, finishing the year with four-such tallies…Competed in all 14 meets for the Nittany Lions and did not score below a 9.8 on bars.
 
Meet-by-meet: Penn State Quad (1/13): Posted her first 9.9 on bars in 2023. Rutgers (1/30): Went 9.95 on the bars to earn the event win…Also scored a 9.8 on the beam and put up a 9.775 on the floor. Nebraska (2/10): Set her career high and tied the second-best bars score in school history with a 9.975 against Nebraska…Added a 9.8 on floor. Ohio State (2/17): Posted her second-straight 9.95 on bars. William & Mary (3/3): In her second all-around appearance of the season, put up a season-best 39.275…Went 9.825 on bars and floor. Big Ten Championships (3/18): Posted a 9.925 on bars at the conference meet, leading Penn State to a 49.250 team total, its best on the apparatus at the Big Ten Championships since 2019. Pittsburgh Regional I (3/30): Collected a 9.9 on bars on the first day of regional competition. Pittsburgh Regional II (3/31): Tied the program record in regional competition with a 9.95 on bars…Her total qualified her for the NCAA Championships in the event…Helped Penn State to a 49.325 on bars, setting the regional program record. NCAA Championships (4/13): Earned a 9.825 on bars at the national meet, tying the ninth-best bars total in school history at the National Championships.
 
2022 - JUNIOR SEASON
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Team team honor for second time. 

Season: Competed in 10 meets for the Nittany Lions, including twice in the all-around...Scored 9.800 or better on nine bars routines...Set personal best on floor exercise. 

at Keystone Classic (1/7): Scored 9.850 on bars to begin the season...Competed in the all-around. at Ohio State (1/22): Had two rock-solid scores of 9.850 on vault and bars. at Michigan (2/13): Had two 9.825 scores on vault and bars. Maryland (2/26): Saw action in bars, beam and floor exercise...Scored personal-best 9.875 on floor and added 9.850 on bars. Penn State Quad Meet (3/5): Tallied season-best 9.900 on bars. at New Hampshire (3/13): Set season-best with 9.900 on beam...Scored 39.225 in all-around. 

2021 - SOPHOMORE SEASON 
Awards: First Team All-Big Ten Honoree...Academic All-Big Ten recipient...Big Ten All-Championship Team. 

Season: Competed in all 11 meets for the Nittany Lions. Set career highs on all-around, bars, beam and floor.

Meet-by-Meet: Maryland (1/17): Opened the season by placing first in the all-around with a score of 39.100. Nebraska (1/23): Won the all-around with a 39.475…also won the individual titles on vault (9.875) and set a career-high on bars (9.925). At Minnesota (1/30): Placed third in the all-around with a score of 38.600. Maryland (2/5): Won the all-around with a career-high 39.475 score…also won the bars, beam and floor individual titles. Illinois (2/13): Placed second in the all-around with a 38.475 score. Penn State Tri-Meet (2/21): Finished third in the all-around with a score of 38.725. Big Five Meet (2/27): Recorded an eighth-place finish in the all-around with a score of 38.525. At Ohio State Quad Meet (3/7): Placed third in the all-around with a 38.625. At Rutgers (3/13): Finished third in the all-around with a score of 39.300…claimed the beam title with a score of 9.900. Big Ten Championship (3/20): Recorded an all-around score of 39.300, named to the All-Championship Team. At NCAA Regional Round 1 (4/1): Recorded an all-around score of 39.050. At NCAA Regional (Individual): Closed out the season with a 38.775 all-around score.


2020 – FRESHMAN SEASON
Awards: Earned All-Big Ten second-team honors...Collected the Ann Carr Award following the West Virginia (1/11) meet.
 
Season: Competed in the all-around in eight meets…Performed as a member of the vault, bars and beam lineups in all 10 meets…Competed in the floor lineup in eight meets…Performed one exhibition routine on floor…Won five event titles, including one in all-around, two on vault, one on bars and one on beam…Earned two scores of 9.900 on beam, a 9.900 on vault and a 9.925 on bars…The 2020 season was canceled on March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
Rankings: Ranked 39th in the country and 11th in the Big Ten in all-around with a 39.130 NQS (National Qualifying Score)…Held 63rd in the nation on beam with a 9.855 NQS.
 
Meet-by-Meet: at Collegiate Challenge (1/4): Recorded a 9.825 on beam, placing fifth overall. West Virginia (1/11): Captured the all-around and bars titles…Earned a 39.250 in all-around and a career-high 9.925 on bars…Placed second on beam with a 9.875…Added a 9.775 on floor. at Nebraska (1/16): Collected a 9.800 on bars…Registered a 9.750 on vault and beam. Iowa (1/25): Earned a 39.225 in all-around…Claimed the event title on beam with a career-high 9.900…Recorded a career-best 9.825 on floor…Added a 9.800 on bars. Rutgers (1/31): Secured a 39.250 in all-around…Matched her career-high with a 9.900 on beam, finishing second…Placed third on bars with a 9.850…Added a 9.750 on vault and floor. at Illinois (2/7): Notched a 39.025 in all-around…Captured the vault title with a 9.825…Added a 9.775 on bars. at Ohio State (2/14): Recorded a 9.825 on bars, finishing second…Collected a 9.800 on beam, placing second. at Big Five Meet (2/22): Earned a career-high 39.300 in all-around, placing sixth…Secured a career-high 9.900 on vault, finishing fourth…Recorded a 9.850 on bars, placing ninth, and a 9.825 on beam, placing sixth. PSU Quad Meet (2/29): Won the vault title with a 9.850…Registered a 9.850 on bars, finishing second. Florida (3/7): Notched a 9.850 on vault…Collected a 9.825 on bars.

Gymnastics Background:
Competed for Daggett Gold Medal Gymnastics for coaches Marlyce Morace and Andrew Leis…Won the all-around, vault, bars and floor events, while placing second on beam at the 2019 Regional Championships...Claimed the all-around, vault and beam titles, while finishing third on bars and fourth on floor at the 2019 Massachusetts State Championships...Was a 2018 Junior Olympics National Qualifier where she placed 11th on beam (9.475) and 16th on vault (9.600)…Won the bars (9.650) at the 2018 Regional Championships, while finishing second on vault, 11th on beam and seventh in the all-around…Won the vault (9.725) at the 2017 State Championships, placing fourth on beam and eighth in the all-around.

Personal:
Daughter of Christine and Donald Rushlow…Has two sisters, Alison and Kelsie…Graduated from Penn State with an undergraduate degree in Health & Human Development and returned to the Nittany Lions for a fifth season of gymnastics to obtain a Master’s Degree in Human Resources and Employment Relations.

Why Penn State?
“I chose Penn State because from the moment I stepped onto campus, and got a chance to look at what the school was like, it immediately felt like home. Coming from Daggett Gymnastics, I think they’ve prepared me well for the next chapter in my gymnastics career. I am very grateful for the opportunity to attend Penn State.”