34 CAREER EVENT TITLES (11 ALL-AROUND, 12 UNEVEN BARS, FIVE FLOOR EXERCISE, FIVE VAULT, ONE BALANCE BEAM)
CAREER BESTS
| Event | Score | Date | Meet |
| All-Around | 39.525 | 1/26/19 | Minnesota |
| Vault | 9.925 | 3/4/18 | Pitt, Temple & WVU |
| Uneven Bars | 10.0 | 3/9/18 | at BYU Quad Meet |
| Balance Beam | 9.900 | 3/7/20 | Florida |
| Floor Exercise | 9.950 | 1/25/20 | Iowa |
Career: Is the ninth Nittany Lion to earn at least three career All-Big Ten first team honors…Was the 15th Nittany Lion to earn multiple first-team All-Big Ten nods in their career…Earned a perfect 10.0 on bars at the BYU Quad Meet (3/9/18) to record the 10th perfect 10.0 in program history and the program’s first on bars.
2021 - SENIOR SEASON
Awards: Big Ten Sportsmanship Award recipient
Season: Did not compete due to injury. Announced intentions to return for 2022 season.
2020 – JUNIOR SEASON
Awards: Named All-Big Ten first team…Became the ninth Nittany Lion to earn at least three career All-Big Ten first team honors…Selected Academic All-Big Ten...Garnered WCGA Academic All-American accolades...Earned the Ann Carr Award following the Iowa (1/25) meet.
Season: Competed in all 10 meets in all-around…Won 13 individual event titles, including five in all-around, four on floor, three on bars and one on vault…Earned four straight floor titles between the Nebraska (1/16) and Illinois (2/7) meets…Garnered three scores of 9.900 or better on floor, two on bars and one on beam…Recorded a 9.950 on floor vs. Iowa (1/25), tied for the fifth-best score in program history…The 2020 season was canceled on March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings: Ranked 28th in the nation and ninth in the Big Ten in all-around with a 39.250 NQS (National Qualifying Score)…Held 47th in the country and ninth in the conference on bars with a 9.865 NQS…Sat 51st in the nation and ninth in the Big Ten on floor with a 9.800.
Meet-by-Meet: at Collegiate Challenge (1/4): Recorded a 39.025 in all-around, placing third…Collected a 9.825 on floor and a 9.800 on bars. West Virginia (1/11): Notched a 39.150 in all-around…Took second on bars, with a 9.875, and floor, with a 9.825. at Nebraska (1/16): Captured the floor title with a 9.925…Registered a 9.850 on vault, finishing third, and a 9.825 on bars, finishing 9.825. Iowa (1/25): Claimed the all-around title with a 39.400…Earned a career-high 9.950 on floor to win the event title…Tied for the fifth-best floor score in program history…Recorded a 9.875 on bars, placing second, and a 9.825 on beam, placing third. Rutgers (1/31): Won the all-around event with a 39.400…Took the vault title with a 9.850…Claimed the bars title with a 9.875…Added a floor title with a 9.875…Recorded a 9.800 on beam. at Illinois (2/7): Earned the all-around title with a 39.275…Won the floor title with a 9.850…Notched a 9.825 to win the bars title…Secured a 9.875 on beam. at Ohio State (2/14): Took the all-around title with a 39.150…Recorded a 9.850 on floor and a 9.825 on bars. at Big Five Meet (2/22): Placed second on bars with a 9.925…Earned a 9.900 to finish third on floor. PSU Quad Meet (2/29): Notched a season-high 39.475 to win the all-around title…Tied season-high 9.925 on bars to win the event title…Registered a 9.850 on beam and floor. Florida (3/7): Collected a career-best 9.900 on beam…Recorded a 9.825 on vault.
2019 – SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Named first-team All-Big Ten…Selected for the Big Ten All-Championship Team…Earned Academic All-Big Ten accolades...Collected the Ann Carr Award after the Ohio State (1/19) meet.
Season: Competed in 12 meets in all-around and 12 meets on vault…Competed on bars, beam and floor in all 13 meets…Won three event titles in all-around, three on bars and one on vault.
Rankings: Ranked 33rd in the nation and eighth in the Big Ten with a 9.900 Regional Qualifying Score (RQS) on bars…Finished 27th in the country and fifth in the conference with a 39.370 RQS in all-around.
Meet-by-Meet: at Utah (1/5): Took third in all-around with a 39.125 total…Claimed third on bars with a 9.850 and fifth on floor with a 9.825. vs. Temple, Towson (1/12): Finished second on bars with a 9.875. Ohio State (1/19): Earned her first event title of the year in all-around with a 39.300…Placed second on bars with a 9.900…Added a 9.850 on floor, placing third, and a 9.825 on beam, good for fourth. Minnesota (1/26): Tallied a career-best 39.525 in all-around, placing second…Won the vault title with a 9.900…Placed second on bars with a 9.900…Finished fourth on beam, with a 9.875, and floor, with a 9.850. at Illinois (2/2): Collected a 39.150 in all-around, good for third overall…Took second on floor with a 9.850…Placed third on bars with a 9.825. at Rutgers (2/9): Secured a 9.850 on bars, placing second…Earned a 9.825 on floor, claiming third, and a 9.800 on beam. Michigan (2/16): Recorded a 9.825 on floor, placing third, and vault, finishing fifth. at Big Five Meet (2/22): Won the all-around with a 39.425 and claimed the bars title with a 9.900…Recorded a 9.850 on beam, placing second, and vault, coming in third…Added a 9.825 on floor, good for sixth overall. PSU Quad Meet (3/2): Earned the all-around title with a 39.400…Registered a 9.875 on floor, finishing third…Placed second on beam with a 9.825, third on vault with a 9.850 and fourth on bars with a 9.850. at Florida (3/8): Totaled a 39.500 in all-around…Won the bars title with a season-best 9.925…Added a career-high 9.900 on beam, placing fourth, a 9.850 on floor and a 9.825 on vault. at WVU Quad Meet (3/17): Claimed the event title on bars with a 9.875…Registered a 9.825 on vault and floor. Big Ten Championships (3/23): Tallied a 39.350 in all-around…Matched a season high with a 9.925 on bars, good for fourth overall…Finished 14th on floor with a 9.875 and 15th on beam with a 9.825. NCAA Regional (4/5): Recorded a 9.850 to place 13th on beam…Registered a 9.850 on bars, placing 15th.
2018 – FRESHMAN SEASON
Awards: Selected second-team All-America on bars…Named first-team All-Big Ten…Earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors on January 8, February 19, February 26, March 6 and March 12...Garnered the Ann Carr Award following the Eastern Michigan (1/6) meet.
Season: Competed in 12 meets in all-around…Member of the vault, bars and beam lineups in all 13 meets…Qualified for the NCAA Championships and competed in all-around…Won 11 event titles, including three in all-around, six on bars, three on vault, one on beam and one on floor…At the BYU Quad Meet (3/4), earned a perfect 10.0 on bars to become the 10th Nittany Lion to achieve a 10.0 and the first in program history to collect a 10.0 on bars.
Rankings: Tied for 15th in the country on bars with a 9.910 RQS…Ranked 37th in the nation in all-around with an RQS of 39.315.
Meet-by-Meet: Eastern Michigan (1/6): In her college debut, won the all-around and vault titles…Recorded a 39.050 in all-around and a 9.825 on vault…Placed second on bars with a 9.800. Nebraska (1/13): Collected a 9.875 on bars, finishing third…Added a 9.800 on vault. at Maryland (1/19): Secured a 9.825 on beam, good for second overall. Illinois (1/27): Claimed the bars title with a 9.875. at Michigan State (2/4): Earned the event title on bars with a 9.925…Added a 9.825 on floor. at Ohio State (2/9): Tallied a 39.175 in all-around and 9.850 on bars, finishing second in both events…Registered a 9.800 on vault, placing fifth, and a 9.775 on beam. Cornell, Penn (2/17): Earned event titles in all-around, bars, beam and floor…Collected a 39.300 in all-around, a 9.900 on bars, a 9.850 on floor and a 9.775 on beam…Added a 9.775 on vault, placing second. George Washington (2/24): Recorded a season-best 39.475 in all-around…Won the bars title with a 9.925…Collected a 9.850 on vault, beam and floor, placing third on vault and beam and fifth on floor. at Pitt Quad Meet (3/4): Tallied a 39.425 to place second in all-around…Won the vault title with a career-best 9.925…Claimed the bars title with a 9.925…Placed fifth on floor with a 9.850. at BYU Quad Meet (3/9): Earned the all-around title with a 39.375…Tallied a perfect 10.0 on bars, the 10th perfect 10.0 in program history, to win the event title…Registered a 9.825 on beam, a 9.775 on vault and a 9.775 on floor. at Big Five Meet (3/17): Recorded a 39.300 in all-around, good for fifth overall…Claimed the vault title with a 9.900…Placed eighth on bars with a 9.850 and a sixth on floor with a 9.825. Big Ten Championships (3/24): Collected a 9.875 on bars, placing 14th, and a 9.850 on floor, finishing 16th. NCAA Regional (4/7): Secured a 39.200 in all-around, finishing third overall…Earned third place on vault with a 9.900…Added a 9.850 on bars, placing sixth. NCAA Championships (4/20): Placed 28th in all-around with a 39.2125…Finished 20th on bars with a 9.8750 and 38th on vault with a 9.8375…Tallied a 9.7625 on floor and a 9.7375 on beam.
GYMNASTICS BACKGROUND
Trained at Hill’s Gymnastics under coaches Kelli Hill, Cynthia Smaha and Tian Zhang...Competed in four Junior Olympic National Championships...Finished second on the vault and tied for eighth on the floor in 2017...Placed third on the vault and 15th in the all-around in 2015...Won the vault, bars, floor and all-around, scoring a 38.550, while placing second on the beam at the 2017 Level 10 Regional...Won the uneven bars, finished second on the vault and all-around, while finishing third on the floor at the 2015 Level 10 regional...Won the vault, beam, floor and all-around, while placing third on the uneven bars at the 2017 Level 10 State championship...Won the uneven bars and floor and finished second on the vault and all-around in 2015.
PERSONAL
Full name is Lauren Marie Bridgens…Daughter of Dave and Clare Anne…Has three siblings, Ryan, Chris and Taylor…Lists shopping and hiking and spending time with friends as hobbies, the Washington Football Team as her favorite sports team, steak and Caesar salad as favorite foods, “Dear John” and “The Blindside” as her favorite movies, names Tim McGraw as her favorite musician and her favorite place to visit is anywhere there is a beach...Majoring in marketing…Born on September 22, 1998 in Darnestown, Maryland.
Why Penn State?
“I chose Penn State because nothing compares to that feeling when you walk on campus. Everyone is so spirited and full of energy, it would be hard not to fall in love with PSU. I also felt like it was a school that would allow me to be successful academically as well as in gymnastics since it is a great school for both. I am so excited to be part of such an amazing team with amazing coaches!”