Bella Romagnano Season 2021

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.”