Amy Bladon Season 2023

CAREER HIGHS:
Vault: 9.750 at Big 5 Meet (2/22/20)
Beam: 9.825 vs. Yale (1/14/22)
Floor: 9.775 vs. Ohio State (2/21/21)

2023 – SENIOR SEASON
Awards: Big Ten Distinguished Scholar…Academic All-Big Ten.
Season: Did not compete.
 
2022 - JUNIOR SEASON
Awards: Named Academic All-Big Ten and Big Ten Distinguished Scholar for the second-straight season. 
Season: Competed in six meets for Nittany Lions all on balance beam...Set career high with 9.825. 

Yale (1/14): Set personal-best beam score at 9.825 in home season opener at Rec Hall. Illinois (1/29): Scored a 9.800 on beam. at Michigan (2/13): Scored a 9.750 on the beam in road meet. 

2021- SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten and Big Ten Distinguished Scholar honors.
Season: Competed in 11 meets for the Nittany Lions. Named Academic All-Big Ten. 

Meet-by-Meet: Maryland (1/17): Opened the season with a 9.650 on vault. Nebraska (1/23): Recorded a 9.650 on vault and a 9.500 on floor. At Minnesota (1/30): Set a career-high on beam with a 9.725 score. At Maryland (2/5): Recorded a 9.400 on floor. Illinois (2/13): Recorded a 9.675 on floor and a 9.600 on vault. Penn State Tri-Meet (2/21): Set a career-high with a 9.775 on floor. Big Five Meet (2/27): Posted a 9.700 on floor. Ohio State Quad Meet (3/7): Recorded a season-high on vault with a 9.725 score. At Rutgers (3/13): Set a new career-high with a 9.775 on vault. At Big Ten Championship (3/20): Recorded a 9.750 score on floor and a 9.700 on vault. At NCAA Regional First Round (4/1): Closed out the season with a  9.700 on vault and a 9.500 on floor.


2020 – FRESHMAN SEASON
Season: Competed as a member of the vault lineup in eight meets…Performed five exhibition routines on beam…The 2020 season was canceled on March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
Meet-by-Meet: Iowa (1/25): Registered a 9.725 on vault. at Ohio State (2/14): Collected a 9.700 on vault. at Big Five Meet (2/22): Notched a 9.750 on vault. Florida (3/7): Secured a 9.725 on vault.

Gymnastics Background:
Competed for Bluewater Gymnastics Club for Head Coach Liz Brubaker…Finished 12th in the all-around at Elite Canada 2018…Earned bronze on vault at the 2017 Elite Gym Massilia France Open Event Finals…Won the all-around at the 2017 Ontario Provincial Championships, while winning vault and finishing 13th in the all-around at the 2017 International Gymnix Challenge…Finished 10th in the all-around at the 2017 Canadian National Championships and 11th in all-around at the 2016 Canadian National Championships.
 
Personal:
Daughter of Joanne and Curt Bladon…Has a brother, Matthew…Majoring in science.

Why Penn State?
“I chose Penn State because I really connected with the enthusiastic coaching staff and welcoming gymnasts. Penn State is well-known for its academics, which is also important to me. On my first campus tour, as we were leaving campus that day, I said, ‘I love this place!’”