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University of Illinois Athletics

2023 Women's Gymnastics Roster

David Craan / Illinois Athletics

Olivia O'Donnell

  • Position All-Around
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Evanston, Ill.
  • High School Evanston High School
  • Instagram oliviaaodonnell_
  • Twitter oliviaodonnell_

Biography

Career-High Scores 

Event Career-High Score
Vault 9.825 | at Ohio State | 2/7/21
Bars 9.925 | vs. Bowling Green | 3/10/22
Floor 9.825 | at Big Five Meet | 2/18/22

Career-Highlights 

  • Three-time Academic All-Big Ten (2021, 2022, 2023)
  • 2022 Unsung Hero
  • Two-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Honoree (2022, 2023)

Senior - 2023

  • Academic All-Big Ten 
  • Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
  • Competed in all 13 meets on bars
  • Set a season-high on bars (9.900) on March 18 at the Big Ten Championships

Junior - 2022

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Big Ten Distinguished Scholar 
  • Competed in all 13 meets on vault, bars, and floor
  • Scored a career-high 9.825 on the floor exercise at the Big Five Meet on Feb. 18
  • Scores a career-best 9.925 on bars vs. Bowling Green on March 10
  • Voted team's Unsung Hero

Sophomore - 2021

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Competed in all 11 meets 
  • Tied her career-high score of 9.900 in the uneven bars at Iowa
  • Recorded a career high in the vault with a score of 9.825 at Ohio State

Freshman - 2020

  • Made her collegiate debut on bars at Missouri on Jan. 4
  • Competed bars in all 11 meets
  • Won the bars title with a career-high 9.900 versus Central Michigan

High School/Club 

  • Two-time Level 10 Junior Olympic National Qualifier
  • 2015 Level 9 Eastern National Qualifier
  • Sixth in all-around, eighth on floor and ninth on beam at the 2019 Region 5 Level 10 Regionals
  • Fourth on bars, seventh in all-around, and eighth on vault at the 2019 Illinois Level 10 States
  • First on vault, second on floor, and third on bars and all-around at the 2019 Sand Dollar/Whitlow Invitational
  • Ninth on bars at the 2018 Region 5 Level 10 Regionals
  • Fifth on bars, beam and all-around and eighth on vault at the 2018 Illinois Level 10 States
  • Second on bars, third on vault and beam at the 2018 Magical Classic
  • First on beam, floor and all-around, second on bars and third on vault at the 2017 IGI Chicago Style
  • Fourth on vault and bars and seventh in all-around at the 2015 Level 9 Eastern Nationals

Personal 

  • Born on March 7, 2001
  • Parents are Jim and Carol O'Donnell
  • Two siblings, Sam and Simon
  • Pursuing her bachelor's degree in Kinesiology 
  • Chose Illinois because, "I fell in love with the teams unity and the school's commitment to academic and athletic success!"

Historical Player Information

  • 2020Freshman

    All-Around
    5'7"
  • 2021Sophomore

    All-Around
    5'7"
  • 2022Junior

    All-Around
    5'7"
  • 2023Senior

    All-Around
    5'7"