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2018 Women's Gymnastics Roster

Della Perrone / Illinois Athletics

Bridget Hodan

  • Position All-Around
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Brookfield, Wis.
  • High School Divine Savior Holy Angels

Biography

Career-High Scores | Individual Event Titles 

Event Career-High Score Event Titles
Vault 9.825 | last vs. Lindenwood, BGSU | 3/4/18 --
Bars 9.700 | 2x, last at Salt Lake City Regional | 4/2/16 --
Beam 9.950 | vs. Lindenwood, BGSU | 3/4/18 7
Floor 9.900 | 3x, last at B1G Five Meet | 3/17/18 1
Total Event Titles 8

Collegiate Honors  

  • 2018 Big Ten Beam Champion
  • 2018 Big Ten All-Championships Team Member 
  • 2018 First-Team All-Big Ten 
  • 2018 Academic All-Big Ten
  • 2017 Second-Team All-Big Ten 
  • 2017 Big Ten All-Championships Team Member 
  • 2017 Academic All-Big Ten 
  • 2017 MVP (Team Award) 
  • 2017 Most Outstanding (Team Award) 
  • 2017 Naleway Consistency Award (Team Award)
  • 2016 Big Ten All-Championships Team Member
  • 2016 Scholastic All-American 
  • 2016 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar 
  • 2016 Academic All-Big Ten 
  • 2015 Scholastic All-American
  • 2015 Dean’s List for College of Business: Spring and Fall 

Senior - 2018 

  • Won the Big Ten Beam title with a 9.900 at the State Farm Center 
  • Became Illinois's 17th Big Ten Individual Champion 
  • Hit the program's highest beam score of 9.950 against Lindenwood and BGSU
  • Won seven individual event titles  

Junior - 2017 

  • Hit a career-best 9.925 on beam against Michigan State, earning her first-career individual event title
  • Hit a career-high 9.900 in back-to-back meets on floor at the B1G Five Meet and the Big Ten Championships
  • Competed in all 14 meets on beam and floor, helping Illinois hit the program’s third, fifth, seventh and tenth-highest scores on beam this season

Sophomore - 2016 

  • Recorded three career high scores on bars, beam and floor in 2016
  • Competed on beam all 13 meets in 2016
  • Matched her two career high scores on beam (9.875) and floor (9.800) at the Big Five Meet
  • Earned a spot on the B1G All-Championships team at the Big Ten Championship in Lincoln, Neb. After finishing first in the morning session on beam with a score of 9.850

Freshman - 2015 

  • Exhibitioned on beam 

Club Gymnastics 

  • National Qualifier: 2010-2013
  • 2013 National Championships: Beam-5th
  • 2013 Regionals: Beam-2nd, Floor-2nd, All-Around-3rd
  • 2013 State: All-Around-1st, Vault-1st, Floor-1st
  • 2012 National Championships: Beam-3rd, Floor-9th, All-Around-14th
  • 2012 Regionals: Beam-1st
  • 2012 State: All-Around-1st, Bars-1st, Beam-1st
  • Competed for Salto Gymnastics
  • Coaches were Jim Melcarek, Kristen Kremer and Juliet Holden

Personal

  • Born Dec. 8, 1995
  • Daughter of Kerry and Patrick Hodan
  • Has two siblings, Colleen and Patrick
  • Brother, Patrick, plays soccer at the University of Notre Dame
  • Says she chose Illinois because "I love the coaches and the team, and the University offers a good balance between strong academics and athletics."
  • Cites her mom as the person who most influenced her athletic career because "she has been my number one supporter through the highs and lows of gymnastics"
  • Favorite athlete is Aaron Rodgers
  • All-American Alina Weinstein is an athlete she has always looked up for her admirable consistency and dedication
  • Hobbies include: swimming, reading, shopping, baking/cooking
  • Majoring in accounting 

Historical Player Information

  • 2015Freshman

    All-Around
    5'3"
  • 2016Sophomore

    All-Around
    5'3"
  • 2017Junior

    All-Around
    5'3"
  • 2018Senior

    All-Around