2023 Women's Gymnastics Roster
Olivia O'Donnell
- Position:
- All-Around
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Evanston, Ill.
- High School:
- Evanston High School
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!"
Illini Women's Gymnastics | Knight Bars at NCAA Regionals
Friday, May 02
Illini Women's Gymnastics | Nataraj Beam at NCAA Regionals
Friday, May 02
Illini Women's Gymnastics | End of the Year
Monday, April 14
Illini Women's Gymnastics | Green Bars at NCAA Regionals
Tuesday, April 08
