University of Illinois Graduate

Career Highs

Senior - 2025

• Competed in 13 meets on balance beam
• Made her season debut on beam vs. Nebraska on Jan. 18
• Earned a season high on balance beam (9.875) vs. Washington and Illinois State on Feb. 22
• Won the beam title vs. Washington and Illinois State on Feb. 22
• Won the balance beam title vs. Northern Illinois on March 16

Junior - 2024

• Academic All-Big Ten 
• Competed in 10 meets, primarily on vault and beam 
• Won the beam title (9.900) versus No. 15 Minnesota on Feb. 18

Sophomore - 2023

• Academic All-Big Ten 
• Competed in 12 meets, primarily on vault and beam 
• Made floor debut at the Metroplex Challenge on Feb. 11
• Set a career-high 9.925 on beam versus Michigan State on Feb. 27, the same meet Illinois broke the team beam record
• Set a career-high floor record with a 9.925 versus Ohio State on March 5

Freshman - 2022

• Competed at the FIG World Challenge Cup and Asian Championships 
• Made her Illini debut at Central Michigan on Jan. 9
• Competed in all 13 meets
• Scored a career-high 9.900 on vault at the Big Ten Championships on March 19
• Recorded a career high 9.900 on floor exercise against Rutgers on Feb. 24
• Voted Freshman of the Year by team

High School/Club 

• Second in the all-around at the 2019 Level 10 Regional Championship
• Second in the all-around at the 2019 Level 10 State Championship
• 2018 Level 9 Eastern national champion
• Second in the all-around at the 2018 Level 9 Regional Championship

Personal 

• Born May 5, 2003
• Parents are Nataraj Sharanappa and Bharathi Nataraj
• One sibling, Adithya Nataraj
• Pursuing her bachelor's degree in psychology
• Chose Illinois because of "Its welcoming community and their unique programs in biology and pre med fields."