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Melissa Astarita
2022 NITTANY LIONS ROSTER
SENIOR • V, BB, FX
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Height: 5’2”
Hometown:
Morganville, N .J .
High School:
Marlboro High School
Club:
Action Gymnastics
Major: Science
ACCOLADES
2021
2020
MELISSA ASTARITA
Season: Competed in all 11 meets for the Nittany Lions, setting a career-high of 9.925 against Nebraska.
Meet-by-Meet: Maryland (1/17): Opened the season by winning on floor exercise with a 9.875 score. Nebraska (1/23): Set a career-high on floor with a score of 9.925. At Minnesota (1/30): Placed fourth on floor with a score of 9.875. At Maryland (2/5): Posted a score of 9.825 on floor. Illinois (2/13): Recorded a score of 9.850 on floor. Penn State Tri-Meet (2/21): Won on beam with a score of 9.900 and set a career-high on floor with a 9.850 Big Five Meet (2/27): Recorded a floor score of 9.825. At Ohio State Quad Meet (3/7): Placed fifth on floor exercise with a score of 9.875 and set a new careerhigh on beam with a 9.875. At Rutgers (3/13): Recorded a score of 9.750 on floor. Big Ten Championships (3/20): Added a floor exercise score of 9.850. NCAA Regional First Round: Posted a score of 9.825 on floor. NCAA Regional (Individual): Closed out the season with a 9.875 score on floor.
2020 – SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Selected Academic All-Big Ten...Named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar...Collected WCGA Academic All-American honors...Earned the Ann Carr Award following the Quad Meet vs. Arizona State, Cornell and Towson (2/29).
Season: Performed as a member of the floor lineup in all 10 meets…Earned one event title…Collected three scores of 9.900 or better…The 2020 season was canceled on March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Meet-by-Meet: West Virginia (1/11): Collected a 9.750 on floor. at Nebraska (1/16): Secured a 9.850 on floor. Iowa (1/25): Finished third on floor with a 9.900. at Illinois (2/7): Notched a 9.825 on floor. at Big Five Meet (2/22): Claimed third place with a 9.900 on floor. PSU Quad Meet (2/29): Earned a career-high 9.925 on floor to win the event title. Florida (3/7): Recorded a 9.850 on floor.
2019 – FRESHMAN SEASON
Season: Competed in all 13 meets on vault and floor.
Meet-by-Meet: at Utah (1/5): Earned a 9.725 on vault to place eighth in her collegiate debut. vs . Temple, Towson (1/12): Collected first career event title, winning on floor with a 9.900…Added a 9.750 on vault, good for fifth. Ohio State (1/19): Finished third on floor with a 9.850. Minnesota (1/26): Registered a 9.850 on floor, finishing fourth. at Illinois (2/2): Had a 9.775 on floor, placing sixth. at Rutgers (2/9): Recorded a 9.750 on floor. at Big Five Meet (2/22): Collected a 9.800 on floor, good for 11th overall, and a 9.775 on vault. PSU Quad Meet (3/2): Earned a 9.900 on floor, earning her second event title of the season. at WVU Quad Meet (3/17): Collected a career-high 9.800 on vault, placing eighth…Had a 9.800 on floor, finishing ninth. Big Ten Championships (3/23): Claimed 14th on floor with a 9.875. NCAA Regional (4/5): Recorded a 9.800 on floor, placing 29th.
GYMNASTICS BACKGROUND
Competed for Action Gymnastics under coach Magdalena During...Placed sixth in the all-around, sixth on uneven bars and seventh on floor exercise at the 2018 New Jersey State Championships...Finished 15th in the all-around, fifth on vault, sixth on floor and 10th on beam in the 2018 Level 10 Regionals...
CAREER BESTS
Event Vault
Score
9.800 Floor Exercise 9.925
Date Meet
3/17/19
at WVU Quad Meet 2/29/20 PSU Quad Meet
