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Hannah Fitzgerald

  • Position:
    All-Around
  • Class:
    Junior
  • High School:
    Neuqua Valley
  • Hometown:
    Houston, TX.

Summary

Biography

Personal Bests:
Vault: 9.725 (two times; March 4, 2026, against New Hampshire, and March 27, 2026, at the WCGNIC Championships)
Uneven Bars: 9.650 (two times; March 15, 2026, against Bridgeport and Yale, and March 27, 2026, at the WCGNIC Championships)
Balance Beam: 9.700 (March 4, 2026, against New Hampshire)
Honors:
·       2026 WCGNIC All-America Second Team (Vault)
·       2025-26 WCGA Scholastic All-American (3.82 GPA) 
·       2025-26 GEC Scholar-Athlete
·       2025 WCGNIC Scholar-Athlete
As a Sophomore in 2025-26:
·       Earned WCGNIC Second Team All-America honors on the vault, the first All-America honor of her career
·       Competed on the vault and bars in all 12 of the Owls' meets and on the beam in six
·       Ranked second on the team in both vault average (9.631) and bars average (9.533)
·       Led the Owls on the vault with a career-best 9.725 at the WCGNIC Championships, tying for ninth, and also matched her career-best 9.650 on the bars; her 28.475 three-event total placed eighth
·       Posted a career-best 9.700 on the beam and a 9.725 on the vault at New Hampshire on March 4
·       Scored in three events in each of the final six meets of the season
·       Tied for second on the bars with a 9.500 against Rhode Island College, Springfield and Utica on Jan. 17
·       Helped the Owls qualify for the WCGNIC Championships
As a Freshman in 2024-25:
·       Competed on the bars in five meets, posting a season-best 9.500 at the GEC Championships 
·       Competed on the bars at the WCGNIC Championships as the Owls qualified for nationals
Before Southern Connecticut State University:
·       Attended Neuqua Valley High School
Why SCSU?: It felt like home.
What the SCSU Logo Means: How proud I am to be an Owl
Proudest Accomplishment: Becoming a college athlete
After SCSU: Become a gymnastics coach and athletic trainer
Favorites
TV Show: Grey's Anatomy
Movie: The Great Gatsby
Ice Cream: Raspberry chocolate chip
Food: Sushi
Personal:
·       Daughter of Valerie and Edward Fitzgerald 
·       Majoring in athletic training 
·       Sister, Haley, is also a member of the SCSU gymnastics team

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Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25Freshman

    All-Around
    5'0"
  • 2025-26Sophomore

    All-Around
  • 2026-27Junior

    All-Around
    5'0"