Completed Event: Gymnastics versus Texas Woman's on March 15, 2025 , Win , 196.100, to, 195.975
Final
Gymnastics
196.100
Texas Woman's
195.975
Iowa State University Athletics
2021 Gymnastics Roster
Vella-Wright, Jade
Jade Vella-Wright
- Position:
- All-Around
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Wesley College
- Hometown:
- Melbourne, Australia
Bio
Awards and Honors
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll, S22
Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (Feb. 24, 2020)
Mari-Rae Sopper Award (Jan. 15, 2021)
WCGA Scholastic All-American (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2021)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring 2020, Fall 2021)
2022
Did not compete due to injury.
2021
Competed on bars in every meet this season… scored a 9.875 twice (vs. Denver on Jan. 15 and at WVU on Feb. 7) to hit her season high… had nine scores at or above a 9.800… ended the season with an NQS of 9.863, ranking T-100 nationally.
2020
Had a stand-out freshman campaign after joining the Cyclones in December 2019 prior to the Spring 2020 semester … competed in all 10 meets on bars … became the first freshman in school history with four-straight 9.900s or better on bars after earning a 9.925 in the event at Southern Utah … joined Erin Dethloff as the only Cyclone freshman to hit that mark … the 9.925 helped Vella-Wright earn Big 12 Newcomer of the Week … ranked T-32 nationally on bars, including T-4 among freshmen with a 9.880 NQS, ranking second on the team in the event.
Before Iowa State
Competed for Waverley Gymnastics Centre...coached by John Hart...member of the Australian National Team...competed multiple times for Australia, including the 2016 Massilia Cup and 2017 Gymnix...finished second on bars at the 2016 Olympic Hopes Cup...earned silver on floor at the 2017 Australian Championships.
Personal
Born Jan. 5, 2001...from Melbourne, Australia...daughter of Diane Wright and Paul Vella...graduated from Wesley College...majoring in Kinesiology.
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