2023 Women's Gymnastics Roster
Poley, Ella
Ella Poley
- Class:
- Senior
- Events:
- All-Around
- Height:
- 5-3
- Hometown:
- Newton, Mass.
- High School:
- Newton South
- Club:
- MGC Masstars
- Concentration:
- Public Health | Psychology
Bio
2023: USAG First Team All-American on bars, qualifying for the individual event finals at USAG Nationals…Placed eighth overall at the individual event finals of USAG Nationals with a score of 9.688…Second Team All-GEC selection on bars for her regular season NQS of 9.730…Set a season-high on vault at 9.725 at the Ivy Classic (2/26)…Tied for second place overall on bars with a season-high mark of 9.800 at the New Hampshire dual meet…Set a new career-high at 9.825 on floor with her performance at the GEC Championships (3/18).
2022: GEC Scholar Athlete...Competed in 14 meets during the season…Earned USAG Second Team All-American honors on bars after scoring 9.750 at USAG Nationals Prelims…Scored season-highs of 9.775 on vault and 9.875 on bars at the GEC Championships, earning Second Team All-GEC honors on bars (3/19)…Placed third on bars in the Bears’ home opener (9.725) on Jan. 30 and at West Chester (9.775) on Feb. 5…Tied for third overall on vault (9.725) at the Senior Meet against Bridgeport on March 11.
2021: Season canceled due to COVID-19.
2020: Scored season highs of 9.650 on vault and 9.775 on bars … Competed in all nine meets, primarily on vault … Tallied a 9.450 or higher on vault six times … Notched a 9.450 or higher on bars five times … Postseason events canceled due to novel coronavirus (COVID-19) … Earned the team’s Most Improved award.
Before Brown: Earned Boston Globe All-Scholastic honors … Gained Dual County League All-Star accolades in 2019 … Won the bars title at the 2019 Regional Championships … Qualified for the Level 10 Junior Olympics National Championships in 2016, 2018, and 2019 … Performed as a Level 10 gymnast for four years before entering Brown … Competed for coaches Patrick Palmer and Shixin Mao … Competed on the club level for Massachusetts Gymnastics Center Masstars.
Personal: Ella is the daughter of Karen and Eric Poley … Has two younger siblings, Annaliese and Amelia.
Why Brown? “I chose Brown because of the amazing combination of academics and athletics. Brown gives me the chance to receive an Ivy League education, while competing in Division I gymnastics. The environment and atmosphere of the school was exactly what I was searching for; everyone is so friendly and the location is perfect.”
Career Highs (thru 2023 season)
Vault: 9.775
Bars: 9.875
Beam: --
Floor: 9.825
All-Around: --
2022: GEC Scholar Athlete...Competed in 14 meets during the season…Earned USAG Second Team All-American honors on bars after scoring 9.750 at USAG Nationals Prelims…Scored season-highs of 9.775 on vault and 9.875 on bars at the GEC Championships, earning Second Team All-GEC honors on bars (3/19)…Placed third on bars in the Bears’ home opener (9.725) on Jan. 30 and at West Chester (9.775) on Feb. 5…Tied for third overall on vault (9.725) at the Senior Meet against Bridgeport on March 11.
2021: Season canceled due to COVID-19.
2020: Scored season highs of 9.650 on vault and 9.775 on bars … Competed in all nine meets, primarily on vault … Tallied a 9.450 or higher on vault six times … Notched a 9.450 or higher on bars five times … Postseason events canceled due to novel coronavirus (COVID-19) … Earned the team’s Most Improved award.
Before Brown: Earned Boston Globe All-Scholastic honors … Gained Dual County League All-Star accolades in 2019 … Won the bars title at the 2019 Regional Championships … Qualified for the Level 10 Junior Olympics National Championships in 2016, 2018, and 2019 … Performed as a Level 10 gymnast for four years before entering Brown … Competed for coaches Patrick Palmer and Shixin Mao … Competed on the club level for Massachusetts Gymnastics Center Masstars.
Personal: Ella is the daughter of Karen and Eric Poley … Has two younger siblings, Annaliese and Amelia.
Why Brown? “I chose Brown because of the amazing combination of academics and athletics. Brown gives me the chance to receive an Ivy League education, while competing in Division I gymnastics. The environment and atmosphere of the school was exactly what I was searching for; everyone is so friendly and the location is perfect.”
Career Highs (thru 2023 season)
Vault: 9.775
Bars: 9.875
Beam: --
Floor: 9.825
All-Around: --
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