Julia Bedell

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Photo by: Chip DeLorenzo

Photo by: Emma C. Marion

Class:
Sophomore
Events:
All-Around
Height:
5-2
Hometown:
Haverhill, Mass.
High School:
Central Catholic
Club:
Brestyan's American Gymnastics
Concentration:
Business Economics & Entrepreneurship

CAREER: Graduated as one of the most decorated gymnasts in program history. At the time of her graduation in 2025, she owned each of the top eight floor scores in program history, including the school record of 9.950, a mark she hit twice, and scored a 9.900 on floor 14 times. She also ranked fifth in program history with a vault score of 9.850, a mark she attained seven times. In 2023, she became just the third gymnast in program history to capture a USAG Collegiate national championship when she won the national title on floor. She was voted the 2023 GEC Co-Specialist of the Year, and in 2024 qualified for NCAA Regionals on floor. She is a five-time USAG All-American, including four First Team honors, earned All-GEC honors on vault in each of her four years and three times on floor, and is a five-time All-Ivy honoree. She captured the GEC titles on both vault and floor in 2023 and has won three career Ivy League titles between vault and floor.

2025: First Team All-GEC honoree on vault for her 9.755 NQS during the season…Earned Second Team All-GEC Championship honors on floor after finishing runner-up with a 9.800 at the conference championship meet…Earned GEC Specialist of the Week honors twice during the season…Started the season with a 9.825 on vault at the Iowa State Tri-Meet (1/10)…Scored 9.900 on floor at the Yale Quad Meet (2/16)…Took first place on vault (9.775) at the Brown Tri-Meet vs. SCSU and RIC (3/2)…GEC Scholar-Athlete.

2024: Served as a team captain…WCGA Scholastic All-American...Named both a USAG and GEC Scholar-Athlete...Competed in the NCAA (Florida) Regional on floor…First Team USAG All-American (vault)…First team All-GEC on both vault and floor…Scored at least a 9.900 on floor in eight of her 13 meets…Averaged 9.788 on vault and 9.817 on floor throughout the season…Three-time GEC Specialist of the Week honoree…Won eight individual floor events and three vaults during the season…Tied her own school record on floor (9.950) at the All-American Challenge (2/19)…Won her second straight Ivy Classic title on floor with a score of 9.925, and tied for sixth on vault (2/24)…Finished t-3rd on floor at the GEC Championships to earn First Team All-GEC Championship honors, and finished t-4th on vault to earn Second Team laurels…Earned First Team USAG All-America honors on vault with her third place finish at 9.800 (4/12).

2023: WCGA Scholastic All-American...USAG Scholar Athlete...GEC Scholar Athlete…USAG Collegiate national champion on floor, becoming just the third gymnast in program history to capture a USAG Collegiate national championship…Earned two USAG First Team All-America honors by qualifying for the individual finals on vault and floor…GEC champion on both vault and floor…Voted the GEC Co-Specialist of the Year…Set a new school record on floor with a winning score of 9.950 at the GEC Championships, surpassing the previous record (9.925) that she had shared with Olympian Alicia Sacramone…First Team All-GEC honoree on both vault and floor (regular season and championship)…Ivy champion and First Team All-Ivy honoree on both vault and floor…Finished at least tied for first in eight meets in vault and seven meets on floor…Averaged scores of 9.789 on vault and 9.828 on floor throughout the season…Scored a season-high 9.850 on vault on four occasions.

2022: GEC Scholar Athlete...Competed in 14 meets on the season…Placed third in the individual finals on vault at USAG Nationals…Earned USAG First Team All-America on vault, and Second Team honors on floor…Earned First Team All-GEC honors on vault (t-2nd) and Second Team honors on floor (t-4th) for her performances at the GEC Championships (3/19)…Earned Second Team All-Ivy honors after finishing fourth overall on vault at the Ivy Classic…Posted season-highs to take home first place in both the vault (9.825) and floor (9.875) in the March 6 dual against Bridgeport…Finished runner-up on vault three times during the season and runner-up on the floor twice.

Before Brown: Placed fifth in the all-around at 2016 Level 9 Easterns … Came in second in the all-around at 2017 level 10 States … Finished third in the all-around at 2018 Level 10 States … Qualified for Nationals in 2018 … Came in 10^th place on beam at Nationals in 2018 … Tallied career highs at Level 10 of 9.65 on vault, 9.25 on bars, 9.5 on beam, and 9.65 on floor … Competed for coaches Mihai Brestyan and Silivia Brestyan … Performed on the club level for Brestyan’s Gymnastics.

Personal: Julia is the daughter of Christine and Michael Bedell … Has a younger sister Peilan … Born in Jiangxi, China … Is a successful YouTuber.

Why Brown? “Brown is everything I could have ever wanted in a college. Here, I can immerse myself in a positive yet rigorous academic environment while also being able to continue my gymnastics career as a Division I athlete. From the supportive community to the freedom and flexibility of the open curriculum, I’m confident that Brown will prepare me for all of life’s endeavors and beyond.”

Career Highs
Vault: 9.850 (7x)
Bars: --
Beam: 9.725
Floor: 9.950 (2x)
All-Around: --