Abby Contello

Photo by: Chip DeLorenzo

Photo by: Erik Dresser

Photo by: Dakota Moyer

Class:
Senior
Events:
All-Around
Height:
5-1
Hometown:
Baldwinsville, N.Y.
High School:
Charles W. Baker
Club:
Blaze Gymnastics
Concentration:
Biology

2023: WCGA Scholastic All-American...Academic All-Ivy At-Large selection...USAG Scholar Athlete...GEC Scholar Athlete...Served as a team captain…USAG Collegiate First Team All-America honoree on vault, qualifying for the individual finals at USAG Nationals, where she finished t-4th overall with a score of 9.750…Earned First Team All-GEC Championship honors on beam after tying for third place overall at the GEC Championships…Earned First Team All-GEC honors on vault and bars, and Second Team on beam for her NQS during the regular season…Earned First Team All-Ivy honors on bars and Second Team honors on vault with her performances leading Brown to the Ivy Classic title (2/26)...Scored a season-high 9.825 twice on vault in the quad meet at Oregon State (1/21) and tying for first place at USAG Team Semis (4/6)…Turned in a season-best 9.825 on bars at the LIU Quad Meet and the Ivy Classic…Scored a season-high 9.850 on beam at the LIU Quad Meet (2/20).

2022: WCGA Scholastic All-American...USAG Scholar Athlete...GEC Scholar Athlete...Competed in 13 meets on the season…Tied for second overall on bars and earned First Team All-GEC honors by setting a season-high 9.925 at the GEC Championships (3/19)…Set a season-high on beam of 9.750 at the USAG Team Finals (4/9)…Placed second overall on beam (9.675) in a dual against Bridgeport on (3/6).

2021: Season canceled due to COVID-19...WCGA Scholastic All-American.

2020: Earned USAG Scholar-Athlete and WCGA All-Academic honors … Competed in three meets on the year … Scored season highs of 9.750 on vault and 9.175 on beam … Tallied a 9.750 on vault on Mar. 8 … Notched a 9.600 on vault at the Ivy Classic (Feb. 23) … Postseason events canceled due to novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

Before Brown: Advanced to the 2017 Junior Olympics National Championships … Qualified for the Regional Championships three times and for the State Championships six times … Reached the 2014 Eastern Championships … Competed on the club level for Gym Connection … National Honor Society student.

Personal: Abby is the daughter of Kathie and Larry Contello … Has three older siblings, Alex, Donna, and Cathy … Born in Yongzhou, China.

Why Brown? “The people I met at Brown are incredible, and the campus is beautiful! I knew Brown could offer me many opportunities in both academics and athletics.”

Career Highs (thru 2023 season)
Vault: 9.825
Bars: 9.925
Beam: 9.850
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