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2026 Women's Gymnastics Roster

Elliot Schott
Elliot Schott
Bob Keroack
Elliot Schott
Elliot Schott
Caroline Sherman/Cornell Athletics
Caroline Sherman/Cornell Athletics
Caroline Sherman/Cornell Athletics
Michael Nance
Ryan Montemarano

Alisha Werlen

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Hillsborough
  • Hometown Hillsborough, N.J.

Biography

Career Highs at Penn
Vault: 9.775 (3/4/25)
Bars: 9.625 (1/5/24)
Beam: 9.800 (five times, most recently 3/14/25)
Floor: 9.775 (two times, most recently 2/23/25)
All-Around: 

CAREER HONORS
2025:
First-team All-GEC (beam)
2025: Second-team All-Ivy (floor)

2025: Gymnastics East Conference (GEC) regular-season, Championship team, and Ivy Classic champions … First-team All-GEC (beam) … Second-team All-Ivy (floor) … Competed in 12 meets on the year across vault, beam and floor … Ranked eighth in National Qualifying Score (NQS) on beam (9.775) among GEC gymnasts … Made her floor debut at the Lindsey Ferris Invite (1/26), scoring a 9.750 … Recorded a personal best on beam (9.800) and floor (9.775) at Southern Connecticut (2/15) … Scored a season high 9.775 on vault at Towson (3/4) … Against West Virginia (3/14), she notched a 9.800 on beam … Earned the program’s Most Improved award at the season-ending banquet … GEC Scholar Athlete.

2024: Gymnastics East Conference (GEC) regular-season, Championship team, and Ivy Classic champions … Made an appearance in 10 meets on the year, including the first three as a specialist … Scored a career-high tying 9.800 on beam at GEC Championships (3/23) … Set a season-high 9.625 on bars during the Keystone Classic (1/5) … GEC Scholar-Athlete.

2023: Gymnastics East Conference (GEC) regular-season and Championship team champions … Participated on vault and beam … Made collegiate debut at New Hampshire (1/29) with a 9.600 on vault … Scored a 9.700 on vault at Penn’s quad meet (2/12) … Scored a 9.750 on vault and a 9.725 on beam at Temple (2/19), part of the Quakers’ program-record score on balance beam (49.475) … Scored a 9.725 on beam and a 9.700 on vault at the Ivy Classic (2/26) … Notched back-to-back scores of 9.800 on beam vs. UNH (3/2) and at Maryland (3/5) … Had a 9.750 on beam at Rutgers (3/12), adding a 9.750 on the event at GEC Championships (3/18).

High School: Five-time Level 10 regional qualifier2021 Level 10 Nationals qualifierLevel 10 New Jersey State Champion on floor exercise (2018)Second place in All-Around at 2017 Level 9 Eastern NationalsLevel 9 New Jersey State Champion on AA and Beam (2017)National Honor Society memberFrench Honor Society memberFour-year Academic Honor Roll.
 
Personal: Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences … Favorite event is Uneven Bars.
 
Why Penn? “I chose Penn because, from the start, I fell in love with the campus and its proximity to the city of Philadelphia. The gymnastics team felt like a family when I first met them, and I knew the school’s academics and resources would help me achieve my career goals in the future.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2023Freshman

    AA
  • 2024Sophomore

    AA
  • 2025Junior

    AA
  • 2026Senior

    AA