Grace Dangelo
Grace Dangelo
  • Year:
    Sr
  • Hometown:
    State College, PA
  • High School:
    State College

Bio

2021-22: Swam as a junior with the Penn State Altoona women’s swimming team…was named the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Women’s Swimmer of the Year as the top point-getter among all of the league’s women’s swimmers during the conference championships…earned first team All-AMCC honors in three individual swims by winning the 200 Yard IM (2:15.39), 400 Yard IM (4:50.67), and 200 Yard Butterfly (2:22.22) during the conference championships…also took first team All-AMCC recognition as a member of two relay teams, as her squad won the 200 Yard Freestyle Relay (1:42.13) and 400 Yard Freestyle Relay (3:43.43) during the conference finals…earned second team All-AMCC status as a member of the 800 Yard Freestyle Relay (8:16.05) squad that finished as the runner-up during the AMCC championships…had a hand in setting four new Penn State Altoona women’s swimming records in relay events: the 200 Yard Freestyle Relay, 400 Yard Freestyle Relay, 800 Yard Freestyle Relay, and 400 Yard Medley Relay (4:17.48)…also set a new team record individually in the 1,650 Yard Freestyle (19:37.72)…was selected the AMCC Women’s Swimmer of the week on Jan. 17…took a spot on the AMCC Academic All-Conference team as a Peak Performer…earned induction into Chi Alpha Sigma, the national college athlete honor society.

2020-21: Team's normal regular season and the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Championships were canceled due to COVID-19...Lions competed in two dates during Spring 2021...earned a place on the AMCC Academic All-Conference team as a Peak Performer.

2019-20: Competed for the Penn State Altoona women’s swimming program as a freshman…was selected as the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Women’s Swimmer of the Year and Women’s Newcomer of the Year, after she was the top point-getter of any women’s swimmer during the conference championships in February…earned a total of five first team All-AMCC honors by placing first in five different events during the conference championships, three of them being individual swims and two of them relay events…individually, was first team All-Conference by winning the 200 Yard I.M. (2:11.92), 400 Yard I.M. (4:39.10), and 200 Yard Butterfly (2:11.19)…was also first team All-AMCC as part of the team that won the 200 Yard Freestyle Relay (1:43.48) and 400 Yard Freestyle Relay (3:49.06)…had a hand in setting eight new Penn State Altoona women’s swimming program records by the conclusion of the 2019-20 season…set new individual records in the 1000 Yard Freestyle (11:11.46), 100 Yard Backstroke (1:02.17), 50 Yard Butterfly (27.46), 200 Yard Butterfly, 200 Yard I.M., and 400 Yard I.M….was part of setting new team relay records in the 200 Yard Freestyle Relay and 400 Yard Freestyle Relay…was named the AMCC Women’s Swimmer of the Week eight times, the most of any women’s swimmer in the conference during the season…took a spot on the AMCC Academic All-Conference team as a Peak Performer.

High School: Member of the State College Area High School swimming state team in 2017, 2018, and 2019...2019 State College Swim & Dive Rick Madore Award winner...was a 2018 and 2019 YMCA short course and long course national qualifier...2018 Park Forest Bullfrogs Kim Guisik Award winner.

Personal: Daughter of Michael and Jennifer Dangelo...majoring in Nursing...member of the Student Nurses Association at Penn State (SNAP).

News Mentions

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Women’s Swimmers Take All-AMCC Honors in 10 Events

NORTH BOSTON, N.Y. – Five different Penn State Altoona women’s swimmers combined to achieve All-Allegheny Mountain Collegiate...

February 23, 2023

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Women’s Swimming Sets New Team Points Record, Places Third in AMCCs

WEBSTER, N.Y. – The Penn State Altoona women’s swimming team wrapped up the four-day Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference...

February 18, 2023

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Women’s Swimming Keeps Third Place Through Three Days at AMCCs

WEBSTER, N.Y. – Following the conclusion of Friday night’s finals session, which capped day three of the four-day Allegheny Mountain...

February 17, 2023

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Women’s Swimming Holds Third After Second Day at AMCCs

WEBSTER, N.Y. – The Penn State Altoona women’s swimming team remained in third place out of five Allegheny Mountain Collegiate...

February 16, 2023

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Women’s Swimming Sets Two Records, Starts AMCCs in Third

WEBSTER, N.Y. – After the opening night of the four-day Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Championships on Wednesday at Webster...

February 15, 2023

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Women’s Swimming Falls to Elizabethtown in Regular Season Finale

ALTOONA, Pa. – In its final meet of the regular season on Saturday afternoon in the Adler Natatorium, the Penn State Altoona women’s...

January 28, 2023

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Women’s Swimming Sweeps Saturday Quad Meet

ALTOONA, Pa. – The Penn State Altoona women’s swimming team returned to action on Saturday afternoon for its first event of the spring...

January 21, 2023

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Dangelo Picked AMCC Women’s Swimmer of the Week

NORTH BOSTON, N.Y. – For the second straight week, Penn State Altoona senior Grace Dangelo (State College, PA/State College) was named the...

December 12, 2022

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Women’s Swimming Caps Semester With 119-97 Win

ALTOONA, Pa. – In its final event of the semester, the Penn State Altoona women’s swimming team returned home on Friday night to hand...

December 9, 2022

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Dangelo Selected AMCC Women’s Swimmer of the Week

NORTH BOSTON, N.Y. – Penn State Altoona senior Grace Dangelo (State College, PA/State College) was announced as the Allegheny Mountain...

December 5, 2022

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Women’s Swimming Gets Past Behrend, 112-102

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Altoona women’s swimming team picked up its third dual meet victory of the season on Saturday afternoon,...

December 3, 2022

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Women’s Swimming Finishes Ninth at Oberlin Invite

OBERLIN, Ohio – After the third and final day of the Oberlin College Invitational on Saturday at Carr Pool, the Penn State Altoona women&rsq...

November 19, 2022

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Women’s Swimming Tenth After Day One of Oberlin Invite

OBERLIN, Ohio – After the first of the three-day Oberlin College Invitational on Thursday, the Penn State Altoona women’s swimming...

November 18, 2022

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Women’s Swimming Holds 10th Place After Day Two at Oberlin

OBERLIN, Ohio – Following day two of the Oberlin College Invitational on Friday night at the Carr Pool, the Penn State Altoona women’s...

November 18, 2022

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Women’s Swimming Falls to Alfred State

ALFRED, N.Y. – In its first Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference meet of the season on Saturday afternoon, the Penn State Altoona...

November 5, 2022

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Bearcats Hand Lions First Dual Meet Loss

LATROBE, Pa. – The Penn State Altoona women’s swimming team sustained its first loss in a dual meet this season, as the Lions fell...

October 22, 2022

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Women’s Swimming Overpowers W&J 168-69

WASHINGTON, Pa. – The Penn State Altoona women’s swimming team hit the road for the first time this season on Saturday, when the Lions...

October 15, 2022

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Women’s Swimming Defeats LHU in Season Opener

ALTOONA, Pa. – The Penn State Altoona women’s swimming team started its 2022-23 schedule with a strong win at home on Saturday...

October 8, 2022

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Men’s and Women’s Swimming 2022-23 Season Preview

The Penn State Altoona men’s and women’s swimming program enters the 2022-23 season with much cause for optimism. Each team returns a...

October 6, 2022