Gianna Varano

Gianna Varano bowls for Youngstown State.

Gianna Varano pumps her fist after a strike

Gianna Varano celebrates a spare heading back to her Youngstown State bowling teammates at the 2026 Chelsea Gilliam Penguin Classic.

Photo by: Robert Hayes

Year:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Stony Point, N.Y.
High School:
North Rockland
Major:
Management
Hand:
Right

Before YSU: Was a two-time team MVP at North Rockland High School and a two-time award winner for having the highest average in her section… Served as the captain on the Red Raiders’ state championship team her senior year… Topped the field with a 1,359 set and a 290 game to help North Rockland rally at the state event in 2025… Was a four-time Section 1 honoree while helping guide North Rockland to four section titles and state championships in 2022 and 2025… Bowled the second-highest series at the state championship as a freshman… Finished 18th in 2024 and 28th in 2025 at the Junior Gold Championships, U18 Division… Served as co-president of the Best Buddies program… Was also active as a member of the National Honor Society, Varsity Athletes Against Substance Abuse, the Italian Club, the ASL club and Student Ambassadors.

Personal: Parents are Robert and Susan… Has a brother (Nick) and two sisters (Danielle and Victoria)… Comes from a highly-accomplished bowling family… Her sister Danielle won a national championship for FDU and was a two-time NCAA Player of the Year before moving on to a successful professional bowling career… Her sister Victoria is currently a senior on Vanderbilt's bowling team and is a two-time All-American… Her brother Nick is a bowling coach at Dominican University New York… Major is business management.