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5'8"
25
North Ridgeville, OH
Cleveland State, B.S., USC-Upstate
Isabella Geraci grew up in North Ridgeville, Ohio, playing multiple sports such as basketball, soccer, golf, softball and tackle football. In high school, Geraci focused on basketball and track and field, where she was an All-County basketball player and a gifted high jumper and long jumper.
Geraci went on to play NCAA Division I basketball at Cleveland State University for four seasons before finishing up her college career at University of South Carolina Upstate, where she led the Spartans in rebounds, steals and made three-point field goals. After the basketball season ended, Geraci also competed on the outdoor track and and finished as the conference runner-up in the high jump.
After her college basketball career was over, Geraci returned to football and made the U.S. Women’s Flag Football Team in 2024 making her international debut at the world championships later that year as the U.S. secured its third consecutive gold medal.Girard has been described as one of the world's best wide receivers for her ability to stretch the field and make an unbelievable catch. At the 2026 IFAF World Championships, where the U.S. secured silver, Girard showed her prowess as a two-way player in a semifinal comeback win over Great Britain when Geraci had 2 receiving touchdowns and 2 interceptions in aiding a 14-point comeback for the United States to reach the gold-medal game.
When not on the football field, Geraci will still help out at her family jewelry store in Ohio.