AMES, Iowa – Iowa State head gymnastics coach Ashley Miles Greig has announced the addition of Kaia Bochow (Bo-ho), who will join the team for the 2025 season.

Bochow, a Golden, Colo. native and all-around gymnast, will arrive in Ames after beginning her collegiate career with the West Virginia Mountaineers. She did not compete during her time in Morgantown.

Bochow, a redshirt sophomore, will mix in with five freshmen signees – Aubree Guinee, Haylee Hardin, Emry Clasen, Rachel Goldstein, Frederique Sgarbossa – making up the team’s six newcomers.

“We are so excited to be adding Kaia to the roster this year as a Cyclone,” says Coach Greig. “She has all the qualities we look for in a student-athlete that will be a part of what we’re building here at Iowa State. Cyclone Nation should expect to see some great gymnastics from Kaia, especially on bars which is one of her strongest events.”

Kaia was a five-year Level 10 gymnast for coach Melissa Luedtke at Airborne Gymnastics as part of her club competition in high school. In 2022, she qualified for the Junior Olympic Nationals, where she placed sixth on the uneven bars. Bochow also won the 2022 Colorado State Championships bars title.

Coming off the largest national rankings improvement in the country, Iowa State’s season will kick off in early January of 2025, with home competitions happening at Hilton Coliseum.