2025 Season Recap: Gymnastics

AMES, Iowa - Iowa State finished the 2025 season with an 8-16 overall record and a 1-5 mark in conference action, finishing sixth in the league. The Cyclones just missed qualifying as a team for NCAA Regionals, however they were able to send four individuals. Noelle Adams, Josie Bergstrom-Te Slaa, Haylee Hardin and Frederique Sgarbossa all competed for ISU in the Salt Lake City Regional.

The Cyclones wrapped up the season ranked 39th on Road to Nationals and had a NQS of 195.740. Iowa State finished the season strong, earning two of its top-three highest scores of the season in its final three meets. The team's 196.100 at Nebraska was the team's season high.

Looking ahead to the 2026 season, the Cyclones are expecting an incoming class of six freshmen from all over the U.S. ISU will look to capitalize on the continued interest in gymnastics, as the team pulled in their largest crow in school history this past season when 9.470 came to the Simpson meet.

Individual Achievements

Freshman Haylee Hardin was a leader for the Cyclones as a four-time Big 12 Newcomer of the Year award winner, the most in program history. Hardin was named to both the All-Big 12 Team (floor) and All-Big 12 Freshman Team. She recorded the highest individual score of the season (9.95) on floor and was always a threat to score big.
Josie Bergstrom-Te Slaa was a strong leader on the team during her time as a Cyclone. She had the most event title wins on the team and qualified for the Utah Regionals NCAA meet as an All-Around competitor and earned a score of 37.900.
Hannah Loyim, a staple of Iowa State gymnastics, saw her career come to a close in 2025. Loyim, like Bergstrom-Te Slaa, competed all-around for the Cyclones.
Kaia Bochow and Emma Ricks both earned spots in the lineup on bars later in the season, with high scores of 9.825.
Freshmen Frederique Sgarbossa made her Regionals debut this year, competing on bars for the Cyclones. Sgarbossa was not just a producer on bars but also made an impact on vault as well with a score of 9.85 at the Ameritas Master Classic. Sgarbossa, like Hardin, was named to the inaugural All-Big 12 Freshman Team.
Lauren Thomas finished out her fifth year as a Cyclone with a high score of 9.85 on both bars and beam. She earned her bars high score against Arizona State and her best on beam three times.
Sophomore Ella Schell recovered from an injury early in the season and became a constant competitor on floor for ISU. She earned her highest score of the season at Iowa with a 9.85.
Senior Rachel Wilke wrapped up her career as a Cyclone with a high score of 9.875 on floor.
Sophomore Paige Wills was a staple on both vault and bars for the Cyclones this season. She earned her season high score of 9.825 on vault at the Big 12 Championship.
Sophomore Lauren O'Brochta was ISU's beam event specialist this season. She earned her season high score of 9.825 several times throughout the year.
Junior Madelyn Manternach and freshman Aubree Guinee competed floor for Iowa State this year and will be back next year.

Players Mentioned

Noelle Adams

Josie Bergstrom-Te Slaa

Kaia Bochow

Aubree Guinee

Haylee Hardin

Hannah Loyim

Madelyn Manternach

Lauren O'Brochta

Emma Ricks

Ella Schell

Frederique Sgarbossa

Lauren Thomas

Rachel Wilke

Paige Wills

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