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Women's Gymnastics4th/196.000
#6 Cal, #11 Alabama, North Carolina
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Women's Gymnastics5th/196.775
B1G Championships
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Women's Gymnastics2nd / 196.700
#15 Minnesota, Centenary, LIU
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Iowa State195.650
Women's Gymnastics197.025
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#7 Michigan State, #25 Penn State, Washington
Women's Gymnastics2nd / 196.125
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Women's Gymnastics194.725
Maryland195.750
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Illinois194.975
Women's Gymnastics196.200
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Women's Gymnastics4th / 195.000
#9 Missouri, #14 Alabama, #26 Illinois
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Rutgers194.450
Women's Gymnastics195.975
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Women's Gymnastics196.350
Nebraska195.700
away
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Minnesota197.325
Women's Gymnastics195.625
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Women's Gymnastics195.200
Ohio State196.275
away
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Women's Gymnastics2nd / 194.575
Iowa State and Brown
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Black and Gold Intrasquad
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NCAA Regionals
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Iowa Gymnast Kaia Vanney Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. (Brian Ray/hawkeyesports.com)
Iowa Gymnast Kaia Vanney Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. (Brian Ray/hawkeyesports.com)

Kaia Vanney Season 2022-23

PositionAll-Around
ClassFr.
HometownRedondo Beach, Calif.
Instagramkaiavanney
Twitterkaiavanney

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2024

  • Competed in seven meets on bars
  • Made her Hawkeyes debut against Southern Utah (1/26) scoring 9.725 on bars
  • Scored a season-high, 9.775 at Rutgers (2/9)
  • Academic all-Big Ten, one of two Iowa student-athletes to do this with a perfect 4.0 cumulative GPA
  • President’s List in the fall and spring semesters
  • Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
  • Letterwinner

2023

  • Did not compete.
  • WCGA Scholastic All-American
  • Earned Fall and Spring Dean’s List, having a perfect 4.0 GPA.
  • Letterwinner

High School

  • Did not compete due to COVID-19

Personal

  • Born on April 5, 2004
  • Daughter of Amy and Greg Vanney
  • Has three siblings, Dylan, Mason, and Christian Vanney
  • Father played soccer at UCLA and went on to play professionally and mother played softball at Arizona State University.
  • Majoring in health studies

Career Bests

Event Score Opponent Date
Vault — — —
Bars 9.775 at Rutgers 2/9/24
Beam — — —
Floor — — —
All-Around — — —
Iowa Wraps Up Season at NCAA Regionals
Women's Gymnastics

Iowa Wraps Up Season at NCAA Regionals

The University of Iowa gymnastics team closed out its season at the NCAA Regionals on the campus of the University of Alabama finishing fourth in session I with a team score of 196.000.

Iowa Claims 5th at Big Ten’s; Tran, Tyson Earn All-Championship Honors
Women's Gymnastics

Iowa Claims 5th at Big Ten’s; Tran, Tyson Earn All-Championship Honors

The Iowa gymnastics team delivered a strong showing at the 2025 Big Ten Championships on Saturday, scoring a 196.775 to finish first in session II inside the Crisler Center. Iowa took fifth place overall.

Graduation Herky
Women's Gymnastics

56 Hawkeyes Named Winter Academic All-Big Ten

Fifty-six University of Iowa student-athletes have been named to the 2024-25 Big Ten Winter Academic All-Conference team. The list includes student-athletes from men’s basketball (9), women’s basketball (5), women’s gymnastics (13), women’s swimming and diving (19) and men’s wrestling (10).

Tran Earns All-Big Ten Honors
Women's Gymnastics

Tran Earns All-Big Ten Honors

University of Iowa freshman Aurélie Tran has earned First Team All-Big Ten and All-Freshman team honors, announced by the conference office on Monday.

GymHawks Secure Cy-Hawk Victory and Senior Night Win
Women's Gymnastics

GymHawks Secure Cy-Hawk Victory and Senior Night Win

The Iowa women’s gymnastics team dominated the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series meet on Friday, defeating Iowa State 197.025-195.450 with a season-high score in its final home meet inside of Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

GymHawks Finish 2nd at Big Four Meet
Women's Gymnastics

GymHawks Finish 2nd at Big Four Meet

The Iowa gymnastics team delivered a strong performance, finishing second at the Big Four Meet with a 196.125 on Sunday inside Xtream Arena.

Muñoz Claims All-Around Title at Maryland
Women's Gymnastics

Muñoz Claims All-Around Title at Maryland

The University of Iowa gymnastics team fell to Maryland, 195.750-194.725, on Friday night inside the XFINITY Center.

Erb Ties Program Record, GymHawks Top Illini
Women's Gymnastics

Erb Ties Program Record, GymHawks Top Illini

The University of Iowa women’s gymnastics team delivered a strong performance defeating Illinois, 196.200-194.975, on Sunday afternoon inside Xtream Arena.

GymHawks Fall at Zou to the Lou Quad
Women's Gymnastics

GymHawks Fall at Zou to the Lou Quad

The University of Iowa women’s gymnastics team posted a team score of 195.000 on Friday night inside the Family Arena, finishing fourth overall at the Zou to the Lou quad meet.

Hawkeyes Dominate Rutgers, Muñoz Secures 4 Event Titles
Women's Gymnastics

Hawkeyes Dominate Rutgers, Muñoz Secures 4 Event Titles

The University of Iowa women’s gymnastics team claimed a dominant, 195.975-194.450, Big Ten victory over Rutgers on Sunday afternoon inside Xtream Arena.

GymHawks Take Down No. 25 Nebraska
Women's Gymnastics

GymHawks Take Down No. 25 Nebraska

The University of Iowa women’s gymnastics team picked up its first Big Ten win over No. 25 Nebraska, 196.350-195.700, on Friday night inside the Bob Devaney Sports Center.

GymHawks Post Season-Highs on 3 Events Against No. 20 Minnesota
Women's Gymnastics

GymHawks Post Season-Highs on 3 Events Against No. 20 Minnesota

The University of Iowa women’s gymnastics team fell to No. 20 Minnesota, 197.325-195.625, in its home opener on Sunday afternoon inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

14 Hawkeyes Named WCGA Scholastic All-American
Women's Gymnastics

14 Hawkeyes Named WCGA Scholastic All-American

Graduation Herky
Women's Gymnastics

74 Hawkeyes Named B1G Distinguished Scholars

Graduation Herky
Women's Gymnastics

59 Hawkeyes Named Winter Academic All-Big Ten

Iowa Wins Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series Meet at ISU
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Iowa Wins Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series Meet at ISU

GymHawks Top the Scarlet Knights
Women's Gymnastics

GymHawks Top the Scarlet Knights

GymHawks Post Season High on Vault
Women's Gymnastics

GymHawks Post Season High on Vault

Hawkeyes Complete the Comeback
Women's Gymnastics

Hawkeyes Complete the Comeback

3 Hawkeyes Named WCGA Scholastic All-Americans
Women's Gymnastics

3 Hawkeyes Named WCGA Scholastic All-Americans