Freshman Kiara Bruening completed her first collegiate season in 2021, competing in three meets as an all-arounder, improving on her all-around score in every meet. Bruening started off with a 36.525 in the opener at Gustavus Adolphus, jumped that score up to a 37.250 against UW-Whitewater, then closed out her all-around season with a 37.450 against Hamline University. Bruening averaged a 37.075 in the all-around, a 9.467 on the vault, 9.050 on the uneven bars, 9.181 on the balance beam and a 9.158 on the floor exercise.