Four-time NCAA champion Ashley Miles Greig (Greeg) was named the eighth head coach in the history of the Iowa State women's gymnastics program April 26, 2023.
Miles Greig won 20 individual postseason titles during her standout collegiate career at the University of Alabama (2003-06) and was selected the sport's 2006 Honda Award winner (national gymnast of the year) after winning her third national vault title as a senior. She became just the second gymnast in NCAA history, and first in more than 20 years, to win three career titles on vault. In addition to capturing NCAA vault crowns in 2003, 2004 and 2006, Miles Greig shared the 2004 national championship on floor exercise.
A 12-time first-team All-American and two-time team captain for Coach Sarah Patterson's Crimson Tide, Miles Greig won four NCAA titles, six SEC crowns and 10 NCAA Regional championships during her storied career. She helped Alabama to runner-up team finishes at the 2003 and 2005 NCAA Championships, third-place showings in both 2004 and 2006, as well as three NCAA regional team crowns and the 2003 SEC championship.
While at Alabama, Miles Greig recorded 11 perfect 10.0 ratings across her four-year career. She earned four 10.0 ratings as a freshman with three coming on the vault and the other on floor exercise. As a sophomore, Miles Greig earned three perfect tens with two coming on the vault and the third on floor exercise. Her final four perfect 10.0 scores came during her junior year. Three of the marks came again on vault with the fourth on floor exercise. Miles Greig’s perfect scores always came out when the stakes were the highest. Six of her 11 10.0s came during the postseason, with three being earned during the Super Six.
The San Antonio, Texas, native earned a bronze medal as a member of the U.S. women's artistic gymnastics team at the 2001 World Gymnastics Championships. She competed as a member of the U.S. women's team from 1997-2001, and was on the U.S. Senior National team from 2001-2003. Miles Greig led the USA National team to a gold medal at the 2002 Spring Cup, winning individual gold medals in the all-around and balance beam to go along with silver medals on floor exercise and vault.
An advertising major with a minor in Psychology who earned her bachelor of arts degree in Communications and Information Sciences from Alabama in 2006, Miles Greig was selected to the XXXI as a senior, which honors 31 women from the entire University student body.
After ending her collegiate gymnastics career, Miles Greig entered the automobile finance industry, first at the dealer level for five years before joining JPMorgan Chase Bank's auto finance division in 2013. Despite her success in the business world, she stayed connected to the sport she so dearly loves by serving as choreographer to optional and elite level gymnasts, while also working as an analyst for the ESPN family of networks. In fact, she served as a member of the ESPN/ABC broadcast crew for the 2023 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships.
Ashley and her husband, Orestes, have been married for nine years and relocated to Central Iowa from Huntsville, Ala.
In our interview we cover her career as a standout elite gymnast, her time in USA Gymnastics program, why she chose the University of Alabama, coaching decisions, hard choices, and why gymnasts should give Iowa State a try.
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