Chloe Cho

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Photo by: Illinois Fighting Illini

Photo by: Illinois Fighting Illini

Photo by: Illinois Fighting Illini

Big Ten Freshman of the Year (2025)

2x First Team All-Big Ten (2025, 2026)

WCGA Regular Season All-American (2026)

Letterwinner (2025, '26)

41 event titles, including 25 as a sophomore and 16 as a freshman
Two-time All-Big Ten First Team (2025, 2026)
2026 WCGA Regular Season All-American
2025 Big Ten Ten Freshman of the Year
2025 Big Ten All-Freshman Team
Four-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Jan. 21, Feb. 4, Feb. 11, Feb. 18), the most in program history in a single season

All-Big Ten First Team
WCGA Regular Season All-American
NCAA Regionals qualifier on all-around
Collected 25 total event titles, the third-most in a single season in program history
Competed in all 13 meets
Ranked as high as No. 2 on bars and No. 3 on all-around in 2026
Claimed titles on beam, bars, and all-around at the Border Battle on Jan. 10
Took the bars, floor, and all-around titles vs. Penn State on Jan. 16
Earned titles on bars, floor, beam, and all-around at Ohio State on Jan. 24
Secured the bars, floor, and all-around titles vs. Maryland on Feb. 1
Won the beam and all-around titles at Washington on Feb. 7
Collected titles on bars, vault, floor, beam, and all-around at Nebraska on Feb. 15
Earned beam and floor titles at the Mizzou Quad on Feb. 20
Took home the bars title vs. #5 UCLA on Feb. 22
Amassed titles on bars and beam at the Illini’s Big 4 meet on March 1
Big Ten Gymnast to Watch
Academic All-Big Ten
CSC Academic All-District

Competed in all 15 meets during the season
Made her Illini debut at the Ball State Quad on Jan. 12
Four-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Jan. 21, Feb. 4, Feb. 11, Feb. 18), the most in program history in a single season
Named to First-Team All-Big Ten and Big Ten All-Freshman Team
Won her first event title on vault at the Ball State Quad on Jan. 12 with a 9.850
Earned titles on floor and in the all-around on Jan. 18 vs. Nebraska
Earned a new career high on balance beam (9.925) versus No. 8 UCLA on Jan. 25 to win the event title
Won the beam and all-around titles at No. 24 Penn State on Jan. 31
Won the floor event title vs. No. 9 Missouri on Feb. 9
Earned a career high on bars and tied a beam career high at Zou to the Lou quad on Feb. 14 to win the event titles
Scored a career high in the all-around on Feb. 14 at the Zou to the Lou Quad
Scored a career high on vault to win the event title at Iowa on Feb. 16
Won the all-around at Iowa on Feb. 16
Won the all-around vs. Washington and Illinois State on Feb. 22
Tied her career high on vault (9.900) at B1G Four meet on March 1, earning a share of the title
Won the vault, uneven bars and floor exercise on March 16 vs. Northern Illinois
Earned WCGA Scholastic All-American Honors

Born May 7, 2006
Parents are Kevin and Sarah
Two siblings; Caleb and Autumn
Majoring in exploratory studies
Chose Illinois because "I immediately felt a connection to the school, staff, and students. There are so many opportunities presented at the University of Illinois, and I am excited to call it my home away from home."