Oklahoma Sooners Win 2025 NCAA Gymnastics Championship
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FORT WORTH, TEXAS – APRIL 17: University of Oklahoma celebrate during a floor routine during the … More NCAA Gymnastics Semi-Final at Dickies Arena on April 17, 2025 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Aric Becker/ISI Photos/Getty Images) Getty Images The Oklahoma Sooners women’s gymnastics team returned to the top of the collegiate ranks on Saturday, capturing the national championship at the ‘Four on the Floor’ finals. Oklahoma edged out runner-up UCLA, with Missouri and Utah finishing third and fourth, respectively. Official Results Oklahoma: 198.0125 UCLA: 197.6125 Missouri; 197.250 Utah: 197.2375 Rotation One: This marks the Sooners’ seventh national title, with all seven coming under Head Coach K.J. Kindler. With their win, they tie the UCLA Bruins with total championships. Broadcast live on ABC and Disney+, this final four field was unprecedented. No. 7 Missouri made its first appearance in the final in program history, alongside three of the winningest programs in gymnastics: Utah, UCLA, and Oklahoma. “We need to compete with more freedom,” said K.J. Kindler in Thursday’s post-meet presser. The Sooners did just that in Fort Worth, leading from start to finish. Missouri started the meet on vault, Utah on bars, Oklahoma on beam, and UCLA on floor. The Sooners and Bruins were lights out on their respective events to tie for the lead after one. Oklahoma stuck five of six landings, while Olympic Champion Jordan Chiles posted a massive 9.975 on floor, the highest score this week in Fort Worth. The Utah Red Rocks struggled to find their landings throughout much of the rotation, but delivered key 9.9+ routines from Ella Zirbes and 2021 Olympic silver medalist Grace McCallum. Though Missouri improved on their vault total from Thursday’s semifinals, they only found one stuck landing from senior Amari Celestine. After One Rotation: 1-T. UCLA: 49.6125 1-T. Oklahoma:…
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