FORT WORTH, Texas — Oklahoma senior Faith Torrez drilled the final routine of her collegiate career, delivering a steely and nearly perfect performance on floor exercise as the last competitor on the final rotation to help the Sooners win the NCAA women’s gymnastics championship Saturday.
Torrez, who won the NCAA all-around title Thursday, scored a 9.950 to give the Sooners a team total of 198.1625, just ahead of fellow Southeastern Conference program LSU at 198.0750. Florida was third, while Minnesota — the Big Ten’s Golden Gophers were the only team from outside the SEC to make the finals as one of the last four teams — closed the best season in program history by finishing fourth.
“It means everything, I’m so proud of this team,” Torrez said. “To do it with them, I wouldn’t want to do it with anyone else.”
Oklahoma’s second straight title, fourth in five years and eighth since 2014 did not come easy. LSU surged to the front through three rotations thanks in part to a perfect 10 on vault by Kailin Chio, the first perfect score awarded at the national championships since 2023.
The Tigers finished on the balance beam while the Sooners went to floor exercise. At NCAA competitions, six gymnasts compete on each event, with the lowest score being dropped and the top five scores added together to produce the team total.