Oklahoma Wins Seventh NCAA Gymnastics Title in Fort Worth Thriller

Oklahoma edges UCLA for NCAA title in Fort Worth showdown.

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The NCAA made what has become its annual trip to Fort Worth for its gymnastics championships at Dickies Arena this past weekend.

Oklahoma, where the wind comes sweepin’ down the plain, edged UCLA and U.S. Olympian Jordan Chiles by four-tenths of a point to win its seventh national championship since 2014. Missouri and Utah were three and four.

Oklahoma started its Saturday afternoon on the balance beam. Every score the Sooners counted on the beam was a 9.900 or above. UCLA matched that kind of scoring on the floor exercise, the Bruins’ best event. Chiles anchored the Bruins with a near-perfect 9.975, tying Oklahoma after the first rotation.

Oklahoma built a solid lead during the second and third rotations, pulling ahead of the pack. UCLA made things interesting with a strong showing on the balance beam, but the Sooners sealed the victory with a standout performance on the uneven bars in the final rotation.

Chiles became the first Bruin to win two uneven bars national titles.

Five Olympians competed in Saturday’s final, including Chiles and her 2021 Olympic teammate Grace McCallum (Utah), Team Canada’s Brooklyn Moors (UCLA), Emma Malabuyo (UCLA), who represented the Philippines, and Olympic bronze medalist Amelie Morgan of Great Britain (Utah).

Conversely, Oklahoma, which entered the championships ranked No. 2 in the country, had not a one.

“Truly a fairy-tale ending,” Oklahoma’s Jordan Bowers said on the ABC broadcast. “Obviously, last year was a tough loss, but you have to grow from it and we have learned so much this season. … This little girl when I was 13 committed here, and I dreamed of moments like these.”

LSU, ranked No. 1 entering the competition, didn’t make it to the final day, finishing two-tenths of a point out of the final four.

Eight of the past 10 NCAA Championships have been held in Fort Worth, not including the year 2020, which was a COVID cancellation.

2025 NCAA Gymnastics Championships

Team

  1. No. 2 Oklahoma: 198.0125 (Beam: 49.6125 | Floor: 49.5875 | Vault: 49.4375 | Bars: 49.3750)
  2. No. 5 UCLA: 197.6125 (Floor: 49.6125 | Vault: 49.2875 | Bars: 49.4000 | Beam: 49.3125)
  3. No. 7 Missouri: 197.2500 (Vault: 49.2000 | Bars: 49.1750 | Beam: 49.3875 | Floor: 49.4875)
  4. No. 4 Utah: 197.2375 (Bars: 49.4500 | Beam: 49.1875 | Floor: 49.4750 | Vault: 49.1250)

All-around

  1. Jordan Bowers (Oklahoma): 39.7125
  2. Grace McCallum (Utah): 39.6750
  3. Faith Torrez (Oklahoma): 39.6375

Vault

  1. Kailin Chio (LSU): 9.9750
  2. Sage Kellerman (Michigan State) and Grace McCallum (Utah): 9.9500
  3. Amy Doyle (Michigan State): 9.9125

Uneven bars

  1. Jordan Chiles (UCLA): 9.9750
  2. Grace McCallum (Utah): 9.9625
  3. Six-way tie: 9.9375

Balance beam

  1. Helen Hu (Missouri): 9.9875
  2. Emma Malabuyo (UCLA): 9.9750
  3. Five-way tie: 9.9500

Floor exercise

  1. Brooklyn Moors (UCLA): 9.9625
  2. Jordan Bowers (Oklahoma), Grace McCallum (Utah) and Faith Torrez (Oklahoma): 9.9500
  3. Aleah Finnegan (LSU), Skyla Schulte (Michigan State) and Lily Smith (Georgia): 9.9375

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