OU Women's Gymnastics Historic Season Ends In NCAA Semifinals

A historic season came to an early end Thursday night as the Oklahoma women's gymnastics team finished in third place in the second NCAA semifinal with a 196.6625.

Utah placed first with a 197.9375, followed by Florida with a 197.8750. Alabama finished in fourth with a 195.4125.

"It wasn't as we scripted it but we take great pride in winning and we're going to take great pride in losing," head coach K.J. Kindler said. "They fought back hard and it was emotional and I give them all the credit for gutting it out through the end."



Individual champions were crowned at the end of the meet with a pair of Sooners taking home three titles. Audrey Davis was crowned the uneven bars and balance beam co-national champion, while Faith Torrez shared the title on beam with Davis.

Davis is the Sooners' first individual bars champion since Maggie Nichols in 2018 and joins Torrez as the first Sooners to grace the top of the beam podium since Taylor Spears in 2014.

The Sooners had an uncharacteristic vault rotation with just three stuck vaults for a 48.325 to sit in fourth after the first rotation. Keira Wells led the team with a 9.9 on her Yurchenko 1.5, followed by a 9.875 from Hannah Scheible. Audrey Davis anchored with a 9.725.

The Sooners got back on track in the second rotation, posting an incredible 49.6625 – their second highest score at an NCAA Championship meet and highest semifinal bars score. Danielle Sievers started things off with a gorgeous routine and a stuck dismount for a 9.9, followed by another stick and a 9.95 from Katherine LeVasseur. In the No. 3 spot, Faith Torrez added a 9.85 and Ragan Smith notched a 9.9 in the No. 4 spot. Davis showed why she is the No. 1 bars worker in the nation with gorgeous handstands and a stuck dismount for a 9.9625. Anchoring with another stick was Jordan Bowers for a 9.95.

OU posted a 49.100 in the third rotation. Davis led off with an incredible beam routine for a 9.9625 and Bowers added a 9.9375 as she nailed her dismount in the No. 3 spot. In the No. 4 spot, Torrez was solid and poised for a 9.9625 of her own. In her final beam routine as a Sooner, Smith anchored with a 9.95.

The Sooners earned a 49.575 in the final rotation. Davis started the rotation with a 9.8875, followed by the season floor debut of Danielle Sievers for a 9.8875 of her own. Smith added a 9.875 in the No. 3 spot and LeVasseur notched a 9.9. Torrez wrapped up her night with a stunning double layout for a 9.95. Bowers added a 9.95 of her own to close out the meet.

"They were trying to put everything into it," Kindler said. "I'm so proud of the way they bounced back. This is an incredible team and we'll live to flip another day."