Oregon State’s Jade Carey, Florida’s Leanne Wong and Oklahoma’s Faith Torrez are among the stars leading their teams at today’s NCAA women’s gymnastics regional finals.
Regional finals in Alabama and Washington will determine which teams join LSU, Michigan State, Utah and UCLA in the NCAA championship in Fort Worth, Texas.
LSU and Michigan State were the first teams to get through, finishing 1-2 in the Pennsylvania regional Saturday. Out of the Utah regional, the host Red Rocks advanced along with UCLA.
Here’s a look at today’s regional finals:
Oklahoma leads after two rotations
Faith Torrez had the Sooners’ top score on beam, scoring a 9.950 as Oklahoma (99.175) maintained the lead with Missouri in second (98.850). Auburn was third, .125 behind Missouri.
Jordan Bowers scores a perfect 10
Jordan Bowers of Oklahoma scored a perfect 10 on bars, helping lift the Sooners into the early lead with 49.650. Missouri (49.550) and Auburn (49.450) were neck in neck followed by Arizona.
Jade Carey takes the all-around
Jade Carey won the all-around in Tuscaloosa, scoring 39.700 to top Madelyn Williams of Cal with 39.600. Florida’s Leanne Wong tied for third with Alabama’s Lilly Hudson (39.550). While Carey’s Oregon State team didn’t qualify for Fort Worth, Carey is expected to advance as an individual qualifer in the all-around.
According to ESPN, Cal’s Mya Lauzon (beam, floor) and Maddie Williams (bars) and North Carolina’s Kaya Forbes (vault) are also unoffical individual qualifiers.
Here’s a look at Maddie Williams on bars:
Florida, Alabama advance out of regional final
Florida has done it, winning the regional final after posting 49.350 on vault. The Gators finished on top with a score of 197.700 followed by Alabama’s 197.675 in second. Both advance to the NCAA championships in Fort Worth.
Cal came close but finished third with a score of 197.575 and Oregon State was fourth with 196.875.
Alabama on the move with spectacular beam rotation
In their home gym, the Alabama women got the job done on beam, scoring five “spectacular” routines in the words of ESPN’s Bart Conner. Alabama went ahead of Cal with a 49.500 on beam, the Tide’s best score this season.
Florida still stands on top after three rotations with 148.350. Alabama is second with 148.150, followed closely by Cal (148.125) and Oregon State.
Alabama’s beam scores:
- Gabby Gladieux, 9.950
- Shania Adams, 9.925
- Gabby Ladanyi, 9.900
- Lilly Hudson, 9.900
- Chloe LaCoursiere, 9.825
Florida still on top after beam
Selena Harris-Miranda, who transferred from UCLA in the summer of 2024, led the way for the Gators on beam, scoring 9.900. Victoria Nguyen and Alyssa Arana finished with 9.875 and Florida stood on top after the second rotation with 98.850, followed by Cal’s 98.675.
Florida starts strong on uneven bars
Florida got off to a strong start on bars as Skye Blakely, Alyssa Arana and Riley McCusker all scored 9.925. After the first rotation, Florida had the top score of 49.550. Cal was second (.175 behind), followed by Alabama and Oregon State.
Four more teams to qualify today
From 36 teams, the field gets down to just eight by the end of the day. Here’s who advanced to the NCAA championships so far:
- Utah: Finished first in Utah regional final with 197.825
- UCLA: Finished second in Utah with 197.625
- LSU: Finished first in Pennsylvania regional final with 198.050
- Michigan State: Finished second in Pennsylvania with 198.00
NCAA gymnastics schedule
Alabama regional final
No. 3 Florida, No. 6 Cal, No. 11 Alabama, No. 14 Oregon State
Where: Coleman Coliseum, Tuscaloosa
When: 6 p.m. ET Sunday, April 6
Streaming: ESPN+
Florida’s Leanne Wong helped lead the Gators to the regional final, scoring a 9.950 on beam Friday night, tied for the top mark along with Jade Carey of Oregon State. Wong was second in the all-around with a score of 39.775 behind Carey (39.85). Wong, who has been a member of the U.S. senior and junior national teams, was the 2024 NCAA co-champion on uneven bars.
Washington regional final
No. 2 Oklahoma, No. 7 Missouri, No. 15 Auburn, Arizona
Where: Seattle
When: 8 p.m. ET, Sunday, April 6, 2025
Streaming: ESPN+
Oklahoma’s Faith Torrez scored a perfect 10 of her career on beam Friday night to lead the Sooners to a 198.025 victory. Auburn was second with a score of 196.950 to also advance to the Seattle regional final. Torrez claimed four titles in the all-around, bars, beam and floor. She was co-champion on bars with teammates Jordan Bowers and Audrey Davis.
Sooners tease a new look
Oklahoma seeks its 15th consecutive regional championship today. The Sooners will compete in style, according to their post on X.
OU’s Faith Torrez and the perfect 10
Oklahoma junior Faith Torrez scored a perfect 10 on beam at regionals on Friday, the first of her career in the event. Her first perfect 10 this season came on a floor routine in February as the Sooners hosted Florida.
In February, Torrez’s 10 gave the Sooners a 49.775 on floor, and the Sooners went on to claim their 90th consecutive victory at home.
Last season Torrez scored her first perfect 10 on floor to win the Big 12 title.
Jade Carey on a roll heading into regional final
Oregon State’s Jade Carey enters the regional final on a roll, having won or tied for first in all five events during the semifinal round. Her perfect 10 came on floor, as the Beavers scored a 49.525 in their last rotation of the day. The two-time Olympic gold medalist holds several Oregon State program records, and last season won silver at the NCAA championships in the all-around and on floor.
Michigan State advances to NCAA championships for first time since 1988
The Spartans head to their first NCAA championships since 1988, led by Nikki Smith’s season-high score of 39.650 to win the all-around. Smith, a junior, was the Big Ten gymnast of the year and finished the regular season ranked fourth nationally on vault.
Michigan State finished second to top-seeded LSU at the regional final Saturday in University Park, Pennsylvania. MSU kept it close, finishing with 198.000 behind LSU’s 198.050.
