Jordan Bowers scored three perfect 10s to help the second-ranked OU women’s gymnastics team roll into nationals with a 198.450 Sunday in the NCAA regional finals in Seattle.
The Sooners advanced to their 20th consecutive NCAA championship with the victory.
The NCAA semifinals will take place April 17 in Fort Worth, Texas, with the finals coming two days later.
Missouri finished second at 197.425 to also advance to Fort Worth.
Bowers had 10s on bars, floor and bars and added a 9.9 on the beam to finish with a 39.9 all-around score.
It was the second time in Bowers career she’s earned three 10s in one meet. She also accomplished the feat in last year’s Big 12 Championship meet when she joined Maggie Nichols as the only Sooners’ gymnast to score three 10s.
In program history, only Bowers and Nichols have scored 39.9 or better in the all-around.
Bowers got the night started strong, with a 10 on the bars out of the anchor spot to help the Sooners to a 49.65 in the event.
OU led by 0.1, and continually stretched its lead the rest of the way.
Faith Torrez came up big in the anchor spot on the beam, with a 9.95.
Then Torrez and Bowers finished the third rotation with a bang, with back-to-back 10s in the floor exercise.
Torrez scored a 10 on the balance beam in Friday’s first round of regionals.
OU’s 49.8 in the floor was the third-highest in the event in program history, behind only a pair of 49.825s.
Bowers then capped the night with another 10 on the vault to put the exclamation point on the Sooners’ dominant performance.
What channel is Oklahoma women’s gymnastics on tonight in NCAA Regional?
Livestream: ESPN+ (here’s how to stream it live)
The NCAA women’s gymnastics regional final will be streamed on ESPN+.
Watch OU women’s gymanstics live with ESPN+
What time is OU women’s gymnastics in NCAA Seattle Regional tonight?
- Date: Sunday, April 6
- Start time: 7 p.m. CT
- Where: Alaska Airline Arena in Seattle
The Oklahoma women’s gymnastics will compete at 7 p.m. Sunday at Alaska Airline Arena in Seattle.
OU women’s gymnastics highlights in NCAA regional final
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