FORT WORTH, Texas — Eight teams competed in the NCAA gymnastics semifinals on Thursday at Dickies Arena with a chance to advance to Saturday’s final.
After a day that included a staggering upset of defending champion LSU, four teams remain. And now, the stage is set for a compelling conclusion to the 2025 season featuring perennial favorite Oklahoma, historic powerhouses Utah and UCLA and a first-time finalist in Missouri.
LSU, the 2024 champion that finished the regular season ranked No. 1 and won the SEC title last month, was stunned in the day’s tightly contested second session, bested by second-place UCLA by .2125 points. The team appeared devastated as the final scores flashed on the arena’s screens, sealing its fate. The Tigers were 0.2375 points behind Utah, the session winner.
“Tonight’s competition was absolutely everything you can hope for in a national championship,” UCLA coach Janelle McDonald said. “It was so neck and neck and just such a fight for…
