2024 NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championships semifinals recap: Oklahoma collapses; LSU, Cal, Utah, and Florida advance
FORT WORTH, Texas – The 2024 NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championships began in Fort Worth Thursday with semifinal competition.
Oklahoma shocked the gymnastics world when the defending back-to-back national champions knocked themselves out of competition with a disastrous vault rotation to start the meet that resulted in a virtually insurmountable 48.325. In addition to the major errors on vault, they also had to count a fall on beam in the third.
Instead, there will be a new champion come Saturday afternoon, when LSU (198.1125), Utah (197.9375), Florida (197.875), and California (197.7125) go head-to-head in the 2024 Four on the Floor.
The Tigers and Bears advanced from Session 1 of the semifinals, beating Stanford (197.075) and Arkansas (196.475). The Utes and Gators advanced from Session 2, topping Oklahoma (196.6625) and Alabama (195.4125).
The Tide also struggled, knocking themselves out of competition in the second rotation after four falls on beam.
Individual champions were crowned Thursday at the conclusion of the semifinals, with Stanford’s Anna Roberts winning vault (9.95), Florida’s Leanne Wong and Oklahoma’s Audrey Davis tying for the bars title (9.9625), Davis and teammate Faith Torrez tying for the beam title (9.9625), and LSU’s Aleah Finnegan winning floor with a 9.9625.
LSU’s Haleigh Bryant edged Jade Carey and Leanne Wong for the all-around title. Bryant went 39.7125 across the four events to Carey and Wong’s 39.700s.
The Four on the Floor national final will be Saturday at 3 p.m. CT – live on ABC.
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Read our play-by-play recap below for an in-depth look at how both semifinals played out.
Thu. April 18 @ 10:00 p.m.
2024 Individual National Champions:
All-Around: 39.7125 – Haleigh Bryant, LSU
Vault: 9.9500 – Anna Roberts, Stanford
Bars: 9.9625 – Audrey Davis, Oklahoma; Leanne Wong, Florida
Beam: 9.9625 – Audrey Davis, Oklahoma; Faith Torrez, Oklahoma
Floor: 9.9625 – Aleah Finnegan, LSU
Thu. April 18 @ 10:05 p.m.
Utah and Florida advance to Saturday’s Finals!
Final Semifinals Standings, Session II:
Utah: 197.9375
Florida: 197.8750
Oklahoma: 196.6625
Alabama: 195.4125
Thu. April 18 @ 9:58 p.m.
Utah finishes out their final rotation on bars with a huge routine from Alani Sabado, who sticks the landing solid and earns a strong 9.9 for her team.
Thu. April 18 @ 9:56 p.m.
Florida’s Ellie Lazzari takes a hard fall on her series but remounts the beam and finishes strong with a small hop on her dismount. The team will drop her 8.975.
Thu. April 18 @ 9:54 p.m.
Alabama has had solid sticks on vault to finish out their final rotation. They finish with a 49.2625 on the event.
Thu. April 18 @ 9:48 p.m.
Utah is cruising through bars so far, scoring nothing below a 9.9.
Thu. April 18 @ 9:33 p.m.
Where the teams are heading for their final rotation:
Vault: Alabama
Bars: Utah
Beam: Florida
Floor: Oklahoma
Thu. April 18 @ 9:31 p.m.
Standings Session II, Rotation 3:
Utah: 148.4250
Florida: 148.4000
Oklahoma: 147.0875
Alabama: 146.1500
Thu. April 18 @ 9:27 p.m.
A gorgeous bar routine from Leanne Wong with a rock solid stick on her double layout dismount. She earns a 9.9625 for the Gators.
Thu. April 18 @ 9:25 p.m.
Oklahoma’s Kat LeVassuer is off the beam. The team will have to count Ava Siegfeldt’s 9.2875.
Thu. April 18 @ 9:22 p.m.
Alabama’s Luisa Blanco comes back with an incredible floor performance with gorgeous landings on all three passes earns a 9.900.
Thu. April 18 @ 9:15 p.m.
Ellie Lazzari seems to have knelt on her bars dismount earns a low 9.1625 for the Gators.
Thu. April 18 @ 9:15 p.m.
Oklahoma’s Ava Siegfeldt earns a low 9.2875 on beam. The team will need to find their groove if they want to drop that score.
Thu. April 18 @ 9:02 p.m.
Where the teams are heading in rotation three:
Vault: Utah
Bars: Florida
Beam: Oklahoma
Floor: Alabama
Thu. April 18 @ 9:00 p.m.
Standings Session II, Rotation 2:
Utah: 99.2250
Florida: 98.9500
Oklahoma: 97.9875
Alabama: 96.7375
Thu. April 18 @ 8:57 p.m.
Despite a rough start, Oklahoma picked it up on bars, swinging BIG with huge sticks. They’ll be able to drop Faith Torrez 9.8500 and walk away with a much needed 49.6625 on the bars rotation.
Thu. April 18 @ 8:54 p.m.
It’s a rough beam rotation for Alabama with Luisa Blanco scoring a low 9.1375 the team will have to count.
Thu. April 18 @ 8:49 p.m.
Florida closes out on vault with Ellie Lazzari’s with a strong Yurchenko 1.5 earning a 9.9250.
Thu. April 18 @ 8:44 p.m.
Alabama’s Ella Burgess is off the beam on her series and bobbles on her jumps but sticks the landing. The team will have to count her 9.0500, but will drop Mati Waligora’s 9.0250.
Thu. April 18 @ 8:42 p.m.
Utah’s Jaedyn Rucker touches on her first passes landing on floor, finishes strong on her final pass. This earns a 9.0875 the team will look to drop.
Thu. April 18 @ 8:39 p.m.
Where the teams are heading in rotation two:
Vault: Florida
Bars: Oklahoma
Beam: Alabama
Floor: Utah
Thu. April 18 @ 8:31 p.m.
Standings Session II, Rotation 1:
Utah: 49.6375
Alabama: 49.4875
Florida: 49.4500
Oklahoma: 48.3250
Thu. April 18 @ 8:28 p.m.
Oregon States’ Jade Carey starts her individual all-around competition with a SOLID floor routine, sticking her ending pass, earns a big 9.9500 to start her night!
Thu. April 18 @ 8:27 p.m.
The Bow CEO, Leanne Wong with a gorgeous floor routine scores a big 9.9125 for Florida.
Thu. April 18 @ 8:25 p.m.
HUGE 9.9375 from Luisa Blanco to finish Alabama’s bars rotation.
Thu. April 18 @ 8:22 p.m.
An unfortunate fall for Utah’s Jaylene Gilstrap to close out their beam rotation. However, they will be able to drop this low 9.2500.
Thu. April 18 @ 8:17 p.m.
Sloane Blakely with huge passes and BIG sticks for the Gators on floor! 9.8875.
Thu. April 18 @ 8:14 p.m.
Grace McCallum with a gorgeous beam routine and a stuck dismount for Utah. 9.8875.
Thu. April 18 @ 8:12 p.m.
Another rough vault for Oklahoma from Jordan Bowers with a major bobble on the landing. 9.4500.
Thu. April 18 @ 8:05 p.m.
Alabama’s Chloe LaCoursiere sticks the landing on her bars dismount to start them off. 9.9125.
Thu. April 18 @ 8:05 p.m.
Oklahoma’s Faith Torrez sits on her 1.5 Yurchenko making for an uncharacteristic start for the Sooners. It earns a 9.3250 the team will look to drop.
Thu. April 18 @ 7:50 p.m.
Semifinals Session II are about to get underway!
Thu. April 18 @ 5:34 p.m.
Event leaders after Semifinal Session 1:
All-Around: 39.7125 – Haleigh Bryant, LSU
Vault: 9.9500 – Anna Roberts, Stanford
Bars: 9.9250 – Courtney Blackson, Boise St., Haleigh Bryant, LSU, Lily Smith, UGA, Skylar Killough-Wilhelm, Washington, Reese Drotar, Arkansas
Beam: 9.9500 – Haleigh Bryant, LSU, Mya Lauzon, Cal
Floor: 9.9625 – Aleah Finnegan, LSU
Thu. April 18 @ 5:32 p.m.
UGA’s Lily Smith represents the dogs well bringing in a huge 9.9125 and a 39.4750 in the all-around!
Thu. April 18 @ 5:30 p.m.
LSU and Cal advance to Saturday’s Finals!
Final Semifinals Standings, Session I:
LSU: 198.1125
Cal: 197.7125
Stanford: 197.0750
Arkansas: 196.4750
Thu. April 18 @ 5:26 p.m.
LSU’s Kiya Johnson closes the Tigers out with a final HUGE routine for her team! 9.9375.
Thu. April 18 @ 5:22 p.m.
Cal’s Mya Lauzon on beam is gorgeous giving them hope to drop that low score from Cesario. 9.9500!
Thu. April 18 @ 5:21 p.m.
LSU’s Aleah Finnegan literally floated in her stumbling passes with stuck landings. Gorgeous. HUGE 9.9625.
Thu. April 18 @ 5:19 p.m.
Cal’s eMjae Frazier picks it back up for the team but has a little too much power on the dismount causing for a pretty big bobble on the landing. 9.8125.
Thu. April 18 @ 5:15 p.m.
Cal’s Ella Cesario has a fall during her beam routine but finishes with a stuck dismount. She earns a 9.2875 the team will be looking to drop.
Thu. April 18 @ 5:14 p.m.
Cal’s Maddie Williams puts up a strong beam routine earns a 9.8875.
Thu. April 18 @ 5:11 p.m.
LSU’s Konnor McClain starts the Tigers off strong on floor with stuck passes and gorgeous leaps. Scores a HUGE 9.9375.
Thu. April 18 @ 5:05 p.m.
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Thu. April 18 @ 4:59 p.m.
Here is where the teams are heading in the final rotation:
Vault: Stanford
Bars: Arkansas
Beam: Cal
Floor: LSU
Thu. April 18 @ 4:5 p.m.
Standings Session I, Rotation 3:
LSU: 148.3875
Cal: 148.300
Stanford: 147.8500
Arkansas: 147.2750
Thu. April 18 @ 4:55 p.m.
UGA’s Lily Smith has a gorgeous beam routine, clean lines and solid sticks making it look effortless. 9.9125 for the Bulldog.
Thu. April 18 @ 4:53 p.m.
LSU’s Aleah Finnegan has a few bobbles to close out on beam for the team brings in a 9.8875 the lowest score for them this rotation.
Thu. April 18 @ 4:52 p.m.
Arkansas’ Lauren Williams closes out on vault with a 9.8250.
Thu. April 18 @ 4:48 p.m.
Cal is dominating on bars with four 9.9 or above scores and LSU is doing the same on beam, stick after stick.
Thu. April 18 @ 4:47 p.m.
LSU’s Konnor McClain has a great performance on beam with some small bobble and balance checks at the end. Scores a 9.9125.
Thu. April 18 @ 4:45 p.m.
Cal is scoring big on bars with two great routines to start and Andi Li adds to this with a 9.9125!
Thu. April 18 @ 4:43 p.m.
LSU’s Savannah Schoenherr with a strong routine and huge stick for her team earning a 9.9250.
Thu. April 18 @ 4:41 p.m.
Arkansas’ gets another stick on vault from Leah Smith! Earning another 9.8875.
Thu. April 18 @ 4:40 p.m.
Arkansas’ Cami Weaver starts them off strong on vault with a stuck Yurchenko 1.5. 9.8875
Thu. April 18 @ 4:30 p.m.
Here is where the teams are heading in rotation three:
Vault: Arkansas
Bars: Cal
Beam: LSU
Floor: Stanford
Thu. April 18 @ 4:28 p.m.
Standings Session I, Rotation 2:
LSU: 98.8000
Cal: 98.7750
Stanford: 98.5625
Arkansas: 97.9500
Thu. April 18 @ 4:24 p.m.
LSU’s Haleigh Bryant does what Haleigh Bryant does best closing out her team’s bars rotation with a gorgeous routine, but with the slightest of slight hops on the landing.
Thu. April 18 @ 4:21p.m.
Cal’s Ella Cesario closes them out on vault with a clean performance allowing them to drop Jayden Silvers 9.275.
Thu. April 18 @ 4:17 p.m.
LSU’s Konnor McClain performs a HUGE bar routine with spotless lines and floating releases was massive for the Tigers.
Thu. April 18 @ 4:16 p.m.
Arkansas’ Maddie Jones performs a solid floor routine as her team tries to get back on track following a tough beam rotation.
Thu. April 18 @ 4:14 p.m.
LSU’s Kiya Johnson with the strongest stick we’ve seen so far on bars to close out a gorgeous routine.
Thu. April 18 @ 4:12 p.m.
LSU’s Ashley Cowan keeps the Tigers on a roll with a big stick on her double layout on bars.
Thu. April 18 @ 4:08 p.m.
LSU’s Alexis Jeffrey starts them off strong on bars but dismount was a little off forcing her to take a hop to adjust.
Thu. April 18 @ 4:08 p.m.
Cal’s Maddie Williams has a gorgeous 1.5 on vault with a stuck landing!
Thu. April 18 @ 4:00 p.m.
Here is where the teams are heading in rotation two:
Vault: Cal
Bars: LSU
Beam: Stanford
Floor: Arkansas
Thu. April 18 @ 3:58 p.m.
Standings Session I, Rotation 1:
LSU: 49.3250
Stanford: 49.2500
Arkansas: 48.8125
Cal: 49.4125
Thu. April 18 @ 3:53 p.m.
Georgia’s Lily Smith who is rotating with LSU has a little hop and bobble on her vault landing.
Thu. April 18 @ 3:52 p.m.
Arkansas’ Hailey Klein has a form break as well on beam but doesn’t touch, scores a low 9.6375 and Arkansas will have to count that and a 9.6625 after a 9.4625 from Sirena Linton. 48.8125 beam total.
Thu. April 18 @ 3:50 p.m.
LSU’s Haleigh Bryant floats through the air on vault with a small hop on the landing.
Thu. April 18 @ 3:48 p.m.
LSU’s Kiya Johnson with a huge block on her Yurchenko double full but takes a big hop back on the landing.
Thu. April 18 @ 3:47 p.m.
Arkansas’ Cami Weaver has a major form break but doesn’t touch the beam.
Thu. April 18 @ 3:45 p.m.
LSU’s Savannah Schoenherr fought for the stick on vault and gets it!
Thu. April 18 @ 3:40 p.m.
Stanford’s Ava Sorrento has a fluke fall on her first attempt at her Maloney and unfortunately has another fall after she remounts the bar resulting in an 8.6000
Thu. April 18 @ 3:37 p.m.
We are underway with KJ Johnson starting LSU off with a strong first vault! 9.825
Thu. April 18 @ 3:25 p.m.
Thu. April 18 @ 3:00 p.m.
Welcome inside Dickies Arena for the semifinals of the 2024 NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championships!
Session 1 will start at approximately 3:30 p.m. CT, with LSU, Cal, Arkansas, and Stanford facing off. The top two spots advance to the final. You can watch live on ESPN2.
Athletes are also competing for individual titles today, with the combined results from Semifinal 1 and 2 determining those champions.
