Utah Gymnastics used a strong finish to secure a spot in the NCAA final on Saturday after posting a 197.7125 to place second in the NCAA Championship semifinal this
Apr 17, 2021
FORT WORTH – The Utah gymnastics team left it all out on the floor Saturday afternoon, recording a season-high and the program s best score at the NCAA Championships in history to end the season in third place at Dickies Arena. Utah posted a 197.9875 to collect its best finish at the NCAA Championships since 2015.
Utah pushed it all day and had its best meet of the season as a unit. Utah hit 24-of-24 routines for the second-straight day and was the only team to go without a fall inside Dickies Arena over the two-day span. In the finals this afternoon, Utah kept it close wire to wire, but in the end placed third behind first-time national champions Michigan (198.250), who recorded the third-highest winning team score in NCAA history, and Oklahoma (198.1625), who placed second. Florida rounded out the final four with a score of 197.1375.
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