fort Worth, TX—The Alabama Crimson TideS gymnastics team concluded its 2025 season with a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Championship Semifinals, held at Dickies Arena on Thursday, April 17 [[1]].

Alabama, ranked No. 11, competed in the afternoon session alongside No. 2 Oklahoma, No. 3 Florida, and No. 7 Missouri [[2]]. The evening session featured No. 1 LSU, No. 4 Utah, No. 5 UCLA, and No. 8 Michigan State.

Semifinal Results

• Advancing Teams: Oklahoma and Missouri advanced from the afternoon session; UCLA and Utah advanced from the evening session.
• Oklahoma’s Victory: Oklahoma secured first place with a score of 197.55.
• Missouri’s Strong Showing: Missouri finished second with a score of 197.3.
• Other Scores: Florida scored 197.2, placing third, while Alabama finished with 196.825.

head coach Ashley Johnston expressed her pride in the team’s resilience throughout the season: it’s so hard too believe that the 2025 season is over. I’m so proud of this team for everything thay fought through.

Oklahoma ultimately won the 2025 national championship on Saturday.

Rotation Highlights

Rotation 1: Vault

Alabama began the competition on the vault, following Olympic order. The team finished the rotation in fourth place with a score of 49.125.

• Top Scorers: Gabby Gladieux and Corinne Bunagan both posted a score of 9.85.
• All-American Honors: Bunagan and Gladieux earned second-team Championship all-American honors on the vault.
• Vault champion: LSU’s Kailin Chio was the vault national champion with a score of 9.975.

Coach Johnston highlighted individual performances: So many highlights tonight. Some great vaults from both Corinne and gabby, and the rest of the squad.

Rotation 2: Uneven Bars

At the midpoint of the meet, Alabama remained in fourth place with a total score of 98.2875, after scoring 49.1625 on the uneven bars. Oklahoma led with 98.75, followed by Florida (98.65) and Missouri (98.35).

• Top Scorer: Ryan Fuller achieved the team’s highest score on the uneven bars with a 9.925.
• All-American Honors: Fuller and Chloe LaCoursiere earned second-team championship All-American honors.
• Uneven Bars Champion: UCLA’s Jordan Chiles won the uneven bars title with a score of 9.975.

Rotation 3: Balance Beam

Alabama scored 49.2 on the balance beam, maintaining its fourth-place position with a total of 147.4875.

• Top Scorer: Gabby Gladieux posted a 9.9, the highest score for Alabama on the balance beam, earning second-team championship All-American honors.
• Balance Beam Champion: missouri’s Helen Hu was the balance beam champion, scoring 9.9875.

Rotation 4: Floor Exercise

In the final rotation, Alabama performed on the floor, achieving a score of 49.3375.

• Top Scorer: Lilly Hudson led the team with a score of 9.925.
• All-American Honors: Hudson earned first-team championship All-American honors, and Gladieux earned second-team honors on the floor.
• Floor Champion: UCLA’s Brooklyn Moors won the floor exercise with a score of 9.9625.
• All-Around Champion: Oklahoma’s Jordan Bowers was the all-around champion, scoring 39.7125; Gladieux earned first-team championship All-American honors for the all-around.

The meet marked the conclusion of Alabama’s 2025 gymnastics season. Fans can anticipate the team’s return to Coleman coliseum in January 2026.

Reflecting on the team’s performance, coach Johnston noted: They really trusted and leaned into each other. It was their edge in the hard moments.