Mya Hooten closed out her Gophers gymnastics career by earning second-team All-America honors in the floor exercise at the NCAA Championships on Thursday in Fort Worth, Texas.
Hooten, competing at the NCAA Championships for the fourth time overall and second time as an individual, scored 9.8875, which placed her in a fifth-place tie in Thursday’s first session.
It was the 13th All-America honor (eight-time Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association, five-time NCAA Championships) for Hooten in her Gophers career.
Hooten had previously earned NCAA Championships All-America honors in the floor exercise (first team in 2021, 2022) and vault (second team in 2021, 2022). At the 2024 NCAA Championships, she finished 17th in the vault (9.875).
Hooten is the first Gophers gymnast to qualify as an individual since Lexy Ramler in 2019.
UCLA (197.7375), Utah (197.7625), Oklahoma (197.55) and Missouri (197.3) advanced to Saturday’s teams finals. Utah’s Grace McCallum, from Isanti, had the top all-around score (39.675) in the second session. Oklahoma’s Jordan Bowers had a 39.7125 all-around score in Thursday’s first session.
