Oklahoma-Louisiana State University women's gymnastics

Senior Faith Torrez during the meet against LSU on Feb. 20, 2026.

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Senior Faith Torrez scored a perfect 10 on beam to guide OU women's gymnastics (29-1-1) to a 198.350-197.450-197.225-196.700 Lexington Regional Final win over Arkansas (entered 10-13-1), Missouri (17-12) and Ohio State (12-8).

This marks Torrez's third straight Regional Final with a perfect 10, and the Sooners have won each contest.

Sophomore Lily Pederson, sophomore Elle Mueller and freshman Ella Murphy added to the 2026 win with 9.950 each on beam. The Sooners finished with a 49.750 on beam, their highest event score of the season and sixth 49.700 or greater on any event at regionals in program history.

Next, OU will compete in the semifinals against Arkansas and the advancing teams out of the Corvallis Regional, including Alabama (11-6), Minnesota (23-7), UCLA (17-2) and Utah (13-4), April 16 on ESPN 2.  

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