Razorbacks’ gymnastics finishes season at NCAA Semifinal

FORT WORTH — Arkansas gymnastics’ 2019 campaign officially concluded as two individuals concluded action at the NCAA Championships Semifinal II in Fort Worth.

Junior Hailey Garner competed on the balance beam and sophomore Sophia Carter competed on the floor exercise. Both gymnasts competed at the end of the Oklahoma Sooners beam and floor rotations, respectively.

Garner earned All-American status on the apparatus last season at the national meet in St. Louis, but suffered a wobble in Fort Worth and garnered a 9.6375 from the six-judge panel.

Carter, who was a regular season All-American on the event, competed on the floor and concluded the meet in Fort Worth. The Blue Springs, Missouri, native earned a 9.8375 at the meet, earning a 9.9 from one judge on the panel.

The high score was dropped as she earned 9.8’s and 9.85’s from the remaining five judges.

LSU, UCLA, Oklahoma and Denver were the four teams to advance to the first “Four on the Floor” National Finals tomorrow evening to compete for a national championship.