The Utah Red Rocks ended their 2017 season with a fifth place finish at the NCAA Championship on Friday. Oklahoma paced everyone with a Super Six record 198.3875 to claim their third national championship in four years. LSU came in second with 197.7375. Following Oklahoma and LSU were Florida (197.700), UCLA (197.2625), Utah (196.5875), and Alabama 196.000.
“Our gymnasts competed their hearts out tonight. We are so proud of our fifth-place finish considering everything we’ve dealt with this year,” said co-head coach Tom Farden, referring injuries to three significant contributors. “It was a great learning experience for us, given our youth, and it was great to be back in the Super Six after a year away.