10. Emily Lopez Mountain West bars specialist of the year
Lopez took advantage of her extra year of eligibility granted due to COVID-19 and capped off her college career as the back-to-back Mountain West Bar Specialist of the Year. She scored a 9.900 or higher in seven meets this season, including a season-high 9.950 for this routine.
9. Jordan Chiles clinches second NCAA bars title
Aggressive handstands, sky-high release moves, and a textbook double layout—Chiles brought it all to UCLA’s NCAA semifinals session. Her 9.975 clinched her a second individual national title on the event to close out her collegiate comeback season. Known for her power and precision, she punctuated the routine with a confident stick, leaving no doubt that she really is “that girl.”
8. Mara Titarsolej’s 10.0 at the SEC championships
Ranked fourth nationally on bars by NQS, Titarsolej delivered one of the most consistent and elegant routines in the country this season. Her perfect 10.0 at SEC championships marked the third of her career and highlighted a run of eight straight scores of 9.900 or higher—the longest such streak for a Missouri gymnast since 1999. Smooth, polished, and unmistakably her, this routine was a fitting highlight in a historic season for the Mizzou Tigers.
7. Elaine Copeland’s Maloney to Pak
In Division III gymnastics, scoring can be hampered by up-to-level deductions, but Copeland’s bars routine for UW-Whitewater is packed with difficulty. Her season-high 9.750 routine–second slide in the carousel–features a Maloney to Pak combination that would hold its own in any Division I lineup. Copeland’s standout performance proves that great gymnastics transcends divisions.
6. Emma Spence’s Big Ten title-winning routine
In the first session at the Big Ten championships, Nebraska’s Spence delivered a near-perfect set to secure the Cornhuskers’ first bars title since 2015. Her career best-matching 9.975 was also the highest bars score at a Big Ten championship since 2001.
5. Marissa Neal seamless van Leeuwen
You often hear about gymnasts’ catlike reflexes to save skills on beam or floor, but Auburn freshman Neal improvised a van Leeuwen to stay on rhythm and face the right direction after missing a half pirouette on the low bar.
4. Riley McCusker finally gets her 10.0
After an elite career filled with ups and downs, McCusker’s career at Florida was marred by a series of injuries and inconsistency. Still, her potential for perfection was clear through it all, and the score finally came in her senior season when she anchored the Gators’ rotation with a perfect 10 to secure an NCAA all-time high bars score of 49.850.
3. Rylie Mundell ends her career with a 100% hit rate on bars
Mundell will go down as one of Denver’s all-time great bar workers thanks to her exemplary technique and 100% hit rate. A multi-way tiebreaker at NCAA regionals (ultimately decided by NQS) secured her an individual spot at the 2025 national championship. In the final routine of her career, she delivered once again, maintaining her perfect record on bars.
2. Morgan Price earns first HBCU 10.0 on any event
This routine, which earned the first perfect 10.0 by any gymnast at an HBCU, was a defining moment not just for Price, but for collegiate gymnastics history. She set the standard at Fisk, dominating the program record books in all three of her seasons as a Bulldog. Following the announcement that Fisk will discontinue its women’s gymnastics program after the 2026 season, Price announced that she will transfer to Arkansas for her senior season—but this performance will always belong to Fisk.
1. Oklahoma’s national championship-clinching routine
Following a shocking exit from the 2024 NCAA semifinal, Oklahoma completed its 2025 national championship redemption arc with a magical set from newly-crowned NCAA all-around champion Jordan Bowers in the anchor spot. The Sooners spent the entire season ranked No. 1 in the country on bars, making it all the more fitting that they sealed their seventh national title on the event.
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