Despite injury, Faith Torrez is key to OU women's gymnastics NCAA title hopes
Faith Torrez's senior season hasn't gone as she'd hoped, but if the OU women's gymnastics team is to repeat as national champs, her role will be huge.
TULSA — Running toward her cheering teammates after her balance beam brilliance, Faith Torrez threw in a little leap and a big smile. She did not know that her routine would be scored a perfect 10, that it would win the balance beam title at the SEC Championships . Those results, it turns out, were not the source of the Sooner senior’s joy.
“I’m just happy to be here,” she said Saturday night at the SEC Championships, flashing that smile again. “I’m happy to be here doing it for my team. This team … I just want to go out there and do my best gymnastics for them.
“That’s kind of what I tell myself before I go on every event — do my best gymnastics for my team. ” More: OU women's gymnastics loses SEC title by slimmest margin, eyes NCAA repeat Torrez, who finished third in the all-around at NCAAs a year ago, has done a lot of spectacular gymnastics for OU during her career. But as the Sooners enter the meat of the postseason, it is becoming increasingly clear that if they are to repeat as national champions, her impact will go beyond the scores she posts.
OU coach K. J. Kindler announced last week that she doesn’t expect Torrez to compete in the floor exercise for the remainder of the season due to ongoing medical issues.
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