March 5, 2021 – All the floors of Minnesota gymnastics were shaken up by a freshman. In its nearly 48 years of existence, the college’s gymnastics team earned perfect 10 on the floor, thanks to Mya Hooten. In the meet against the University of Nebraska, the gymnast went on the floor to put on a wonderful performance and what she got was the first perfect 10 on the floor in the program’s history. The Gophers won the meet with a score of 197.400-196.150. Four years later, the freshman has evolved into a senior and performed in her last meet. How did it go?
The finals of the 2025 NCAA women’s gymnastics championships – April 17 – Fort Worth, Texas. The audience here would have witnessed the Gopher legend live. “One of the best gymnast in Minnesota history,” said the commentator as the Minnesota native steadied herself for her floor routine. She then took her stance on the floor and showed the fans something they were familiar with.
The Minnesota wrestler for her last performance as a collegiate gymnast, brought back her 2022 routine, and the fans went a little emotional. One of the voiced out on X, “YA HOOTEN BRINGING BACK THE 2022 ROUTINE FOR HER SWAN SONG IM CRYING ” She landed a score of 9.8875 – the current top score of the championship for floor exercise.
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