The 2024 NCAA Gymnastics Championship evening for OU was a bitter pill to swallow. The two-time defending champions, poised for a three-peat, faced unexpected challenges, resulting in a disappointing performance. Despite a strong start on vaults, the Sooners faltered, posting their lowest score on the event in over a decade. Sophomore Faith Torrez’s unexpected fall set the tone, followed by stumbles from junior Jordan Bowers and senior Katherine LeVasseur. It continued on the beam, sealing OU’s fate. Amidst the fallout, gymnastics sensation, Amy Weir made headlines with her decision to transfer from OU to Mizzou.

On May 2, Weir took to her Instagram handle and announced her decision. The star wrote, “Coming home”. This comes almost a week after Weir expressed gratitude for her time at OU and announced entering the transfer portal.

The athlete penned, First and foremost I would like to thank god, coaches KJ, Lou, and tom, the training staff and my teammates and the university of oklahoma for welcoming me to Norman with open arms three years ago. With that being said i will be  entering my name into transferring portal with two years of  eligibility remaining.”

With two years of eligibility remaining, Weir’s transfer signifies a fresh start and new opportunities to shine. Weir’s move, the third OU transfer in recent years, has reignited excitement among fans for the upcoming 2025 season. Fans couldn’t help but drop their appreciation in comments.

Fans Celebrate a New Beginning

One fan commented, “I’m so glad the transfer portal is normalizing this. With some teams having such depth, I love that girls can try out their absolute dream program…but then have options if they end up wanting something different than they did as juniors in HS. I hope she’s happy and successful!”

To which another fan exclaimed, “She’ll definitely be making the beam lineups there. Happy for her! The list goes on when the third user penned,“Best of both worlds this way.” This adds more woes to Oklahoma’s once-glorifying gymnastics program. It has won six NCAA team titles in the last decade, including back-to-back wins in 2022 and 2023. The program has scored no lower than 197.7750 all season.

However, on 18th April, first, the vault squad of Oklahoma faltered with a score of just 48.325. They came back heavily in the bar routine picking a respectable 49.6625. But then once again crashed in the balance beam. They could not fight back from this downfall. Probably that is why fans felt all the more happy for Weir whom they love to see winning. Here is another comment that reflected nothing but pride while writing, “proud of u!!!!!”. Lastly, the fan echoed a huge sentiment mentioning, “WINNE“. Without any doubt, fans are excited to watch her making big and make Mizzou proud. Are you excited to watch her winning the championships with Mizzou?