Faith Torrez (born December 9, 2003) is an American
artistic gymnast
Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different apparatuses. The sport is governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), which designs the Code of Points and regulates ...
.
She became a member of the
United States national team in 2020
and made her international debut at
2020 Gymnix International, winning two golds and a bronze.
Career
Junior
Torrez began gymnastics in 2008.
As a junior, she competed at the Women's Junior Olympic National Championships in 2016, 2017, and 2018. She won gold on floor exercise in 2017. In 2018, she won all-around and balance beam gold, as well as floor exercise silver.
In 2018, she competed at the
Nastia Liukin Cup The Nastia Liukin Cup (formerly the Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup from 2010–11) is an annual artistic gymnastics competition held in the United States and hosted by Olympic gymnast Nastia Liukin.
History
In August 2009, USA Gymnastics announc ...
for the first time and won all-around bronze.
She was the top scorer on floor with 9.600; her highest score of the competition was a 9.675 on vault.
Senior
2019
Torrez became a senior in 2019. She competed at the Nastia Liukin Cup in March, finishing seventh all-around. At the American Classic in June, Torrez won all-around gold, finishing first on vault, second on uneven bars and floor exercise, and third on balance beam.
In July at the GK US Classic, she finished sixth on balance beam and eighth all-around.
At the
US Gymnastics Championships in August, Torrez finished 14th all-around.
2020
Torrez was added to the senior national team on March 3, 2020.
She made her international debut on March 6–8 at
Gymnix International. With teammates
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Career
Junior
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,
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and
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, she won team gold. Individually, she captured balance beam gold with a score of 13.966 and uneven bars bronze with a score of 12.966.
NCAA
2022–2023 season
Torrez made her collegiate debut on January 7, 2023 at the Super 16 Invitational. She competed on three events, the uneven bars (9.875), balance beam (9.900), and floor exercise (9.950). Her scores helped contribute towards Oklahoma's first place finish. Additionally she co-won the title on floor exercise. As a result she was named Big-12 newcomer of the week.
Competitive History
References
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2003 births
Living people
American female artistic gymnasts
People from Libertyville, Illinois
Sportspeople from Illinois
Oklahoma Sooners women's gymnasts