OKLAHOMA CITY TO HOST 2025 SPROUT’S FARMER’S MARKET COLLEGIATE QUAD
followers, her presence brings additional visibility to this event and the city. Dunne will begin her final collegiate season in Oklahoma City, adding excitement to the lineup. Oklahoma City’s gymnastics legacy is central to this event. Bart Conner, an Olympic gold medalist, operates a gymnastics academy in the region, and two other Olympic champions—Nadia Comaneci and Shannon Miller—also have ties to the metro area. The city has hosted USA Gymnastics events since 2023, positioning gymnastics alongside softball and paddle sports as signature athletics. Oklahoma City’s decades-long support of women’s sports is also highlighted by its hosting of the NCAA Women’s College World Series (WCWS). As the second-largest women’s collegiate sporting event, WCWS draws over 110,000 fans annually, with millions watching through ESPN. Notably, its 2022 broadcast marked the first-ever NCAA women’s championship aired on ABC, underlining the city’s dedication to elevating women’s sports. The Collegiate Quad adds to this legacy, strengthening Oklahoma City’s reputation as a home for elite athletic events while promoting growth in gymnastics and women’s sports.
Oklahoma City
will host the 2025 Sprouts Farmers Market Collegiate Quad at Paycom Center
on January 10-11,
spotlighting 12 top NCAA women’s gymnastics
teams in three quad meets. This event marks the second year of the Collegiate Quad and Oklahoma City’s role as a key location for high-profile gymnastics competitions. The competition features nationally ranked teams, including LSU, OU and the University of Utah, with Session II airing live on ABC, a milestone for NCAA gymnastics viewership. Among the athletes is LSU gymnast Livvy Dunne, the most followed female NCAA athlete on social media and one of the top NIL earners in college sports, valued at approximately $4 million. With 5.4 million Instagram followers and 8.1 million TikTok
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