Capping a decorated and historic collegiate gymnastics career, Oregon State’s Jade Carey finished fourth at the NCAA championships on Thursday in Fort Worth, Texas. Carey had superlative performances in balance beam, floor exercise and uneven bars before faltering in vault to take fourth with an all-around score of 39.6250. A hop on the landing in the vault prevented her from capturing what would have been the school’s first all-around national championship. Oklahoma’s Jordan Bowers (39.7125) won the NCAA individual all-around title. Carey added to her college medal total, however, as she tied for second in balance beam. She finishes with five NCAA silver medals and one bronze during her four years at Oregon State. Carey’s career includes two gold medals at the Olympics and three at the World Championships. While the Beavers team didn’t make the national semifinals, Carey qualified as an individual and rotated with No. 1 LSU. She would wait for six Tigers to perform in each event before stepping up to execute her routine. Starting out on bars, Carey earned a 9.9125 and stuck her landing with calm confidence. Soon after on beam, she was consistently smooth and laid her feet down softly on each flip, earning a 9.9500. That put Carey into a tie for first through two rotations. Carey was alone in first after three rotations, earning a 9.9125 on her floor routine. She was trailed closely by Olympic teammate Jordan Chiles, whose total score was just 0.01 points behind. Chiles, who competes for UCLA, grew up in Vancouver, Wash. With Chiles on beam and Carey on vault, minor mistakes cost Chiles as she scored a 9.8250. Carey needed just a 9.9375 on vault to tie Bowers and secure her first national title. A hop on the landing sealed Carey’s fate, however, as she scored a 9.8500 on vault and surrendered the individual title to Bowers. -- Ryan Clarke covers college sports for The Oregonian/OregonLive. Reach him at RClarke@Oregonian.com or on Twitter/X: @RyanTClarke. Find him on Bluesky: @ryantclarke.bsky.social.