Gymnastics’ season came to an end Saturday when senior Kim Gotlund and junior Amanda Stepp failed to advance to the NCAA Championship.

Gotlund was an all-around individual competitor, and Stepp was an individual competitor on floor at the Fayetteville Regionals in Fayetteville, Ark. Gotlund finished in 11th with an all-around score of 38.1, while Stepp tied for eighth in floor exercises with a 9.775.

Stepp’s 9.775 on floor was one of her lower scores this season. Katherine Grable of Arkansas tied with UCLA’s Olivia Courtney and Nansy Damianova of Utah for the first in the event. The three scored 9.95, .175 ahead of Stepp,

“[Stepp] did what she did all year,” Morreale said, according to a news release. “She warmed up really well, and she’s determined now to get back here with the team next year.”

No. 5 Utah won the team competition with a score of 197.3, earning a bid to the NCAA Championships. Runner-up UCLA, with which Gotlund was paired, also earned a trip to the NCAA Championships with a 196.6. Arizona State, which beat the Huskies 196.175-195 March 14, placed fourth with a 194.425. Host Arkansas scored 196.375 to take third. University of California-Davis and Utah State brought up the rear with 193.9 and 191.875, respectively.

The scores in the team competition left head coach Sam Morreale wondering what could have been.

“What you realize when you are here is that sure, the top three teams are a lot better than us, but the other three teams that were here, there’s no reason it can’t be us,” Morreale said, according to a news release. “You see those teams and you say, ‘That’s us.’ We have the athletes. It’s a matter of getting a better start [to the season] and cleaning up the skills we’ve got.”

Gotlund struggled on vault, only managing to get a 9, but she picked up her performance as the meet progressed. She scored a 9.65 on bars, a 9.725 on beam and a 9.725 on floor. Her 9.725 on beam placed her tied for eighth, which was her highest event place of the meet.

Gotlund’s total all-around score of 38.1 put her well behind former Olympian Samantha Peszek of UCLA, who scored a 39.7 to win the all-around title.

“She missed her entry and she didn’t get any rotation, and that’s why she ended short,” Morreale said, according to a news release. “She did really well on floor and her bars [routine] was good. I thought balance beam was a really good event for her; [it was] just hard to score.”