Following her incredible run at the Olympic Games, Carey, who's tied with Aly Raisman as the fifth most-decorated female gymnast in U.S. history, returned to Oregon State University to compete in her senior year with the Beavers gymnastics team.

On Thursday, after a stellar collegiate career, the 24-year-old Carey will represent Oregon State for the last time at the NCAA championships in Fort Worth, Texas. She enters the competition ranked No. 1 in the country in the all-around and on balance beam, and will have one last chance to bring an NCAA title back to Corvallis.