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MEET 14 - OU AT 2014 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS | APRIL 18-20 1 WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS 2014 NCAA MINNEAPOLIS REGIONAL CHAMPION | 2014 BIG 12 CHAMPION | 2013 NCAA RUNNER-UP TEAM | 12 CONFERENCE TITLES | 64 ALL-AMERICANS Makayla Hipke, Assistant Director SEMIFINAL I - April 18 - 1 p.m. CT SEMIFINAL II - April 18 - 6 p.m. CT McClendon Center for Intercollegiate Athletics #2 OKLAHOMA (22-2) #1 FLORIDA (21-2) 180 W. Brooks, Suite 2525, Norman, OK 73019 O: (405) 325-8372 | F: (405) 325-7623 #3 LSU (20-5) #4 ALABAMA (21-2) [email protected] | www.SoonerSports.com #6 GEORGIA (14-9) Birmingham, Ala. #5 UTAH (22-3) #7 MICHIGAN (27-4) Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex #8 UCLA (18-7) 2014 SCHEDULE April 18: Semifinals I & II DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULTS #10 STANFORD (24-5) April 19: Super Six #9 NEBRASKA (24-4) April 20: Individual Event Finals Jan. 10 Georgia W, 197.700 - 196.500 #11 ILLINOIS (20-9) #15 PENN STATE (27-8) Jan. 17 Iowa State W, 196.675 - 193.050 TV: ESPN3 / ESPNU (Tape Delay) Jan. 25 Arizona W, 197.575 - 196.925 Jan. 31 Florida L, 197.225 - 197.875 IN THE GYM: NOTES AND NUMBERS FOR WEEK 13 Feb. 9 LSU L, 197.325 - 197.650 1. BRING ON BIRMINGHAM Feb. 15 Metroplex Challenge 1st/4 (198.175) The Oklahoma Sooners are ready to arrive: the No. 2-seeded OU women’s gymnastics team is set to compete in the program’s Arizona, Kentucky, LSU 14th NCAA Championships appearance on April 18-20 in Birmingham, Ala. OU will compete in Semifinal I (afternoon session) Feb. 21 Perfect 10 Challenge W (197.200) on Friday, April 18 at 1 p.m. CT alongside No. 3 LSU, No. 6 Georgia, No. 7 Michigan, No. 10 Stanford and No. 11 Illinois. A top- Alabama, Michigan, West Virginia three finish in Semifinal I will advance the Sooners to the program’s fourth Super Six since 2010 while giving the squad a shot Feb. 28 Illinois W, 197.250 - 195.850 at an NCAA team championship. March 7 Arizona State W, 197.450 - 194.150 March 9 TWU Quad Meet 1st/4 (198.150) 2. IN PRIME CONDITION TWU, Minnesota, Michigan State “Peaking at the right time” is a phrase oft-uttered in the NCAA gymnastics postseason, but rarely given context. For Oklahoma, March 14 Arkansas W, 197.425-196.650 the context is closer to this: the Sooners will head into NCAA competition having posted three of the team’s top five scores this season over the course of the last four meets. OU has also returned two major players on its roster from mid-season injuries Big 12 Championship - Morgantown, W.Va. and has gone 24-for-24 in its last two consecutive meets (prior to that, OU had gone 24-for-24 only once in 2014). March 22 Big 12 Championship 1st/3 (198.000) 3. VICTORIOUS VAULTERS NCAA Minneapolis Regional The Sooner vaulting corps has risen to new levels this season under the leadership of assistant coach Lou Ball, with the entire April 5 NCAA Regionals 1st/6 (197.725) lineup competing at the highest level of any group in program history. Since March 9, OU has posted the four highest vault California, Illinois, Minnesota totals in program history (49.700, 49.625, 49.575 twice). The previous high of 49.575 had stood since 2002. In total, OU has Southern Utah, San Jose State posted five of the top six vault scores in the program’s record books this season alone. NCAA Championships - Birmingham, Ala. 4. SHINING IN THE SUPER SIX April 18 NCAA Semifinal I 1 p.m. Oklahoma made the program’s first-ever appearance in the NCAA Super Six team OU NCAA APPEARANCES SINCE 2010 Illinois, Georgia, LSU finals in 2010, finishing as national runners-up with a 197.250. The 2010 campaign Year Finish (Score) Michigan, Stanford was a launching point for the Oklahoma women’s gymnastics program: the team has 2010 ............................................Second (197.250) April 19 NCAA Super Six Finals 6 p.m. logged three total Super Six appearances and has finished no lower than seventh in 2011 ................................................Third (197.250) April 20 NCAA Individual Event Finals 2 p.m. 2012 ...........................................Seventh (196.925) the years since. OU logged a third-place effort in 2011 and earned its third top-three 2013 ............................................Second (197.375) 2014 ..................................................................N/A All Times are listed as Central | * Big 12 meet | finish in four years last season. The 2013 team finished as NCAA Runner-Up with a Home meets in bold 197.375, the highest NCAA Championship score in program history. SOONERS ON THE WEB 5. DON’T MISS A MOMENT For the behind-the-scenes information and the Fans will have opportunities to follow OU on multiple platforms during NCAA Championship competition. In addition to latest updates on OU Gymnastics, follow the team live stats and updates from Oklahoma’s Twitter page, all three sessions of team competition and Sunday’s event finals will on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: be carried live on ESPN3 (watchespn.com). Fans must only sign in with their cable or satellite provider credentials to watch Facebook: facebook.com/OklahomaWGymnastics every round of competition online. In addition, the Super Six team finals will be broadcast on ESPNU via tape delay on April Twitter: @OU_WGymnastics 30 at 8 p.m. ET (7 p.m. CT). Instagram: @OU_WGymnastics NOTABLE NUMBER When the chalk had settled at the 2014 NCAA Minneapolis Regional, no team shone more brightly on vault than OU. The Sooners soared to new heights on the event, posting a program-record 49.700 with no score below a 9.9 throughout the rotation. The 49.700 score is the highest on any individual event in 49.700 OU program history. The Oklahoma vaulting corps has posted the top four vault scores in program history since March 9, including efforts of 49.700, 49.625 and 49.575. MEET 14 - OU AT 2014 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS | APRIL 18-20 2 2014 OKLAHOMA SOONERS NAME HT. YEAR HOMETOWN CLUB PRONUNCIATION Albright, Lara 5-2 Sr. Carollton, Texas (Hebron H.S.) WOGA Alexander, Lauren 5-2 Sr. Plano, Texas (Plano Senior H.S.) Infinite Bounds Brewer, Erica 4-10 Jr. Louisville, Ky. (Sacred Heart Academy) Champion Gymnastics Capps, Chayse 5-2 Fr. Plano, Texas (Homeschool) Infinite Bounds CHASE Clark, Rebecca 5-3 Jr. Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs South H.S.) GAGE Hemry, Reagan 5-3 Fr. Norman, Okla. (Norman H.S.) Bart Conner Gymnastics Academy Jones, Charity 5-2 Fr. Miami, Okla. (Oklahoma Virtual H.S.) Dynamo Gymnastics Kanewa, Maile’ana 5-5 So. Duluth, Minn. (Duluth Denfeld H.S.) The Gymnastics Academy my-lee-AHN-uh kan-EV-ah Kmieciak, Keeley 5-3 So. Naperville, Ill. (Naperville Central H.S.) Phenom Gymnastics KEE-lee kuh-MEE-check Lovan, Kara 4-8 Fr. Des Moines, Iowa (SE Polk Senior H.S.) Triad Gymnastics lo-VAHN Mooring, Madison 5-2 Sr. Sallisaw, Okla. (Bixby H.S.) Dynamo Gymnastics Price, Hunter 5-1 So. Boerne, Texas (Boerne-Samuel V. Champion H.S.) Aerial Athletics Scaman, Haley 5-3 So. Riverside, Ill. (Riverside Brookfield H.S.) Illinois Gymnastics Institute SCAY-man Sorensen, Haley 5-6 Jr. The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands H.S.) Cypress Academy of Gymnastics Spears, Taylor 5-2 Sr. Plano, Texas (Allen H.S.) WOGA Ward, Hayden 5-5 Sr. Norman, Okla. (Norman North H.S.) Dynamo Gymnastics Wofford, McKenzie 5-0 Fr. McKinney, Texas (A Beka Academy) Zenith Elite WAHF-ard COACHING STAFF K.J. Kindler (Head Coach) - Eighth Year | Lou Ball (Assistant Coach) - Eighth Year | Tom Haley (Assistant Coach) - Eighth Year PHOTO ROSTER LARA ALBRIGHT LAUREN ALEXANDER ERICA BREWER CHAYSE CAPPS REBECCA CLARK REAGAN HEMRY CHARITY JONES MAILE’ANA KANEWA KEELEY KMIECIAK KARA LOVAN MADISON MOORING HUNTER PRICE HALEY SCAMAN HALEY SORENSEN TAYLOR SPEARS HAYDEN WARD MCKENZIE WOFFORD MEET 14 - OU AT 2014 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS | APRIL 18-20 3 NCAA SEMIFINAL I EVENT ROTATION GENERAL INFORMATION VAULT BYE BARS BEAM BYE FLOOR Location ...................................Norman, Okla. 1 Georgia Illinois Michigan Oklahoma LSU Stanford Enrollment .......................................... 30,754 2 Stanford Georgia Illinois Michigan Oklahoma LSU Founded ................................................ 1890 3 LSU Stanford Georgia Illinois Michigan Oklahoma President ................................... David L. Boren 4 Oklahoma LSU Stanford Georgia Illinois Michigan 5 Michigan Oklahoma LSU Stanford Georgia Illinois VP/Athletics Director ................. Joe Castiglione 6 Illinois Michigan Oklahoma LSU Stanford Georgia Sport Administrator ..................Dr. Nicki Moore Nickname ............................................ Sooners IN GOOD COMPANY and Arkansas as well as postseason meets at Minnesota Colors .................................... Crimson & Cream Oklahoma enters this weekend’s championships in good and West Virginia. OU also prepped for NCAA competition Conference ............................................. Big 12 company: the Sooners are one of only five teams in the with two major neutral-site meets on podium (Metroplex country to advance to the NCAA Championships every Challenge, Perfect 10 Challenge). The Sooners are 6-0 PROGRAM HISTORY season since 2004. Oklahoma joins Alabama, Florida, LSU overall in podium meets this season, holding first place First Year of Gymnastics .............................1981 and Utah on the listing--those five programs make up the finishes in both quad contests. OU’s All-Time Record ....................... 630-343-4 top five overall seeded teams this year. NCAA FLASHBACK: 2013 REGIONAL HONORS FOR STELLAR STAFF The 2013 Sooners tied Oklahoma’s best finish in program ARENA INFORMATION The Sooners will be led into NCAA competition this history, posting a 197.375 in the Super Six finals to capture Arena .................................. Lloyd Noble Center weekend by a seasoned staff: K.J. Kindler is the only NCAA Runner-Up honors. OU finished behind national Capacity ...............................................