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OKLAHOMA at the Perfect 10 Challenge | COX Convention Center | February 15, 2013 | 7 P.M. CT Jordan Christiansen, Women’s Gymnastics SID McClendon Center for Intercollegiate Athletics 180 W. Brooks, Suite 2525, Norman, OK 73019 O: (405) 325-8413| C: (801) 717-5217 | E: [email protected] WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS www.SoonerSports.com | Twitter: @OUgymnastics, @soonersportscom 2 SUPER SIXES | 12 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES | 10 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 57 ALL-AMERICANS Oklahoma Schedule DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME (CT)/RESULTS At A Glance 1.5 No. 11 Georgia Athens, Ga. W, 196.450-195.425 1.12 Arizona State Tempe, Ariz. W, 196.700-193.625 Date: . Friday, Feb. 15, 2013 1.18 No. 11 Denver NORMAN W, 197.325-195-850 1.26 Metroplex Challenge Forth Worth, Texas 1st, 197.275 No. 7 LSU 2nd, 197.100 Time: . 7 p.m. CT No. 16 Oregon State 3rd, 196.825 No. 9 Georgia 4th, 196.775 Location: . Oklahoma City, Okla. Washington 5th, 194.875 2.1 West Virginia Quad Morgantown, W.Va. 1st, 197.375 West Virginia 2nd, 196.050 Venue: . COX Convention Center Western Michigan 3rd, 192.475 No. 2 Oklahoma (11-0) Perfect 10 William & Mary 4th, 192.225 Live Results: . SoonerSports.com 2.8 Iowa State Ames, Iowa W, 197.625-194.725 SOONERS CHALLENGE 2.15 Perfect 10 Challenge Oklahoma City 7 p.m. Boise State BYU THE CHALLENGE TWU No. 2 Oklahoma (11-0) comes into the Perfect 10 Challenge undefeated after the first six of the meets of 2.22 UCLA NORMAN 7 p.m. 3.1 TWU Denton, Texas 7 p.m. the year and is one of three teams in the nation to be undefeated and have at least seven wins. The Sooners 3.8 Arizona NORMAN 7 p.m. will compete against No. 16 Boise State, BYU and TWU at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City on 3.10 North Carolina NORMAN 2:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, at 7 p.m. CT. Oklahoma has an 8-2 record over the Boise State and has won the last five Stanford 3.15 Alabama Tuscaloosa, Ala. 7:30 p.m. meetings, including a win in the 2008 NCAA Regional. The Sooners lead their series with BYU 5-2, having last met in 2005. OU and TWU have been long-time opponents, with Oklahoma holding a 61-3 lead, Big 12 Championships including a 197.225-194.650 victory last season. 3.23 Big 12 Championships Ames, Iowa 2 p.m. NCAA Championships 4.6 NCAA Regionals NORMAN 6 p.m. A LOOK AT THE OPPONENTS 4.19 NCAA Semifinals Los Angeles TBA No. 16 Boise State (4-0) 4.20 NCAA Super Six Los Angeles TBA Boise State enters its fifth meet of the season and second on the road. The team sits at No. 16 in the nation 4.21 NCAA Event Finals Los Angeles TBA and No. 4 in the West Region in addition to holding national event ranks of No. 14 on vault, No. 8 on bars, Bold denotes home meets No. 24 on beam and No. 18 on floor. Boise State enters the week with a season-high of 196.325. BYU (5-4) BYU has topped 195 in consecutive meets for the first time since the end of the 2011 season. The Cougars scored a season-best 195.150 vs. Southeast Missouri State in last week’s meet in Provo. Ranked No. 31, the Cougars rank No. 31 in the nation on vault, No. 24 on bars, No. 33 on beam and No. 37 on floor. FOLLOW THE SOONERS! OU women’s gymnastics fans can get up-to-the TWU (4-7) minute and behind-the-scenes stories, features and Ranked No. 56 in the nation, TWU enters the week with a season-high score of 193.150. As a team the photos of the Sooners by following OU at the Pioneers rank No. 48 on vault, No. 60 on bars, No. 50 on beam and No. 51 on floor. following places online: Website & Blog www.SoonerSports.com LAST WEEKEND - at IOWA STATE Facebook After defeating West Virginia last weekend, the No. 2 Oklahoma women’s gymnastics squad finished a Oklahoma Women’s Gymnastics sweep of the Big 12 regular season with a win over Iowa State, 197.625-194.775. The Sooners’ score was its third-highest in program history and broke its season high team score for the second-straight week. OU has Twitter @OUGymnastics now won 11-straight Big 12 regular season contests, including six straight over the Cyclones over the past six seasons. The Sooners’ 197.625 team score also marks the fourth-straight meet of 197 or better, a feat Instagram accomplished just twice before by OU, once in 2003 and again in 2012. Oklahoma is currently the only team OU_WGymnastics in the country this seaosn to have three scores above 197 on the road. Roster and Quick Facts 2 OKLAHOMA SOONERS NAME HT. YEAR HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL) CLUB PRONUNCIATION Albright, Lara 5-2 Jr. Carrollton, Texas (Washington) WOGA Alexander, Lauren 5-1 So. Plano, Texas (Plano Senior HS) Infinite Bounds Brewer, Erica 4-10 So. Louisville, Ky. (Sacred Heart Academy) Champion Gymnastics Clark, Rebecca 5-3 So. Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs South) GAGE Kanewa, Maile’ana 5-5 Fr. Duluth, Minn. (Duluth Denfeld HS) The Gymnastics Academy My-lee-ah-nah Kah-nev-ah Kmieciak, Keeley 5-3 Fr. Naperville, Ill. (Naperville Central HS) Phenom Gymnastics Kuh-mee-check Mooring, Madison 5-2 Jr. Sallisaw, Okla. (Bixby HS) Dynamo Gymnastics Nowak, Kayla 5-2 Sr. Algonquin, Ill. (Huntley HS) Illinois Gymnastics Institute No-vack Olson, Brie 5-2 Sr. St. Cloud, Minn. (Rocori HS) Ultimate Gymnastics Bree Price, Hunter 5-1 Fr. Boerne, Texas (Boerne-Samuel V. Champion HS) Aerial Athletics Scaman, Haley 5-3 Fr. Riverside, Ill. (Riverside Brookfield HS) Illinois Gymnastics Institute Scay-man Smith, Lauren 5-0 Sr. Lubbock, Texas (Lubbock HS) Texas Elite Gymnastics Academy Sorensen, Haley 5-4 So. The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands HS) Cypress Academy Spears, Taylor 5-2 Jr. Plano, Texas (Allen HS) WOGA Ward, Hayden 5-5 Jr. Norman, Okla. (Norman North HS) Dynamo Gymnastics COACHING STAFF K.J. Kindler – Head Coach (7th Year) | Lou Ball – Assistant Coach (7th Year) | Tom Haley – Assistant Coach (7th Year) GENERAL INFORMATION Location ........................................................Norman, Okla. Enrollment .............................................................. 30,754 Founded ..................................................................... 1890 President ......................................................David L. Boren VP/Athletics Director ...................................Joe Castiglione LARA ALBRIGHT LAUREN ALEXANDER ERICA BREWER Nickname ...............................................................Sooners Colors ...................................................... Crimson & Cream Conference ............................................................... Big 12 Arena ....................................................Lloyd Noble Center Capacity .................................................................. 12,000 OU’s All-Time Record ..........................................556-324-4 TEAM INFORMATION REBECCA CLARK MAILE’ANA KANEWA KEELEY KMIECIAK MADISON MOORING 2012 Overall Record ....................................................19-3 2012 High Score ......................................197.450 (at TWU) 2012 Big 12 Finish ..........................................................1st 2012 National Finish .....................................................7th COACHING STAFF Head Coach ..................................K.J. Kindler (7th Season) KAYLA NOWAK BRIE OLSON HUNTER PRICE HALEY SCAMAN Alma Mater ..............................................Iowa State, 1992 Record at OU ........................................................161-45-2 Career Record .......................................................235-98-3 Assistant Coach .................................Lou Ball (7th Season) Assistant Coach .............................Tom Haley (7th Season) Office Phone ...............................................(405) 325-6876 Office Fax ...................................................(405) 325-8337 LAUREN SMITH HALEY SORENSEN TAYLOR SPEARS HAYDEN WARD Oklahoma Women’s Gymnastics Notes 3 BIG 12 WEEKLY AWARDS SOONERS EARN BIG 12 WEEKLY AWARDS GYMNAST AWARD WEEK For the fourth straight week and fifth time this season, Oklahoma swept the Big 12 weekly gymnastics Taylor Spears Gymnast Georgia awards. Taylor Spears was the Gymnast of the Week recipient, while Madison Mooring and Keeley Kmie- Madison Mooring Specialist Georgia ciak were named Event Specialist of the Week and Newcomer of the Week, respectively. Spears picked Haley Scaman Newcomer Georgia up her sixth Gymnast of the Week award and 10th career weekly recognition while Mooring nabbed her Erica Brewer Gymnast ASU Brie Olson Specialist ASU second straight specialist award and third of the season. This is the second newcomer honor for Kmieciak. Taylor Spears Gymnast Denver Oklahoma has swept conference honors five of six weeks this season, winning 17 of 18 honors. Eight dif- Haley Scaman Specialist Denver ferent Sooners have earned at least one award this season. Keeley Kmieciak Newcomer Denver Taylor Spears Gymnast Metroplex MAGIC NUMBER Lara Albright Specialist Metroplex Lauren Alexander Newcomer Metroplex The Sooners are the only team in the country to have scored a 197.000 or higher at three road meets this Brie Olson Gymnast WVU season and one of only three teams in the country to have done it even once on the road. OU currently Madison Mooring Specialist WVU holds a season average of 197.125 overall and has scored above a 197.000 in four-straight meets. Haley Scaman Newcomer WVU Taylor Spears Gymnast Iowa St. BEST ON BEAM Madison Mooring Specialist Iowa St. Keeley Kmieciak Newcomer Iowa St. Oklahoma retains its No. 1 ranking nationally on beam with a 49.358 average, almost two-tenths higher than second place Florida’s average of 49.179. The Sooners’ score of 49.525 at Iowa State and 49.475 at West Virginia are the two highest scores of any team in the country on beam. Junior Taylor Spears ranks SOONER SPORTS RANKINGS No. 1 individually with a 9.9 average, one of a national-best four Sooners in the individual rankings along Eleven of Oklahoma’s 13 winter and spring sports with Lauren Alexander (No. 8), Erica Brewer (No. 13) and Madison Mooring (No. 19). are ranked in their respective polls with both men’s basketball and women’s track and field on the cusp of entering the Top 25. In the fall, the OU football ALL-AROUND SUCCESS team finished the season ranked 15th in both the AP An OU gymnast has won the all-around in all six of the Sooners’ meets this season, with junior Taylor and Coaches Polls.