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Matthew Wilson, Student Asst. (Men’s Gymnastics)
McClendon Center for Intercollegiate Athletics 180 W. Brooks, Suite 2525, Norman, OK 73019 O: (405) 325-8231 | M: (405) 831-3344 | E: [email protected] www.SoonerSports.com | Twitter: @soonersportscom
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Oklahoma Schedule| Results
At A Glance
- DATE OPPONENT
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- TIME | RESULTS
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Date: . . . . . . . . . Saturday, Jan. 23 Last Meeting. . . . . W, OU 354.250 Time: . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 p.m. Central Location. . . . . . . . . Iowa City, Iowa Venue: . . . Field House Main Floor Meet Info. . . . . soonersports.com Live Stats: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A Webcast: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A Tickets: . . . . . . . 1-800 IA-HAWKS
Jan. 16 Rocky Mountain Open Colorado Springs, Colo. (W) 347.400
- Jan. 23 Iowa
- Iowa City, Iowa
NORMAN
2 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m.
Jan. 30 Texas Feb. 4 Winter Cup Feb. 13 Nebraska Feb. 20 Michigan Feb. 27 Minnesota March 7 Nebraska March 13 Ohio State March 20 Penn State
Las Vegas, Nev. NORMAN Ann Arbor, Mich. NORMAN
- Iowa (2-3, 1-3 Big Ten)
- Oklahoma (4-0, 2-0 MPSF)
Lincoln, Neb. Columbus, Ohio State College, Pa.
HAWKEYES
No. 4 Set to Battle the Hawkeyes
SOONERS
April 3 MPSF Championship NORMAN
One week after winning the Rocky Mountain Open for the 11th straight season, the fourth-ranked Oklahoma men’s gymnastics team travels to face No. 8 Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa. The meet is slated for a 2 p.m. (CT) start on Saturday, Jan. 23.
- April 15 NCAA Qualifiers
- West Point, N.Y.
April 16 NCAA Championships West Point, N.Y. April 17 NCAA Championships West Point, N.Y.
Last season, Oklahoma swept team and individual event titles at the Howard McCasland Field House in Norman to beat the Hawkeyes 354.250 to 336.000.
All times are Central and subject to change.
Home meets are indicated by ALL CAPS and held at the Howard McCasland Field House.
Freshman Jacob Dalton will look to build an impressive start to the season this weekend after claiming four individual titles on vault, parallel bars, high bar and the all-around titles. Junior co-captain Steven Legendre is also poised to improve his second-place finish in the all-around and vault event at the Rocky Mountain Open.
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Opponent Preview
Pommel Horse
The University of Iowa men’s gymnastics team placed fourth at the 40th annual Windy City Invitational Saturday, hosted by the University of Illinois-Chicago. The Hawkeyes scored a team total of 339.600, while Big Ten foe Illinois won the meet with 353.750 total team points.
Oklahoma claimed the pommel event title as a team with a score of 56.950 at the Rocky Mountain Open. Freshman Alex Naddour also broke the pommel scoring record with a 15.200 at the RMO.
Up Next
The Sooners return home for a matchup with the University of Texas club team on Jan. 30. The two teams met last year in Norman with the Sooners winning the meet 349.050 to 304.950.
The matchup between the Sooners and Longhorns marks “Cleveland Elementary Night. ”The event is part of a “Partners in Education”program developed by Oklahoma Head Coach Mark Williams and Cleveland Elementary music teacher Regina Bell.
AROUND THE COUNTRY
Saturday, Jan 23:
•Arizona State/Washington at Minnesota, Noon (CT) •Navy, Springfield, Temple, William & Mary,
Brockport at Navy Open, 2 p.m. (CT)
The OU Athletics Marketing Department has some special events planned for “Cleveland Elementary Night”. Several lucky students will win the opportunity to serve as junior judges, score flashers, march-in leaders, junior PA announcer and award presenters at the meet. One Cleveland student will also perform the national anthem.
G Y M N A S T S T O W AT C H
Jacob Dalton | Freshman | All-Around
Won first All-Around title as a Sooner at Rocky Mountain Open with a score of 87.500 ...Named MPSF Gymnast of the Week for performance at Rocky Mountain Open.
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Alex Naddour | Freshman | All-Around
Led Sooners to a pommel horse team event title at Rocky Mountain Open, while breaking the event record score with a 15.200.
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2010 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER
- NAME
- CLASS
Fr.
HEIGHT
6-2
- HOMETOWN / CLUB
- PRONUNCIATION
Jeremy Adams Chad Crumley Jacob Dalton Corey English David Finning C.J. Grimes
Newnan, Ga. (Northgate HS) (Gym South)
- So.
- 5-11
5-5
Long Grove, Ill. (Stevenson HS) (Buffalo Grove Gymnastics Center) Reno, Nev. (Spanish Srings HS) (Gym NV)
CRUHM-lee
Fr.
- Sr.
- 5-7
- Covington, La. (St. Paul’s HS) (Mandeville Sports Complex)
Claremore, Okla. (Cy Falls HS) (Cypress Academy) Ulysses, Kan. (Ulysses HS) (Littlestar Gymnastics) Harrisburg, Pa. (Central Dauphin HS) (Artistic Sports Academy Plus) Port Jefferson, N.Y. (Spring Creek Academy) (World Olympic Gymnastics Academy) Houston, Texas (Home School) (Cypress Academy)
Gilbert, Ariz. (Highland HS) (Arizona Flairs)
- So.
- 5-4
RS-Jr. RS-Jr. Jr.
5-5
- Ian Jackson
- 5-6
Steven Legendre Benjamin Mayer
Alex Naddour Anthony Naddour Troy Nitzky
- 5-6
- la-ZHAHN-druh
- MAY-er
- RS-Fr.
Fr.
5-10
- 5-7
- Na-DOOR
- Jr.
- 5-11
5-6
- Gilbert, Ariz. (Highland HS) (Arizona Flairs)
- Na-DOOR
RS-Fr. So.
Southampton, Pa. (William Tennent HS) (Temple Boys Gymnastics) Charlotte, N.C. (Charlotte Catholic HS) (G & J Speedway)
Brunswick, Ohio (Brunswick HS) (Gym World)
Patrick Piscitelli
Bobby Shortle Chris Stehl
5-11
5-2
PISK-uh-telly
- Jr.
- SHORT-uhl
- Fr.
- 5-5
- Houston, Texas (William B. Travis HS) (Cypress Academy)
- Head Coach
- Mark Williams
Rustam Sharipov Daniel Furney
11th Season Fifth Season Fifth Season
Nebraska, 1980
Assistant Coach Assistant Coach
Kharkov State, 1997 Oklahoma, 2004 roos-TOM SHARE-ee-pahv
- JEREMEY ADAMS
- CHAD CRUMELY
IAN JACKSON TROY NITZKY
DAVID FINNING ALEX NADDOUR CHRIS STEHL
JACOB DALTON
STEVEN LEGENDRE
PATRICK PISCITELLI
COREY ENGLISH
- BEN MAYER
- C.J. GRIMES
ANTHONY NADDOUR
BOBBY SHORTLE
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GENERAL INFORMATION
2010 GYMINFO POLL -JAN. 18, 2010
Location ........................................................................................................... Norman, Okla. Enrollment ................................................................................................................... 30,092 Founded.......................................................................................................................... 1890 President.......................................................................................................... David L. Boren Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics/AD .................................................Joe Castiglione Nickname................................................................................................................... Sooners Colors...........................................................................................................Crimson & Cream Conference ...........................................................Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) Arena(s) .....................................................................Howard McCasland Field House (2,300)
Lloyd Noble Center (12,000)
10. Minnesota 11. Nebraska 12. Springfield 13. Illinois-Chicago 14. Air Force
1. Illinois 2. Stanford 3. Michigan
4. OKLAHOMA
5. Ohio State 6. Penn State 7. California 8. Iowa
15. Navy
9. Temple
NATIONAL TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL EVENT RANKINGS - JAN. 18, 2010
Floor
OU All-Time Record ......................................................................................544-168-1 (.764)
1 Stanford ..............................................................................60.900 2 Illinois .................................................................................60.200 3 OKLAHOMA .........................................................................60.000
TEAM INFORMATION
2009 Overall Record .............................................................................................. 23-3 (.884) High Score.................................................................................................................. 366.850 MPSF Finish..................................................................................................................Second NCAA Finish.....................................................................................................................Third Letterwinners Returning/Lost............................................................................................7/5 All-Americans Returning/Lost............................................................................................2/5
Pommel Horse
1 Illinois .................................................................................58.400 2 Michigan .............................................................................57.050 3 California.............................................................................56.950 - OKLAHOMA .........................................................................56.950
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach .......................................................................................................Mark Williams Year......................................................................................................................11th Season Alma Mater .....................................................................................................Nebraska, 1980 Record at OU ..................................................................................................... 246-21 (.921) Career Record.................................................................................................... 246-21 (.921)
Still Rings
1 Ohio State ...........................................................................60.200 2 Stanford ..............................................................................59.400 3 Michigan .............................................................................58.800 11 OKLAHOMA .......................................................................55.900
Assistant Coach (Alma Mater) ................................... Rustam Sharipov (Kharkov State, 1997) Year......................................................................................................................Fifth Season
Vault
1 OKLAHOMA.........................................................................63.950 2 Stanford ..............................................................................63.700 3 Illinois .................................................................................62.950
Assistant Coach (Alma Mater) .............................................. Daniel Furney (Oklahoma, 2004) Year......................................................................................................................Fifth Season
Men’s Gymnastics Office Phone ...................................................................... (405) 325-8349
Parallel Bars
- Men’s Gymnastics Office Fax........................................................................... (405) 325-7485
- 1 California.............................................................................58.350
2 Illinois .................................................................................57.700
- 3 OKLAHOMA.........................................................................57.500
- Men’s Gymnastics Contact.................................................................................... Matt Wilson
Office #........................................................................................................... (405) 325-8231 Fax #............................................................................................................... (405) 325-7623 Cell # .............................................................................................................. (405) 831-3344 E-mail ......................................................................................................mwilson75@ou.edu Web site ........................................................................................... www.SoonerSports.com Mailing address...................................... 180 West Brooks St., Suite 2525, Norman, OK 73019
High Bar
1 Michigan .............................................................................59.000 2 Stanford ..............................................................................56.750 3 Ohio State ...........................................................................56.650 11 OKLAHOMA .......................................................................53.100
PRACTICE POLICY
Floor
Practices are held at the Sam Viersen Center, directly north and across the street (Imhoff) from the Lloyd Noble Center. Practices are typically open to media. However, those who wish to attend must obtain clearance through Matt Wilson in the Athletics Communications Office prior to the start of practice. Practice generally runs from 1:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The best time to conduct interviews is immediately following practice.
1 ................................................................Steven Legendre, 15.950 8 ........................................................................Jake Dalton, 15.000 15 ..................................................................Bobby Shortle, 14.800
Pommel Horse
2 .....................................................................Alex Naddour, 15.200 10 ................................................................. Jeremy Adams, 14.350
CREDENTIAL REQUESTS
Media credentials for home contests at the McCasland Field House should be requested no later than one day prior to the event. All requests should be directed to Matt Wilson in the Athletics Communications Office at (405) 325-8231 or by e-mail to [email protected].
Vault
1.........................................................................Jake Dalton, 16.250 2.................................................................Steven Legendre, 16.100 5......................................................................Alex Naddour, 15.950
POST-MEET INFORMATION
Post-meet interviews will take place on the main floor of the McCasland Field House after head coach Mark Williams dismisses his athletes. Official score sheets will be available at the scorer’s table.
Parallel Bars
4.........................................................................Jake Dalton, 14.900 7.................................................................Steven Legendre, 14.650
MEDIA INTERVIEWS
Non-postmeet interview requests for athletes and coaches must be arranged through Matt Wilson in the Athletics Communications Office. All requests should be
High Bar
5.........................................................................Jake Dalton, 14.800
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ONE MEET AT A TIME
HEAD COACH MARK WILLIAMS
The Sooners will participate in nine regular season meets, and face five opponents that competed at the 2009 NCAA Championships. OU will also host three home meets at the Howard McCasland Field House, highlighted by matchups with Minnesota and Nebraska.
11th Year at OU: 246-21 | Alma Mater: Nebraska, 1980 Five National Championships Eight Conference Championships Five-Time National Coach of the Year Eight-Time MPSF Coach of the Year
The 2010 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships will be hosted by Oklahoma at the Howard McCasland Field House on April 3.
A LOOK BACK AT LAST WEEK
The Oklahoma men’s gymnastics team began the 2010 campaign with a victory at the Rocky Mountain Open claiming the meet championship for the 11th consecutive year.
OKLAHOMA ROCKY MOUNTAIN OPEN INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS
Floor Exercise: Stephen Legendre, Oklahoma Pommel Horse: Alex Naddour, Oklahoma Vault: Jacob Dalton, Oklahoma
CAREER NOTES
Education
• B.S. Secondary Education/English (Nebraska, 1980) • M.A. Journalism/Professional Writing (Oklahoma, 1991)
Parallel Bars: Jacob Dalton, Oklahoma High Bar: Jacob Dalton, Oklahoma All-Around: Jacob Dalton, Oklahoma
Coaching Experience
• Head Coach, Oklahoma (2000-present) • Assistant Coach, Oklahoma (1988-99) • High School Coach (1982-88)
COMING BACK
The upcoming meet against the University of Iowa will be the first for junior Ian Jackson since his injury at the 2009 Rocky Mountain Open. Jackson suffered an injury to his Achillies tendon during the RMO on the last pass of his floor routine.
Career Coaching Highlights
• 2009 World Championship Personal Coach • 2008 U.S. Olympic Personal Coach • 2008 NCAA National Champions • 2008 MPSF Coach of the Year
POMMEL RECORD FALLS
• 2008 National Coach of the Year • 2007 MPSF Coach of the Year • 2006 U.S. World Championships Head Coach • 2006 USA Gymnastics Coach of the Year • 2006 NCAA National Champions • 2006 National Coach of the Year • 2006 MPSF Coach of the Year • 2005 NCAA National Champions • 2005 National Coach of the Year • 2005 MPSF Coach of the Year • 2004 U.S. Olympic Personal Coach • 2003 NCAA National Champions • 2003 National Coach of the Year • 2003 MPSF Coach of the Year
Freshman Alex Naddour claimed his first individual event title as a Sooner breaking the pommel horse record last week at the Rocky Mountain Open with a score of 15.200. The previous best was held by Jason Laughton with a score of 15.000 set on Feb 28, 2009.
The Sooners also claimed the team event title with a score of 56.950.
SUMMER IN LONDON
Half of Team USA at the 2009 World Championships was represented by the Sooner program. Current OU gymnasts Jake Dalton and Steven Legendre and former Sooner Jonathan Horton competed in London, England.
• 2003 World Championship Personal Coach • 2002 World Championship Personal Coach • 2002 NCAA National Champions • 2002 National Coach of the Year • 2002 MPSF Coach of the Year
Current OU Head Coach Mark Williams and former Sooner gymnast Tom Meadows also represented Team USA as individual coaches for the Sooner gymnasts.
BRINGING IN MORE TALENT
• 2001 MPSF Coach of the Year
For the 2010 season head coach Mark Williams signed three gymnasts as a part of the 2009 signing class. Freshman Jake Dalton, Alex Naddour and Chris Stehl look to fill the departure of one of the most decorated classes in Oklahoma history as each of the ‘09 recruits finished in the top five at the 2009 Men’s Junior Olympic National Championships.