Meet Two | at Iowa | Field House Main (Iowa City, Iowa) | Jan. 23, 2010 | 2 P.M. CT

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Oklahoma Schedule| Results DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME | RESULTS 8 At A Glance 4 Jan. 16 Rocky Mountain Open Colorado Springs, Colo. (W) 347.400 Date: ...... Saturday, Jan. 23 Last Meeting . . W, OU 354.250 Jan. 23 Iowa Iowa City, Iowa 2 p.m. Time: ...... 2 p.m. Central Jan. 30 Texas NORMAN 7 p.m. Location . . . . Iowa City, Iowa Feb. 4 Winter Cup Las Vegas, Nev. 7 p.m. Venue: . . . Field House Main Floor Feb. 13 Nebraska NORMAN 7 p.m. Meet Info . . soonersports.com Feb. 20 Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. 2 p.m. Live Stats: ...... N/A Webcast: ...... N/A Feb. 27 Minnesota NORMAN 7 p.m. Tickets: ...... 1-800 IA-HAWKS March 7 Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. 7 p.m. Iowa (2-3, 1-3 Big Ten) Oklahoma (4-0, 2-0 MPSF) March 13 Ohio State Columbus, Ohio 2 p.m. HAWKEYES SOONERS March 20 Penn State State College, Pa. 4 p.m. April 3 MPSF Championship NORMAN 7 p.m. No. 4 Set to Battle the Hawkeyes One week after winning the Rocky Mountain Open for the 11th straight season, the fourth-ranked Oklahoma men’s gymnastics April 15 NCAA Qualifiers West Point, N.Y. 7 p.m. 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 16 NCAA Championships West Point, N.Y. 7 p.m. April 17 NCAA Championships West Point, N.Y. 7 p.m. 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 Freshman Jacob Dalton will look to build an impressive start to the season this weekend after claiming four individual titles on McCasland Field House. , parallel bars, high bar and the all-around titles. Junior co-captain Steven Legendre is also poised to improve his second-place

Watch the Sooners On... finish in the all-around and vault event at the Rocky Mountain Open.

Pommel Horse Opponent Preview Oklahoma claimed the pommel event title The University of Iowa men’s gymnastics team placed fourth at the 40th annual Windy City Invitational Saturday, hosted by the as a team with a score of 56.950 at the Rocky University of Illinois-Chicago. The Hawkeyes scored a team total of 339.600, while Big Ten foe Illinois won the meet with 353.750 Mountain Open. Freshman Alex Naddour total team points. 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.

AROUND THE COUNTRY The matchup between the Sooners and Longhorns marks “Cleveland Elementary Night. ” The event is part of a “Partners in Saturday, Jan 23: Education” program developed by Oklahoma Head Coach Mark Williams and Cleveland Elementary music teacher Regina Bell. •Arizona State/Washington at Minnesota, Noon (CT) •Navy, Springfield, Temple, William & Mary, The OU Athletics Marketing Department has some special events planned for “Cleveland Elementary Night”. Several lucky students Brockport at Navy Open, 2 p.m. (CT) 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.

GYMNASTS TO WATCH

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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NAME CLASS HEIGHT HOMETOWN / CLUB PRONUNCIATION Jeremy Adams Fr. 6-2 Newnan, Ga. (Northgate HS) (Gym South) Chad Crumley So. 5-11 Long Grove, Ill. (Stevenson HS) (Buffalo Grove Gymnastics Center) CRUHM-lee Jacob Dalton Fr. 5-5 Reno, Nev. (Spanish Srings HS) (Gym NV) Corey English Sr. 5-7 Covington, La. (St. Paul’s HS) (Mandeville Sports Complex) David Finning So. 5-4 Claremore, Okla. (Cy Falls HS) (Cypress Academy) C.J. Grimes RS-Jr. 5-5 Ulysses, Kan. (Ulysses HS) (Littlestar Gymnastics) Ian Jackson RS-Jr. 5-6 Harrisburg, Pa. (Central Dauphin HS) (Artistic Sports Academy Plus) Steven Legendre Jr. 5-6 Port Jefferson, N.Y. (Spring Creek Academy) (World Olympic Gymnastics Academy) la-ZHAHN-druh Benjamin Mayer RS-Fr. 5-10 Houston, Texas (Home School) (Cypress Academy) MAY-er Alex Naddour Fr. 5-7 Gilbert, Ariz. (Highland HS) (Arizona Flairs) Na-DOOR Anthony Naddour Jr. 5-11 Gilbert, Ariz. (Highland HS) (Arizona Flairs) Na-DOOR Troy Nitzky RS-Fr. 5-6 Southampton, Pa. (William Tennent HS) (Temple Boys Gymnastics) Patrick Piscitelli So. 5-11 Charlotte, N.C. (Charlotte Catholic HS) (G & J Speedway) PISK-uh-telly Bobby Shortle Jr. 5-2 Brunswick, Ohio (Brunswick HS) (Gym World) SHORT-uhl Chris Stehl Fr. 5-5 Houston, Texas (William B. Travis HS) (Cypress Academy)

Head Coach Mark Williams 11th Season Nebraska, 1980 Assistant Coach Fifth Season Kharkov State, 1997 roos-TOM SHARE-ee-pahv Assistant Coach Daniel Furney Fifth Season Oklahoma, 2004

JEREMEY ADAMS CHAD CRUMELY JACOB DALTON COREY ENGLISH DAVID FINNING

C.J. GRIMES IAN JACKSON STEVEN LEGENDRE BEN MAYER ALEX NADDOUR

ANTHONY NADDOUR TROY NITZKY PATRICK PISCITELLI BOBBY SHORTLE CHRIS STEHL General Information | National Rankings 3

GENERAL INFORMATION 2010 GYMINFO POLL -JAN. 18, 2010 Location...... Norman, Okla. 1. Illinois 10. Minnesota Enrollment...... 30,092 2. Stanford 11. Nebraska Founded...... 1890 3. Michigan 12. Springfield President...... David L. Boren 4. OKLAHOMA 13. Illinois-Chicago Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics/AD...... Joe Castiglione 5. Ohio State 14. Air Force Nickname...... Sooners 6. Penn State 15. Navy Colors...... Crimson & Cream 7. California Conference...... Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) 8. Iowa Arena(s)...... Howard McCasland Field House (2,300) 9. Temple Lloyd Noble Center (12,000) OU All-Time Record...... 544-168-1 (.764) NATIONAL TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL EVENT RANKINGS - JAN. 18, 2010 Floor TEAM INFORMATION 1 Stanford...... 60.900 2009 Overall Record...... 23-3 (.884) 2 Illinois...... 60.200 High Score...... 366.850 3 OKLAHOMA...... 60.000 MPSF Finish...... Second NCAA Finish...... Third Pommel Horse Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 7/5 1 Illinois...... 58.400 All-Americans Returning/Lost...... 2/5 2 Michigan...... 57.050 3 California...... 56.950 COACHING STAFF - OKLAHOMA...... 56.950 Head Coach...... Mark Williams Year...... 11th Season Still Alma Mater...... Nebraska, 1980 1 Ohio State...... 60.200 Record at OU...... 246-21 (.921) 2 Stanford...... 59.400 Career Record...... 246-21 (.921) 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 Assistant Coach (Alma Mater)...... Daniel Furney (Oklahoma, 2004) 2 Stanford...... 63.700 Year...... Fifth Season 3 Illinois...... 62.950

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 Men’s Gymnastics Contact...... Matt Wilson 3 OKLAHOMA...... 57.500 Office. #...... (405) 325-8231 Fax #...... (405) 325-7623 High Bar Cell #...... (405) 831-3344 1 Michigan...... 59.000 E-mail...... [email protected] 2 Stanford...... 56.750 Web site...... www.SoonerSports.com 3 Ohio State...... 56.650 Mailing address...... 180 West Brooks St., Suite 2525, Norman, OK 73019 11 OKLAHOMA...... 53.100

PRACTICE POLICY Floor Practices are held at the Sam Viersen Center, directly north and across the street (Imhoff) 1 ...... Steven Legendre, 15.950 from the Lloyd Noble Center. Practices are typically open to media. However, those who 8 ...... Jake Dalton, 15.000 wish to attend must obtain clearance through Matt Wilson in the Athletics Communications 15 ...... Bobby Shortle, 14.800 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. Pommel Horse 2 ...... Alex Naddour, 15.200 CREDENTIAL REQUESTS 10 ...... Jeremy Adams, 14.350 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 Vault Athletics Communications Office at (405) 325-8231 or by e-mail to [email protected]. 1...... Jake Dalton, 16.250 2...... Steven Legendre, 16.100 POST-MEET INFORMATION 5...... Alex Naddour, 15.950 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 Parallel Bars the scorer’s table. 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 High Bar Wilson in the Athletics Communications Office. All requests should be 5...... Jake Dalton, 14.800 Head Coach Mark Williams | Notes 4

HEAD COACH MARK WILLIAMS ONE MEET AT A TIME The Sooners will participate in nine regular season meets, and face five opponents that 11th Year at OU: 246-21 | Alma Mater: Nebraska, 1980 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. Five National Championships Eight Conference Championships The 2010 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships will be hosted by Oklahoma at Five-Time National Coach of the Year the Howard McCasland Field House on April 3. Eight-Time MPSF Coach of the Year 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.

CAREER NOTES OKLAHOMA ROCKY MOUNTAIN OPEN INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS Floor Exercise: Stephen Legendre, Oklahoma Education Pommel Horse: Alex Naddour, Oklahoma • B.S. Secondary Education/English (Nebraska, 1980) Vault: Jacob Dalton, Oklahoma • M.A. Journalism/Professional Writing (Oklahoma, 1991) Parallel Bars: Jacob Dalton, Oklahoma Coaching Experience High Bar: Jacob Dalton, Oklahoma • Head Coach, Oklahoma (2000-present) All-Around: Jacob Dalton, Oklahoma • Assistant Coach, Oklahoma (1988-99) • High School Coach (1982-88) COMING BACK Career Coaching Highlights The upcoming meet against the University of Iowa will be the first for junior Ian Jackson • 2009 World Championship Personal Coach since his injury at the 2009 Rocky Mountain Open. Jackson suffered an injury to his Achillies • 2008 U.S. Olympic Personal Coach tendon during the RMO on the last pass of his floor routine. • 2008 NCAA National Champions • 2008 MPSF Coach of the Year • 2008 National Coach of the Year POMMEL RECORD FALLS • 2007 MPSF Coach of the Year Freshman Alex Naddour claimed his first individual event title as a Sooner breaking the • 2006 U.S. World Championships Head Coach pommel horse record last week at the Rocky Mountain Open with a score of 15.200. The • 2006 USA Gymnastics Coach of the Year previous best was held by Jason Laughton with a score of 15.000 set on Feb 28, 2009. • 2006 NCAA National Champions • 2006 National Coach of the Year • 2006 MPSF Coach of the Year The Sooners also claimed the team event title with a score of 56.950. • 2005 NCAA National Champions • 2005 National Coach of the Year SUMMER IN LONDON • 2005 MPSF Coach of the Year Half of Team USA at the 2009 World Championships was represented by the Sooner • 2004 U.S. Olympic Personal Coach program. Current OU gymnasts Jake Dalton and Steven Legendre and former Sooner • 2003 NCAA National Champions • 2003 National Coach of the Year competed in London, England. • 2003 MPSF Coach of the Year • 2003 World Championship Personal Coach Current OU Head Coach Mark Williams and former Sooner gymnast Tom Meadows also • 2002 World Championship Personal Coach represented Team USA as individual coaches for the Sooner gymnasts. • 2002 NCAA National Champions • 2002 National Coach of the Year • 2002 MPSF Coach of the Year 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 • 2001 West Region NCAA Coach of the Year signing class. Freshman Jake Dalton, Alex Naddour and Chris Stehl look to fill the departure • 2001 World Championship Personal Coach of one of the most decorated classes in Oklahoma history as each of the ‘09 recruits finished • 2000 MPSF Coach of the Year • 1999 Pan American Games Head Coach in the top five at the 2009 Men’s Junior Olympic National Championships. • 1996 Assistant Olympic Coach • 1995 Assistant World Championship Coach Alex Naddour • 1994 World Championship Personal Coach Hometown: Gilbert, Ariz. • 1994 USA Gymnastics Coach of the Year High School: Highland | Club: Arizona Flairs • 1994 NCAA Assistant Coach of the Year • 11-time USA International Team Coach Jake Dalton Gymnastics Activities Hometown: Reno, Nev. • NCAA Rules Committee Chair, 2005 High School: Spanish Srings | Club: Gym NV • NGJA Nationally Certified Judge, 1984-2001 • F.I.G. Certified Judge, 1998-2004 • USAG Men’s Program Committee Member, 1994-2000 Chris Stehl • U.S. Men’s Elite Coaches Association Sec./Treas. & V.P., 1991-98 Hometown: Houston, Texas • USAG Board of Directors Sr. Rep, 1996-98 High School: William B. Travis | Club: Cypress Academy • Coached on seven NCAA National Championship Teams (1981, 1991, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008)

Athletic Accolades (Nebraska) • NCAA Team Champion, 1979 and 1980 • All-American High Bar, 1978 • Big Eight Champion High Bar, 1978 • U.S. Junior National Team, 1975 2010 Event Recaps 5

ROCKY MOUNTAIN OPEN | JAN. 16, 2010 OU, (W): 347.400-337.050

The Oklahoma men’s gymnastics team began the 2010 cam- paign with a victory at the Rocky Mountain Open claiming the meet championship for the 11th consecutive year.

The third-ranked Sooners scored a 347.400 Saturday night in Colorado Springs, Colo., to win the collegiate portion of the competition, while Jacob Dalton claimed his first all-around title as a Sooner with a score of 87.500.

The Sooner also claimed four team event finals on floor (60.000), pommel horse (56.950), vault (63.950) and parallel bars (57.500).

The Sooners claimed five individual event titles on the night with the help of Dalton winning vault (16.250), parallel bars (14.900) and high bar (14.800) and Steven Legendre winning floor (15.950). Freshman Alex Naddour also claimed his first event title as a Sooner posting a score of 15.200 on pommel horse.

OKLAHOMA AT IOWA | JAN. 23, 2010 Individual and Team Titles 6

OVERALL CAREER EVENT TITLES TEAM TITLES Steven Legendre (41) (2010): Floor (1): Rocky Mountain Open, 15.950, 1/16/10 Floor (1) (2009): Floor Exercise (7), Vault (8), Parallel Bars (5), High Bar (3), Still Rings (2), Rocky Mountain Open, 60.000, 1/16/10 All-Around (3) (2008): Floor Exercise (7) , Vault (2), All-Around (3) Pommel Horse (1) Rocky Mountain Open, 56.950, 1/16/10 Ian Jackson (6) (2009): Still Rings (1) Still Rings (1) (2008): Vault (1), All-Around (1) Rocky Mountain Open, 55.900, 1/16/10 (2007): Vault (1), Rings (1), H-Bar (1), All-Around (1) Vault (1) Corey English (3) Rocky Mountain Open, 63.950, 1/16/10 (2009): Pommel Horse (2) (2008): Pommel Horse (1) Parallel Bars (1) Rocky Mountain Open, 57.500, 1/16/10 Bobby Shortle (2) (2009): Floor Exercise (1) High Bar (1) (2008): Vault (1) Rocky Mountain Open, 53.100, 1/16/10

Jacob Dalton (4) All-Around (1): Rocky Mountain Open, 87.500, 1/16/10 Vault (1): Rocky Mountain Open, 16.250, 1/16/10 Parallel Bars (1): Rocky Mountain Open, 14.900, 1/16/10 High Bar (1): Rocky Mountain Open, 14.800, 1/16/10

Alex Naddour (1) Pommel Horse (1): Rocky Mountain Open, 15.200, 1/16/10

OVERALL SCORING RECORDS

INDIVIDUAL EVENT HIGHS EVENT...... SCORE...... GYMNAST (DATE SET) All-Around...... 92.450...... Jonathan Horton (03.15.08) Floor Exercise...... 16.100...... Steven Legendre (04.19.08) Pommel Horse...... 15.200...... Alex Naddour (01.16.09) Still Rings...... 16.125...... Jonathan Horton (04.19.08) Vault...... 16.500...... Steven Legendre (02.28.09) Parallel Bars...... 15.650...... Jonathan Horton (03.15.08) High Bar...... 15.550...... (03.21.08)

TEAM EVENT HIGHS EVENT...... SCORE...... DATE(S) SET Floor Exercise...... 62.750...... 04.17.09 Pommel Horse...... 59.250...... 03.21.09 Still Rings...... 62.100...... 03.15.08 Vault...... 64.650...... 03.21.09 Parallel Bars...... 61.200...... 03.15.08 High Bar...... 60.000...... 03.21.09 Total...... 366.850...... 03.21.09 2010 Season Results 7

at Rocky Mountain Open (Jan. 16, 2010) FX PH SR V PB HB Total No. 3 OKLAHOMA 60.000 56.950 55.900 63.950 57.500 53.100 347.400 No. 9 Nebraska 55.950 51.350 56.400 62.100 56.350 54.900 337.050 No. 14 Air Force 55.450 52.650 53.400 61.200 53.850 49.300 325.850 Arizona State 51.950 51.100 52.650 60.500 52.050 51.150 319.400 Washington 45.950 41.050 48.100 56.450 48.200 38.200 277.950

at Iowa (Jan. 23, 2010) FX PH SR V PB HB Total No. 3 OKLAHOMA No. 8 Iowa

Texas (Jan. 30, 2010) FX PH SR V PB HB Total OKLAHOMA Texas

Nebraska (Feb. 13, 2010) FX PH SR V PB HB Total OKLAHOMA Nebraska

at Michigan (Feb. 20, 2010) FX PH SR V PB HB Total OKLAHOMA Michigan

Minnesota (Feb. 27, 2010) FX PH SR V PB HB Total OKLAHOMA Minnesota

at Nebraska (March 7, 2010) FX PH SR V PB HB Total OKLAHOMA Nebraska

at Ohio State (March 13, 2010) FX PH SR V PB HB Total OKLAHOMA Ohio State

at Penn State (March 20, 2010) FX PH SR V PB HB Total OKLAHOMA Penn State

MPSF Championship (April 3, 2010) FX PH SR V PB HB Total OKLAHOMA Stanford California Nebraska Air Force

INDIVIDUAL EVENT HIGHS TEAM EVENT HIGHS EVENT...... SCORE...... GYMNAST (DATE SET) EVENT...... SCORE...... DATE(S) SET All-Around...... 87.500...... Jacob Dalton (01.16.10) Floor Exercise...... 60.000...... 01.16.10 Floor Exercise...... 15.950...... Steven Legendre (01.16.10) Pommel Horse...... 56.950...... 01.16.10 Pommel Horse...... 15.200...... Alex Naddour (01.16.10) Still Rings...... 55.900...... 01.16.10 Still Rings...... 14.250...... Steven Legendre (01.16.10) Vault...... 63.950...... 01.16.10 Vault...... 16.250...... Jacob Dalton (01.16.10) Parallel Bars...... 57.500...... 01.16.10 Parallel Bars...... 14.900...... Jacob Dalton (01.16.10) High Bar...... 53.100...... 01.16.10 High Bar...... 14.800...... Jacob Dalton (01.16.10) Total...... 347.400...... 01.16.10