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OKLAHOMA at West Virginia | WVU Coliseum | February 1, 2013 | 6 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. 1, 2013 1.18 No. 11 Denver NORMAN W, 197.325-195-850 1.26 Metroplex Challenge Forth Worth, Texas 1st, 197.275 Time: . 6 p.m. CT No. 7 LSU 2nd, 197.100 No. 16 Oregon State 3rd, 196.825 Location: . Morgantown, W.Va. No. 9 Georgia 4th, 196.775 Washington 5th, 194.875 Venue: . WVU Coliseum 2.1 West Virginia Morgantown, W.Va. 6 p.m. Western Michigan Live Results: . .WVUSports.com William & Mary No. 2 Oklahoma (7-0) West Virginia 2.8 Iowa State Ames, Iowa 7 p.m. Live Video . .WVUSports.com 2.15 Perfect 10 Challenge Oklahoma City 7 p.m. SOONERS QUAD MEET Boise State BYU TWU THE SERIES 2.22 UCLA NORMAN 7 p.m. Oklahoma competes in its first Big 12 meet of 2013 when the Sooners travel to Morgantown, W.Va., to take 3.1 TWU Denton, Texas 7 p.m. 3.8 Arizona NORMAN 7 p.m. on West Virginia. Joining the Big 12 showdown will be William & Mary and Western Michigan. OU has an 3.10 North Carolina NORMAN 2:30 p.m. all-time record of 5-1 against the Mountaineers and defeated WVU in its only other trip to Morgantown in Stanford 2008. The last time the two teams met, the Sooners defeated WVU, 196.375-195.250 in 2009 in Norman. 3.15 Alabama Tuscaloosa, Ala. 7:30 p.m. OU holds a 3-0 series advantage over Western Michigan and is competing against William & Mary for the Big 12 Championships first time in program history. 3.23 Big 12 Championships Ames, Iowa 2 p.m. NCAA Championships A LOOK AT THE OPPONENTS 4.6 NCAA Regionals NORMAN 6 p.m. 4.19 NCAA Semifinals Los Angeles TBA West Virginia (2-3) 4.20 NCAA Super Six Los Angeles TBA WVU’s season-best score of 195.15, earned in a loss at then-No. 24 NC State (195.2) on Jan. 25, put its 4.21 NCAA Event Finals Los Angeles TBA season average at 193.983, good for No. 35 in the country. The Mountaineers rank No. 18 on floor (48.808) Bold denotes home meets and No. 22 on vault (48.933). In region rankings, Kaylyn Millick ranks No. 10 (9.8) on floor, No. 19 (38.363) in the all-around and No. 25 (9.775) on vault. William & Mary (1-2) The Tribe placed second at a tri-meet hosted by North Carolina in its last competiton on Jan. 20, with UNC claiming top honors with a team score of 194.500, while W&M posted a 192.925 to defeat George Washington (192.475). Larson Lasek placed third in the all-around with a career-high 38.700, earning ECAC FOLLOW THE SOONERS! Gymnast of the Week honors last week. OU women’s gymnastics fans can get up-to-the minute and behind-the-scenes stories, features and Western Michigan (3-1) photos of the Sooners by following OU at the Western Michigan was defeated by Kent State last week, 194.675 to 194.125. The Broncos recorded its following places online: second-highest vault score in program history at the meet with a 48.950 Website & Blog www.SoonerSports.com LAST WEEKEND - METROPLEX CHALLENGE Facebook Oklahoma Women’s Gymnastics The No. 2 Oklahoma women’s gymnastics team won the Metroplex Challenge with a score of 197.275 against some of the top competition in the country. Needing higher than a 49.100 with one rotation Twitter remaining to pass LSU for the title, OU scored a 49.275 on floor for the victory. Junior Lara Albright started @OUGymnastics things off for the Sooners by tying her career high with a 9.9. Erica Brewer and Brie Olson added identi- Instagram cal 9.875 scores. No. 7 LSU (197.100) finished second, followed by No. 16 Oregon State (196.825), No. 9 OU_WGymnastics Georgia (196.775) and Washington (194.875). 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 ..........................................552-324-4 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 ........................................................157-45-2 Career Record .......................................................231-98-3 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 DOWN BUT NOT OUT GYMNAST AWARD WEEK Sophomore Lauren Alexander is the highest scorer on vault in the nation this year despite not having not Taylor Spears Gymnast Georgia participated in competitive gymnastics since her junior year of high school in 2010. Last week at the Madison Mooring Specialist Georgia Metroplex Challenge, Alexander scored a 9.975 (including a perfect 10.0 from one judge) to earn the Haley Scaman Newcomer Georgia beam title. The sophomore missed her senior year of high school due to an ACL injury that then kept her Erica Brewer Gymnast ASU Brie Olson Specialist ASU from competing for the Sooners last season and led to her decision to retire. But wanting to compete Taylor Spears Gymnast Denver again, Alexander rejoined the team in time for fall and cracked the rotation, becoming one of the top Haley Scaman Specialist Denver gymnasts on beam in the nation and helping OU to a No. 1 team ranking in the event. Keeley Kmieciak Newcomer Denver Taylor Spears Gymnast Metroplex SOONERS AND GATORS Lara Albright Specialist Metroplex Lauren Alexander Newcomer Metroplex With the latest release of the GymInfo Top 25, Oklahoma is ranked No. 2 for the second-straight week with an average team score of 196.938. The Sooners’ high average comes despite being the only team in the Top 10 to compete on the road in three meets this season. OU and Florida are the only two teams in the country to have two team scores above 197.000 in 2013, with the Gators holding a slight edge over the Sooners with a 197.025 team average. MARCH-IN ORDER BEST ON BEAM NAME YEAR Oklahoma retains its No. 1 ranking nationally on beam with a 49.288 average, almost a full tenth above Maile’ana Kanewa ................................................. Fr. second place Michigan’s average of 49.194. The Sooners’s score of 49.350 on the event against No. 11 Keeley Kmieciak .................................................... Fr. Denver is still the highest score any team in the country has totaled on beam. Hunter Price .........................................................