Meet One | ROCKY MOUNTAIN OPEN | Cadet West Gymnasium (Colorado Springs, Colo.) | Jan. 16, 2010 | 7 P.M. CT

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Oklahoma Schedule DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME 3 9 14 N/A N/A N/A Jan. 16 Rocky Mountain Open Colorado Springs, Colo. 7 p.m. Jan. 23 Iowa Iowa City, Iowa 2 p.m. Jan. 30 TEXAS NORMAN 7 p.m. Feb. 4 Winter Cup Las Vegas, Nev. 7 p.m. Feb. 13 NEBRASKA NORMAN 7 p.m. Feb. 20 Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. 2 p.m. Feb. 27 MINNESOTA NORMAN 7 p.m. Oklahoma Nebraska Air Force Arizona State* Washington* U.S. Olympic March 7 Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. 7 p.m. 0-0 (0-0) 0-0 (0-0) 0-0 (0-0) 0-0 (0-0) 0-0 (0-0) Training Center March 13 Ohio State Columbus, Ohio 2 p.m. March 20 Penn State State College, Pa. 4 p.m. April 3 MPSF CHAMPIONSHIP NORMAN 7 p.m. * Club Teams April 15 NCAA Qualifiers West Point, N.Y. 7 p.m. No. 3 Sooners Open 2010 Campaign at Rocky Mountain Open The No. 3 Oklahoma men’s gymnastics team opens the 2010 season Saturday, Jan. 16, at the Rocky Mountain Open in Colorado April 16 NCAA Championships West Point, N.Y. 7 p.m. Springs, Colo. The event, hosted by the U.S. Air Force Academy, will start at 7 p.m. (CT) at Cadet West Gymnasium and will include April 17 NCAA Championships West Point, N.Y. 7 p.m. both team and individual awards.

All times are Central and subject to change. Competing at the meet is Air Force, fellow Mountain Pacific Sports Federation rival Nebraska, club teams from Arizona State and Home meets are indicated by ALL CAPS and held at the Howard the University of Washington, and athletes from the U.S. Olympic Training Center. McCasland Field House. Last season, Oklahoma won its 10th straight Rocky Mountain Open, sweeping the team event titles with a score of 355.000.

AT A GLANCE: The Sooners also claimed all of the individual titles at the Rocky Mountain Open in 2009 with the help of Steven Legendre winning ROCKY MOUNTAIN OPEN Date...... Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010 event titles on floor, vault, parallel bars, high bar, Corey English winning pommel horse and Ian Jackson winning rings. Competition...... Team/Event Finals Time...... 7:00 p.m. Central Location...... Colorado Springs, Colo. Opponent Preview Venue...... Cadet West Gymnasium Air Force is in its 11th season under the leadership of Kip Simons. The Falcons return 11 letterwinners from last year’s squad that Meet Info...... goairforcefalcons.com finished fifth in the MPSF. Live Stats...... None Webcast...... None Tickets...... 1-800-666-8723 The University of Nebraska is ranked ninth in the preseason poll and returns 11 letterwinners from a team that finished ninth in the NCAA last year. The Cornhuskers are led by head coach Chuck Chmelka, who replaced long-time Nebraska coach Francis Allen.

Up Next Watch the Sooners On... Oklahoma will face a familiar Big Ten foe next weekend as it travels to Iowa City, Iowa, on Jan. 23, to take on the Iowa Hawkeyes. Vault The meet is scheduled for a 2 p.m. (CT) start inside the Field House on the University of Iowa campus. The Sooners have vault National Champion Steven Legendre returning for his junior sea- son and freshman Jake Dalton, who competed on the event at the 2009 World Champion- GYMNASTS TO WATCH ships for the U.S. Senior National Team.

Jake Dalton | Freshman | All-Around Member of the USA Senior National Team at the 2009 World Championships in London ... Posted a score of 16.05 on vault at Red/White scrimmage.

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2010 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

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 Rustam Sharipov Fifth Season Kharkov State, 1997 roos-TOM SHARE-ee-pahv Assistant Coach Daniel Furney Fifth Season Oklahoma, 2004

JEREMEY ADAMS CHAD CRUMELY JAKE 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 | Notes 3

GENERAL INFORMATION 2010 GYMINFO PRESEASON POLL Location...... Norman, Okla. Enrollment...... 30,092 1. Stanford (8) 11. Illinois-Chicago Founded...... 1890 2. California (4) 12. Temple President...... David L. Boren 3. OKLAHOMA (3) 13. William & Mary Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics/AD...... Joe Castiglione 4. Michigan (1) 14. Air Force Nickname...... Sooners 5. Illinois 15. Navy Colors...... Crimson & Cream 6. Penn State *First place votes in parenthesis Conference...... Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) 7. Ohio State Arena(s)...... Howard McCasland Field House (2,300) 8. Minnesota Lloyd Noble Center (12,000) 9. Nebraska OU All-Time Record...... 544-168-1 (.764) 10. Iowa

TEAM INFORMATION A GOOD START 2009 Overall Record...... 23-3 (.884) The past 10 years have been good to the Oklahoma men’s gymnastics team at the Rocky High Score...... 366.850 Mountain Open. OU will look to win its 11th straight RMO, Jan. 16 at Air Force. MPSF Finish...... Second NCAA Finish...... Third The Sooners currently hold the individual high scores on each event at the RMO since 2008, Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 7/5 when the new scoring was put in place. (Floor: Steven Legendre, 15.400; Pommel Horse: All-Americans Returning/Lost...... 2/5 Corey English, 14.900; Rings: Ian Jackson, 15.300; Vault: Legendre, 15.900; Parallel Bars: Legendre, 14.950; High Bar: Legendre, 14.700; All-Around: Legendre, 89.400) COACHING STAFF Head Coach...... Mark Williams Since 2000, Oklahoma has won at least two individual event titles in each compition at the Year...... 11th Season Rocky Mountain Open and has swept the individual titles four times (2001, 2006, 2008, Alma Mater...... Nebraska, 1980 2009). Record at OU...... 246-21 (.921) Career Record...... 246-21 (.921) 2009 ROCKY MOUNTAIN OPEN TEAM STANDINGS 1. OKLAHOMA - 355.000 Assistant Coach (Alma Mater)...... Rustam Sharipov (Kharkov State, 1997) 2. Nebraska - 332.400 Year...... Fifth Season 3. Air Force - 317.900 4. Arizona State - 312.950 Assistant Coach (Alma Mater)...... Daniel Furney (Oklahoma, 2004) 5. Washington - 303.200 Year...... Fifth Season INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS Men’s Gymnastics Office Phone...... (405) 325-8349 Floor Exercise: Stephen Legendre, Oklahoma Men’s Gymnastics Office Fax...... (405) 325-7485 Pommel Horse: Corey English, Oklahoma Still Rings: Ian Jackson, Oklahoma Men’s Gymnastics Contact...... Matt Wilson Vault: Stephen Legendre, Oklahoma Office. #...... (405) 325-8231 Parallel Bars: Stephen Legendre, Oklahoma Fax #...... (405) 325-7623 High Bar: Stephen Legendre, Oklahoma Cell #...... (405) 831-3344 All-Around: Stephen Legendre, Oklahoma E-mail...... [email protected] Web site...... www.SoonerSports.com BRINGING IN MORE TALENT Mailing address...... 180 West Brooks St., Suite 2525, Norman, OK 73019 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 PRACTICE POLICY of one of the most decorated classes in Oklahoma history as each of the ‘09 recruits finished Practices are held at the Sam Viersen Center, directly north and across the street (Imhoff) in the top five at the 2009 Men’s Junior Olympic National Championships. 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 Alex Naddour Office prior to the start of practice. Practice generally runs from 1:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Hometown: Gilbert, Ariz. best time to conduct interviews is immediately following practice. High School: Highland | Club: Arizona Flairs

CREDENTIAL REQUESTS Jake Dalton Media credentials for home contests at the McCasland Field House should be requested no Hometown: Reno, Nev., later than one day prior to the event. All requests should be directed to Matt Wilson in the High School: Spanish Srings | Club: Gym NV Athletics Communications Office at (405) 325-8231 or by e-mail to [email protected]. Chris Stehl POST-MEET INFORMATION Hometown: Houston, Texas Post-meet interviews will take place on the main floor of the McCasland Field House after High School: William B. Travis | Club: Cypress Academy head coach Mark Williams dismisses his athletes. Official score sheets will be available at the scorer’s table. LEADING THE 2010 SOONERS Senior Corey English and junior Steven Legendre were named co-captains for the 2010 sea- MEDIA INTERVIEWS son by head coach Mark Williams. Both were a part of the Sooners 2008 national champion- Non-postmeet interview requests for athletes and coaches must be arranged through Matt ship squad and have received national honors for their effort. Wilson in the Athletics Communications Office. All requests should be Head Coach Mark Williams | Notes | 2009 Final Rankings 4

HEAD COACH MARK WILLIAMS SUMMER IN LONDON Half of Team USA at the 2009 World Championships was represented by the Sooner 11th Year at OU: 246-21 | Alma Mater: Nebraska, 1980 program. Current OU gymnasts Jake Dalton and Steven Legendre and former Sooner competed in London, England. Five National Championships Eight Conference Championships Current OU Head Coach Mark Williams and former Sooner gymnast Tom Meadows also Five-Time National Coach of the Year represented Team USA as individual coaches for the Sooner gymnasts. Eight-Time MPSF Coach of the Year ONE MEET AT A TIME 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. CAREER NOTES The 2010 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships will be hosted by Oklahoma at Education the Howard McCasland Field House on April 3. • B.S. Secondary Education/English (Nebraska, 1980) • M.A. Journalism/Professional Writing (Oklahoma, 1991) PRE-SEASON PROMINENCE Coaching Experience In the last 10 years, the OU men’s gymnastics program has been ranked in the top three • Head Coach, Oklahoma (2000-present) of the preseason coaches poll every season. Six of the 10 years the Sooners have been • Assistant Coach, Oklahoma (1988-99) positioned at the top of the poll. • High School Coach (1982-88) 2010 - #3 2004 - #2 Career Coaching Highlights • 2009 World Championship Personal Coach 2009 - #2 2003 - #1 • 2008 U.S. Olympic Personal Coach 2008 - #1 2002 - #1 • 2008 NCAA National Champions 2007 - #1 2001 - #3 • 2008 MPSF Coach of the Year 2006 - #1 • 2008 National Coach of the Year 2005 - #1 • 2007 MPSF Coach of the Year • 2006 U.S. World Championships Head Coach • 2006 USA Gymnastics Coach of the Year FINAL RANKING - 20 APRIL 2009 - BY NATIONAL QUALIFYING AVERAGE • 2006 NCAA National Champions Rank Team National National Qualifying NQA • 2006 National Coach of the Year • 2006 MPSF Coach of the Year 1 Stanford 362.80 361.10 359.92 • 2005 NCAA National Champions 2 Michigan 361.50 358.30 354.13 • 2005 National Coach of the Year 3 OKLAHOMA 361.20 360.95 357.57 • 2005 MPSF Coach of the Year 4 California 361.15 357.55 353.97 • 2004 U.S. Olympic Personal Coach 5 Illinois 359.30 359.30 355.96 • 2003 NCAA National Champions • 2003 National Coach of the Year 6 Ohio State 355.95 354.30 349.87 • 2003 MPSF Coach of the Year 7 Penn State 352.15 346.43 • 2003 World Championship Personal Coach 8 Minnesota 351.05 348.25 • 2002 World Championship Personal Coach 9 Nebraska 346.80 341.93 • 2002 NCAA National Champions 10 UIC 337.65 339.03 • 2002 National Coach of the Year • 2002 MPSF Coach of the Year 11 Iowa 337.35 337.79 • 2001 MPSF Coach of the Year 12 Navy 327.00 337.16 • 2001 West Region NCAA Coach of the Year 13 William & Mary 336.66 • 2001 World Championship Personal Coach 14 Temple 336.15 • 2000 MPSF Coach of the Year 15 Air Force Academy 331.25 • 1999 Pan American Games Head Coach • 1996 Assistant Olympic Coach 16 Springfield 331.17 • 1995 Assistant World Championship Coach 17 Arizona State 321.69 • 1994 World Championship Personal Coach 18 Army 317.75 • 1994 USA Gymnastics Coach of the Year 19 M.I.T. 314.80 • 1994 NCAA Assistant Coach of the Year 20 James Madison 286.89 • 11-time USA International Team Coach Gymnastics Activities • NCAA Rules Committee Chair, 2005 • NGJA Nationally Certified Judge, 1984-2001 • F.I.G. Certified Judge, 1998-2004 • USAG Men’s Program Committee Member, 1994-2000 • U.S. Men’s Elite Coaches Association Sec./Treas. & V.P., 1991-98 • USAG Board of Directors Sr. Rep, 1996-98 • 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 Season Outlook 5

FLOOR EXERCISE The Sooners return 2009 NCAA floor National 2010 SEASON OUTLOOK Final 2009 Event Rank: 2 Champion Steven Legendre and All-American Average Score: 61.040 Bobby Shortle to the team in 2010. With Chris Win the conference and national championships -- This is the repeated motto for OU men’s gymnastics Brooks and Russell Czeschin gone from last year’s under head coach Mark Williams. For the last 10 years, the phase has become reality and created a Top Returning Scores: squad, OU looks to freshman Jake Dalton and decade of dominance for the Oklahoma program. 15.560 Legendre others to step up and fill the void on a event that 14.960 Shortle is perennially strong for the Sooners. In the last 10 years, Williams has guided the Sooners to an incredible 246-21 (.921) mark that includes five NCAA titles and eight MPSF championships in 10 seasons. Oklahoma has won five of the last eight NCAA titles and finished no lower than third since 2001.

With the return of 2009 all-around, floor and vault National Champion Steven Legendre and floor All-American Bobby Shortle, the Sooners will be in line to repeat the championship success. PARALLEL BARS Luckily for Oklahoma two of the top scorers for Final 2009 Event Rank: 3 the team are returning in 2010. Legendre and The 2009 season marked the end of collegiate careers for gymnasts Reed Pitts, Russell Czeschin, Jacob Average Score: 58.560 senior Corey English will solidify a event that Messina, , Kyle McNamara, and Jason Laughton, a group that guided Oklahoma to 11 lost Jake Messina, Kyle McNamara and Brooks to All-America honors last year. Top Returning Scores: graduation. Freshmen Alex Naddour and Dalton 14.680 Legendre will add depth to a depleted event. OU looks to reload for another championship run with the additions of freshmen Jake Dalton, Chris 14.500 English Stehl and Alex Naddour. Dalton highlights the group after competing with the U.S. Senior National Team at the 2009 World Championships. Each of the freshmen can compete in the all-around and gives added depth to all six events.

The coaches around the country took notice of the Sooners’ returners and incoming freshmen as OU POMMEL HORSE OU freshman Naddour was heralded as one of was voted third in the preseason poll. the best recruits on the event and along with his Final 2009 Event Rank: 5 Average Score: 57.040 brother, Anthony, OU will have quality depth on The Sooners will participate in nine regular season meets, and face five opponents that competed at the apparatus. Oklahoma will also have English the 2009 NCAA Championships. OU will also host three home meets at the Howard McCasland Field to rely on for consistent scores. Look for Legen- House, highlighted by matchups with Minnesota and Nebraska. Top Returning Scores: 14.810 English dre and walk-on Jeremy Adams to contribute on 13.280 Legendre the event. In the month of March, the Sooners will face two rivals from the Big Ten Conference on the road, beginning with a trip to Ohio State on March 13. After the matchup with the Buckeyes, Oklahoma will travel to Penn State (March 20) for a showdown with the Nittany Lions.

Since 2000, the Sooners, Nittany Lions and Buckeyes have combined to win nine NCAA titles. OU leads the pack with five national championships while Penn State has claimed three (2000, 2004, 2007) OU will again be a dominant force on the and Ohio State won the 2001 championship. VAULT Final 2009 Event Rank: 1 apparatus with the event National Champion, Legendre, returning. Add Dalton, who competed The United States Military Academy at West Point will host the 2010 NCAA Men’s Gymnastics Average Score: 64.200 on the event at the 2009 World Championships, Championships, April 15-17, at the Christl Arena. Top Returning Scores: Shortle, and Alex Naddour to the mix and the 16.360 Legendre Sooners have reloaded. OU will also look for 15.870 Shortle sophomore Pat Piscitelli for quality depth on the apparatus. 2010 MPSF CONFERANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA Just like years before, the Sooners will have The 2010 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation STILL RINGS depth on the event with Legendre, Piscitelli, Championships will be hosted by Oklahoma at the Final 2009 Event Rank: 3 Average Score: 60.000 and Anthony Naddour. Oklahoma will also call Howard McCasland Field House on April 3. In 2009, upon Ian Jackson, who was injured last year, the Sooners claimed one team event title on vault, Top Returning Scores: to help strengthen the score on the apparatus. while junior Steven Legendre finished first on vault. 15.010 Legendre The Sooners look to have this event as one of 14.450 Piscitelli their strong spots with experienced gymnasts OU will be seeking its 10th conference title in the returning. last 12 years. The Sooners won the conference title the last time it was held at OU in 2005.

HIGH BAR OU lost three scorers from last year’s squad in Final 2009 Event Rank: 3 Brooks, Messina, and Kyle McNamara on high Average Score: 58.010 bar. Once again the Sooners will look to talented freshmen Dalton and Alex Naddour to help Top Returning Scores: bolster the lineup. Oklahoma also will receive 14.340 Legendre help from the added experience from Piscitelli and Adams. 2009 Season Review | Records 6

OVERALL CAREER EVENT TITLES 2009 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Steven Legendre (40) Ian Jackson (5) MOVING ON UP Corey English (3) Oklahoma now ranks fourth all-time in individual NCAA Championships (30) passing confer- Bobby shortle (2) ence foe California (28) and UCLA (28). (2009) SOONERS BREAK NCAA SCORING RECORD AGAIN STEVEN LEGENDRE (28) Oklahoma posted a NCAA scoring record with a 366.850 on March 21 against then-No. Floor Exercise (7), Vault (8), Parallel Bars (5), High Bar (3), Still Rings (2), All-Around (3) 8 Penn State on senior night. OU broke its own record (364.600) which happened to be recorded on senior night in 2008. The Sooners swept all event titles by scoring team event COREY ENGLISH (2) highs on March 21 on floor (62.150), pommel horse (59.250), rings (60.850), vault (64.650), Pommel Horse (2) parallel bars (59.950) and high bar (60.000). IAN JACKSON (1) SOONERS FINISH UNDEFEATED FOR THIRD TIME Still Rings (1) Oklahoma went undefeated with a 12-0 record in the regular season for the third time under Williams. The Sooners have finished undefeated three times in the past 10 years BOBBY SHORTLE (1) (2003, 2006, 2009). Floor Exercise (1)

INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL TITLES UNDER WILLIAMS (2008) Under Williams, six University of Oklahoma gymnasts have been responsible for 17 NCAA STEVEN LEGENDRE (12) individual National Championships. The Sooners have a total of 30 title winners in the Floor Exercise (7) , Vault (2), All-Around (3) history of the program. IAN JACKSON (2) SWEEPING THE COMPETITION Vault (1), All-Around (1) Oklahoma swept event titles a total of six times last season (Rocky Mountain Open, Nebraska, Texas, Iowa, Nebraska, Penn State). Five out of the six teams that OU swept were COREY ENGLISH (1) ranked in the top 10. Pommel Horse (1)

BOBBY SHORTLE (1) ADDING TO THE COLLECTION Vault (1) OU’s number of All-America honors stands at 196 after last year’s team collected 11. The

Sooners have collected 10 or more All-American honors nine times in history of the pro- gram. Oklahoma has produced 103 All-Americans, with 22 in the past two seasons, under (2007) Ian Jackson (3) Williams. Vault (1), Rings (1), H-Bar (1), All-Around (1) INDIVIDUAL TITLES IN 2009 The Sooners claimed 50 total individual titles in the 2009 season and swept individual INDIVIDUAL EVENT HIGHS event titles three times (Rocky Mountain Open and against Nebraska and Texas). Twenty eight of the titles came from sophomore Steven Legendre, which shattered his 12 total EVENT...... SCORE...... GYMNAST (DATE SET) event titles from 2008. All-Around...... 92.450...... Jonathan Horton (03.15.08) Floor Exercise...... 16.100...... Steven Legendre (04.19.08) Nine gymnasts Legendre (28), Brooks (10), Messina (4), English (2), Czeschin (2), Jackson Pommel Horse...... 15.000...... Jason Laughton (02.28.09) (1), Shortle (1), McNamara (1) Laughton (1) claimed event titles during the 2009 season. Still Rings...... 16.125...... Jonathan Horton (04.19.08) Vault...... 16.500...... Steven Legendre (02.28.09) AWARDS FOR SOONERS IN 2009 Parallel Bars...... 15.650...... Jonathan Horton (03.15.08) Russell Czeschin was named second team Academic All-American. He also received the High Bar...... 15.550...... Chris Brooks (03.21.08) Chick-Fil-A Community of Champions Award for his work at Cleveland Elementary. TEAM EVENT HIGHS Jake Messina was among 24 Big 12 student-athletes selected to receive a 2008-09 Dr. Prentice Gautt Postgraduate Scholarship. EVENT...... SCORE...... DATE(S) SET Floor Exercise...... 62.750...... 04.17.09 Five members of the Oklahoma men’s gymnastics team were selected to the Academic Pommel Horse...... 59.250...... 03.21.09 All-MPSF team. OU has placed at least five gymnasts on the academic squad in each of the Still Rings...... 62.100...... 03.15.08 past five seasons. Vault...... 64.650...... 03.21.09 Parallel Bars...... 61.200...... 03.15.08 Senior Jacob Messina, an environmental science major, earned his fourth consecutive con- High Bar...... 60.000...... 03.21.09 ference honor, while Chris Brooks (management) and Russell Czeschin (health and exercise Total...... 366.850...... 03.21.09 science) earned their third straight MPSF awards.

Garnering their first Academic All-MPSF distinctions were sophomore Steven Legendre (mechanical engineering) and senior Jason Laughton (management). 2009 Season Results 7

at Rocky Mountain Open (Jan. 10, 2009) FX PH SR V PB HB Total No. 2 OKLAHOMA 59.300 56.800 60.750 62.650 58.600 56.900 355.000 No. 10 Nebraska 52.600 56.000 57.700 59.500 55.150 51.450 332.400 No. 13 Air Force 51.550 52.000 55.850 57.250 53.000 48.250 317.900 Arizona State 51.550 49.000 54.700 58.100 51.100 48.500 312.950 Washington 51.800 44.800 52.400 55.800 51.050 47.350 303.200

at Nebraska (Jan. 18, 2009) FX PH SR V PB HB Total No. 2 OKLAHOMA 58.600 55.750 58.600 63.600 59.300 58.450 354.300 No. 10 Nebraska 55.550 54.600 56.750 61.350 55.850 53.500 337.600

Texas (Jan. 31, 2009) FX PH SR V PB HB Total No. 1 OKLAHOMA 57.650 56.650 57.850 63.550 58.000 55.350 349.050 Texas 52.100 46.100 51.400 58.350 51.650 45.350 304.950

Iowa (Feb. 21, 2009) FX PH SR V PB HB Total No. 1 OKLAHOMA 60.650 57.050 58.550 64.000 57.600 56.400 354.250 No. 9 Iowa 57.850 52.500 55.150 61.850 54.950 53.700 336.000

Nebraska (Feb. 28, 2009) FX PH SR V PB HB Total No. 2 OKLAHOMA 59.750 57.750 59.650 64.500 59.100 57.550 358.300 No. 9 Nebraska 56.650 53.250 58.450 62.200 55.600 56.250 342.400

Minnesota (March 7, 2009) FX PH SR V PB HB Total No. 2 OKLAHOMA 61.200 57.150 59.050 64.200 58.050 58.200 357.850 No. 1 Stanford 61.850 56.150 57.400 63.000 59.000 59.000 356.400 No. 7 Minnesota 60.200 54.500 56.450 62.850 58.400 55.550 347.950

Ohio State (March 14, 2009) FX PH SR V PB HB Total No. 2 OKLAHOMA 61.800 55.850 59.700 63.150 58.850 58.100 357.450 No. 6 Ohio State 59.700 56.500 60.850 61.600 57.950 56.550 353.150

Penn State (March 21, 2009) FX PH SR V PB HB Total No. 1 OKLAHOMA 62.150 59.250 60.850 64.650 59.950 60.000 366.850 No. 8 Penn State 60.450 55.650 59.400 63.350 57.650 59.800 356.300

at MPSF Championship (April 4, 2009) FX PH SR V PB HB Total No. 1 Stanford 61.800 58.750 61.500 64.100 58.500 59.100 363.750 No. 2 OKLAHOMA 61.450 56.750 60.250 64.350 57.900 57.650 358.350 No. 3 California 60.100 53.600 59.700 62.050 60.200 56.900 352.550 No. 9 Nebraska 57.800 55.650 59.350 60.850 54.300 53.900 341.850 No. 15 Air Force 55.900 53.650 56.800 60.600 51.100 52.100 330.150

at NCAA Qualifier II (April16, 2009) FX PH SR V PB HB Total No. 2 OKLAHOMA 62.050 57.700 59.650 64.250 57.800 59.500 360.950 No. 3 Illinois 60.950 59.950 59.300 62.900 57.350 58.850 359.300 No. 6 Ohio State 59.650 57.550 61.350 63.250 56.600 55.900 354.300 No. 7 Minnesota 59.700 57.700 58.600 63.100 55.650 56.300 351.050 No. 10 UIC 56.250 53.300 57.700 59.850 55.100 55.450 337.650 No. 11 Iowa 59.100 53.350 56.600 62.350 52.600 53.350 337.350

at NCAA Team Finals (April 17, 2009) FX PH SR V PB HB Total No. 1 Stanford 61.300 58.450 61.800 63.250 59.300 58.700 362.800 No. 4 Michigan 61.200 59.150 60.750 62.900 58.250 59.250 361.500 No. 2 OKLAHOMA 62.750 57.750 59.950 64.050 58.250 58.450 361.200 No. 5 California 60.250 59.700 60.650 63.150 59.050 58.350 361.150 No. 3 Illinois 61.100 59.350 60.050 62.850 56.700 59.250 359.300 No. 6 Ohio State 60.050 58.350 61.000 62.550 56.650 57.350 355.950