OKLAHOMA WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS 2014, 2016 & 2017 NCAA CHAMPIONS u SEVEN TOP-THREE NCAA FINISHES u 15 CONFERENCE TITLES u 116 ALL-AMERICANS 2018 SCHEDULE No. 1 OKLAHOMA vs. WEST VIRGINIA Friday, Feb. 23, 2018 n 6:45 p.m. CT n Norman, Okla. n Lloyd Noble Center n n Jan. 15 at 16Georgia W, 197.550-196.600 Broadcast: Fox Sports Oklahoma/Fox College Sports Central Stats:OUStats.com SOONERS MOUNTAINEERS JAN. 21 15IOWA STATE, TWU 1ST/3, 197.525 (6-1-0 overall, 1-0 Big 12) (7-6-0 overall, 0-1 Big 12) 5 Jan. 26 at Florida L, 198.150-198.125 Head Coach: K.J. Kindler Head Coach: Jason Butts Feb. 4 at UCLA W, 198.050-197.950 Record at OU: 320-52-3 (12th year) Record at WVU: 85-58-1 MEET SEVEN MEET Overall Record: 414-105-4 Overall Record: Same FEB. 11 UNC W, 198.150-195.750 Feb. 16 at Perfect 10+ W, 196.425-196.175 NOTES AND NUMBERS FOR WEEK SEVEN Nebraska OKLA-HOME-A FEB. 23 WEST VIRGINIA 6:45 P.M. The No. 1 Oklahoma women’s gymnastics team returns to Norman to host Big 12 competitor West Virginia Friday MARCH 3 MICHIGAN 3:45 P.M. evening at Lloyd Noble Center. The meet is slated for a 6:45 p.m. CT start. The Sooners are currently 3-0 in the state of Oklahoma this season, winning two meets at home and the Perfect 10 Challenge last weekend in Oklahoma MARCH 9 ARIZONA STATE, 6:45 P.M. City. ARKANSAS, DENVER HOME SWEET LLOYD NOBLE March 16 at Alabama 6:30 p.m. On Sunday, the Sooners will look to build upon their 90-4 all-time home record under 12th-year head coach K.J. March 18 at TWU 2 p.m. Kindler. OU has claimed 28 straight victories in Norman dating back to 2014. TOP TOTALS TOP NCAA SCORES IN 2018 Big 12 Championship - Ames, Iowa Of the top scores so far this season, OU has three that rank in the top six. OU holds the Rank Team Score No. 2 score in the nation with a 198.150 against North Carolina (Feb. 11). The Sooners March 24 Big 12 Championship 4 p.m. 1. LSU 198.175 also have the fourth best total with a 198.125 scored on the road at Florida (Jan. 26) 2. Oklahoma 198.150 and the sixth best total with a 198.050 scored at UCLA (Feb. 4). Florida 198.150 NCAA Regional - TBD TO 198 AND BEYOND 4. Oklahoma 198.125 April 7 NCAA Regional TBD From January 26-February 11, Oklahoma posted three straight scores of 198 or higher. 5. LSU 198.075 The Sooners are one of just two teams to put up more than one mark of 198 or higher this 6. Oklahoma 198.050 season and only three schools have posted a 198 in 2018 (Florida, LSU). Oklahoma put 7. UCLA 197.950 NCAA Championships - St. Louis, Mo. up scores of 198.125, 198.050 and 198.150, marking the first time in program history 8. Florida 197.850 April 20-21 NCAA Championships TBD that the Sooners have scored a 198 or better in the back-to-back-to-back meets. In its last 9. UCLA 197.750 seven meets, Oklahoma has reached the 198 threshold four times. 10. Utah 197.700 All times listed as central THERE’S ONLY ONE After tallying its sixth win of the season, the Oklahoma women’s gymnastics team remained the No. 1 team in the + meet held in Oklahoma City nation with an average score of 197.638. As a team, the Sooners are ranked first nationally on vault (49.454) and bars Home meets listed in BOLD (49.500), second on beam (49.296) and moved up to third on floor (49.388). CLOUD 9.9 TICKETS With 144 routines under their belts, the Sooners have put up 66 scores of 9.9 or better. That means that 46 percent of For tickets, call (405) 325-2424 or toll- Oklahoma’s routines fall in the “excellent” category. The Sooners are averaging 11 scores of 9.9 or higher per meet. free (800) 456-GoOU. Tickets can also be OU’s 66 scores of 9.9 is second in the nation, behind LSU’s 74. However, LSU has competed in two more meets than purchased at the main ticket office in Gaylord OU, putting up an extra 48 routines. Florida (60), UCLA (59) and Utah (58) are within striking distance of OU but have Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium or at the done so in 168 routines. Lloyd Noble Center on the day of the meet. QUICK HITS • Junior Alex Marks and freshman Anastasia Webb were named the Big 12 Event Specialist and Newcomer of the Week, respectively. Marks was named the event specialist for the first time in her Oklahoma career, tying her career high with a 9.9 on vault in the No. 2 spot. Webb was honored for the fifth time this season putting up at least two scores of 9.9 or higher for the third time this season. Webb took home a share of the bars title with a 9.925 on the apparatus and came in third on floor with a 9.900. She also contributed a solid 9.850 to the beam lineup and now ranks eighth nationally on the event. Oklahoma Women’s @ou_wgymnastics @ou_wgymnastics Gymnastics • Four current Sooners have recorded at least one 10.0 in their careers, including juniors Nicole Lehrmann (UB, 2017) and Brenna Dowell (UB, 2017; VT 2018), sophomore Maggie Nichols (VT,UB, BB, FX), and freshman Lindsey Morrison, Assistant Director Anastasia Webb (BB, 2018). McClendon Center for Intercollegiate Athletics 180 W. Brooks, Suite 2525, Norman, OK 73019 MATCHUP AT A GLANCE O: (405) 325-8372 | C: (972) 849-3018 OKLAHOMA WEST VIRGINIA [email protected] | www.SoonerSports.com 2018 Record 6-1-0 7-6-0 2018 Ranking 1 29 2018 Scoring Average 197.638 195.275 2018 Team High 198.150 196.225 MEET SEVEN - VS. WEST VIRGINIA 2 2018 OKLAHOMA SOONERS NAME HT YEAR HOMETOWN CLUB PRONUNCIATION Brown, Natalie 5-7 Sr. Dallas, Texas (J.J. Pearce H.S.) WOGA Catour, Stefani 5-3 Sr. Phoenix, Ariz. (Desert Vista H.S.) Desert Light Gymnastics ca-TOOR Craus, Samantha 5-4 Sr. Grapevine, Texas (Southlake Carroll H.S.) U.S. Gold Gymnastics Degouveia, Jade 5-4 So. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Ft. Lauderdale H.S.) American Twisters Gymnastics DAY-go-vay-uh Dowell, Brenna 5-3 Jr. Odessa, Mo. (Odessa H.S.) GAGE Draper, Jordan 5-3 Fr. Bedford, Texas (Birdville, HS) Empire Gymnastics Hiller, Ashley 4-11 Jr. Houston, Texas (Pasadena Memorial HS) Stars Gymnastics Houston Jackson, AJ 5-3 Sr. Belton, Mo. (Belton H.S.) Eagles Gymnastics Lehrmann, Nicole 5-5 Jr. Austin, Texas (Vista Ridge H.S.) Capital Gymnastics LAIR-man Marks, Alexandra 5-7 Jr. Cushing, Okla. (Abeka Academy) Dynamo Gymnast Matthews, Abigail 5-7 Fr. Virginia Beach, Va. (NUVHS) Cincinnati Gymnastics Nichols, Maggie 5-4 So. Little Canada, Minn. (Roseville Area H.S.) Twin City Twisters Schoepfer, Evy 5-3 Fr. Ames, Iowa (Gilbert HS) Triad Gymnastics SHOW-fur Showers, Brehanna 5-7 So. Rockford, Mich. (Rockford H.S.) R-Athletics Webb, Anastasia 5-5 Fr. Morton Grove, Ill. (Niles West HS) IGI Woodard, Carly 5-5 Fr. Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley West HS) Fuzion Gymnastics K.J. Kindler (Head Coach) - 12th Year | Lou Ball (Assistant Coach) - 12th Year | Tom Haley (Assistant Coach) - 12th Year Ashley Kerr (Volunteer Assistant Coach) - 1st Year | Candace Blackerby (Director of Operations) - Second Year PHOTO ROSTER NATALIE BROWN STEFANI CATOUR SAMANTHA CRAUS JADE DEGOUVEIA BRENNA DOWELL JORDAN DRAPER ASHLEY HILLER AJ JACKSON NICOLE LEHRMANN ALEX MARKS ABIGAIL MATTHEWS MAGGIE NICHOLS EVY SCHOEPFER BREHANNA SHOWERS ANASTASIA WEBB CARLY WOODARD 2014, 2016 & 2017 NCAA CHAMPIONS - SEVEN TOP-THREE NCAA FINISHES - 15 CONFERENCE TITLES - 116 ALL-AMERICANS MEET SEVEN - VS. WEST VIRGINIA 3 A GLANCE AT NEBRASKA Nichols also holds the top spot in the all-around (39.715) GENERAL INFORMATION Rankings (as of Feb. 19) and on beam (9.938), is tied for second on vault (9.925), and ranks ninth on floor (9.913). Dowell is tied with Nichols Location ............................. Norman, Okla. Team for second place on vault (9.925) and tied for 24th on floor Enrollment......................................30,813 Overall: 29th (195.275 average) (9.883). Webb also ranks in the top 10 on beam, coming Vault: 26th (48.943) in eighth (9.888). OU is one of two schools to have three Founded ............................................1890 Bars: 34th (48.682) athletes ranked in the top 10 on beam as sophomore Bre Showers joins Nichols (first) and Webb (eighth) at No. 7 President ............................David L. Boren Beam: 30th (48.725) Floor: 30th (48.925) (9.892). Rounding out OU’s ranked athletes is AJ Jackson, VP/Athletics Director .........Joe Castiglione who is tied for 11th on vault (9.875), and Alex Marks, who sits in 24th on vault (9.862). Nickname .....................................Sooners Top Individuals All-Around: Megan Schweihofer (24th, 39.250) Colors .......................... Crimson & Cream Vault: Kirah Koshinski (T-11th, 9.875) NO BREAKS Bars: Zaakira Muhammad (102nd, 9792) Overall, 12 of OU’s 13 regular-season opponents were Conference ......................................Big 12 Beam: Carly Galpin (121st, 9.771) ranked in the preseason poll, including six squads slated Arena...........................Lloyd Noble Center Floor: Kirah Koshinski (T-81st, 9.836) in the top 10 nationally (No. 2 Florida, No. 4 Alabama, No. 6 UCLA, No. 7 Michigan, No.