O K L A H O M A S oo NERS MEET No. 4 - GWU, WIllIam & MARY, WVU Phillip Rogers, OU Women’s Gymnastics Media Relations Contact UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA 180 W. Brooks, Suite 2525, Norman, OK 73019 O: (405) 325-8349 | C: (405) 880-0794 | F: (405) 325-7623 WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS [email protected] | www.SoonerSports.com 2008 SCHEDULE N0. 7 SOONERS END FOUR MEET ROAD TRIP IN MORGANTOWN DatE OPPONENt TIME/RESultS 01.04.08 ....@ Cancun Classic $ .................................. First, 195.175 NORMAN, Okla. - The No. 7 OU women’s gymnastics squad 01.11.08 ....@ Central Michigan ..........................W, 195.125-188.6 closes out a four-meet road trip to start the 2008 season in SEttING thE ScENE Morgantown, W. Va., on Sunday, Jan. 27. Date: Sunday, Jan. 27, 2008 01.19.08 ....@ Texas Woman’s University ...............W, 196.45-192.8 01.27.08 ....@ West Virginia = ........................................12:00 p.m. Location: Morgantown, W. Va 02.01.08 ....NEBRASKA ..................................................7:00 p.m. Competition against George Washington, host West Virginia and March In: 1 p.m. EST William & Mary begins at 1 p.m. (EST) inside WVU Coliseum. Venue: WVU Coliseum 02.09.08 ....@ Denver ~ ...................................................7:00 p.m. Live Webcast: None 02.15.08 ....IOWA STATE + .............................................7:00 p.m. The Sooners (5-0) are facing West Virginia for the second time Live Statistics: msnsportsnet.com 02.22.08 ....@ Missouri .....................................................6:30 p.m. on the young season. OU bested the Mountaineers 02.29.08 ....TEXAS WOMAN’S UNIVERSITY ...................7:00 p.m. 195.175-192.125 in the second session of the season-opening Cancun Classic. 03.07.08 ....AUBURN ! ...................................................7:00 p.m. 03.15.08 ....@ Arkansas ....................................................2:00 p.m. Oklahoma is coming off of its third consecutive sweep of the event titles as the Sooners coasted past 03.22.08 ....@ Minnesota ..................................................6:00 p.m. Texas Woman’s University in Denton, Texas, last Saturday. OU is ranked fifth in the nation on beam and 03.29.08 ....BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIPS * .........................7:00 p.m. floor, and sixth on bars. The Sooners are led by five-time All-American Kiara Redmond Sturms who enters 04.12.08 ....NCAA SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL * .........6:00 p.m. this weekend’s meet as the reigning Big 12 Gymnast of the Week. The senior leads the nation with a floor average of 9.933 and also holds top-20 rankings on vault (11), all-around (13) and bars (19). 04.25.08 ....NCAA Team Finals # ................................................ TBA 04.26.08 ....NCAA Individual Finals # ........................................ TBA Host squad WVU enters the meet with a 33rd-place ranking, the highest of any of this weekend’s foes. Com- All TIMES LISTED ARE CENTRal. ing off of a win against Maryland, the Mountaineers average through three meets is a 191.825 with a high of 193.050 coming last weekend against the Terrapins. ALL HOME MEETS ARE AT THE LLOYD NOBLE CENTER George Washington is ranked 44th with a season average of 190.0 while William & Mary rounds out the $ Meet features: OU, Denver, Illinois, Iowa, LSU, Minnesota, competition with a 182.725 season average and a 60th-place ranking. TWU, West Virginia and Wisconsin-Whitewater = Also competing are William & Mary and George Washington Live scoring is available at www.msnsportsnet.com. ~ Meet includes Denver, Air Force and Utah State Hollie Vise earned Big 12 Event Specialist of the Week honors + Beauty and the Beast Night (Paired with Wrestling Dual) after scoring a 9.8 25 on bars and a 9.9 on beam, both career highs. ! Senior Night * Norman, Okla. - Hosted by the University of Oklahoma # Athens, Ga. - Hosted by the University of Georgia Oklahoma (5-0) SOONERS GWU (4-1) COLONIALS PROJEctED LINEUP’S Vault Bars 1. Jessica Kinder 1. Ashley Jackson V 2. Haley DeProspero 2. Hollie Vise West Virginia (2-4) 3. Jackie Flanery 3. Haley DeProspero E 4. Mary Mantle 4. Jackie Flanery MOUNTAINEERS R 5. Natalie Ratcliff 5. Stephanie LoPiccolo S 6. Kiara Redmond-Sturms 6. Kiara Redmond-Sturms U Beam Floor S 1. Kristin Smith 1. Kristin Smith William and Mary (0-5) 2. Ashley Jackson 2. Jessica Kinder 3. Stephanie LoPiccolo 3. Haley DeProspero TRIBE 4. Hollie Vise 4. Jackie Flanery 5. Haley DeProspero 5. Ashley Jackson 6. Kiara Redmond-Sturms 6. Kiara Redmond-Sturms 2008OU WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS 1 O K L A H O M A S oo NERS MEET No. 4 - GWU, WIllIam & MARY, WVU Name Yr. Ht. Hometown (High School) (Club) Pronunciation Candace Cindell Fr. 5-5 Frisco, Texas (Frisco HS) (Kurt Thomas Gymnastics) sin-DELL Haley DeProspero Jr. 5-0 McKinney, Texas (Plano Christian Academy) (University of Gymnastics) dee-PROSS-per-oh Jacqueline Flanery So. 5-5 Plattsburg, Mo. (Plattsburg HS) (Eagles Gymnastics) Caitlin Hinkis Sr. 5-1 Simsbury, Conn. (Simsbury HS) (C.A.T.S. Gymnastics) Ashley Jackson Jr. 5-1 Hudsonville, Mich. (East Kentwood HS) (Geddart’s Twistars) Jessica Kinder Jr. 5-2 Kansas City, Mo. (Raytown HS) (Best Gymnastics) KIN-der Gina Lesko Jr. 5-3 Allen, Texas (Allen HS) (University of Gymnastics) Stephanie LoPiccolo Sr. 4-11 Melbourne, Australia (Melbourne Girls College) (Victorian High Performance Centre) low-PICK-o-low Mary Mantle So. 5-4 Bellvue, Colo. (Rocky Mountain HS) (GK Gymnastics) Natalie Ratcliff Fr. 5-5 Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley Northwest HS) (GAGE) Kiara Redmond-Sturms Sr. 5-1 Los Angeles, Calif. (California HS) (S.C.A.T.S) key-ARE-uh Melanie Root Fr. 5-3 Cartersville, Ga. (Cartersville HS) (Cartersville Twisters) Kristin Smith So. 5-3 Oklahoma City, Okla. (Putnam City HS) (Dynamo Gymnastics) Hollie Vise So. 5-5 Dallas, Texas (Spring Creek Academy) (WOGA) VICE Head Coach K.J. Kindler Second Season KIN-dler Assistant Coach Lou Ball Second Season Assistant Coach Tom Haley Second Season CANDACE CINDELL halEY DEPROSPERO JACQUELINE FLANERY CAITLIN HINKIS ASHLEY JACKSON JESSICA KINDER GINA LESKO STEPHANIE LOPICCOLO MARY MANTLE NATALIE RATCLIFF KIARA REDMOND-STURMS MELANIE ROOT KRISTIN SMITH HOLLIE VISE 2008OU WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS 2 O K L A H O M A S oo NERS MEET No. 4 - GWU, WIllIam & MARY, WVU GENERal INfoRmatION 2008 MARCH-IN ORDER Location ..............................................................................Norman, Okla. Enrollment ......................................................................................29,721 NamE ClaSS HomEtowN PRONUNCIatION Founded .............................................................................................1890 1. Candace Cindell ........................Fr. ....................... Frisco, Texas sin-DELL 2. Natalie Ratcliff .........................Fr. ........... Overland Park, Kan. President .............................................................................David L. Boren 3. Melanie Root ...........................Fr. ..................Cartersville, Ga. VP / Athletics Director ........................................................Joe Castiglione 4. Jacqueline Flanery ...................So. ................. Plattsburg, Mo. 5. Mary Mantle ............................So. .................... Bellvue, Colo. Nickname ......................................................................................Sooners 6. Kristin Smith ............................So. ..........Oklahoma City, Okla. Colors ............................................................................. Crimson & Cream 7. Hollie Vise ................................So. .......................Dallas, Texas VICE Conference .......................................................................................Big 12 8. Haley DeProspero .....................Jr. ..................McKinney, Texas dee-PROSS-per-oh Arena ...........................................................................Lloyd Noble Center 9. Ashley Jackson .........................Jr. ............. Hudsonville, Mich. Capacity ..........................................................................................12,000 10. Jessica Kinder ..........................Jr. ..................Kansas City, Mo. KIN-der OU’s All-Time Record ..........................................................381-198 (.658) 11. Gina Lesko ...............................Jr. .........................Allen, Texas 12. Caitlin Hinkis ...........................Sr. .................Simsbury, Conn. TEam INfoRmatION 13. Stephanie LoPiccolo ................Sr. ........ Melbourne, Australia low-PICK-o-low 2007 Overall Record .................................................................20-8 (.714) 14. Kiara Redmond - Sturms .........Sr. ............. Los Angeles, Calif. key-ARE-uh High Score .....................................................................................197.175 Big 12 Finish...................................................................................Second COACHING STAFF NCAA Finish .....................................................................................Eighth K.J. Kindler .................................... Head Coach (Second Year) Letterwinners Returning/Lost ............................................................11/2 Lou Ball .......................................... Assistant Coach (Second Year) All-Americans Returning/Lost ..............................................................2/1 Tom Haley ...................................... Assistant Coach (Second Year) CoachING Staff 2 0 0 8 G Y M IN F O Poll Head Coach ..............................................................................K.J.