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1 OKLAHOMA at the NC AA Regional Lloyd N o b l e C e n t e r, P. M. C T W O M E N S G Y M N A S T I C S Jordan Christiansen, Women s Gymnastics SID McClendon Center for Intercollegiate Athletics 180 W. Brooks, Suite 2525, Norman, OK O: (405) C: (801) E: jordanc@ou.edu 2 S U P E R S I X E S 1 2 N C A A C H A M P I O N S H I P A P P E A R A N C E S 1 1 C O N F E R E N C E C H A M P I O N S H I P S 5 7 A L L - A M E R I C A N S Oklahoma Schedule DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME (CT)/RESULTS 1.5 No. 11 Georgia Athens, Ga. W, Arizona State Tempe, Ariz. W, No. 11 Denver NORMAN W, Metroplex Challenge Forth Worth, Texas 1st, No. 7 LSU 2nd, No. 16 Oregon State 3rd, No. 9 Georgia 4th, Washington 5th, West Virginia Quad Morgantown, W.Va. 1st, West Virginia 2nd, Western Michigan 3rd, William & Mary 4th, Iowa State Ames, Iowa W, Perfect 10 Challenge Oklahoma City 1st, No. 16 Boise State 2nd, BYU 3rd, TWU 4th, No. 5 UCLA NORMAN W, TWU Denton, Texas W, No. 16 Arizona NORMAN W, No. 9 Stanford NORMAN 1st, North Carolina Alabama Tuscaloosa, Ala. L, Big 12 Championships 3.23 Oklahoma Ames, Iowa 1st, Iowa State 2nd, West Virginia 3rd, NCAA Championships 4.6 NCAA Regionals NORMAN 4 p.m NCAA Semifinals Los Angeles TBA 4.20 NCAA Super Six Los Angeles 6 p.m NCAA Event Finals Los Angeles 3 p.m. Bold denotes home meets FOLLOW THE SOONERS! OU women s gymnastics fans can get up-to-the minute and behind-the-scenes stories, features and photos of the Sooners by following OU at the following places online: Website & Blog Facebook Oklahoma Women s Gymnastics Instagram OU_WGymnastics No. 2 Oklahoma (21-1) SOONERS At A Glance Date Saturday, Time p.m. CT Location Norman, Okla. Venue Lloyd Noble Center TV FS Southwest+ Live Webcast...SoonerSports.tv Live Results... SoonerSports.com NCAA NORMAN REGIONAL NCAA NORMAN REGIONAL The No. 2 Oklahoma women s gymnastics team earned a No. 1 seed and will host Stanford, Penn State, Washington, Iowa and Southern Utah on Saturday,, at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman at 4 p.m CT. The meet will be televised live on FOX Sports Southwest+ and via live webcast at SoonerSports.tv. The top two teams from the Norman Regional and each of the other five regionals around the country will compete in the NCAA Championships, -21, at UCLA. Oklahoma has advanced to the final weekend of the postseason each of the past nine seasons, including all six under head coach K.J. Kindler. OKLAHOMA NCAA REGIONAL HISTORY The Norman Regional is the 16th-straight NCAA postseason appearance in OU program history and the 30th overall. The Sooners have taken the top spot in their Regional each of the past three seasons, including the last time an NCAA Regional was held in Norman in This is the fourth Regional to be held in Norman, with OU finishing sixth in 1988, second in 2008 and first in 2011 in the previous three meets. Last season in the Champaign Regional, OU scored a , joining Stanford ( ) in advancing to the NCAA Championship where the Sooners finished seventh overall. TEAM RANKINGS OVERALL OU STAN PSU WASH IOWA SUU National Rank... 2nd... 11th... 14th... 22nd... 27th... 34th RQS Season High VAULT National Rank...6th... 13th... 17th...31st... 27th... 35th RQS Season High BARS National Rank... 2nd... 9th... 13th... 18th... 16th... 30th RQS Season High BEAM National Rank... 1st... 8th... 19th... 16th... 42nd... 34th RQS Season High FLOOR National Rank... 1st... 19th... 15th...33rd...21st... 44th RQS Season High

2 O k l a h o m a Wo m e n s G y m n a s t i c s N o t e s All-ACADEMIC BIG 12 Seven members of the University of Oklahoma women s gymnastics team were named 2013 Academic All-Big 12, the conference announced Tuesday. OU led the Big 12 with its seven selections, including six on the first team. Iowa State had six members, while West Virginia placed five. Lara Albright, a management major, was the only student-athlete of the 18 honored who boasts a perfect 4.0 GPA. Also majoring in management, Nowak was named Academic All-Big 12 for the third time in her career while Mooring, a pre-physical therapy major, earned recognition for the secondstraight year. The list marked the seventh-straight year that at least four OU gymnasts have earned the honor. Under head coach K.J. Kindler, OU gymnasts have earned 46 Academic All-Big 12 honors. Name Year Major Lara Albright Jr. Management Lauren Alexander So. Communication Rebecca Clark So. Accounting Madison Mooring Jr. Pre-Physical Therapy Kayla Nowak Sr. Management Brie Olson Sr. Communication Taylor Spears Jr. Communication BIG 12 WEEKLY AWARDS OU gymnasts won 27 of the Big 12 s 33 weekly honors this season, with nine different Sooners earning at least one recognition. Junior Taylor Spears tied a league record with six Gymnast of the Week awards. GYMNAST AWARD WEEK Taylor Spears Gymnast Georgia Madison Mooring Specialist Georgia Haley Scaman Newcomer Georgia Erica Brewer Gymnast ASU Brie Olson Specialist ASU Taylor Spears Gymnast Denver Haley Scaman Specialist Denver Keeley Kmieciak Newcomer Denver Taylor Spears Gymnast Metroplex Lara Albright Specialist Metroplex Lauren Alexander Newcomer Metroplex Brie Olson Gymnast WVU Madison Mooring Specialist WVU Haley Scaman Newcomer WVU Taylor Spears Gymnast Iowa St. Madison Mooring Specialist Iowa St. Keeley Kmieciak Newcomer Iowa St. Brie Olson Gymnast Perfect 10 Haley Scaman Newcomer Perfect 10 Brie Olson Gymnast UCLA Maile ana Kanewa Specialist UCLA Keeley Kmieciak Newcomer UCLA Haley Scaman Newcomer TWU Taylor Spears Gymnast Arizona Maile ana Kanewa Newcomer Arizona Taylor Spears Gymnast Alabama Lauren Alexander Specialist Alabama OKLAHOMA WINS 2013 BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP AMES, Iowa - The No. 2 Oklahoma women s gymnastics team won its fifth Big 12 Championship in the last six years Saturday with a score of , besting No. 25 West Virginia and Iowa State for the title. OU junior Taylor Spears won the Big 12 all-around title with a score of and tied for the individual titles on both bars and beam. Following the meet, Spears was also named the Big 12 Gymnast of the Year. Oklahoma swept every individual event title and the all-around title outright, becoming the first school in Big 12 history to do so. Freshman Maile ana Kanewa took the vault title, senior Brie Olson and Spears took bars, sophomore Rebecca Clark and Spears took beam and freshman Haley Scaman won the floor title. The Sooners began the meet on bars, coming out on fire from start to finish to a team score, tying for the second-best bars total in program history. Olson and Spears tied for the top mark of the meet with 9.95 scores, a career high for Spears. Erica Brewer and Rebecca Clark added 9.9s while Haley Scaman and Hayden Ward rounded out the lineup, each recording 9.85 scores. Clark and Spears tied for the beam title earning 9.9s to lead the Sooners. Clark s score tied a career high and gave the sophomore her first-ever conference title. OU was forced to count a fall on beam for the first time this season, finishing with a team score of Oklahoma bounced back well on floor, recording a team score, led by freshman Haley Scaman who earned a meet-best 9.95 for her first-career Big 12 title. Olson, Spears and junior Madison Mooring each added 9.9s for the Sooners. With the championship firmly in hand, OU closed out the meet with a score of on vault. Kanewa continued her comeback story from wrist surgery by winning the event in just the sixth collegiate meet of her career. Olson finished right behind Kanewa with a ALL-BIG 12 AWARDS The No. 2 Oklahoma women s gymnastics team earned a conference-best 13 All-Big 12 awards, the most in one season in program history. The Sooners earned every All-Big 12 spot except one, earning the highest percentage of spots by any one team in league history. OU has led the conference in All-Big 12 selections each of the last six years and have had at least eight selections each of the past six seasons. The All-Big 12 squad consists of the top three conference gymnasts with the highest regional qualifying score (RQS) in each event in addition to the top two all-around gymnasts. All-Around Taylor Spears OU Jr Brie Olson OU Sr OKLAHOMA BIG 12 HONORS Gymnast of the Year - Taylor Spears Specialist of the Year - Lauren Alexander Newcomer of the Year - Haley Scaman Coach of the Year - K.J. Kindler All-Around Champion - Taylor Spears Vault Champion - Maile ana Kanewa Bars Champions - Brie Olson, Taylor Spears Beam Champions - Rebecca Clark, Taylor Spears Floor Champion - Haley Scaman Vault Uneven Bars Haley Scaman OU Fr Brie Olson OU Sr Keeley Kmieciak OU Fr Keeley Kmieciak OU Fr Jaida Lawrence WVU Fr Erica Brewer OU So Balance Beam Floor Exercise Taylor Spears OU Jr Haley Scaman OU Fr Lauren Alexander OU So Brie Olson OU Sr Erica Brewer OU So Taylor Spears OU Jr

3 Roster and Quick Fac ts 3 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-muhn 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) LARA ALBRIGHT LAUREN ALEXANDER ERICA BREWER GENERAL INFORMATION Location...Norman, Okla. Enrollment... 30,754 Founded President... David L. Boren VP/Athletics Director... Joe Castiglione Nickname...Sooners Colors... Crimson & Cream Conference... Big 12 Arena...Lloyd Noble Center Capacity... 12,000 OU s All-Time Record REBECCA CLARK MAILE ANA KANEWA KEELEY KMIECIAK MADISON MOORING TEAM INFORMATION 2012 Overall Record High Score (at TWU) 2012 Big 12 Finish...1st 2012 National Finish... 7th KAYLA NOWAK LAUREN SMITH BRIE OLSON HUNTER PRICE HALEY SCAMAN HALEY SORENSEN TAYLOR SPEARS HAYDEN WARD COACHING STAFF Head Coach... K.J. Kindler (7th Season) Alma Mater... Iowa State, 1992 Record at OU Career Record Assistant Coach... Lou Ball (7th Season) Assistant Coach... Tom Haley (7th Season) Office Phone...(405) Office Fax...(405)

4 O k l a h o m a Wo m e n s G y m n a s t i c s N o t e s 4 record scores keep coming The Sooners went on a nine-meet streak scoring above a 197, a program record and tied for the longest such streak in NCAA history. OU has cracked the top 10 best program marks multiple times already this season and continue to rewrite the record books. TOP TEAM SCORES - OVERALL SCORE OPPONENT, SEASON UCLA, Alabama, Arizona, 2013 Arizona, @ Iowa State, Stanford/UNC, TWU, Big 12 Championship, Arkansas, UCLA, 2003 TOP TEAM SCORES - VAULT SCORE OPPONENT, SEASON Iowa State, UCLA, Arkansas, Arizona, Alabama, TWU, @ Iowa State, Missouri, @ Michigan State, Big 12 Championship, 2010 TOP TEAM SCORES - BARS SCORE OPPONENT, SEASON UCLA, 2013 Big 12 Championship, Arizona, 2003 Perfect 10, OSU/Illinois, Missouri, Stanford/UNC, Arizona, Big 12 Championship, TWU, @ TWU/LSU, 2000 TOP TEAM SCORES - BEAM SCORE OPPONENT, SEASON Arizona, UCLA, Missouri, @ Iowa State, TWU, 2009 Illinois, 2010 Alabama, Metroplex, Big 12 Championship, Air Force, 2000 TOP TEAM SCORES - FLOOR SCORE OPPONENT, SEASON UCLA, Centenary/TWU, Alabama, Arizona, Nebraska/TWU, Nebraska, TWU, 2002 Big 12 Championship, Alabama, Stanford, TWU, Missouri, Big 12 Championship, 2002 NORMAN REGIONAL EVENT ROTATIONS VAULT BYE BARS BEAM BYE FLOOR 1. Oklahoma Stanford Iowa Southern Utah Penn State Washington 2. Washington Oklahoma Stanford Iowa Southern Utah Penn State 3. Penn State Washington Oklahoma Stanford Iowa Southern Utah 4. Southern Utah Penn State Washington Oklahoma Stanford Iowa 5. Iowa Southern Utah Penn State Washington Oklahoma Stanford 6. Stanford Iowa Southern Utah Penn State Washington Oklahoma OLSON NAMED AAI AWARD FINALIST University of Oklahoma gymnast Brie Olson was named one of six finalists for the AAI Award which recognizes the most outstanding senior female gymnast in the country. A native of St. Cloud, Minn., Olson is a three-time All-American for the Sooners who currently ranks in the top 25 nationally in the all-around and three events. The senior currently sits at No. 7 in the country in the all-around in addition to being ranked No. 6 on bars, No. 14 on beam, No. 12 on floor and No. 37 on vault. Olson has tied or set new career highs in every event this season, helping Oklahoma to the No. 1 national ranking multiple weeks this season. Olson tied an OU record and recorded the highest all-around score by any senior in the country this season against No. 5 UCLA, recording a in OU s win over the Bruins. MAGIC NUMBER OU scored above a 197 in nine-straight meets from Jan. 18 against Denver to March 10 against Stanford and UNC. The Sooners nine-straight meets over 197 tied for the longest such streak in a regular season in NCAA history and for the most such meets in a regular season overall. With a at the Big 12 Championship, Oklahoma has scored above a 197 in 10 meets this season, the most of any team in the nation. Below are lists for most scores above in a season and regular season only and consecutive meets with above in a season and regular season only since 2003: In a Season In a Regular Season Consecutive in a Season Consecutive in a Regular Season 13 Florida Oklahoma Florida Oklahoma UCLA Florida Oklahoma Florida UCLA UCLA Alabama times 9 UCLA Oklahoma 2013 WIN, WIN, WIN Oklahoma is 21-1 in 13 meets this season, giving the Sooners the best win percentage and most wins of any team in the country. OU s 19 wins are the most in a regular season in program history. The Sooners have defeated numerous ranked teams this season, including currently ranked No. 4 Georgia (twice), No. 7 LSU, No. 6 UCLA, No. 10 Oregon State, No. 11 Stanford, No. 15 Denver, No. 18 Arizona, No. 21 Boise State and No. 22 Washington. OU has defeated 13 of the 35 other teams that qualified for an NCAA Regional, including the above mentioned teams and Arizona State, Iowa State, North Carolina and BYU. OU won its first 19 contests before falling in its season finale at No. 4 Alabama. Under Kindler, Oklahoma is (.908) overall against regular season opponents. ROAD TESTED Oklahoma comes into this week ranked No. 2 despite a road-heavy schedule this season. OU began the season with its first-ever win in Athens against Georgia in front of over 7,000 fans before earning its biggest margin of victory in a dual meet in four years in a win over Arizona State in Tempe. The Sooners also have wins away from home against ranked opponents Georgia (twice), LSU, Oregon State, Boise State and West Virginia in addition to nonranked foes Western Michigan, William & Mary, Iowa State, BYU and TWU (twice).

5 O k l a h o m a Wo m e n s G y m n a s t i c s N o t e s 5 LOVE AT HOME Oklahoma set a home attendance record on Feb. 22 against No. 5 UCLA a few weeks after competing in front of another large crowd in the home season opener. 1. UCLA , Alabama , NC State , Denver , Arkansas , Big 12 Championship , Alabama , Quad , Iowa State , Arizona ,784 THE REST OF THE FIELD GAINESVILLE REGIONAL (HOST: FLORIDA) 1. Florida 2. Minnesota 3. Auburn 4. Maryland 5. Bridgeport 6. Pittsburgh MORGANTOWN REGIONAL (HOST: WEST VIRGINIA) 1. Michigan 2. Nebraska 3. Illinois 4. Kentucky 5. West Virginia 6. North Carolina TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (HOST: ALABAMA) 1. Alabama 2. Utah 3. Denver 4. Kent State 5. BYU 6. Iowa State COLUMBUS REGIONAL (HOST: OHIO STATE) 1. UCLA 2. LSU 3. Arizona 4. Ohio State 5. Central Michigan 6. North Carolina State CORVALLIS REGIONAL (HOST: OREGON STATE) 1. Georgia 2. Oregon State 3. Arkansas 4. Boise State 5. Arizona State 6. California FANTASTIC FRESHMEN Oklahoma s freshmen have been put into key spots in the lineup on big stages and have risen to the occasion this season. Haley Scaman is the Big 12 floor champion, a five-time Big 12 weekly award winner and the topranked freshman in the country on floor (No. 3 overall). Scaman has scored a 9.8 or better on 33 of 35 events this season. Keeley Kmieciak has competed in the all-around and is a three-time Big 12 weekly award winner. She has six individual titles this year, including two on bars, three on vault and one on floor. Against UCLA, Kmieciak recorded a all-around score, the best score of any freshman in the country. Maile ana Kanewa, the Big 12 vault champion, returned from preseason wrist surgery to compete for the first time this season against UCLA. On her first-career vault, Kanewa scored a 9.925, tying for the event title. She has since won two Big 12 Specialist of the Week awards and three vault titles. ALL-AROUND AWESOME Three gymnasts have cracked the OU top 10 all-around scores this season and the highest for the Sooners in five years. In addition, Taylor Spears scored in two other meets, including the Big 12 Championship where she claimed the Big 12 all-around title. Three gymnasts rank nationally in the all-around, including Spears (No. 6), Brie Olson (No. 12) and Erica Brewer (No. 21). An OU gymnast has won the allaround in 12 of the Sooners 13 meets this season, with Spears finishing on top seven times, Olson three times and Brewer twice. Oklahoma All-Around Top 10 - All-Time Oklahoma All-Around Top Score Name Meet, Year Score Name Meet Brie Olson UCLA, Brie Olson UCLA Kasie Tamayo TWU, Keeley Kmieciak UCLA Kasie Tamayo Air Force, 2004 Taylor Spears UCLA Keeley Kmieciak UCLA, Taylor Spears Big 12 Championship Taylor Spears UCLA, 2013 Taylor Spears Arizona Kiara Redmond TWU, Brie Olson West Virginia Kasie Tamayo Missouri, 2004 Taylor Spears Iowa State Kasie Tamayo Nebraska, Brie Olson Perfect 10 Challenge Patricia Aoki TWU/Centenary, 2003 Taylor Spears Denver Kiara Redmond Auburn, Brie Olson Arizona Erica Brewer Perfect 10 Challenge THE INJURY BUG The Sooners have risen to as high as No. 1 in the nation this year despite numerous health setbacks: Last December, senior Kayla Nowak suffered a broken back after an injury on the uneven bars. An All-American on bars and beam, Nowak was slated to participate in the all-around for OU but was forced to end her gymnastics career. Also in the preseason, freshman Maile ana Kanewa had wrist surgery that forced her out of the first seven meets of the year after she was also primed to be in the Sooner lineup. Kanewa has since entered the vault lineup since the UCLA meet and became the Big 12 vault champion. Freshman Keeley Kmieciak competed in the all-around for OU before requiring an emergency tonsillectomy early last month. Kmieciak was named Big 12 on vault and bars and will return for the NCAA Regional after missing the last three meets. HISTORIC NIGHT Oklahoma s win over UCLA rewrote the record books: OU s team score of was the highest score by any team in NCAA women s gymnastics since It is also the highest score in program history and the highest score in Big 12 history OU s floor score of was the highest score by any team in NCAA women s gymnastics since It is also tied for the highest score in OU history and the highest since 2003 and was the highest score of any team in the nation this year at the time. Brie Olson s all-around score is tied for the highest score in OU history with Kasie Tamayo (2004) and was the top all-around score in the nation this season (now third). Olson s score, coupled with Taylor Spears and Keeley Kmieciak s in the same meet, is the first time three teammates have each earned a or above in the same meet since Utah did so in 2004 and the first time such a feat has happened in OU history.

6 O k l a h o m a Wo m e n s G y m n a s t i c s N o t e s 6 HEAD COACH K.J. KINDLER At OU: 7th Season Career Record: Record at OU: Regular Season Record at OU: COACHING EXPERIENCE Oklahoma Head Coach (2006-Present) Iowa State Head Coach ( ) Iowa State Assistant Coach ( ) CAREER COACHING HIGHLIGHTS Only head coach in NCAA women s gymnastics history to lead two separate programs to the NCAA Super Six (Oklahoma in 2011 and 2010, Iowa State in 2006). Named National Coach of the Year in 2010 and Has earned Big 12 Coach of the Year seven times (2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013). Has led OU to eight-straight NCAA Championships. Has led Sooners to five Big 12 Championships in the last six seasons (2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013). Has coached OU to three undefeated regular seasons in the last seven years. Has led OU to a 58-3 record at home in the past seven seasons. The Sooners have gone undefeated at home during the regular season five times. Has coached 51 All-Americans. Has coached 42 Big 12 champions. Has coached 21 NCAA Regional event champions. Has coached 69 Academic All-Big 12 awardees. Has coached 50 NACGC Scholastic All-Americans. Has coached an OU gymnast to second place at the NCAA Event Finals three years in a row (Hollie Vise in 2010, Madison Mooring in 2011 and Megan Ferguson in 2012) INDIVIDUAL TITLES TAYLOR SPEARS (23) Vault (1) Jan. 18 No. 11 Denver 9.9 Bars (3) Jan. 5 at No. 11 Georgia Feb. 1 at West Virginia March 23 Big 12 Championship 9.95 Beam (9) Jan. 18 No. 11 Denver Feb. 1 at West Virginia Feb. 8 at Iowa State Feb. 22 No. 5 UCLA March 1 at TWU 9.95 March 8 No. 16 Arizona 9.9 March 10 No. 9 Stanford, UNC March 15 at No. 4 Alabama 9.95 March 23 Big 12 Championship 9.9 Floor (3) Jan. 11 at Arizona State Feb. 15 Perfect 10 Challenge 9.9 March 8 No. 16 Arizona 9.95 All-Around (7) Jan. 5 at No. 11 Georgia Jan. 18 No. 11 Denver Jan. 26 Metroplex Challenge Feb. 8 at Iowa State March 8 No. 16 Arizona March 15 at No. 4 Alabama BRIE OLSON (13) Vault (2) Jan. 22 No. 5 UCLA March 1 at TWU Bars (7) Jan. 5 at No. 11 Georgia Jan. 11 at Arizona State Feb. 1 at West Virginia Feb. 15 Perfect 10 Challenge 9.95 March 1 at TWU 9.9 March 10 No. 9 Stanford, UNC March 23 Big 12 Championship 9.95 Floor (1) March 1 at TWU 9.9 All-Around (3) Feb. 1 at West Virginia Feb. 15 Perfect 10 Challenge Feb. 22 No. 5 UCLA HALEY SCAMAN (12) Vault (3) Feb. 1 at West Virginia 9.9 Feb. 15 Perfect 10 Challenge 9.9 March 10 No. 9 Stanford, UNC Bars (1) Jan. 5 at No. 11 Georgia Floor (8) Jan. 5 at No. 11 Georgia Jan. 18 No. 11 Denver Feb. 1 at West Virginia 9.95 Feb. 8 at Iowa State 9.95 Feb. 22 No. 5 UCLA March 8 No. 16 Arizona 9.95 March 10 No. 9 Stanford, UNC March 23 Big 12 Championship 9.95 ERICA BREWER (6) Bars (2): Jan. 11 at Arizona State Feb. 8 at Iowa State Beam (2): Jan. 11 at Arizona State Jan. 15 Perfect 10 Challenge 9.95 All-Around (2) Jan. 11 at Arizona State March 1 at TWU KEELEY KMIECIAK (6) Vault (3): Feb. 1 at West Virginia 9.9 Feb. 8 at Iowa State Feb. 22 No. 5 UCLA Bars (2): Jan. 18 No. 11 Denver 9.9 March 8 No. 16 Arizona Beam (1) March 8 No. 16 Arizona 9.9 Maile ana KANEWA (3) Vault (3): Feb. 22 No. 5 UCLA March 8 No. 16 Arizona 9.95 March 23 Big 12 Championship LARA Albright (1) Floor (1): March 1 at TWU 9.9 LAUREN ALEXANDER (1) Beam (1): Jan. 26 Metroplex Challenge MADISON MOORING (1) Vault (1): Jan. 11 at Arizona State TEAM TITLES VAULT (10) Jan. 11 at Arizona State Jan. 18 No. 11 Denver Feb. 1 at West Virginia Feb. 8 at Iowa State Feb. 15 Perfect 10 Challenge Feb. 22 No. 5 UCLA March 1 at TWU March 8 No. 16 Arizona March 10 No. 9 Stanford, UNC March 23 Big 12 Championship BARS (11) Jan. 11 at Arizona State Jan. 18 No. 11 Denver Jan. 26 Metroplex Challenge Feb. 1 at West Virginia Feb. 8 at Iowa State Feb. 15 Perfect 10 Challenge Feb. 22 No. 5 UCLA March 1 at TWU March 8 No. 16 Arizona March 10 No. 9 Stanford, UNC March 23 Big 12 Championship BEAM (12) Jan. 5 at No. 11 Georgia Jan. 11 at Arizona State Jan. 18 No. 11 Denver Jan. 26 Metroplex Challenge Feb. 1 at West Virginia Feb. 8 at Iowa State Feb. 15 Perfect 10 Challenge Feb. 22 No. 5 UCLA March 1 at TWU March 8 No. 16 Arizona March 10 No. 9 Stanford, UNC March 15 at No. 4 Alabama FLOOR (11) Jan. 5 at No. 11 Georgia Jan. 11 at Arizona State Jan. 18 No. 11 Denver Feb. 1 at West Virginia Feb. 8 at Iowa State Feb. 15 Perfect 10 Challenge Feb. 22 No. 5 UCLA March 1 at TWU March 8 No. 16 Arizona March 10 No. 9 Stanford, UNC March 23 Big 12 Championship

7 O k l a h o m a Wo m e n s G y m n a s t i c s N o t e s SCORING BREAKDOWN DATE MEET RANK TEAM SCORE VAULT BARS BEAM FLOOR Jan. 5 at Georgia 4 Oklahoma Georgia Jan. 12 at Arizona State 3 Oklahoma Arizona State Jan. 18 Denver 3 Oklahoma Denver Jan. 26 Metroplex Challenge 2 Oklahoma LSU Oregon State Georgia Washington Feb. 1 West Virginia Quad 2 Oklahoma West Virginia Western Michigan William & Mary Feb. 8 at Iowa State 2 Oklahoma Iowa State Feb. 15 Perfect 10 Challenge 2 Oklahoma Boise State BYU TWU Feb. 22 UCLA 2 Oklahoma UCLA March 1 at TWU 1 Oklahoma TWU March 8 Arizona 2 Oklahoma Arizona March 10 No. 9 Stanford, UNC 2 Oklahoma Stanford North Carolina March 15 at No. 4 Alabama 1 Oklahoma Alabama March 23 Big 12 Championship 2 Oklahoma Iowa State West Virginia

8 O k l a h o m a Wo m e n s G y m n a s t i c s N o t e s 8 Jan. 5 at Georgia Jan. 12 at Arizona St Jan. 18 Denver Jan. 26 Metroplex 9.9 Feb. 1 at West Virginia Feb. 8 at Iowa State Feb. 15 Perfect Feb. 22 UCLA 9.9 March 1 at TWU 9.9 March 8 Arizona March 10 UNC, Stanford March 15 at Alabama March 23 Big 12 Champ LARA ALBRIGHT Junior / Carrollton, Texas - Big 12 Specialist of the Week (Metroplex) - Academic All-Big 12 with the only 4.0 GPA in the conference Jan. 5 at Georgia Jan. 12 at Arizona St Jan. 18 Denver Jan. 26 Metroplex Feb. 1 at West Virginia Feb. 8 at Iowa State Feb. 15 Perfect Feb. 22 UCLA March 1 at TWU March 8 Arizona March 10 UNC, Stanford March 15 at Alabama March 23 Big 12 Champ ERICA BREWER Junior / Louisville, Ky. - All-Big 12 on bars and beam All-American in the all-around and on bars - Ranked in the top 25 nationally in AA, UB, BB LAUREN ALEXANDER Sophomore / Plano, Texas - All-Big 12 and ranked No. 13 nationally on beam - Returns to the Sooner roster after sitting out last season Jan. 5 at Georgia 9.8 Jan. 12 at Arizona St Jan. 18 Denver Jan. 26 Metroplex Feb. 1 at West Virginia Feb. 8 at Iowa State Feb. 15 Perfect Feb. 22 UCLA March 1 at TWU March 8 Arizona 9.25 March 10 UNC, Stanford 9.9 March 15 at Alabama 9.9 March 23 Big 12 Champ Jan. 5 at Georgia Jan. 12 at Arizona St Jan. 18 Denver Jan. 26 Metroplex Feb. 1 at West Virginia Feb. 8 at Iowa State 9.9 Feb. 15 Perfect Feb. 22 UCLA 9.9 March 1 at TWU March 8 Arizona March 10 UNC, Stanford March 15 at Alabama March 23 Big 12 Champ REBECCA CLARK Sophomore / Blue Springs, Mo. - Big 12 Beam Co-Champion - Missed the second half of the 2012 season after suffering a knee injury in mid-february

9 O k l a h o m a Wo m e n s G y m n a s t i c s N o t e s 9 Jan. 5 Jan. 12 Jan. 18 Jan. 26 Feb. 1 Feb. 8 at Georgia at Arizona St. Denver Metroplex at West Virginia at Iowa State Feb. 15 Perfect 10 Feb. 22 UCLA March 1 at TWU March 8 Arizona 9.95 March 10 UNC, Stanford 9.9 March 15 at Alabama March 23 Big 12 Champ Maile ana kanewa Freshman / Duluth, Minn. - Big 12 Vault Champion - Missed first half of the season due to wrist surgery, then earned a in her first career vault Jan. 5 at Georgia Jan. 12 at Arizona St Jan. 18 Denver Jan. 26 Metroplex Feb. 1 at West Virginia Feb. 8 at Iowa State Feb. 15 Perfect Feb. 22 UCLA March 1 at TWU March 8 Arizona March 10 UNC, Stanford March 15 at Alabama March 23 Big 12 Champ MADISON MOORING Junior / Sallisaw, Okla. - 3-time Big 12 Specialist of the Week this season - NCAA Vault Runner-up in Two-time All-American on vault and beam keeley kmieciak Freshman / Naperville, Ill. - Has sat out last three meets due to tonsillitis - All-Big 12 on vault and bars - Ranked No. 13 nationally on bars Jan. 5 at Georgia Jan. 12 at Arizona St Jan. 18 Denver Jan. 26 Metroplex Feb. 1 at West Virginia Feb. 8 at Iowa State Feb. 15 Perfect Feb. 22 UCLA March 1 at TWU March 8 Arizona March 10 March 15 March 23 UNC, Stanford at Alabama Big 12 Champ. Jan. 5 Jan. 12 Jan. 18 Jan. 26 Feb. 1 Feb. 8 at Georgia at Arizona St. Denver Metroplex at West Virginia at Iowa State Feb. 15 Perfect 10 Feb. 22 March 1 March 8 March 10 March 15 March 23 UCLA at TWU Arizona UNC, Stanford at Alabama Big 12 Champ. KAYLA NOWAK Senior / Algonquin, Ill. - Will not compete in 2012 after suffering a back injury in December - Two-time All-American on bars and beam

10 O k l a h o m a Wo m e n s G y m n a s t i c s N o t e s 1 0 Jan. 5 at Georgia Jan. 12 at Arizona St Jan. 18 Denver Jan. 26 Metroplex Feb. 1 at West Virginia Feb. 8 at Iowa State Feb. 15 Perfect Feb. 22 UCLA March 1 at TWU March 8 Arizona March 10 UNC, Stanford March 15 at Alabama March 23 Big 12 Champ BRIE OLSON Senior / St. Cloud, Minn. - One of six AAI Award finalists - Big 12 Bars Co-Champion - Ranked in top 25 nationally on AA, UB, BB, FX Jan. 5 at Georgia Jan. 12 at Arizona St Jan. 18 Denver Jan. 26 Metroplex Feb. 1 at West Virginia Feb. 8 at Iowa State Feb. 15 Perfect Feb. 22 UCLA March 1 at TWU March 8 Arizona March 10 UNC, Stanford March 15 at Alabama March 23 Big 12 Champ HALEY SCAMAN Freshman / Riverside, Ill. - Big 12 Floor Champion - Ranked the No.1 freshman & No. 3 overall on FX HUNTER PRICE Freshman / Boerne, Texas - Won multiple Regional and Texas State Championships on vault Jan. 5 at Georgia Jan. 12 Jan. 18 Jan. 26 Feb. 1 Feb. 8 at Arizona St. Denver Metroplex at West Virginia at Iowa State Feb. 15 Perfect 10 Feb. 22 March 1 March 8 March 10 March 15 March 23 UCLA at TWU Arizona UNC, Stanford at Alabama Big 12 Champ. Jan. 5 Jan. 12 Jan. 18 Jan. 26 Feb. 1 Feb. 8 at Georgia at Arizona St. Denver Metroplex at West Virginia at Iowa State Feb. 15 Perfect 10 Feb. 22 March 1 March 8 March 10 March 15 March 23 UCLA at TWU Arizona UNC, Stanford at Alabama Big 12 Champ. LAUREN SMITH Senior / Lubbock, Texas - Joined OU last season after participating on the Texas Tech club team

11 O k l a h o m a Wo m e n s G y m n a s t i c s N o t e s 1 1 Jan. 5 at Georgia Jan. 12 at Arizona St Jan. 18 Jan. 26 Feb. 1 Feb. 8 Denver Metroplex at West Virginia at Iowa State Feb. 15 Perfect 10 Feb. 22 March 1 March 8 March 10 March 15 March 23 UCLA at TWU Arizona UNC, Stanford at Alabama Big 12 Champ. HALEY SORENSEN Sophomore / The Woodlands, Texas - Competed on vault for the first time in her career at the 2012 NCAA Regional, scoring a TAYLOR SPEARS Junior / Plano, Texas - Big 12 Gymnast of the Year - Big 12 AA Champion, UB & BB Co-Champion - Ranked No. 1 on BB, No. 6 in AA & No. 13 on UB Jan. 5 at Georgia Jan. 12 at Arizona St Jan. 18 Denver Jan. 26 Metroplex Feb. 1 at West Virginia Feb. 8 at Iowa State Feb. 15 Perfect Feb. 22 UCLA March 1 at TWU March 8 Arizona March 10 UNC, Stanford March 15 at Alabama March 23 Big 12 Champ HAYDEN WARD Junior / Norman, Okla. - Tied a career high on bars with a 9.9 on Senior Day - Suffered a torn ACL during Regionals last season Jan. 5 at Georgia 9.8 Jan. 12 at Arizona St. Jan. 18 Denver Jan. 26 Metroplex Feb. 1 at West Virginia Feb. 8 at Iowa State Feb. 15 Perfect 10 Feb. 22 UCLA March 1 at TWU March 8 Arizona March 10 UNC, Stanford 9.9 March 15 at Alabama 9.85 March 23 Big 12 Champ. 9.85

12 O k l a h o m a Wo m e n s G y m n a s t i c s N o t e s TEAM RANKINGS OVERALL RANK TEAM RQS 1 Florida Oklahoma Alabama Georgia Michigan UCLA LSU Nebraska Utah Oregon State Stanford Auburn Minnesota Penn State Denver Arkansas Illinois Arizona Kentucky Ohio State Boise State Washington Kent State Maryland Central Michigan Italics denotes 2013 OU opponent VAULT RANK TEAM RQS 1 LSU Alabama Florida Michigan Utah Oklahoma Nebraska Georgia UCLA Oregon State Minnesota Denver Stanford Boise State Maryland Arkansas Penn State California Bridgeport Auburn West Virginia Arizona Kent State Ohio State Kentucky BARS RANK TEAM RQS 1 Florida Oklahoma Georgia Michigan Oregon State Nebraska Alabama Utah UCLA Stanford LSU Denver Penn State Arkansas Boise State Iowa Arizona Washington Auburn Illinois Kentucky BYU Ohio State Kent State Central Michigan BEAM RANK TEAM RQS 1 Oklahoma Florida Alabama Georgia Nebraska UCLA Auburn Stanford Michigan Oregon State Minnesota LSU Illinois Utah Denver Washington Kentucky Ohio State Penn State Arizona West Virginia Arkansas Maryland North Carolina State Arizona State FLOOR RANK TEAM RQS 1 Oklahoma Alabama Florida Michigan LSU UCLA Utah Minnesota Arkansas Nebraska Georgia Denver Illinois Auburn Penn State Maryland Arizona Boise State Oregon State Stanford Iowa Bridgeport California Central Michigan Ohio State

13 O k l a h o m a Wo m e n s G y m n a s t i c s N o t e s INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS All-AROUND RANK NAME RQS TEAM 1 Vanessa Zamarripa UCLA 2 Bridget Sloan Florida 3 Kytra Hunter Florida 4 Emily Wong Nebraska 5 Joanna Sampson Michigan 6 Taylor Spears Oklahoma 7 Rheagan Courville L.S.U. 8 Jessie DeZiel Nebraska 9 Sharaya Musser Penn State - Ashanée Dickerson Florida 11 Alina Weinstein Illinois 12 Brie Olson Oklahoma 13 Makayla Stambaugh Oregon State 14 Lindsay Mable Minnesota - Katherine Grable Arkansas 16 Moriah Martin Denver 17 Aubree Cristello Arizona - Tory Wilson Utah 19 Katie Zurales Michigan 20 Caitlin Atkinson Auburn 21 Georgia Dabrtiz Utah - Erica Brewer Oklahoma 23 Kim Jacob Alabama - Bri Guy Auburn 25 Sasha Tsikhanovich Bridgeport BEAM RANK NAME AVG TEAM 1 Taylor Spears Oklahoma 2 Bridget Sloan Florida - Shayla Worley Georgia 4 Amanda Spinner Stanford - Mackenzie Caquatto Florida 6 Sharaya Musser Penn State - Kim Jacob Alabama 8 Emily Wong Nebraska - Sarah Miller Ohio State - Stephanie Giameo Maryland 11 Lauren Alexander Oklahoma - Kaylan Earls Georgia - Rheagan Courville L.S.U. - Erica Brewer Oklahoma - Ivana Hong Stanford 16 Ashley Priess Alabama - Lindsey Cheek Georgia - Brie Olson Oklahoma - Danusia Francis UCLA 20 Kytra Hunter Florida - Kayla Gray New Hampshire 22 Megan Walker Auburn - Jennifer Lauer Nebraska - Vanessa Zamarripa UCLA - Katie Zurales Michigan VAULT RANK NAME AVG TEAM 1 Vanessa Zamarripa UCLA 2 Kytra Hunter Florida 3 Tory Wilson Utah 4 Moriah Martin Denver 5 Rheagan Courville L.S.U. 6 Kelsi Blalock Oregon State - Jessie DeZiel Nebraska 8 Joanna Sampson Michigan - Ashanée Dickerson Florida - Katy Dodds Maryland - Georgia Dabritz Utah - Olivia Courtney UCLA - Monica Mesalles Bridgeport - Diandra Milliner Alabama 15 Bridget Sloan Florida - Brandie Jay Georgia 17 Emily Wong Nebraska - Lindsey Cheek Georgia - Brittany Skinner Nebraska - Katie Zurales Michigan - Nicole Dayton Stanford - Kayla Williams Alabama - Sarah Miller Ohio State 24 Kayla Slechta Minnesota - Marissa Gutierrez Alabama - Aubree Cristello Arizona - Katherine Grable Arkansas FLOOR RANK NAME AVG TEAM 1 Lloimincia Hall L.S.U. - Joanna Sampson Michigan 3 Haley Scaman Oklahoma 4 Alina Weinstein Illinois 5 Kim Jacob Alabama - Kytra Hunter Florida 7 Vanessa Zamarripa UCLA - Emily Wong Nebraska 9 Marissa King Florida - Becky Tutka Utah - Diandra Milliner Alabama - Nina McGee Denver 13 Makayla Stambaugh Oregon State - Ashley Morgan Stanford - Lindsay Mable Minnesota - Katherine Grable Arkansas 17 Olivia Courtney UCLA - Brie Olson Oklahoma - Alyssa Pritchett UCLA 20 Ally Krikorian Maryland - Katy Dodds Maryland - Melanie Jones Oregon State - Rheagan Courville L.S.U. - Amber See Illinois - Monica Mesalles Bridgeport - Jessica Savona L.S.U. BARS RANK NAME AVG TEAM 1 Bridget Sloan Florida 2 Chelsea Davis Georgia - Mackenzie Caquatto Florida 4 Vanessa Zamarripa UCLA 5 Makayla Stambaugh Oregon State 6 Brie Olson Oklahoma 7 Emily Wong Nebraska 8 Sarie Morrison L.S.U. 9 Brittany Rogers Georgia - Georgia Dabritz Utah - Kytra Hunter Florida 12 Janelle Giblin Nebraska 13 Erica Brewer Oklahoma - Taylor Spears Oklahoma - Keeley Kmieciak Oklahoma - Nina McGee Denver - Joanna Sampson Michigan 18 Jessie DeZiel Nebraska - Sarah DeMeo Alabama 20 Ashley Priess Alabama - Rachel Guida Kent State 22 Katie Zurales Michigan - Rebecca Clark Oklahoma - Sharaya Musser Penn State - Marissa King Florida

14 O k l a h o m a Wo m e n s G y m n a s t i c s N o t e s 1 4 A University of Oklahoma gymnast s rise from a broken body to an unbreakable spirit By Jenni Carlson The Oklahoman Published: April 3, 2013 Kayla Nowak did the move on the uneven bars almost every day since eighth grade. The Oklahoma gymnast would release from the higher of the two bars, her legs in a straddle position, catch the bar on the other side and continue swinging. But one day in December, she released too soon. she couldn t remove it even to shower. She went from an All-American preparing for a great senior season to someone who couldn t do a cartwheel. But even in the earliest days after her injury, she wasn t angry. Not at her plight. Not at her sport. Her heels caught the bar and sent her flying. She landed on the upper part of her back, then her momentum carried her legs over her head and bent her awkwardly. Less than a month after her injury, Nowak begged her doctor to clear her to fly with the team to Georgia for the season-opening meet. Not everyone in the practice gym saw the fall, but everyone heard it. Less than four months have passed since one of the best gymnasts on one of the country s best teams lay sprawled on the mat eight feet below the bar. To understand how she went from a broken body teetering on the edge of disaster to becoming the unbreakable spirit of a team that hopes to win a national championship, you need to know what a surgeon found when he cut open Nowak and how it changed her outlook. It s the reason she ll be alongside her Sooner teammates Saturday during the NCAA regional at the Lloyd Noble Center. I got the best of the worst situation, Nowak said. I have to go, she told the doctor. And she was there, just like she s been for every meet this season. Look for the blonde when the Sooners take the floor Saturday night at regionals, and she ll be cheering her teammates or chalking the bars or high-fiving her coaches. We probably don t realize how hard it is for her to watch because she handles it so well, Kindler said. Being around her teammates hasn t always been easy for Nowak. They are doing the things she expected to be doing. That has led to some tears and even a meltdown after the team s first home meet of the season. Hers was an injury so severe that she was in danger of paralysis. The coaches and the team trainer ran to her side as soon as they heard her hit the mat. Nowak struggled to breathe and turned blue. Once she finally caught her breath after about 30 seconds, the trainer started trying to assess what might be wrong. Nowak had pain in her sides and her hips, so everyone thought she might have injured her pelvis or even done something to her ribs. I haven t had an athlete fall and be in that much pain ever, Sooner coach K.J. Kindler said. Because Nowak was able to sit up and move her extremities no one thought there was any danger of neurological damage. X-rays, though, indicated Nowak fractured her T-12 vertebrae and dislocated her T-11 vertebrae in her lower back. That wasn t all. When a surgeon cut open her back a few hours after the accident, he could see part of her spinal cord. The four layers of ligaments that were supposed to be covering it were gone, ripped apart by her fall. He said for every one he sees go my way, he sees 80 go the other way, Nowak said. He put it in perspective. Sitting inside the Sooners practice facility next to the uneven bars where she fell, she paused as tears welled in her eyes. Made me feel really lucky. What the surgeon told her has framed her outlook every day since. She needed a wheelchair or walker to get around. She wore a back brace. For a month Still, Nowak knows that being away from the team and the sport would have been even worse. I knew that I wasn t ready to just leave it, Nowak said. Regardless if I was competing or not, I knew I was still a part of it. What happened last December ended Nowak s career and changed her life, but she refuses to be bitter. She chooses instead to feel lucky and be positive. That horrendous fall from the uneven bars injured her back, but she refused to let it crush her spirit.

15 O k l a h o m a Wo m e n s G y m n a s t i c s N o t e s 1 5 Freshman triumphs after recovering from surgery on arm By Cecily Tawney OU Daily Published: March 26, 2013 Her fingers turned blue as she felt coldness in her hand and a shooting pain from her fingertips through her arm. Maile ana Kanewa immediately knew something was wrong. For the 19-year-old freshman gymnast, the use of her hand was not an option it was a necessity. Whether she was swinging on bars, tumbling on beam and floor, or vaulting, her hand was essential. It was late October, and with the regular season looming in January, Kanewa had no time for a setback she needed to prepare. However, nothing could have prepared her for the news she would receive from her doctor. Kanewa had a blood clot halfway up her arm that needed immediate surgery. She was warned that the surgery might not be successful, leading to the devastating possibility of a gymnastics career cut short. I immediately started crying, Kanewa said. I couldn t stop thinking, Could this be the end of my career? But somewhere I went, Nope. I kind of refused to believe that. Kanewa s career, which began at age 4 in Duluth, Minn., was filled with accomplishments. She was especially talented on vault and floor, which led her to OU to compete at the collegiate level in hopes of a future filled with more accomplishments, despite what any doctor or surgeon would tell her. When something is taken from you, you realize, Oh, I don t really miss it, or Oh, this was taken from me, I want it even more, Kanewa said. And when I couldn t do gymnastics, and it wasn t my choice I was like, This is not okay. I wanted it even more because it was taken from me. With a strong desire to return, Kanewa endured the difficult road to recovery while cheering on her teammates as they won the first seven meets of the season and advanced to a No. 2 ranking in the country just before their dual meet against UCLA in February. I think the hardest part for [Maile ana] was sitting back and watching her teammates succeed and move forward while she had to just sit there on the side watching and only hoping to come back soon, freshman gymnast Haley Scaman said. But Kanewa finally would get her chance to contribute. As the Sooners looked on to their tough meet against then-no. 5 UCLA in late February, she was released. People were preparing me that I might not get released, Kanewa said. But I knew. I just had a feeling they would. With two days to practice, Kanewa was placed in the starting lineup in the meet against UCLA. Thrilled for the opportunity, Kanewa was preparing in every way she could. In addition to practicing in the gym, she was visualizing her vault and practicing saluting in her dorm room the night before. Someone who didn t absolutely love and enjoy doing gymnastics all the time would not do that, coach K.J. Kindler said. I think that just shows that her heart is in it 200 percent. As Kanewa took to the vaulting runway on Feb. 22 against the Bruins, she ran confidently down the runway and hurdled into her debut vault as a Sooner. It would earn her the event title that night and contribute to a huge team victory against UCLA. When I landed that vault, with my whole body I could just feel the excitement, Kanewa said. I did it, and for a while, some people didn t think that I would, but I did. I had tried to think about and dream about what that would feel like, but it was a completely different feeling than I thought. It was everything I had imagined, plus 20 times more. I can t even describe it. To Kanewa, it was a huge achievement. To her teammates, it was inspiring. It was amazing just watching her after being out for so long and only practicing for two days. It was awesome when she landed, Scaman said. The whole team was crying. It was such a great feeling and just inspirational. Yet, Kanewa wasn t done. She went on to win vault for the second time in just three meets after her injury against then-no. 16 Arizona on March 8, receiving a perfect-10 score from one of two judges, equaling an average score of a 9.95 and a career high for the freshman. She works extremely hard and believes in herself, Kindler said. You can never underestimate her.