SOONERS CRIMSON TIDE. OU vs. ALABAMA. A LOOK AT no. 4 ALABAMA OLSON NAMED AAI AWARD FINALIST LAST TIME - SENIOR DAY VS. NO.

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1 O K L A H O M A v s. A L A B A M A C o l e m a n C o l i s e u m M a r c h 1 5, : 3 0 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 0 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. 7:30 p.m. Big 12 Championships 3.23 Big 12 Championships Ames, Iowa 2 p.m. 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. 1 Oklahoma (19-0) SOONERS At A Glance Date..... Friday,, 2013 Time :30 p.m. CT Location Tuscaloosa, Ala. Venue Coleman Coliseum Live Video RollTide.com Live Results RollTide.com No. 4 Alabama (6-2-1) CRIMSON TIDE OU vs. ALABAMA No. 1 Oklahoma and No. 4 Alabama meet in a top-5 showdown on Friday in Tuscaloosa, Ala., at 7:30 p.m. CT. The Sooners are making are making the trip to Alabama after the Crimson Tide visited Norman in 2012 when OU came away with a victory. The last time OU traveled to Tuscaloosa, the Crimson Tide came out on top, in OU will look to break Alabama s 33 consecutive home win streak, a run that has been going since the Crimson Tide lost to LSU on Feb. 13, A LOOK AT no. 4 ALABAMA Alabama s team total last week at LSU is the highest road score in the nation this season with the Tide totaling a team score behind a on vault. Nationally, Alabama is ranked No. 2 on balance beam, No. 3 on floor, No. 4 on vault and No. 6 on the uneven bars. Junior Kim Jacob, ranked No. 16 in the all-around, moved up to No. 4 on the floor exercise and No. 9 on the balance beam after tying or exceeding her season-high scores on both events last week. Alabama has wins this season over Missouri, Kentucky, Auburn, UCLA and LSU (twice). Friday night will be Senior Night for the Crimson Tide; last season in Alabama s home finale, the defending national champions scored a OLSON NAMED AAI AWARD FINALIST University of Oklahoma gymnast Brie Olson was named one of six finalists for the AAI Award recognizing the most outstanding senior female gymnast in the country. A native of St. Cloud, Minn., Olson is a three-time All-American for the first-ranked Sooners who currently ranks in the top 25 nationally in the all-around and three events. The senior currently sits at No. 5 in the country in the all-around in addition to being ranked No. 5 on bars, No. 9 on beam, No. 10 on floor and No. 26 on vault. Olson has tied or set new career highs in every event this season, helping Oklahoma to the No. 1 ranking in the nation 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. LAST TIME - SENIOR DAY VS. NO. 9 STANFORD, UNC NORMAN, Okla. - The No. 2 Oklahoma women s gymnastics team posted its ninth-straight score above a 197 Sunday on Senior Day, scoring a to defeat No. 9 Stanford ( ) and North Carolina ( ). OU swept each team event to go to 19-0 on the season, the most regular season wins in program history, including 5-0 in four home meets this season. OU was without freshman Keeley Kmieciak due to illness, forcing Oklahoma to shuffle its lineups late. The Sooners didn t miss a step, highlighted by junior Hayden Ward stepping in on bars with a 9.9 and sophomore Becca Clark earning a on beam. The Sooners also claimed every individual event, with freshman Haley Scaman earning the vault and floor titles, Olson claiming the bar title and junior Taylor Spears earning the top score on beam.

2 Roster and Quick Fac ts 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) 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)

3 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 3 record scores keep coming The Sooners are currently on an nine-meet streak scoring above a 197, a program record and the longest such streak in the nation. OU has cracked the top 10 best program marks multiple times already this season and are poised to 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 Championships, Arkansas, UCLA, 2003 TOP TEAM SCORES - VAULT SCORE OPPONENT, SEASON Iowa State, UCLA, Arkansas, Arizona, Alabama, TWU, Iowa State, Missouri, Michigan State, Big 12 Championships, 2010 TOP TEAM SCORES - BARS SCORE OPPONENT, SEASON UCLA, Arizona, Perfect 10, OSU/Illinois, Missouri, Stanford/UNC, Arizona, Big 12 Championships, TWU, TWU/LSU, 2000 TOP TEAM SCORES - BEAM SCORE OPPONENT, SEASON Arizona, UCLA, Missouri, Iowa State, TWU, Illinois, Metroplex, Big 12 Championships, Air Force, Big 12 Championships, Alabama, Arkansas, 2010 TOP TEAM SCORES - FLOOR SCORE OPPONENT, SEASON UCLA, Centenary/TWU, Alabama, Arizona, Nebraska/TWU, Nebraska, TWU, Alabama, Stanford, TWU, Missouri, Big 12 Championships, 2002 MAGIC NUMBER OU has scored above a 197 in nine-straight meets dating back to Jan. 18. The Sooners nine meets over 197 is tied for the most in a regular season in NCAA history with this week s contest at No. 4 Alabama left with a chance to break the record. 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 Alabama UCLA Georgia Alabama Georgia Nebraska Oklahoma 2013 ALL-AROUND SUCCESS An OU gymnast has won the all-around in 10 of the Sooners 11 meets this season, with junior Taylor Spears finishing on top against No. 11 Georgia, No. 11 Denver, at the Metroplex Challenge, at Iowa State and vs. No. 16 Arizona. Sophomore Erica Brewer won the title at Arizona State and TWU and senior Brie Olson has claimed the title at West Virginia, the Perfect 10 Challenge and No. 5 UCLA. Spears, Olson and Brewer are currently nationally ranked No. 3, No. 5 and No. 13, respectively, in the all-around. No other school has more than two all-arounders ranked in the top 25. BEST ON BEAM & BARS Oklahoma retains its No. 1 ranking nationally on beam for the eighth-straight week with a RQS. The Sooners scores of , and are three of the four highest scores of any team in the country on the event. The Sooners also took over the top spot on bars for the first time this season with a RQS. 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, the highest score in Big 12 history and was the highest score in the nation this season at the time. OU s vault score of is the second-highest score in program history and the highest since OU s bars score of is the highest score in OU history, besting a in OU s beam score of is the highest score in the nation this season and gives OU three of the four highest scores in the country this year. 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.

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 BIG 12 WEEKLY 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 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. Every crowd in the Sooners top-10 home attendance rankings have come in the past four seasons: 1. UCLA , Alabama , NC State , Denver , Arkansas , Alabama , NCAA Regional , Quad , Iowa State , Arizona ,784 MARCH-IN ORDER NAME YEAR Maile ana Kanewa...Fr. Keeley Kmieciak...Fr. Hunter Price...Fr. Haley Scaman...Fr. Lauren Alexander...So. Erica Brewer...So. Rebecca Clark...So. Haley Sorensen...So. Lara Albright... Jr. Madison Mooring... Jr. Taylor Spears... Jr. Hayden Ward... Jr. Kayla Nowak... Sr. Brie Olson... Sr. Lauren Smith... Sr. WIN, WIN, WIN Oklahoma is a perfect 19-0 in nine meets this season, making the Sooners the only undefeated team in the country. OU has the most wins of any team in the nation and the most in a regular season in team history. OU is looking for its fourth undefeated regular season in seven total season under head coach K.J. Kindler to go with unbeaten campaigns in 2008 (14-0), 2010 (14-0) and 2011 (15-0). Under Kindler, Oklahoma is 99-9 (.917) overall against regular season opponents. The Sooners have defeated numerous ranked teams this season, including currently ranked No. 5 LSU, No. 6 Georgia (twice), No. 8 UCLA, No. 9 Oregon State, No. 10 Stanford, No. 13 Denver, No. 18 Arizona, No. 21 West Virginia and No. 23 Boise State. NATIONAL RANKINGS Oklahoma reclaimed the No. 1 spot for the second week this season and fourth week in program history. After ranking in the top spot two weeks ago, the Sooners scored a and a in two separate meets over the weekend to jump past Florida again with a RQS compared to the Gators The only undefeated team and the team with the most wins in the country at 19-0 this year, OU has scored above a 197 in nine-straight meets dating back to Jan. 18. The Sooners nine meets over 197 is tied for the most in a regular season in NCAA history with this week s contest at No. 4 Alabama left with a chance to break the record. OU also jumped higher in each of the team event standings, including a No. 1 national ranking on bars to go with the teams eight-week streak ranked as the top beam team in the country. The Sooners also went from No. 5 to No. 3 in the team vault standings with a score coupled with a No. 2 ranking on floor with a average, up one spot from last week. Individually, OU continues to represent well in every ranking, including the all-around, with junior Taylor Spears at No. 3, senior Brie Olson at No. 5 and sophomore Erica Brewer at No. 13. Other Sooners in the top 10 include Spears at No. 1 on beam, freshman Haley Scaman at No. 3 on floor, Olson at No. 5 on bars, freshman Keeley Kmieciak at No. 8 on bars, sophomore Lauren Alexander at No. 8 on beam, Olson and Brewer tied for No. 9 on beam and Olson at No. 10 on floor. 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 a five-time Big 12 weekly award winner and is the top-ranked freshman in the country on floor and No. 3 overall. Scaman scored a score at West Virginia, one of only nine gymnasts to earn such a score. Scaman has scored a 9.8 or better on 30 of 32 events this season. The freshman is also tied for No. 17 on vault nationally. Keeley Kmieciak has competed in the all-around in seven meets for the Sooners 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 No. 5 UCLA, Kmieciak recorded a all-around score, tied for the fifth best score in the nation this season and the best score of any freshman in the country. Maile ana Kanewa returned from preseason wrist surgery to compete for the first time this season against No. 5 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 two vault titles. ROAD TESTED Oklahoma comes into this week ranked No. 1 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 Western Michigan, William & Mary, Iowa State, BYUand 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 HEAD COACH K.J. KINDLER At OU: 7th Season Career Record: Record at OU: Regular Season Record at OU: 99-9 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 six times (2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012). Has led OU to eight-straight NCAA Championships. Has led Sooners to four Big 12 Championships in five seasons (2008, 2009, 2010, 2012). Has coached OU to three undefeated regular seasons in the last five years. Has led OU to a 48-3 record at home in the past six seasons. The Sooners have gone undefeated at home during the regular season three times. Has coached 51 All-Americans. Has coached 35 Big 12 champions. Has coached 21 NCAA Regional event champions. Has coached 62 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 , Madison Mooring and Megan Ferguson ) INDIVIDUAL TITLES TAYLOR SPEARS (18) Vault (1): Jan. 18 No. 11 Denver 9.9 Bars (2): Jan. 5 at No. 11 Georgia Feb. 1 at West Virginia Beam (7) 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 Floor (3): Jan. 11 at Arizona State Feb. 15 Perfect 10 Challenge 9.9 March 8 No. 16 Arizona 9.95 All-Around (5): 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 BRIE OLSON (12) Vault (2): Jan. 22 No. 5 UCLA March 1 at TWU Bars (5): 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 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 (11) 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 (7): 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 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) Bars (2): Jan. 18 No. 11 Denver 9.9 March 8 No. 16 Arizona Vault (3): Feb. 1 at West Virginia 9.9 Feb. 8 at Iowa State Feb. 22 No. 5 UCLA Beam (1) March 8 No. 16 Arizona 9.9 Maile ana KANEWA (2) Vault (2): Feb. 22 No. 5 UCLA March 8 No. 16 Arizona 9.95 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 (9) 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 BARS (10) 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 BEAM (11) 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 FLOOR (10) 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

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 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

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 7 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 LARA ALBRIGHT Junior / Carrollton, Texas - Big 12 Specialist of the Week (Metroplex) - Scored a career-high 9.9 on floor at the NCAA Champaign Regional last season 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 ERICA BREWER Junior / Louisville, Ky. - Big 12 Gymnast of the Week (ASU) All-American in the all-around and on bars - Ranked in the top 15 nationally in AA, UB, BB LAUREN ALEXANDER Sophomore / Plano, Texas - Earned a on beam at Metroplex, the highest beam score in the country - Returns to the Sooner roster after a two-year hiatus 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 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 REBECCA CLARK Sophomore / Blue Springs, Mo. - Won one event title in Missed the second half of the season after suffering a knee injury in mid-february

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 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 Maile ana kanewa Freshman / Duluth, Minn. - Junior Olympic National Team member - Missed first half of the season due to a wrist injury, then earned a vs. UCLA 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 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. - 3-time Big 12 Newcomer of the Week - Ranked in top 25 nationally on vault and 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 UNC, Stanford 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 UCLA at TWU Arizona UNC, Stanford 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

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 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 BRIE OLSON Senior / St. Cloud, Minn. - One of six AAI Award finalists - Ranked in top 25 nationally on AA, VT, UB, 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 HALEY SCAMAN Freshman / Riverside, Ill. - Ranked the No.1 freshman on floor in the nation and No. 3 overall - 5-time Big 12 weekly award winner 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 UCLA at TWU Arizona UNC, Stanford 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 UCLA at TWU Arizona UNC, Stanford LAUREN SMITH Senior / Lubbock, Texas - Joined OU last season after participating on the Texas Tech club team

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 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 UCLA at TWU Arizona UNC, Stanford 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 - Ranked No. 3 nationally in all-around, No.1 on beam - Five-time Big 12 Gymnast of the Week - Won five all-around titles this season 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 Jan. 5 at Georgia 9.8 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 UCLA at TWU Arizona March 10 UNC, Stanford 9.9 HAYDEN WARD Junior / Norman, Okla. - Won one event title on bars last season - Returns after suffering a torn ACL during Regionals last season

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 TEAM RANKINGS OVERALL RANK TEAM RQS 1 Oklahoma Florida Michigan Alabama LSU Georgia Utah UCLA Oregon State Stanford Nebraska Auburn Denver Minnesota Arkansas Penn State Illinois Arizona Kentucky Ohio State West Virginia Kent State Boise State Central Michigan Iowa Italics denotes 2013 OU opponent VAULT RANK TEAM RQS 1 LSU Florida Oklahoma Alabama Utah Georgia Michigan UCLA Oregon State Nebraska Stanford Minnesota Maryland Denver Auburn Penn State Arizona California Boise State West Virginia Arkansas Kent State Ohio State Bridgeport Central Michigan BARS RANK TEAM RQS 1 Oklahoma Florida Georgia Michigan Oregon State Alabama Stanford LSU UCLA Denver Utah Nebraska Arkansas Auburn Penn State Boise State Arizona Illinois Kentucky Washington Iowa Kent State BYU Ohio State Central Michigan BEAM RANK TEAM RQS 1 Oklahoma Alabama Florida UCLA Michigan Stanford Auburn Georgia Oregon State Illinois Nebraska Utah Minnesota Kentucky LSU Ohio State Denver Penn State West Virginia Washington Arizona Arkansas Maryland North Carolina State Arizona State FLOOR RANK TEAM RQS 1 Michigan Oklahoma Alabama LSU Florida Utah Minnesota UCLA Denver Georgia Arizona Penn State Arkansas Oregon State Illinois Nebraska Auburn Stanford Iowa Maryland New Hampshire West Virginia Pittsburgh Ohio State Bridgeport

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