OKLAHOMA at the NC AA Regional Lloyd N o b l e C e n t e r, 2013 4 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 73019 O: (405) 325-8413 C: (801) 717-5217 E: jordanc@ou.edu www.soonersports.com Twitter: @OUgymnastics, @soonersportscom 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, 196.450-195.425 1.12 Arizona State Tempe, Ariz. W, 196.700-193.625 1.18 No. 11 Denver NORMAN W, 197.325-195-850 1.26 Metroplex Challenge Forth Worth, Texas 1st, 197.275 No. 7 LSU 2nd, 197.100 No. 16 Oregon State 3rd, 196.825 No. 9 Georgia 4th, 196.775 Washington 5th, 194.875 2.1 West Virginia Quad Morgantown, W.Va. 1st, 197.375 West Virginia 2nd, 196.050 Western Michigan 3rd, 192.475 William & Mary 4th, 192.225 2.8 Iowa State Ames, Iowa W, 197.625-194.725 2.15 Perfect 10 Challenge Oklahoma City 1st, 197.450 No. 16 Boise State 2nd, 195.575 BYU 3rd, 194.175 TWU 4th, 191.425 2.22 No. 5 UCLA NORMAN W, 198.375-197.200 3.1 TWU Denton, Texas W, 197.275-195.300 3.8 No. 16 Arizona NORMAN W, 197.875-196.125 3.10 No. 9 Stanford NORMAN 1st, 197.525-196.000 North Carolina 195.300 3.15 Alabama Tuscaloosa, Ala. L, 196.900-197.525 Big 12 Championships 3.23 Oklahoma Ames, Iowa 1st, 197.200 Iowa State 2nd, 196.175 West Virginia 3rd, 194.675 NCAA Championships 4.6 NCAA Regionals NORMAN 4 p.m. 4.19 NCAA Semifinals Los Angeles TBA 4.20 NCAA Super Six Los Angeles 6 p.m. 4.21 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 www.soonersports.com Facebook Oklahoma Women s Gymnastics Twitter @OUGymnastics Instagram OU_WGymnastics No. 2 Oklahoma (21-1) SOONERS At A Glance Date...........Saturday, Time................. 4 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 2011. 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 197.025, joining Stanford (196.675) 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...197.570... 196.710... 196.500...195.965...195.600... 195.145 Season High...198.375... 197.275... 197.325...196.625...196.375... 196.200 VAULT National Rank...6th... 13th... 17th...31st... 27th... 35th RQS...49.420... 49.255... 49.180...48.950...49.020... 48.885 Season High...49.525... 49.425... 49.475...49.125...49.375... 49.125 BARS National Rank... 2nd... 9th... 13th... 18th... 16th... 30th RQS...49.495... 49.280... 49.155...49.090...49.115... 48.870 Season High...49.575... 49.400... 49.350...49.200...49.325... 49.175 BEAM National Rank... 1st... 8th... 19th... 16th... 42nd... 34th RQS...49.430... 49.185... 49.020...49.070...48.620... 48.760 Season High...49.600... 49.475... 49.300...49.175...48.775... 49.125 FLOOR National Rank... 1st... 19th... 15th...33rd...21st... 44th RQS...49.470... 49.190... 49.220...49.045...49.140... 48.865 Season High...49.675... 49.500... 49.525...49.250...49.275... 49.175
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 2 2013 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 197.200, 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 39.600 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 49.550 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 48.825. Oklahoma bounced back well on floor, recording a 49.500 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 49.325 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 9.9. 2013 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. 39.530 Brie Olson OU Sr. 39.500 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. 9.895 Brie Olson OU Sr. 9.910 Keeley Kmieciak OU Fr. 9.895 Keeley Kmieciak OU Fr. 9.900 Jaida Lawrence WVU Fr. 9.890 Erica Brewer OU So. 9.895 Balance Beam Floor Exercise Taylor Spears OU Jr. 9.945 Haley Scaman OU Fr. 9.930 Lauren Alexander OU So. 9.895 Brie Olson OU Sr. 9.905 Erica Brewer OU So. 9.895 Taylor Spears OU Jr. 9.895
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... 1890 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...565-324-4 REBECCA CLARK MAILE ANA KANEWA KEELEY KMIECIAK MADISON MOORING TEAM INFORMATION 2012 Overall Record... 19-3 2012 High Score...197.450 (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...171-46-2 Career Record...245-99-3 Assistant Coach... Lou Ball (7th Season) Assistant Coach... Tom Haley (7th Season) Office Phone...(405) 325-6876 Office Fax...(405) 325-8337
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 198.375... UCLA, 2013 197.950... Alabama, 2010 197.875...Arizona, 2013 197.725... @ Arizona, 2003 197.625...@ Iowa State, 2013 197.525...Stanford/UNC, 2013...TWU, 2003 197.475... Big 12 Championship, 2012... @ Arkansas, 2011... @ UCLA, 2003 TOP TEAM SCORES - VAULT SCORE OPPONENT, SEASON 49.575...Iowa State, 2002 49.525... UCLA, 2013... Arkansas, 2012 49.500...Arizona, 2013... Alabama, 2010 49.475...TWU, 2006 49.450...@ Iowa State, 2013... Missouri, 2012...@ Michigan State, 2010... @ Big 12 Championship, 2010 TOP TEAM SCORES - BARS SCORE OPPONENT, SEASON 49.575... UCLA, 2013 49.550... @ Big 12 Championship, 2013... @ Arizona, 2003 49.525... @ Perfect 10, 2013...OSU/Illinois, 2011... @ Missouri, 2004 49.475...Stanford/UNC, 2013...Arizona, 2013... Big 12 Championship, 2012...TWU, 2004...@ TWU/LSU, 2000 TOP TEAM SCORES - BEAM SCORE OPPONENT, SEASON 49.675... @ Arizona, 2003 49.600... UCLA, 2013... Missouri, 2012 49.525...@ Iowa State, 2013... @ TWU, 2009 49.500... @ Illinois, 2010 49.475... @ Alabama, 2013... @ Metroplex, 2013... Big 12 Championship, 2012...Air Force, 2000 TOP TEAM SCORES - FLOOR SCORE OPPONENT, SEASON 49.675... UCLA, 2013... Centenary/TWU, 2003 49.625... Alabama, 2010 49.600...Arizona, 2013...Nebraska/TWU, 2010 49.525...Nebraska, 2004... @ TWU, 2002 49.500... @ Big 12 Championship, 2013... Alabama, 2012...Stanford, 2004...TWU, 2004... Missouri, 2003... @ 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 39.700 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 197.200 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 197.000 in a season and regular season only and consecutive meets with above 197.00 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 2007 9 Oklahoma 2013 13 Florida 2007 9 Oklahoma 2013 13 UCLA 2004 9 Florida 2007 9 Oklahoma 2013 9 Florida 2007 12 UCLA 2003 9 UCLA 2004 9 Alabama 2004 11 4 times 9 UCLA 2003 10 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 99-10 (.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).
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 2013 2,874 2. Alabama 2010 2,529 3. NC State 2012 2,492 4. Denver 2013 2,389 5. Arkansas 2011 2,351 6. Big 12 Championship 1997 2,215 7. Alabama 2012 2,139 8. Quad 2012 1,830 9. Iowa State 2010 1,791 10. Arizona 2013 1,784 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 39.650 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 39.600 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 10-2013 Score Name Meet, Year Score Name Meet 39.700 Brie Olson UCLA, 2013 39.700 Brie Olson UCLA Kasie Tamayo TWU, 2004 39.650 Keeley Kmieciak UCLA 39.675 Kasie Tamayo Air Force, 2004 Taylor Spears UCLA 39.650 Keeley Kmieciak UCLA, 2013 39.600 Taylor Spears Big 12 Championship Taylor Spears UCLA, 2013 Taylor Spears Arizona Kiara Redmond TWU, 2008 39.575 Brie Olson West Virginia Kasie Tamayo Missouri, 2004 Taylor Spears Iowa State Kasie Tamayo Nebraska, 2004 39.550 Brie Olson Perfect 10 Challenge Patricia Aoki TWU/Centenary, 2003 Taylor Spears Denver 39.625 Kiara Redmond Auburn, 2008 39.525 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 198.375 was the highest score by any team in NCAA women s gymnastics since 2004. It is also the highest score in program history and the highest score in Big 12 history OU s floor score of 49.675 was the highest score by any team in NCAA women s gymnastics since 2009. 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 39.700 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 39.650 and Keeley Kmieciak s 39.650 in the same meet, is the first time three teammates have each earned a 39.650 or above in the same meet since Utah did so in 2004 and the first time such a feat has happened in OU history.
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: 245-99-3 Record at OU: 171-46-2 Regular Season Record at OU: 99-10 COACHING EXPERIENCE Oklahoma Head Coach (2006-Present) Iowa State Head Coach (2001-06) Iowa State Assistant Coach (1999-01) 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 2006. 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). 2013 INDIVIDUAL TITLES TAYLOR SPEARS (23) Vault (1) Jan. 18 No. 11 Denver 9.9 Bars (3) Jan. 5 at No. 11 Georgia 9.875 Feb. 1 at West Virginia 9.925 March 23 Big 12 Championship 9.95 Beam (9) Jan. 18 No. 11 Denver 9.925 Feb. 1 at West Virginia 9.925 Feb. 8 at Iowa State 9.975 Feb. 22 No. 5 UCLA 9.975 March 1 at TWU 9.95 March 8 No. 16 Arizona 9.9 March 10 No. 9 Stanford, UNC 9.925 March 15 at No. 4 Alabama 9.95 March 23 Big 12 Championship 9.9 Floor (3) Jan. 11 at Arizona State 9.875 Feb. 15 Perfect 10 Challenge 9.9 March 8 No. 16 Arizona 9.95 All-Around (7) Jan. 5 at No. 11 Georgia 39.375 Jan. 18 No. 11 Denver 39.550 Jan. 26 Metroplex Challenge 39.450 Feb. 8 at Iowa State 39.575 March 8 No. 16 Arizona 39.600 March 15 at No. 4 Alabama 39.450 BRIE OLSON (13) Vault (2) Jan. 22 No. 5 UCLA 9.925 March 1 at TWU 9.975 Bars (7) Jan. 5 at No. 11 Georgia 9.875 Jan. 11 at Arizona State 9.825 Feb. 1 at West Virginia 9.875 Feb. 15 Perfect 10 Challenge 9.95 March 1 at TWU 9.9 March 10 No. 9 Stanford, UNC 9.975 March 23 Big 12 Championship 9.95 Floor (1) March 1 at TWU 9.9 All-Around (3) Feb. 1 at West Virginia 39.575 Feb. 15 Perfect 10 Challenge 39.550 Feb. 22 No. 5 UCLA 39.700 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 9.925 Bars (1) Jan. 5 at No. 11 Georgia 9.875 Floor (8) Jan. 5 at No. 11 Georgia 9.875 Jan. 18 No. 11 Denver 9.925 Feb. 1 at West Virginia 9.95 Feb. 8 at Iowa State 9.95 Feb. 22 No. 5 UCLA 9.975 March 8 No. 16 Arizona 9.95 March 10 No. 9 Stanford, UNC 9.925 March 23 Big 12 Championship 9.95 ERICA BREWER (6) Bars (2): Jan. 11 at Arizona State 9.825 Feb. 8 at Iowa State 9.925 Beam (2): Jan. 11 at Arizona State 9.925 Jan. 15 Perfect 10 Challenge 9.95 All-Around (2) Jan. 11 at Arizona State 39.350 March 1 at TWU 39.300 KEELEY KMIECIAK (6) Vault (3): Feb. 1 at West Virginia 9.9 Feb. 8 at Iowa State 9.925 Feb. 22 No. 5 UCLA 9.925 Bars (2): Jan. 18 No. 11 Denver 9.9 March 8 No. 16 Arizona 9.925 Beam (1) March 8 No. 16 Arizona 9.9 Maile ana KANEWA (3) Vault (3): Feb. 22 No. 5 UCLA 9.925 March 8 No. 16 Arizona 9.95 March 23 Big 12 Championship 9.925 LARA Albright (1) Floor (1): March 1 at TWU 9.9 LAUREN ALEXANDER (1) Beam (1): Jan. 26 Metroplex Challenge 9.975 MADISON MOORING (1) Vault (1): Jan. 11 at Arizona State 9.9 2013 TEAM TITLES VAULT (10) Jan. 11 at Arizona State 49.250 Jan. 18 No. 11 Denver 49.275 Feb. 1 at West Virginia 49.300 Feb. 8 at Iowa State 49.450 Feb. 15 Perfect 10 Challenge 49.325 Feb. 22 No. 5 UCLA 49.525 March 1 at TWU 49.425 March 8 No. 16 Arizona 49.500 March 10 No. 9 Stanford, UNC 49.400 March 23 Big 12 Championship 49.325 BARS (11) Jan. 11 at Arizona State 48.950 Jan. 18 No. 11 Denver 49.275 Jan. 26 Metroplex Challenge 49.450 Feb. 1 at West Virginia 49.150 Feb. 8 at Iowa State 49.400 Feb. 15 Perfect 10 Challenge 49.525 Feb. 22 No. 5 UCLA 49.575 March 1 at TWU 49.325 March 8 No. 16 Arizona 49.475 March 10 No. 9 Stanford, UNC 49.475 March 23 Big 12 Championship 49.550 BEAM (12) Jan. 5 at No. 11 Georgia 49.200 Jan. 11 at Arizona State 49.275 Jan. 18 No. 11 Denver 49.350 Jan. 26 Metroplex Challenge 49.325 Feb. 1 at West Virginia 49.475 Feb. 8 at Iowa State 49.525 Feb. 15 Perfect 10 Challenge 49.300 Feb. 22 No. 5 UCLA 49.600 March 1 at TWU 49.150 March 8 No. 16 Arizona 49.300 March 10 No. 9 Stanford, UNC 49.275 March 15 at No. 4 Alabama 49.450 FLOOR (11) Jan. 5 at No. 11 Georgia 49.200 Jan. 11 at Arizona State 49.225 Jan. 18 No. 11 Denver 49.425 Feb. 1 at West Virginia 49.450 Feb. 8 at Iowa State 49.250 Feb. 15 Perfect 10 Challenge 49.300 Feb. 22 No. 5 UCLA 49.675 March 1 at TWU 49.375 March 8 No. 16 Arizona 49.600 March 10 No. 9 Stanford, UNC 49.375 March 23 Big 12 Championship 49.500
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 2013 SCORING BREAKDOWN DATE MEET RANK TEAM SCORE VAULT BARS BEAM FLOOR Jan. 5 at Georgia 4 Oklahoma 195.425 48.900 49.150 49.200 49.200 11 Georgia 196.450 49.300 49.150 48.975 48.000 Jan. 12 at Arizona State 3 Oklahoma 196.700 49.250 48.950 49.275 49.225 Arizona State 193.625 48.550 47.900 48.650 48.525 Jan. 18 Denver 3 Oklahoma 197.325 49.275 49.275 49.350 49.425 11 Denver 195.850 49.225 49.025 48.800 48.800 Jan. 26 Metroplex Challenge 2 Oklahoma 197.275 49.225 49.450 49.325 49.275 7 LSU 197.100 49.500 49.450 48.750 49.400 16 Oregon State 196.825 49.225 49.425 49.150 49.025 9 Georgia 196.775 49.200 49.425 49.075 49.075 Washington 194.875 48.800 49.075 48.775 48.225 Feb. 1 West Virginia Quad 2 Oklahoma 197.375 49.300 49.150 49.475 49.450 West Virginia 196.050 49.000 48.775 49.050 49.225 Western Michigan 192.475 47.725 48.400 48.450 47.900 William & Mary 192.225 48.200 47.825 48.050 47.750 Feb. 8 at Iowa State 2 Oklahoma 197.625 49.450 49.400 49.525 49.250 Iowa State 194.675 48.275 48.950 48.825 48.625 Feb. 15 Perfect 10 Challenge 2 Oklahoma 197.450 49.325 49.525 49.300 49.300 16 Boise State 195.575 49.125 49.350 48.225 48.875 BYU 194.175 48.375 49.050 48.000 48.750 TWU 191.425 48.100 48.325 47.275 47.725 Feb. 22 UCLA 2 Oklahoma 198.375 49.525 49.575 49.600 49.675 5 UCLA 197.200 49.300 49.250 49.300 49.350 March 1 at TWU 1 Oklahoma 197.275 49.425 49.325 49.150 49.375 TWU 195.300 48.575 48.875 48.875 48.975 March 8 Arizona 2 Oklahoma 197.875 49.500 49.475 49.300 49.600 16 Arizona 196.125 49.125 49.200 48.725 49.075 March 10 No. 9 Stanford, UNC 2 Oklahoma 197.525 49.400 49.475 49.275 49.375 9 Stanford 196.000 49.200 49.150 48.775 49.075 North Carolina 195.300 48.650 49.150 48.625 48.875 March 15 at No. 4 Alabama 1 Oklahoma 196.900 49.075 49.200 49.450 49.175 4 Alabama 197.525 49.525 49.425 49.150 49.425 March 23 Big 12 Championship 2 Oklahoma 197.200 49.325 49.550 48.825 49.500 Iowa State 196.175 49.050 49.025 49.050 49.050 25 West Virginia 194.675 49.100 47.875 48.975 48.725
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 9.775 Jan. 12 at Arizona St. 9.85 Jan. 18 Denver 9.875 Jan. 26 Metroplex 9.9 Feb. 1 at West Virginia 9.825 Feb. 8 at Iowa State 9.825 Feb. 15 Perfect 10 9.85 Feb. 22 UCLA 9.9 March 1 at TWU 9.9 March 8 Arizona 9.875 March 10 UNC, Stanford 9.825 March 15 at Alabama 9.825 March 23 Big 12 Champ. 9.85 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 - - - 9.9 - Jan. 5 at Georgia Jan. 12 at Arizona St. 9.8 9.825 9.925 9.8 39.350 Jan. 18 Denver 9.825 9.875 9.875 9.85 39.425 Jan. 26 Metroplex 9.775 9.9 9.825 9.875 39.375 Feb. 1 at West Virginia 9.8 9.825 9.85 9.9 39.375 Feb. 8 at Iowa State 9.8 9.925 9.825 9.65 39.200 Feb. 15 Perfect 10 9.825 9.9 9.95 9.85 39.525 Feb. 22 UCLA 9.9 9.95 9.875 March 1 at TWU 9.725 9.875 9.85 9.85 39.300 March 8 Arizona 9.875 9.85 9.75 March 10 UNC, Stanford 8.75 9.9 9.85 9.85 38.350 March 15 at Alabama 9.75 9.725 9.875 9.75 39.100 March 23 Big 12 Champ. 9.725 9.9 9.3 9.85 38.775 ERICA BREWER Junior / Louisville, Ky. - All-Big 12 on bars and beam - 2012 All-American in the all-around and on bars - Ranked in the top 25 nationally in AA, UB, BB 9.85 9.925 9.95 9.9 39.525 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 - - 9.975 - - Jan. 5 at Georgia 9.8 Jan. 12 at Arizona St. 9.825 Jan. 18 Denver 9.875 Jan. 26 Metroplex 9.975 Feb. 1 at West Virginia 9.875 Feb. 8 at Iowa State 9.925 Feb. 15 Perfect 10 9.35 Feb. 22 UCLA 9.875 March 1 at TWU 9.725 March 8 Arizona 9.25 March 10 UNC, Stanford 9.9 March 15 at Alabama 9.9 March 23 Big 12 Champ. 9.875 Jan. 5 at Georgia 9.725 8.875 Jan. 12 at Arizona St. 9.775 Jan. 18 Denver 9.825 Jan. 26 Metroplex 9.875 Feb. 1 at West Virginia 9.775 Feb. 8 at Iowa State 9.9 Feb. 15 Perfect 10 9.875 Feb. 22 UCLA 9.9 March 1 at TWU 9.825 March 8 Arizona 9.875 March 10 UNC, Stanford 9.825 9.775 March 15 at Alabama 9.775 9.9 March 23 Big 12 Champ. 9.9 9.9 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 9.9 9.9 9.9 - -
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 9.925 March 1 at TWU 9.825 March 8 Arizona 9.95 March 10 UNC, Stanford 9.9 March 15 at Alabama 9.875 March 23 Big 12 Champ. 9.925 Maile ana kanewa Freshman / Duluth, Minn. - Big 12 Vault Champion - Missed first half of the season due to wrist surgery, then earned a 9.925 in her first career vault 9.95 - - - - Jan. 5 at Georgia 9.8 9.825 9.85 Jan. 12 at Arizona St. 9.9 9.775 9.85 Jan. 18 Denver 9.85 9.825 Jan. 26 Metroplex 9.825 9.825 Feb. 1 at West Virginia 9.8 9.925 Feb. 8 at Iowa State 9.9 9.9 Feb. 15 Perfect 10 9.8 9.9 Feb. 22 UCLA 9.9 9.825 March 1 at TWU 9.875 9.85 9.875 March 8 Arizona 9.875 9.825 9.9 March 10 UNC, Stanford 9.875 9.825 9.875 March 15 at Alabama 9.75 9.75 9.325 March 23 Big 12 Champ. 9.8 9.85 9.9 MADISON MOORING Junior / Sallisaw, Okla. - 3-time Big 12 Specialist of the Week this season - NCAA Vault Runner-up in 2011 - Two-time All-American on vault and beam 9.9-9.95 9.9 - 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 9.925 9.925 9.9 9.9 39.650 Jan. 5 at Georgia 9.85 9.2 9.85 9.775 38.675 Jan. 12 at Arizona St. 9.85 9.750 9.8 9.050 38.450 Jan. 18 Denver 9.8 9.9 9.825 9.825 39.350 Jan. 26 Metroplex 9.85 9.9 9.825 9.75 39.325 Feb. 1 at West Virginia 9.9 9.725 9.825 9.825 39.275 Feb. 8 at Iowa State 9.925 9.9 9.8 9.75 39.375 Feb. 15 Perfect 10 9.875 9.875 9.8 Feb. 22 UCLA 9.925 9.925 9.9 9.9 39.650 March 1 at TWU 9.825 9.85 9.775 March 8 Arizona 9.925 9.925 9.9 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 9.9 9.9 9.875 9.95 39.375
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 9.675 9.875 9.85 9.85 39.250 Jan. 12 at Arizona St. 9.825 9.9 9.85 Jan. 18 Denver 9.875 9.775 9.85 9.9 39.400 Jan. 26 Metroplex 9.8 9.2 9.35 9.875 38.225 Feb. 1 at West Virginia 9.875 9.875 9.9 9.925 39.575 Feb. 8 at Iowa State 9.875 9.8 9.9 9.875 39.450 Feb. 15 Perfect 10 9.875 9.95 9.9 9.825 39.550 Feb. 22 UCLA 9.925 9.925 9.9 9.95 39.700 March 1 at TWU 9.975 9.9 9.375 9.9 39.150 March 8 Arizona 9.875 9.9 9.825 9.925 39.525 March 10 UNC, Stanford 9.85 9.975 9.15 9.8 38.775 March 15 at Alabama 9.75 9.875 9.825 9.85 39.300 March 23 Big 12 Champ. 9.9 9.95 9.275 9.9 39.025 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 9.975 9.975 9.9 9.95 39.700 Jan. 5 at Georgia 9.8 9.875 9.875 Jan. 12 at Arizona St. 9.875 9.775 Jan. 18 Denver 9.825 9.825 9.925 Jan. 26 Metroplex 9.9 9.9 9.775 Feb. 1 at West Virginia 9.9 9.8 9.95 Feb. 8 at Iowa State 9.875 9.8 9.95 Feb. 15 Perfect 10 9.9 9.85 9.875 Feb. 22 UCLA 9.85 9.875 9.975 March 1 at TWU 9.9 9.825 9.85 March 8 Arizona 9.875 9.8 9.95 March 10 UNC, Stanford 9.925 9.875 9.925 March 15 at Alabama 9.875 9.875 9.875 March 23 Big 12 Champ. 9.85 9.85 9.95 HALEY SCAMAN Freshman / Riverside, Ill. - Big 12 Floor Champion - Ranked the No.1 freshman & No. 3 overall on FX 9.925 9.9-9.975 - HUNTER PRICE Freshman / Boerne, Texas - Won multiple Regional and Texas State Championships on vault 9.625 - - - - Jan. 5 at Georgia 9.625 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 - - - - -
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. 9.625 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 9.7 9.7 - - - - 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 9.9 9.95 9.975 9.95 39.650 Jan. 5 at Georgia 9.775 9.875 9.875 9.85 39.375 Jan. 12 at Arizona St. 9.825 9.750 9.825 9.875 39.275 Jan. 18 Denver 9.9 9.85 9.925 9.875 39.550 Jan. 26 Metroplex 9.85 9.875 9.875 9.85 39.450 Feb. 1 at West Virginia 9.825 9.875 9.925 9.85 39.475 Feb. 8 at Iowa State 9.875 9.875 9.975 9.85 39.575 Feb. 15 Perfect 10 9.85 9.925 9.75 9.9 39.425 Feb. 22 UCLA 9.8 9.925 9.975 9.95 39.650 March 1 at TWU 9.875 9.95 9.225 March 8 Arizona 9.85 9.9 9.9 9.95 39.600 March 10 UNC, Stanford 9.85 9.275 9.925 9.9 38.950 March 15 at Alabama 9.825 9.825 9.95 9.85 39.450 March 23 Big 12 Champ. 9.85 9.95 9.9 9.9 39.600 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 9.875 9.9-9.875 - 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
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 2 2013 TEAM RANKINGS OVERALL RANK TEAM RQS 1 Florida 197.840 2 Oklahoma 197.570 3 Alabama 197.415 4 Georgia 197.260 5 Michigan 197.235 6 UCLA 197.200 7 LSU 197.180 8 Nebraska 197.145 9 Utah 197.105 10 Oregon State 196.900 11 Stanford 196.710 12 Auburn 196.615 - Minnesota 196.615 14 Penn State 196.500 15 Denver 196.470 16 Arkansas 196.435 17 Illinois 196.210 18 Arizona 196.090 19 Kentucky 196.060 20 Ohio State 196.005 21 Boise State 195.970 22 Washington 195.965 23 Kent State 195.815 24 Maryland 195.810 - Central Michigan 195.810 Italics denotes 2013 OU opponent VAULT RANK TEAM RQS 1 LSU 49.495 2 Alabama 49.480 3 Florida 49.470 4 Michigan 49.435 5 Utah 49.430 6 Oklahoma 49.420 - Nebraska 49.420 8 Georgia 49.400 9 UCLA 49.375 10 Oregon State 49.350 11 Minnesota 49.290 12 Denver 49.260 13 Stanford 49.255 14 Boise State 49.230 15 Maryland 49.220 16 Arkansas 49.190 17 Penn State 49.180 18 California 49.160 - Bridgeport 49.160 - Auburn 49.160 21 West Virginia 49.150 - Arizona 49.150 23 Kent State 49.110 24 Ohio State 49.075 25 Kentucky 49.045 BARS RANK TEAM RQS 1 Florida 49.535 2 Oklahoma 49.495 3 Georgia 49.415 4 Michigan 49.370 5 Oregon State 49.350 6 Nebraska 49.335 7 Alabama 49.310 8 Utah 49.285 9 UCLA 49.280 10 Stanford 49.280 11 LSU 49.260 12 Denver 49.235 13 Penn State 49.155 14 Arkansas 49.145 - Boise State 49.145 16 Iowa 49.115 17 Arizona 49.115 - Washington 49.090 19 Auburn 49.090 20 Illinois 49.085 21 Kentucky 49.060 22 BYU 49.025 23 Ohio State 49.015 24 Kent State 49.010 25 Central Michigan 49.000 BEAM RANK TEAM RQS 1 Oklahoma 49.430 - Florida 49.430 3 Alabama 49.310 4 Georgia 49.305 5 Nebraska 49.225 6 UCLA 49.220 7 Auburn 49.195 8 Stanford 49.185 9 Michigan 49.185 10 Oregon State 49.170 11 Minnesota 49.150 12 LSU 49.145 13 Illinois 49.125 14 Utah 49.120 15 Denver 49.095 16 Washington 49.070 17 Kentucky 49.070 18 Ohio State 49.050 19 Penn State 49.020 20 Arizona 48.995 21 West Virginia 48.990 22 Arkansas 48.975 23 Maryland 48.955 24 North Carolina State 48.910 25 Arizona State 48.875 FLOOR RANK TEAM RQS 1 Oklahoma 49.470 - Alabama 49.470 - Florida 49.470 4 Michigan 49.450 5 LSU 49.445 6 UCLA 49.430 7 Utah 49.420 8 Minnesota 49.320 9 Arkansas 49.285 10 Nebraska 49.280 - Georgia 49.280 12 Denver 49.275 13 Illinois 49.235 14 Auburn 49.225 15 Penn State 49.220 16 Maryland 49.205 17 Arizona 49.200 - Boise State 49.200 19 Oregon State 49.190 - Stanford 49.190 21 Iowa 49.140 22 Bridgeport 49.125 23 California 49.120 24 Central Michigan 49.115 25 Ohio State 49.110
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 3 2013 INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS All-AROUND RANK NAME RQS TEAM 1 Vanessa Zamarripa 39.660 UCLA 2 Bridget Sloan 39.655 Florida 3 Kytra Hunter 39.615 Florida 4 Emily Wong 39.610 Nebraska 5 Joanna Sampson 39.580 Michigan 6 Taylor Spears 39.560 Oklahoma 7 Rheagan Courville 39.555 L.S.U. 8 Jessie DeZiel 39.525 Nebraska 9 Sharaya Musser 39.510 Penn State - Ashanée Dickerson 39.510 Florida 11 Alina Weinstein 39.505 Illinois 12 Brie Olson 39.500 Oklahoma 13 Makayla Stambaugh 39.490 Oregon State 14 Lindsay Mable 39.450 Minnesota - Katherine Grable 39.450 Arkansas 16 Moriah Martin 39.415 Denver 17 Aubree Cristello 39.405 Arizona - Tory Wilson 39.405 Utah 19 Katie Zurales 39.390 Michigan 20 Caitlin Atkinson 39.375 Auburn 21 Georgia Dabrtiz 39.365 Utah - Erica Brewer 39.365 Oklahoma 23 Kim Jacob 39.355 Alabama - Bri Guy 39.355 Auburn 25 Sasha Tsikhanovich 39.350 Bridgeport BEAM RANK NAME AVG TEAM 1 Taylor Spears 9.945 Oklahoma 2 Bridget Sloan 9.920 Florida - Shayla Worley 9.920 Georgia 4 Amanda Spinner 9.910 Stanford - Mackenzie Caquatto 9.910 Florida 6 Sharaya Musser 9.905 Penn State - Kim Jacob 9.905 Alabama 8 Emily Wong 9.900 Nebraska - Sarah Miller 9.900 Ohio State - Stephanie Giameo 9.900 Maryland 11 Lauren Alexander 9.895 Oklahoma - Kaylan Earls 9.895 Georgia - Rheagan Courville 9.895 L.S.U. - Erica Brewer 9.895 Oklahoma - Ivana Hong 9.895 Stanford 16 Ashley Priess 9.890 Alabama - Lindsey Cheek 9.890 Georgia - Brie Olson 9.890 Oklahoma - Danusia Francis 9.890 UCLA 20 Kytra Hunter 9.885 Florida - Kayla Gray 9.885 New Hampshire 22 Megan Walker 9.880 Auburn - Jennifer Lauer 9.880 Nebraska - Vanessa Zamarripa 9.880 UCLA - Katie Zurales 9.880 Michigan VAULT RANK NAME AVG TEAM 1 Vanessa Zamarripa 9.970 UCLA 2 Kytra Hunter 9.965 Florida 3 Tory Wilson 9.960 Utah 4 Moriah Martin 9.945 Denver 5 Rheagan Courville 9.940 L.S.U. 6 Kelsi Blalock 9.930 Oregon State - Jessie DeZiel 9.930 Nebraska 8 Joanna Sampson 9.920 Michigan - Ashanée Dickerson 9.920 Florida - Katy Dodds 9.920 Maryland - Georgia Dabritz 9.920 Utah - Olivia Courtney 9.920 UCLA - Monica Mesalles 9.920 Bridgeport - Diandra Milliner 9.920 Alabama 15 Bridget Sloan 9.915 Florida - Brandie Jay 9.915 Georgia 17 Emily Wong 9.910 Nebraska - Lindsey Cheek 9.910 Georgia - Brittany Skinner 9.910 Nebraska - Katie Zurales 9.910 Michigan - Nicole Dayton 9.910 Stanford - Kayla Williams 9.910 Alabama - Sarah Miller 9.910 Ohio State 24 Kayla Slechta 9.905 Minnesota - Marissa Gutierrez 9.905 Alabama - Aubree Cristello 9.905 Arizona - Katherine Grable 9.905 Arkansas FLOOR RANK NAME AVG TEAM 1 Lloimincia Hall 9.950 L.S.U. - Joanna Sampson 9.950 Michigan 3 Haley Scaman 9.945 Oklahoma 4 Alina Weinstein 9.940 Illinois 5 Kim Jacob 9.930 Alabama - Kytra Hunter 9.930 Florida 7 Vanessa Zamarripa 9.925 UCLA - Emily Wong 9.925 Nebraska 9 Marissa King 9.920 Florida - Becky Tutka 9.920 Utah - Diandra Milliner 9.920 Alabama - Nina McGee 9.920 Denver 13 Makayla Stambaugh 9.915 Oregon State - Ashley Morgan 9.915 Stanford - Lindsay Mable 9.915 Minnesota - Katherine Grable 9.915 Arkansas 17 Olivia Courtney 9.910 UCLA - Brie Olson 9.910 Oklahoma - Alyssa Pritchett 9.910 UCLA 20 Ally Krikorian 9.905 Maryland - Katy Dodds 9.905 Maryland - Melanie Jones 9.905 Oregon State - Rheagan Courville 9.905 L.S.U. - Amber See 9.905 Illinois - Monica Mesalles 9.905 Bridgeport - Jessica Savona 9.905 L.S.U. BARS RANK NAME AVG TEAM 1 Bridget Sloan 9.955 Florida 2 Chelsea Davis 9.945 Georgia - Mackenzie Caquatto 9.945 Florida 4 Vanessa Zamarripa 9.935 UCLA 5 Makayla Stambaugh 9.930 Oregon State 6 Brie Olson 9.925 Oklahoma 7 Emily Wong 9.920 Nebraska 8 Sarie Morrison 9.915 L.S.U. 9 Brittany Rogers 9.910 Georgia - Georgia Dabritz 9.910 Utah - Kytra Hunter 9.910 Florida 12 Janelle Giblin 9.905 Nebraska 13 Erica Brewer 9.900 Oklahoma - Taylor Spears 9.900 Oklahoma - Keeley Kmieciak 9.900 Oklahoma - Nina McGee 9.900 Denver - Joanna Sampson 9.900 Michigan 18 Jessie DeZiel 9.895 Nebraska - Sarah DeMeo 9.895 Alabama 20 Ashley Priess 9.890 Alabama - Rachel Guida 9.890 Kent State 22 Katie Zurales 9.885 Michigan - Rebecca Clark 9.885 Oklahoma - Sharaya Musser 9.885 Penn State - Marissa King 9.885 Florida
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.
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.