Oklahoma Women's Gymnastics Set to Host Big 12 Meet on Sat @6:15

[OUBeliever56A]

The #1 Oklahoma Sooner Women's Gymnastics Team is ready to host the Big 12 Championship in Lloyd Noble Center @ 6:15 on Saturday the 23rd of March. The Big 12 teams that will be at the Championship will be Oklahoma, BYU, Denver, Iowa State and West Virginia.

The Big 12 Women's Gymnastics Meet will be televised live on ESPNU from 6:30 to 8:30. Alex Perlman and Bridget Sloan will be on the call.

Here is the Sooner staff writers article about the Big 12 Championships.

https://soonersports.com/news/2024/3/22 ... p-saturday

The article contains capsule selections for tickets, meet notes, live stats and the ESPNU link.

The Sooners are on a roll, but the still need good fortune. Good luck to the Sooners!

Boomer Sooner!

[AustinTXSooner]

Team NQS Scores for the teams participating

All Around

#	Team	NQS	High
1	Oklahoma	198.475	198.775
8	Denver	197.700	198.025
33	BYU	196.555	197.000
36	Iowa State	196.325	196.900
51	West Virginia	195.430	196.000

Vault

#	Team	NQS	High
1	Oklahoma	49.520	49.600
11	Denver	49.430	49.425
28	Iowa State	49.155	49.350
30	BYU	49.135	49.225
49	West Virginia	48.930	49.025

Bars

#	Team	NQS	High
1	Oklahoma	49.695	49.825
5	Denver	49.500	49.750
33	BYU	49.200	49.425
41	Iowa State	49.030	49.250
58	West Virginia	48.705	49.100

Beam

#	Team	NQS	High
1	Oklahoma	49.710	49.800
13	Denver	49.370	49.550
30	BYU	49.170	49.425
35	Iowa State	49.105	49.325
48	West Virginia	48.855	49.275

Floor

#	Team	NQS	High
2	Oklahoma	49.675	49.825
15	Denver	49.495	49.675
37	Iowa State	49.290	49.400
40	BYU	49.245	49.475
43	West Virginia	49.200	49.275

[AustinTXSooner]

Individuals. Except for the All Around, I've only listed those in the top 50.

All Around

#	Gymnast	Team	NQS	High
2	Jordan Bowers	Oklahoma	39.755	39.850
4	Jessica Hutchinson	Denver	39.740	39.825
10	Kat LeVasseur	Oklahoma	39.670	39.775
12	Faith Torrez	Oklahoma	39.660	39.775
13	Audrey Davis	Oklahoma	39.630	39.650
22	Madison Ulrich	Denver	39.505	39.550
40	Rosie Casali	Denver	39.345	39.500
67	Hannah Loyim	Iowa State	39.180	39.425
72	Abbie Pierson	West Virginia	39.130	39.175

Vault

#	Gymnast	Team	NQS	High
7	Jessica Hutchinson	Denver	9.925	9.975
7	Kat LeVasseur	Oklahoma	9.925	9.975
10	Jordan Bowers	Oklahoma	9.920	9.975
11	Faith Torrez	Oklahoma	9.915	9.950
17	Hannah Scheible	Oklahoma	9.910	9.950
27	Keira Wells	Oklahoma	9.900	9.925
42	Josie Bergstrom	Iowa State	9.885	9.925
42	Rosie Casali	Denver	9.885	9.950

Bars

#	Gymnast	Team	NQS	High
1	Audrey Davis	Oklahoma	9.975	10.000
2	Jordan Bowers	Oklahoma	9.970	10.000
15	Kat LeVasseur	Oklahoma	9.940	9.975
18	Jessica Hutchinson	Denver	9.935	9.975
19	Ragan Smith	Oklahoma	9.930	9.975
22	Rylie Mundell	Denver	9.925	9.950
26	Danielle Sievers	Oklahoma	9.915	9.950
28	Madison Ulrich	Denver	9.910	9.975
38	Faith Torrez	Oklahoma	9.900	9.950
42	Mia Hebinck	Denver	9.895	9.975

Beam

#	Gymnast	Team	NQS	High
1	Ragan Smith	Oklahoma	9.990	10.000
3	Faith Torrez	Oklahoma	9.970	9.975
8	Jessica Hutchinson	Denver	9.950	9.975
12	Jordan Bowers	Oklahoma	9.940	9.950
14	Audrey Davis	Oklahoma	9.935	9.975
26	Kat LeVasseur	Oklahoma	9.915	9.950
48	Bella Mabanta	Denver	9.895	9.950

Floor

#	Gymnast	Team	NQS	High
3	Jordan Bowers	Oklahoma	9.970	10.000
7	Jessica Hutchinson	Denver	9.960	10.000
18	Faith Torrez	Oklahoma	9.945	9.975
24	Ragan Smith	Oklahoma	9.935	9.975
33	Madison Ulrich	Denver	9.920	9.925
43	Audrey Davis	Oklahoma	9.915	9.925
43	Kat LeVasseur	Oklahoma	9.915	9.975

[TN Sooner]

I got curious about the SEC and scoped out a bit - their conference championship is also today on SEC network, but I noticed they have 2 sessions.

Session 1 is at 2:30 and session 2 is at 6:30.

They have 8 schools - the bottom 4 compete in session 1 and the top 4 in session 2. It appears they take the scores from the 2 sessions and determine overall winner and event/AA winners from both sessions.

Adding us to the mix next year probably means 5 teams competing in one of the sessions.

[TN Sooner]

On the Huddle Thursday night, KJ mentioned that she expected OU would be sent to Michigan or Arkansas for NCAA regionals this year - likely Michigan, but one of those 2.

It just dawned on me this morning that we competed meets @ Michigan and @ Arkansas this year. I doubt that scheduling was an accident. Very shrewd coaching/scheduling. And of course the championships finish in ft worth where we also competed this year.

[OU_Tom]

I think OU is on their way to an enormous score tonight. They just scored 49.56 on the vault to start off strong

[OU_Tom]

On bars Audry Davis scores 9.975 followed by this from Bowers

[OU_Tom]

Another 10 for Ragan Smith

[OU_Tom]

5 10s on the night

3 of them by Bowers - floor, bars and vault
A 10 for faith on the floor
A 10 for Ragan Smith on the beam

[OU_Tom]

[OUBeliever56A]

I am going to post the 'Soonersports' article by the Sooner staff writers as it is about all that needs to be said.

Unforgettable: Sooners Claim Big 12 Championship With NCAA Record Team Score

Unforgettable.

The Sooners claimed their third-straight and 15th overall Big 12 title with a record-breaking performance, setting an NCAA team scoring record with a 198.950.
Oklahoma topped Denver (197.975), BYU (197.050), Iowa State (196.350) and West Virginia (195.125) in their final Big 12 Championship before departing for the SEC in July of this year.

"This record, that has stood for twenty years, that is very unusual," head coach K.J. Kindler said. It's very impressive, I can't even tell you. Vault in particular has changed since then, almost all the vaults were 10.0 back then, so the 1.5, which is the vault that we predominantly do, with the exception of Hannah, but all six of our vaults are 10s. Not every team has that around the country, so we do have that little advantage. Back then they all started from a 10. It is harder to do now because of that. It is harder because there are some incredible athletes out there, there are great athletes all over the country doing great things."

For the first time in conference history, every event was won with a perfect 10 as the Sooners completed a team gym slam. Junior Jordan Bowers claimed the vault title with her first perfect 10 of the year on the event, the uneven bars title with her second of the year on the event and floor with her third-straight perfect 10 on the event. Ragan Smith earned the beam title for the second year in a row with a perfect 10, her fifth of the season and 10th of her career. Faith Torrez shared the floor title with Bowers, earning her first career perfect mark.

Bowers also claimed the all-around with a 39.925, the highest individual all-around score by a Big 12 athlete at a conference championship. Bowers, who is the first OU gymnast to earn three perfect 10s in one meet, tied Maggie Nichols program all-around record and is only the second OU gymnast to ever earn a 39.900-plus in the all-around.

"It's exciting, everything coming together," Bowers said. "We all work so hard in the gym. Especially vault, I've really been working on those landings, and I stick multiple in practice every day. I've been super close the past few meets, so sticking that was a highlight for me. I've really worked on my confidence, my consistency and working on the little things this year. I'm having a great year so far, and I'm looking forward to the future and building off of that."

Following the conclusion of the meet, Big 12 Yearly Awards were announced. Bowers was named the Big 12 Gymnast of the Year, the first Sooner to achieve the honor since Anastasia Webb in 2021. Bowers is the 13th Sooner to be named Gymnast of the Year and the sixth to earn both Newcomer of the Year and Gymnast of the Year honors in her career, joining Anastasia Webb, Nichols, Brenna Dowell, Chayse Capps and Haley Scaman. Kindler was named the Big 12 Coach of the Year for the 13th time as the head coach of Oklahoma and the 15th time overall.

The Sooners used a 49.675 on vault to open the meet. The mark was a season high and the highest by a Sooner squad at a Big 12 Championship. Bowers was the highlight of the rotation, nailing her Yurchenko 1.5 for a perfect 10. The junior has now earned a perfect 10 three weeks in a row, following back-to-back 10s on floor. Freshman Hannah Scheible added a career-high 9.975 on a stuck handspring pike half in the No. 5 spot. Wells, Siegfeldt, Torrez and LeVasseur all showcased stunning 1.5s for 9.9s as the Sooners counted only scores of 9.9 or higher on the event.

After a bye in the second rotation, the Sooners earned a 49.725 on bars, tying their highest score on the event at conference championships. Danielle Sievers got things started with a stick on her full-in dismount for a 9.9, followed by another stuck dismount and a 9.9 from LeVasseur. In the No. 3 spot, Torrez rebounded from a fall in her last meet for a 9.85. In the No. 4 spot, Smith nailed her double layout for a 9.95. Audrey Davis was nearly perfect, earning a 10 from two of four judges for her 13th score of 9.975 in her career. Anchoring was Bowers with her second perfect 10 of the night and fifth of the year.

OU came out firing on beam, notching a 49.775 in the fourth rotation. Davis led off with a 9.925, her seventh 9.9-plus score in a row. Ava Siegfeldt added a 9.95 as she stuck her gainer full dismount. In the No. 3 spot, Bowers continued her strong night with a 9.925. A stuck gainer full and gorgeous tumbling on the beam earned Torrez a 9.95 in the No. 4 spot. Showing off her stunning flexibility, LeVasseur added a 9.95 in the No. 5 spot. Smith anchored with her fifth 10 of the season on beam, in her final performance in the LNC.

The Sooners posted their highest floor score at a conference championship with a 49.775 on the event. Davis got the final rotation started with a beautiful opening pass for a 9.925, followed by a 9.9 from Bell Johnson in her final routine inside the LNC. In the No. 3 spot, Smith showed off a big double back for a 9.9. LeVasseur stuck her opening full-in cold for a 9.95. Showcasing her stunning double layout, Torrez earned her first career perfect 10 in the No. 5 spot. Nailing her double pike, Bowers clinched the scoring record with her third-straight perfect 10 on the event, setting the OU program record with four perfect marks on floor.

UP NEXT
The Sooners will await their regional destination, traveling to either Ann Arbor, Mich., Berkeley, Calif., Fayetteville, Ark., or Gainesville, Fla. Teams to compete in the three-day competition will be announced Monday, March 25 at 11 a.m. CT.

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It is amazing how good the Women's Gymnastics team actually is. It is even more amazing to me, how well they perform under the spotlights. It is one to be talented and to work hard, BUT to perform almost flawlessly, is simply beyond my comprehension.

Congratulations to the team in every way and to Coach KJ Kindler on their success and successive impressive results during the season.

Boomer Sooner!

[AustinTXSooner]

I took a look at the individual judges scores. There were 4 judges for each event. The top and bottom score were dropped and the two middle scores averaged.

On Vault, Bowers got 10s from all four judges. Schieble got two 10s and two 9.95s

On Bars, Davis got two 10s and two 9.95s. Bowers again got four 10s.

On Beam, Smith got three 10s and a 9.95. Ava Siegfeldt got one 10 and three 9.95s.

On Floor, LeVasseur got one 10 and three 9.95s. Faith Torrez got three 10s and one 9.95. Bowers got four 10s

The only other gymnast in the competition to get a 10 from any judge was Jessica Hutchinson from Denver. On the Floor, she got two 10s and two 9.95s.

[OU_Tom]