Oklahoma History Six National Championships

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1 Oklahoma History Six National Championships

2 Program History Two years after the first student began at the University of Oklahoma, David C. Hall, a former Brown University gymnast, came to the campus to teach physical education. Hall would become Oklahoma s first gymnastics coach. Few formal records remain, but Hall s program lasted 15 years. Sooner yearbooks from feature faded pictures of young men who were members of Hall s Gymnasium Squads. In 1965 Ken Farris, then an associate athletics director, journeyed to the NCAA National Championships in hopes of re-establishing gymnastics at Oklahoma. Soon after, Russ Porterfield, a former University of Iowa gymnast, was hired as the Sooners first competitive gymnastics coach. Porterfield s program sprung from beginnings almost as humble as Hall s efforts in the early 1900s. Later, Porterfield would admit he had to beg students to try out for OU s first season in 1966 and the squad finished last in its Big Eight debut. But Porterfield persisted, and in 1971 the Sooners notched their first winning season. When he departed in 1973, Porterfield had given OU its first national champion, Odess Lovin, who won floor titles in 197 and 73. Porterfield s successor was Illinois native Paul Ziert, a successful high school coach. Ziert turned Oklahoma gymnastics into one of the nation s most respected programs. His early teams were led by Illinois State transfer Greg Buwick, a two-time conference floor champ. 4 Buwick would stay on at OU as Ziert s assistant and eventually become the Sooners third head coach. In 1977, just four years after Ziert took over, Oklahoma had its first national title, tying Indiana State for the national crown. (The 1977 finish remains the only tie in NCAA team championship history.) The Sooners also claimed their first national all-around champion when 1976 Olympian Bart Conner earned the first of two NCAA titles. Ziert s Sooners repeated as champions in 1978, while all-around honors were claimed by Conner for the second straight year. Though he sat out the 1980 season with injury, Conner came back in 1981 and became the first Oklahoma gymnast to claim the Nissen Award, gymnastics version of the Heisman trophy. In 1980 Conner and teammate Mike Wilson (alternate) earned spots on the 1980 US Olympic team, but couldn t compete because of the U.S. boycott. Conner got his third shot at the Games in 1984, where he earned two gold medals. That same year, Buwick took over the reins as head coach, leading his team to the first of many conference championships. In 1991, Buwick added the program s third national title. Under Buwick s leadership, OU also produced three Nissen Award winners: Jarrod Hanks (1991), Dan Fink (1998), Todd Bishop (1999). In 000, Mark Williams, who served as Buwick s assistant for 1 seasons, took over as head coach, leading his team to the conference title and a fourth-place NCAA finish. Williams won his second consecutive conference Coach-ofthe-Year honor in 001 and led the Sooners to a second-place finish nationally. The 00 season was about redemption as the Sooners claimed the fourth national title in the program s history. With most of the team intact from 00, OU repeated as champions in 003, going undefeated at 6-0. Daniel Furney, OU s fifth honoree, won the Nissen Emery Award as Oklahoma recorded its fifth NCAA national championship. With five winners, OU has produced more Nissen award winners than any other university and is the only school to claim back-to-back Nissen honorees. In 004, OU s run of national championships ended with a second-place finish. The 004 season saw the men s gymnastics program produce a winning streak of 5 straight that ended at the 004 MPSF Championships. Still, the Sooners broke the school record for most consecutive wins by an athletic team topping the old mark held by the football team, which won 47 straight from The next year, the 005 Sooners got back to what has been a constant under Mark Williams, winning its sixth national title. Behind a school-record 13 AllAmericans, OU won its third title in four years.

3 Coaching History NCAA Finish Fifth (Big Eight) Fifth (Big Eight) Third (Big Eight) Fourth (Big Eight) Fourth (Big Eight) Third (Big Eight) Third (Big Eight) Third (Big Eight) First (Big Eight) First (Big Eight) First (Big Eight) Third (Big Eight) First (Big Eight) Third (Big Eight) Third (Big Eight) First (Big Eight) First (Big Eight) Third (Big Eight) First (Big Eight) First (Big Eight) Second (MPSF) Fifth (MPSF) First (MPSF) Mark Williams Era (.914) First (MPSF) First (MPSF) First (MPSF) First (MPSF) Second (MPSF) First (MPSF) All-Time Record: NCAA (Seventh) NCAA (Eighth) NCAA (Fourth) NCAA (Fourth) NCAA (Eighth) NCAA (Sixth) NCAA (First) Regionals (Fifth) NCAA (Fourth) NCAA (Fourth) NCAA (Fourth) NCAA (Fifth) NCAA (Second) NCAA (Fourth) NCAA (Fifth) University (.749) History Greg Buwick Era NCAA (First) NCAA (First) NCAA (Second) NCAA (Fourth) NCAA (Second) NCAA (Seventh) Opponents Review 66-8 (.70) Athletes Paul Ziert Era Coaches Conference Finish (.471) Preview Year Record Russ Porterfield Era NCAA (Fourth) NCAA (Second) NCAA (First) NCAA (First) NCAA (Second) NCAA (First) (.730) 43

4 Record Book Oklahoma Gymnastics Records Under College Code Scoring System (through 000) Event Record Year All-Around Floor Excercise Pommel Horse Still Rings Vault Parallel Bars Event Record Record Holder (Year) All-Around Floor Excercise 9.95 Pommel Horse 9.95 Still Rings 9.90 Vault 9.90 Parallel Bars Casey Bryan (1997) Brendan O Neil, Shannon Carrion (000) Daniel Furney, Josh Landis, (000) Jeff Lutz, Jarrod Hanks (1991) Dan Fink (1998) David Johnston (000) Mark Oates (1983) Jeff Lutz (1991) Todd Bishop (1999) Todd Bishop (1999) team individual

5 Record Book Preview Coaches Athletes All-Around Floor Excercise Pommel Horse Still Rings Vault Parallel Bars /08/05 3/5/05 1/0/0 3/8/03 & 4/8/05 3/13/04 1/8/05 3/5/05 Event Record Record Holder (Year) All-Around Floor Excercise 9.85 Pommel Horse 9.75 Still Rings Vault Parallel Bars Jonathan Horton (3/5/05) Jonathan Horton (3/11/05) Josh Landis (3/8/03) and Josh Gore (3/5/05) Brett Covey (3/3/0) Jock Stevens (4/4/0) Daniel Furney (/01/03) Taqiy Abdullah-Simmons (4/08/05) Quinn Rowell (/13/04) team individual University Record Date Set History Event Opponents Review Oklahoma Gymnastics Records Under Current Federation de Internationale Gymnastics Code Scoring System (Since 001) 45

6 Six National Titles Titles (years) usince the creation of collegiate men's Consecutive gymnastics (1953), only seven current teams have won consecutive national championships. Oklahoma, Nebraska and Penn State all have won two straight or more on two occasions and with a 004 title, Penn State and Nebraska are the only schools to win three or more straight titles. After winning back-to-back titles in 1953 and 1954, Penn State won three in a row from 1959 to Nebraska ran an impressive string of four straight titles from OU's six national championships ranks fourth all-time behind Penn State (11), Illinois (9) and Nebraska (8). Penn State ( , ) Illinois ( ) *Southern Illinois ( ) Michigan ( ) *Iowa State ( ) Nebraska ( ) Stanford ( ) California ( ) Oklahoma ( , ) * indicates school no longer sponsors gymnastics program 11 Total National Championships OU's six national championships ranks fourth all-time behind Penn State (11), Illinois (9) and Nebraska (8). 9 8 Total National Championships Penn State (11) Illinois (9) Nebraska (8) Oklahoma (6) *Southern Illinois (4), California (4) *Iowa State (3), Michigan (3), Ohio State (3), Stanford (3) *Florida State (), * UCLA () * indicates school no longer sponsors gymnastics program Since 000, The University of Oklahoma men s gymnastics pro- gram is the only collegiate men s gymnastics program to finish in the top four every year at the NCAA Championships. Since their fourth place finish in 000, the Sooners have not finished lower than second place in their quest for the national title. 46 Year First Second OKLAHOMA Ohio State Penn State OKLAHOMA OKLAHOMA Ohio State OKLAHOMA Ohio State Ohio State OKLAHOMA Penn State Michigan Third Illinois Illinois Penn State California California Iowa Fourth Penn State Ohio State Michigan Michigan Michigan OKLAHOMA

7 Athletes 003 Roster Head Coach Mark Williams Shannon Carrion Brett Covey Daniel Furney Michael Gehart Josh Gore David Henderson Jamie Henderson Josh Landis Heath Mueller James Myers Curtis O Rorke Quinn Rowell Jock Stevens Brian Trause Opponents Review History 00 Roster Head Coach Mark Williams Everette Bierker Shannon Carrion Brett Covey Daniel Furney Michael Gehart Josh Gore David Henderson Ryan Hillyer David Johnston Josh Landis Jim Lovelady Heath Mueller John Payton Quinn Rowell Jock Stevens Brian Trause University 4hosted by the University of Oklahoma OU won its fourth national championship on its home floor after suffering just one defeat in the 00 season. The Sooners, guided by Mark Williams, went 8-1 one year after finishing as runners-up. Coaches 4 hosted by Temple University The Sooners won their second straight title in 003 under Mark Williams with a perfect 6-0 record. Daniel Furney (Nissen Award winner) was the all-around champion and p-bars champion. Josh Landis won titles on the floor and pommel horse. Preview 4 hosted by United States Military Academy The Sooners won their third title in four years under Mark Williams. The Sooners finished 1- on the season and led the nation with 13 All-America honors. David Henderson was the still rings champion and Jonathan Horton brought home five All-America honors. 005 Roster Head Coach Mark Williams Mubarak Abdullah-Simmons Taqiy Abdullah-Simmons Brian Carr Kyle Fernandez Michael Gehart Joshua Gore David Henderson Jamie Henderson Jonathan Horton David Iammatteo Jacob Messina James Myers Brian Trause Joseph Weaver 47

8 1991 Roster Head Coach Greg Buwick Ricky Armstrong Laurence Chavez Brian Halstead Jarrod Hanks Marcus Jordan Jeff Lutz Tom Meadows Orson Sykes Ric Sweezy Greg Zeiders 4hosted by Penn State University Head coach Greg Buwick produced OU s third national title and his first of three Nissen Award winners with Jarrod Hanks in Buwick s Sooners went 15-1 that year and also won the Big 8 title Roster Head Coach Paul Ziert Jody Bayles Garry Beasley Paul Black Bart Conner George Howell Dale Kerr Jeff Martin Leslie Moore Steve Rutledge Mike Wilson 4hosted by the University of Oregon Head coach Paul Ziert and the Sooners won their second straight national title with a 10-1 season. OU was led by All-American Bart Conner who won his second straight all-around title Roster Head Coach Paul Ziert Paul Black Bart Conner George Howell Craig Martin Leslie Moore Steve Rutledge Bernard Van Wie Mike Wilson 4hosted by Arizona State University Four years into the Paul Ziert era, OU won its first national title. The Sooners (7-1) tied Indiana State for the national crown and that remains as the only tie in NCAA team championship history. 48

9 Preview Coaches Athletes where ou ranks: University 49 History Fink was Oklahoma s third honoree, receiving the award in He was a three-time conference champion and a four-time All-American. One of four Sooners to share the school record on the still rings, Fink won the out to the nation s top senior collegiate gymnast annually since national championship on that event in Fink also participated in the Since the award s inception, Oklahoma has claimed a nation high five 1997 Maccabiah Games, an international, Olympic-style Nissen honorees: Bart Conner (1981), Jarrod Hanks (1991), competition for Jewish athletes. Fink, the 1998 Sooner codan Fink (1998) and Todd Bishop (1999). Two years ago, captain, made the President s Honor Roll seven semesters, Daniel Furney became the fifth Sooner to capture the honor. Athletes, coaches and judges vote on the Nissen winner who OKLAHOMA 5 the Dean s Honor Roll two semesters and was a nine-time is, according to the standards, more than simply an excellent Ohio State 4 Sooner Scholar. He was also honored with the Big 1 Conference Medal Award and was named OU s Outstanding gymnast he must also be an example of good sportsmanship Penn State 4 Male Scholar Athlete of the Year in and fair play. A champion in defeat as well as in victory. S. Connecticut State 4 Minnesota 3 In 1999, Oklahoma became the first program to produce Conner, Oklahoma s first Nissen Award winner, received the honor in Conner was a seven-time conference chamnebraska 3 back-to-back Nissen Award winners when Bishop earned the pion and nine-time All-American for the Sooners. He also won Stanford 3 prestigious honor. Bishop was also the first non-all-arounder to receive the Nissen since the award s inception. three national championships and was named co-recipient of Michigan State the Big Eight Conference Male Athlete of the Year award in UCLA Bishop won two straight NCAA titles on high bar in The University of Oklahoma also claimed back-to-back BYU 1 99 and was a seven-time All-American for OU. In addition, NCAA Championships during that span, winning titles in 1977 and Conner was a member of three Olympic teams Illinois 1 Bishop scored the first 10.0 in Oklahoma men s gymnastics (1976, 80, 84) and won two gold medals at the 1984 Games Indiana State 1 history in 1999 with three perfect high bar performances in the regular season. Bishop, a two-time team captain, holds in Los Angeles. Iowa State 1 the school record on high bar and shares the parallel bar 1 mark. Hanks was the 1991 recipient of the Nissen Award. Hanks was Michigan Massachusetts 1 a two-time conference champion and five-time All-American. He was team captain of the 1991 Sooner squad that won the New Mexico 1 Furney won the 003 Nissen Emery Award, claiming national championship. Hanks served as an Oklahoma assissan Jose State 1 individual national championships in the parallel bars and the all-around. Furney finished his OU career a nine-time tant coach from and is one of four Sooners to share Southern Illinois 1 All-American (ties school record with Conner). He was a the school record on the still rings. Temple 1 member of the NCAA team national championships when the Sooners went back-to-back in 00 and 003. Opponents Review C onsidered the Heisman Trophy of gymnastics, the Nissen Emery Award, founded by trampoline inventor George Nissen, has been handed

10 where ou ranks: 1. Penn State. Illinois 3. Nebraska 4. UCLA 5. USC 6. Michigan 7. Ohio State 8. California 9. Iowa State 10. Michigan St. 11. OKLAHOMA 11. Stanford 13. New Mexico 14. Southern Illinois 15. Minnesota 16. Iowa 17. Arizona State 18. Indiana State 19. Illinois-Chicago 0. Navy 1. Florida State. Army 3. Cal State Los Angeles 4. Kent 5. Syracuse 6. Washington 7. Northern Illinois 8. BYU 9. Cal State Northridge 30. Cal State Fullerton 31. Colorado State 3. LSU 33. Oregon 34. Pittsburgh 35. Southern Conneticut 36. Springfield 37. Yale 38. William and Mary 39. Colorado 40. Cortland State 41. Houston Baptist 4. Indiana 43. Long Beach State 44. Western Illinois 45. Wisconsin DAVID HENDERSON Still Rings 005 JOSH LANDIS DANIEL FURNEY Pommel Horse 003 Floor Exercise 003 TODD BISHOP DAN FINK MARK OATES Vault 1983 Still Rings 1998 All-Around 003 Parallel Bars 003 JEREMY KILLEN Floor Exercise BART CONNER LESLIE MOORE Floor Exercise 1979 All-Around 1977, 1978 Vault GREG GOODHUE ODESS LOVIN *Totals include co-championships BOLD indicates active DI programs MIKE WILSON Floor Exercise 50 Vault

11 Preview NCAA Individual Champions Under Williams Coaches Athletes Henderson L a n d i s Opponents Review F u r n e y History University Under Mark Williams, three University of Oklahoma gymnasts have been responsible for five NCAA individual national championships. Daniel Furney, Josh Landis and David Henderson have all won titles under Williams with Furney and Landis claiming two each. Furney and Landis titles came in 003 when the Oklahoma team picked up the program s fifth national title. Landis took the NCAA title on the pommel horse and the floor exercise, while Furney was the nation s top gymnast in the all-around and on the parallel bars. Henderson was the program s 18th individual national champion when he took the title of the nation s top gymnast on the still rings one day after helping to lead the Sooners to the program s sixth national title last April. 51

12 141 All-Americans 1968 Tom Sexton (parallel bars) 1988 Jeff Lutz (vault) 197 Odess Lovin (floor) 1989 Brian Halstead (vault) 1973 Odess Lovin (floor) 1990 Jim Endres (vault) Brian Halstead (vault) Jarrod Hanks (floor) 1974 Rich Bova (high bar) Greg Goodhue (vault) 1976 Greg Buwick (floor) 1977 Bart Conner (all-around) Mike Wilson (parallel bars) 1978 Bart Conner (all-around, rings, parallel bars, high bar) 1979 Bart Conner (all-around, floor, parallel bars, high bar) Leslie Moore (vault) Mike Wilson (floor) 1980 Leslie Moore (floor) Peter Stout (parallel bars) 1983 Mark Oates (vault) 1984 Mark Oates (floor) Scott Wilbanks (vault) 1985 Mark Oates (vault) Mark Rice (floor) 1986 Mark Rice (floor, rings) Tom Vaughn (high bar) 1987 Mark Rice (all-around, floor, parallel bars) Carlo Sabino (parallel bars) Tom Vaugh (high bar) Brian Halstead (vault, high bar) Jarrod Hanks (all-around, floor, rings, high bar) Jeff Lutz (all-around, rings, parallel bars, high bar) 199 Tom Meadows (floor) 1993 Marcus Jordan (all-around, high bar) 1994 Jeremy Killen (floor) Daniel Stover (floor, vault) 1995 Aaron Basham (all-around) Casey Bryan (high bar) Jeremy Killen (all-around, floor, vault) Daniel Stover (floor) 1996 Casey Bryan (all-around, pommel horse) Jeremy Killen (floor, vault) 1997 Todd Bishop (parallel bars) Casey Bryan (all-around, floor, pommel horse, vault) Dan Fink (all-around, rings) Andy Howard (floor) Jeremy Killen (floor) Garon Rowland (parallel bars) 1998 Todd Bishop (pommel horse, parallel bars, high bar) Dan Fink (all-around, rings) Andy Howard (floor, vault) 1999 Todd Bishop (pommel horse, parallel bars, high bar) Steve Van Etten (floor) 000 David Johnston (rings) Josh Landis (pommel horse) Brendan O Neil (floor, parallel bars) Steve Van Etten (high bar) 001 Brett Covey (rings) Daniel Furney (pommel horse, rings) Ryan Hillyer (high bar) Josh Landis (pommel horse, floor) Brendan O Neil (floor) Steve Van Etten (pommel horse, high bar, floor) 00 Everette Bierker (parallel bars, high bar) Shannon Carrion (rings) Daniel Furney (vault, high bar, all-around) David Henderson (rings) Quinn Rowell (high bar) Jock Stevens (vault) 003 Daniel Furney (all-around, vault, parallel bars, high bar) Josh Landis (floor exercise, pommel horse, parallel bars) Brett Covey (still rings) Jamie Henderson (still rings) Heath Mueller (parallel bars) Jock Stevens (vault) 004 Josh Gore (parallel bars) David Henderson (all-around, still rings) Jamie Henderson (still rings) Heath Mueller (all-around) Quinn Rowell (high bar) Jock Stevens (floor exercise) Brian Trause (parallel bars) 005 Josh Gore (pommel horse, parallel bars) David Henderson (still rings, vault) Jamie Henderson (still rings) Taqiy Abdullah-Simmons (all-around, parallel bars) Jonathan Horton (all-around, floor exercise, vault, still rings, high bar) Jacob Messina (floor exercise)

13 94 Individual Conf. Champions 197 Odess Lovin (floor) 1974 Rich Bova (high bar) 1988 Mark Steves (floor, high bar) Jeff Lutz (vault) 00 Everette Bierker (high bar) Brett Covey (rings) Josh Landis (pommel horse) Jock Stevens (floor) 1989 Brian Halstead (vault, high bar) 1990 Jarrod Hanks (rings) 1991 Ricky Armstrong (high bar) Brian Halstead (parallel bars) Jeff Lutz (rings) 1977 Paul Black (pommel horse, parallel bars) Bart Conner (all-around) 199 Tom Meadows (rings) Orson Sykes (vault) 1978 Gary Beasley (pommel horse) Bart Conner (all-around) 1993 Aaron Basham (high bar) Marcus Jordan (high bar) Tom Meadows (rings) Daniel Stover (floor, vault) 1979 Bart Conner (all-around, parallel bars, high bar) Leslie Moore (floor) 1980 Peter Stout (pommels) 198 Mike Sims (parallel bars) 1985 Mark Oates (p-bars) 1986 Mike Rice (all-around, pommelhorse, parallel bar) Carlo Sabino (floor) Mark Steves (vault) 1996 Casey Bryan (all-around) Dan Fink (rings) Jeremy Killen (vault) Kyle Johnson (floor) 1997 Jeremy Killen (floor, vault) 1998 Todd Bishop (parallel bars) Dan Fink (rings) 1999 Todd Bishop (pommel horse, parallel bars, high bar) Brendan O Neil (floor) 14 team championships 1977 (Big 8) 1978 (Big 8) 1979 (Big 8) 1980 (Big 8) 1984 (Big 8) 1987 (Big 8) 1991 (Big 8) 1996 (Big 8) University 1984 Rob Mahurin (parallel bars) Mark Oates (floor) Mike Rice (rings) Mike Sims (pommel horse, high bar) 1995 Dan Fink (rings) 005 David Henderson (vault) Jamie Henderson (pommel horse) Jonathan Horton (still rings) History 1981 Mark Biespiel (floor) Bart Conner (all-around, parallel bars) Peter Stout (high bar) 1994 Aaron Basham (high bar) Daniel Stover (floor, vault) 004 Josh Gore (parallel bars) Quinn Rowell (high bar) Opponents Review 1976 Greg Buwick (floor) Mike Wilson (parallel bars) 003 Daniel Furney (all-around) Josh Landis (pommel horse) Jock Stevens (vault) Athletes 1975 Greg Buwick (floor) 001 Brendan O Neil (floor) Steve Van Etten (vault) Brett Covey (rings) Coaches 1973 Odess Lovin (floor) 1987 Mike Rice (all-around, floor) Carlo Sabino (pommel horse) Mark Steves (high bar) Preview 1968 Rich Carr (trampoline) Tom Sexton (high bar) 1999 (MPSF) 000 (MPSF) 001 (MPSF) 00 (MPSF) 003 (MPSF) 005 (MPSF) 000 Everette Bierker (parallel bars) Daniel Furney (pommel horse) Robby Rome (high bar) 53

14 Letterwinners A-C Mubarak Abdullah-Simmons (004-05) Taqiy Abdullah-Simmons (005) Jose Aguero ( ) Ricky Armstrong (1990-9) David Arnoth (197) Robert Atchison (197) Matt Bailey (198-84) Forrest Barker (1966) Aaron Basham (199-95) Jody Bayless ( ) Garry Beasley ( ) Everette Bierker ( ) Matthew Biespiel ( ) Todd Bishop ( ) Paul Black ( ) Greg Bond ( ) Richard Bova (197-75) Tim Brassfield ( ) Casey Bryan ( ) Dale Burrow ( ) Greg Buwick ( ) Mike Cahill ( ) Michael Caldwell ( ) Russell Campbell (1967) John Capozzoli (197-74) Brian Carr (004-05) Richard Carr (1968) Shannon Carrion (000-03) Laurence Chavez ( ) Bruce Cole (1968) Bart Conner ( , 1981) Brett Covey (000-03) 54 Skip Crawley (1986) William Crews ( ) Wayne Crockett (1970-7) D-F Douglas Datillo (1968) J.J. Davis (1993) Mike Doke (1984) T.J. Dortch (199-93) Chad Duncan ( ) Dale Eby (1976) Andrew Eddington ( ) Jim Endres ( ) Mark Farbin (1974) Kyle Fernandez (004-05) Dan Fink ( ) Mark Folger (1981-8) Benjamin Fox ( ) Brian Funkhouser (1987) Daniel Furney (000-03) G-I Michael Gehart (00-05) Mike Glover (1967) Charley Goicoechea ( ) Greg Goodhue ( ) Josh Gore (00-05) Mischa Gorkuscha (1960) Stuart Gray (1985) Brian Halstead ( ) Kent Hamilton ( ) Anthony Hampton (1980) Jarrod Hanks ( ) Gabe Hansen ( ) Pat Harbour (1969) David Henderson (00-05) Jamie Henderson (003-05) Michael Henry ( ) Anibal Hernandez (198-83) Matt Hervey ( ) Ryan Hillyer ( ) Jerry Hinkle ( ) Jonathan Horton (005) Andy Howard ( ) George Howell ( ) David Iammatteo (001, 005) J-K James Johannesen (1968, 1970) Larry Johns (1993) Bradley Johnson ( ) Kyle Johnson (1996) Matthew Johnson (1987) David Johnston ( ) Alan Jones ( ) Jeff Jones ( ) Kevin Jordan ( ) Marcus Jordan ( ) Tim Jordan ( ) Darren Keller (1984) Jay Kemp (198-85) Scott Kerns (1974) Dale Kerr (1978) Jeremy Killen ( ) Josh Kramb ( ) Gregory Krippel ( )

15 Letterwinners Preview Coaches Athletes University S Carlo Sabino ( , 1989) Matt Shoen ( ) Dave Schultz (1986) Bernard Schwalbe (1966) Tom Sexton ( ) Mark Seyler (199-95) Mike Sims ( ) Joe Smith ( ) Brad Snowden (1985) Donald Steinbach (1975) Jock Stevens (001-04) Mark Steves ( ) Peter Stout ( ) Daniel Stover (199-95) Ric Swezey (1991, 1993) Orson Sykes (1991-9) T-Z Jon Thibadeaux ( ) Alan Thomas (1987) Michael Torrez ( ) Brian Trause (001-05) Steve Van Etten ( ) Bernard Van Wie ( ) Thomas Vaughan ( ) Monty Waldron ( ) Eric Weaver (199-95) Joseph Weaver (005) Ronald Webb ( ) Ed Wentzheimer ( ) Terry Wheelock (1983) Lee White (1984) Scott Wilbanks (198-84) Scot Wilce ( ) Mike Wilson ( ) Kelly Woner ( ) David Wright ( , ) Tommy Yuen ( ) Greg Zeiders ( ) Dain Zinn ( ) History P-R Vince Pagano ( ) John Payton ( ) Donald Pollard (1975) Richard Ranier (1970) Ramon Repp (1968) Roy Rettberg (1968, 1970) Mike Rice (1983, ) Dave Riehl ( ) Robby Rome ( ) Quinn Rowell (001-04) Garon Rowland ( ) Gavin Rowland ( ) Anton Rupert ( ) Stephen Rutledge ( ) Opponents Review L-O Larry Lain (1975) Josh Landis (000-03) Roger Letourneau (197-73) Kevin Lindsey (1971) Fulton Loebel ( ) Michael Lofland (1975) Carey Loomis (1976) Odess Lovin ( ) Jeff Lutz ( , 1991) Huy Ly ( ) John Maddox (1966) Robert Mahurin ( ) Craig Martin (1977) Daniel Martin ( ) Jeff Martin ( ) Michael Maxie (1968) Jeff McGuire (1973) Tom Meadows ( ) Jacob Messina (005) Michael Mihalco ( ) Martin Miller ( ) Robert Miller (1975) Leslie Moore ( ) Jake Moran ( ) Heath Mueller (001-04) Jamie Myers (003, 005) Mark Oates (198-85) Patrick O Brien ( ) Brendan O Neil ( ) Curtis O Rorke (003) Richard Orna (1969) 55

16 International Success u.s. national team members Bart Conner Mike Wilson Mike Rice Mark Oates Jeff Lutz Matt Hervey Jarrod Hanks Tom Meadows Jeremy Killen Casey Bryan Guard Young* Daniel Furney Jonathon Horton Taqiy Abdullah-Simmons Jamie Henderson olympians Guard Young* Bart Conner , 1980, 1984 world championship team members Jarrod Hanks Casey Bryan Guard Young and 00* world university games team members Mike Rice Jeff Lutz Heath Mueller pan teamamerican membersgames Mike Rice Jeff Lutz Jonathan Horton pan american gymnastics championships participants Guard Young* Jonathon Horton Jamie Henderson * participated as an OU coach 56 56