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1 2008 EIGHT-TIME NATIONAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONS CHAMPS OKLAHOMA MEN S GYMNASTICS N AT I O N A L C H A M P I O N S APRIL 4, 2009 NEWS AND NOTES 2009 SCHEDULE DAY... DATE...OPPONENT...LOCATION... TIME/ RESULTS Sat...Jan Rocky Mountain Open... Colorado Springs, Colo...First, Sun...Jan Nebraska... Lincoln, Neb...W ( ) Sat...Jan TEXAS... NORMAN... W ( ) Thurs...Feb Winter Cup... Las Vegas, Nev...Individual Results Sat...Feb IOWA... NORMAN...W ( ) Sat...Feb NEBRASKA... NORMAN...W ( ) Sat...March 7...Minnesota/ Stanford... Minneapolis, Minn....W ( ) OU SET TO DEFEND CONFERENCE CROWN NORMAN, Okla.-- The No. 2 University of Oklahoma men s gymnastics team travels to Palo Alto, Calif., in search of its fifth straight Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Conference Championship. The meet will begin Saturday, April 4 in Maples Pavilion at 6 p.m. CST. This year s conference looks to be a preview to the NCAA Championships with Stanford, California and ourselves all ranked in the top three, said head coach Mark Williams. It should be a good contest and hopefully we will be up for the challenge. This year s conference looks to be one of the toughest for the Sooners out of the previous years with No. 1 Stanford, No. 3 California, No. 9 Nebraska, and No. 15 Air Force all hoping to derail OU s chances to win its 18 conference championship. OU will be after its 10th conference crown out of the last 11 years with eight coming under the leadership of Williams. The Sooners have also tallied 29 individual MPSF conference championships under Williams. Sat...March 14...OHIO STATE... NORMAN...W ( ) Sat...March 21...PENN STATE... NORMAN...W ( ) Sat...April 4...MPSF Conference Meet... Palo Alto, Calif... 6 p.m. Thurs...April 16...NCAA Team Qualifiers... Minneapolis, Minn... 7 p.m. Fri...April 17...NCAA Team Finals... Minneapolis, Minn... 7 p.m. Sat...April 18...NCAA Event Finals... Minneapolis, Minn... 7 p.m. SETTING THE SCENE 2009 MPSF CHAMPIONSHIPS WHAT: 2009 MPSF Championships WHO: No. 2 Oklahoma, No. 15 Air Force, No. 3 California, No. 9 Nebraska, No. 1 Stanford WHERE: Maples Pavilion; Palo Alto, Calif. WHEN: April 4, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. (CST) LIVE SCORES: Saturday night s meet will be broadcast live on Stanford All-Access. Fans can access the feed on the Web Casts page by going to WHAT 2 WATCH 4: Even though the Sooners didn t compete against No. 3 California in 2009, the only time the Sooners have lost the MPSF Championship was to the Golden Bears in Cal was the only team that OU didn t face in the regular season, while the Sooners beat No. 1 Stanford, No. 9 Nebraska, No. 15 Air Force all in the regular season. The official site of OU Athletics supplies Sooner fans worldwide with the latest news and features on Oklahoma athletics direct from Norman. The site provides the latest press releases, rosters, bios, schedules, statistics, notes, quotes, athlete blogs, photo galleries and audio and video available to both Sooner fans and the media. With the way things have gone through the regular season I think that we have prepared well and our health is looking good going into this weekend, added Williams. we are looking forward to it. The Sooners recently won the senior night match after posting a NCAA scoring record with a over No. 6 Penn State. Oklahoma concluded its regular season 12-0, finishing the season undefeated for the third time under Williams (2003, 2006). Oklahoma swept all event titles over the Nittany Lions by scoring team event highs on the night on floor (62.150), pommel horse (59.250), rings (60.850), vault (64.650), parallel bars (59.950) and high bar (60.000). In 2008, OU won its fourth straight conference crown defeating then-ranked No.1 Stanford and No.4 California. Jonathan Horton scored a to claim his third career MPSF allaround title, while adding four to his 10 overall individual conference event titles. SOONER GYMNAST TO WATCH RUSSELL CZESCHIN The floor and vault specialist had a great ending to the regular season against No. 6 Penn State and No. 7 Ohio State. Czeschin claimed an event title on floor setting a career high with a score of in win over Ohio State and tied for third on floor with a and finished fourth on vault (16.000) in a win against Penn State. Look for the two-time floor All-American to show his best work in his final MPSF Conference Championship.

2 2008 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS ALPHABETICAL ROSTER AND PRONUNCIATIONS APRIL 4, 2009 ROSTER, NEWS AND NOTES Name Yr. Ht. Hometown (High School) (Club) Pronunciation Chris Brooks Sr. 5-8 Houston, Texas (Cypress Creek HS) (Houston North Gymnastics) Garrett Carr Jr Mandeville, La. (Fountainbleau HS) (Aces) Chad Crumley Fr Long Grove, Ill. (Stevenson HS) (Buffalo Grove Gymnastics Center) CRUHM-lee Russell Czeschin Sr. 6-3 Independence, Mo. (Fort Osage HS) (Great American Gymnastics Express) shuh-sheen Corey English Jr. 5-7 Covington, La. (St. Paul s HS) (Mandeville Sports Complex) David Finning Fr. 5-4 Claremore, Okla. (Cy Falls HS) (Cypress Academy) C.J. Grimes So. 5-5 Ulysses, Kan. (Ulysses HS) (Littlestar Gymnastics) Ian Jackson Jr. 5-6 Harrisburg, Pa. (Central Dauphin HS) (Artistic Sports Academy Plus) Jason Laughton Sr. 5-6 Northridge, Calif. (Sunland Christian School) (SCATS Gymnastics) lawton Steven Legendre So. 5-6 Port Jefferson, N.Y. (Spring Creek Academy) (World Olympic Gymnastics Academy) la-zhahn-druh Benjamin Mayer Fr Houston, Texas (Home School) (Cypress Academy) MAY-er Kyle McNamara Sr. 5-7 Littleton, Colo. (Heritage HS) (5280 Gymnastics) MAC-nuh-mare-uh Jacob Messina Sr. 5-6 Matthews, N.C. (East Mecklenburg HS) (G&J Speedway) Troy Nitzky Fr. 5-6 Southampton, Pa. (William Tennent HS) (Temple Boys Gymnastics) Anthony Naddour So Gilbert, Ariz. (Highland HS) (USA Flairs) na-door Patrick Piscitelli Fr Charlotte, N.C. (Charlotte Catholic HS) (G & J Speedway) PISK-uh-telly Reed Pitts Jr. 5-9 Allen, Texas (Allen HS) (Eagle s Wings Athletics) Bobby Shortle So. 5-2 Brunswick, Ohio (Brunswick HS) (Gym World) SHORT-uhl Head Coach Mark Williams 10th Season Nebraska, 1980 Assistant Coach Rustam Sharipov Fourth Season Kharkov State, 1997 roos-tom SHARE-ee-pahv Assistant Coach Daniel Furney Fourth Season Oklahoma, 2004 OKLAHOMA MEN S GYMNASTICS MPSF NEWS AND NOTES AIR FORCE Current National Ranking: 15 Oklahoma s Overall Record against Air Force since 2000: 26-0 MPSF Championships record: Results: W ( ), 1/10/09 CALIFORNIA Current National Ranking: 3 Oklahoma s Overall Record against California since 2000: 17-1 MPSF Championships record: 7-1 NCAA Championships record: 7-0 NEBRASKA Current National Ranking: 9 Oklahoma s Overall Record against Nebraska since 2000: 37-1 MPSF Championships record: Results: W ( ), 1/10/09 W ( ), 1/18/09; W ( ), 2/28/09 STANFORD Current National Ranking: 1 Oklahoma s Overall Record against Stanford since 2000: 21-2 MPSF Championships record: 8-0 NCAA Championships record: Results: W ( ), 3/07/09 Coming up next... Oklahoma will defend its 2008 national title as the University of Minnesota hosts the 2009 NCAA Men s Gymnastics Championships, April 16-18, at the Minnesota Sports Pavilion. Sooners Break NCAA Scoring Record Again... No. 2 Oklahoma posted a NCAA scoring record with a on March 21 against No. 8 Penn State on senior night. OU broke its own record ( ) which happened to be recorded on senior night in The Sooners swept all event titles by scoring team event highs on March 21 on floor (62.150), pommel horse (59.250), rings (60.850), vault (64.650), parallel bars (59.950) and high bar (60.000). Oklahoma Against MPSF Under Williams... Under the leadership of head coach Mark Williams the Sooners are overall against teams from the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. During the post-season Oklahoma has a 31-1 record at the MPSF Championships and a 12-0 record against MPSF during the NCAA Championships. Dominance at the MPSF Championships... OU will be after its fifth straight conference crown and the 10th out of the last 11 years. The Sooners have won a total of 99 individual conference titles in the history of the program and 29 under Williams. Sooners Finish Undefeated for Third Time... Oklahoma went undefeated with a 12-0 record in the regular season for the third time under Williams. The Sooners have finished undefeated three times in the past 10 years (2003, 2006, 2009).

3 EIGHT-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPS OKLAHOMA MEN S GYMNASTICS NOTES AND AWARDS Season Superlatives... Chris Brooks... Set Oklahoma record on vault with a score of against Texas club team... Earned a spot on U. S. Senior National Team. Chad Crumley... Broke career high on rings with a in home win against Nebraska. Russell Czeschin... Set career high and won event title on vault with a score of in win over Iowa... Claimed event title on floor braking previous career high with a score of in win over Ohio State. Corey English...Won pommel horse with a career high score of and tied for third on parallel bars (14.600) at the Rocky Mountain Open... David Finning... Broke career high on floor with a score of in win over Minnesota and Stanford. Set a career high on high bar with a score of in a win over Penn State. Ian Jackson... Won rings with a score of and finished third on vault (15.650) and parallel bars (14.600) at the Rocky Mountain Open. Jason Laughton... Broke career high and won event title on pommel horse with a team season high score of in home win against Nebraska... Broke career high on parallel bars with a score of in win over Ohio State. Steven Legendre...Earned a spot on U.S. Senior National Team... Claimed four indidual titles to win all-around while posting OU record on vault and breaking three career marks on vault, parallel bars and all-around in home win against Nebraska. Kyle McNamara... Placed second on parallel bars (14.850) and third on rings (14.800) in Nebraska win... Came in first on rings (14.900) and posted a career high on vault (16.000) against Texas club team. Jacob Messina... Won parallel bars (14.900) and pommel horse (14.800) while scoring a career high on pommel horse in win over Iowa... Set career highs on pommel horse (14.900) and rings (15.450) placing first on rings and tying for second on pommel in a win over Penn State. Anthony Naddour... Finished third on floor (13.650), pommel horse (14.150) and rings (14.450) in first action of the season as a Sooner... Set a career high on rings with a score of , tying for third on the event in a win over Penn State. Patrick Piscitelli... Tied for second on rings (15.150) and finished third on floor (14.650) at the Rocky Mountain Open. Bobby Shortle... Broke career high on vault placing fourth with a score of in win over Minnesota and Stanford... Set a career high on vault with a score of , placing third on the event in a win over Penn State. Oklahoma Gymnast Wins Another National Award... Oklahoma sophomore Steven Legendre was named the College Gymnastics Association Gymnast of the Week on March 25. Number One Goes Down... The 10-0 Sooners won the competition against No. 1 Stanford after scoring a in the victory. The Cardinal recorded a and finished second while No. 7 Minnesota placed third in the competition with a The victory over the Gophers and Cardinal marks the fifth and sixth top-10 opponents the Sooners have defeated on the season. The Sooners won the competition after scoring a in the victory. Stanford posted a Trio of National Team Members... The University of Oklahoma men s gymnastics program posted another impressive feat at the Winter Cup Challenge in Las Vegas, Nev. on Feb. 7. Following strong performances by senior co-captain Chris Brooks and sophomore Steven Legendre, the Sooners now have three members on the U. S. Senior National Team. The two current Sooners are joined by Olympian Jonathan Horton. No other NCAA Division I men s gymnastics program has more members on Senior National Team than Oklahoma and it marks most National Team members that the Sooners have had since 1994 (4). Brooks finished fifth in the weekend competition and recorded a two-day total of Posting an all-around score of for the final night, the Houston, Texas, native improved on rings (14.300), vault (15.700), and parallel bars (14.800) to help his average. After posting stronger scores in the final night of competition, Legendre finished seventh in the weekend competition and recorded a two-day total of The Port Jefferson, N. Y., native improved his routine scores on floor (15.550), rings (14.750), and parallel bars (14.400) to finish the night with an all-around score of Oklahoma On Top of the Rankings... The Sooners topped the Gyminfo poll for seven weeks this season and did not drop down lower than No. 2 for the entire 2009 season. 1. Stanford 2. OKLAHOMA 3. California 4. Illinois 5. Michigan 6. Penn State 7. Ohio State 8. Minnesota GYM INFO RANKINGS 9. Nebraska 10. Iowa 11. Illinois-Chicago 12. Williams and Mary 13. Navy 14. Temple 15. Air Force GUIDE FOR THE RANKINGS NEWS AND NOTES RELEASE NO. 9 This year Senior co-captain Chris Brooks and sophomore Steven Legendre have captured three national gymnasts of the week titles. Chris Brooks claimed one CGA after Brooks led OU by claiming the all-around title with a career-high score of in a win against No. 1 Stanford and No. 7 Minnesota. Legendre has claimed two this season after he led OU with a school-record on vault against No. 9 Nebraska and the other after capturing the floor (16.000), vault (16.400), parallel bars (15.100) and all-around title (92.250) during the Sooner s win over Penn State on Saturday. The GymInfo rankings are based on the following criteria: Jan February 11: Ranking by Total Season Average (average of all scores) February 18 - March 17: Ranking by Three Score Average March 24-31: Ranking by Modified Three Score Average (Select the four highest scores, counting no more than two home meet, and drop the highest score. Average the three remaining scores.) April 7: Ranking by National Qualifying Average SOONERSPORTS.COM

4 2008 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS APRIL 4, EVENT RANKING AND REVIEW FLOOR EXERCISE National Event Ranking: 2 Average Score: Top Individual Legendre, Ranked No. 3 With a No. 2 national ranking on floor going into the postseason OU has two top five gymnasts with Steven Legendre and Russell Czeschin ranked third and fourth, respectively. Top Scores: Legendre, Czeschin, VAULT National Event Rank: 1 Average Score: Top Individual Legendre, Ranked No. 1 Currently ranked No. 1 on the event, OU has four gymnasts ranked in the top 10 in the top 20 poll. Oklahoma posted a school record score of in a win against No. 6 Penn State. Top Scores: Legendre, Brooks, POMMEL HORSE National Event Rank: 5 Average Score: Top Individual English, Ranked No. 7 PARALLEL BARS National Event Rank: 1 Average Score: Top Individual Legendre, Ranked No. 2 The Sooners broke the program record score of on pommel horse posting a score of against No. 6 Penn State on March 21. Oklahoma currently has two gymnasts ranked in the top 10 with Corey English and Jake Messina tied at seventh. Top Scores: English, Messina, Oklahoma is currently ranked No. 1 on the event with an average score of with two gymnasts in the top five of the GymInfo top 20. OU received a career marks come from junior Corey English on parallel bars with a score of in a win against No. 6 Penn State. Top Scores: Legendre, Brooks, STILL RINGS National Event Rank: 3 Average Score: Top Individual Legendre, Ranked No. 8 HIGH BAR National Event Rank: 4 Average Score: Top Individual Brooks, Ranked Tied for No. 1 OU posted a season high score on rings with a score of with the help of senior cocaptain Jacob Messina claimed the event title against Penn State while setting a career high on rings with a score of Top Scores: Legendre, Brooks, Senior Chris Brooks is currently ranked No 1 in the nation on the event with an average score of Brooks posted a career high score of against No. 6 Penn State on March 21. The Sooners recorded a season high score of against Penn State as well. Top Scores: Brooks, Legendre,

5 EIGHT-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPS INDIVIDUAL EVENT TITLES 2009 TEAM EVENT TITLES STEVEN LEGENDRE (22) Floor Exercise (5): Rocky Mountain Open, , 1/10/09; vs. Texas, , 1/31/09; vs. Iowa, , 2/21/09; vs. Nebraska, , 2/28/09; vs. Penn State, , 3/21/09 Vault (5): Rocky Mountain Open, , 1/10/09; vs. Nebraska, , 1/18/09; vs. Nebraska, , 2/28/09; vs Stanford/Minnesota, , 3/7/09; vs. Penn State, , 3/21/09 Parallel Bars (5): Rocky Mountain Open, , 1/10/09; vs. Texas, , 1/31/09; vs. Nebraska, , 2/28/09; vs. Ohio State, , 3/14/09; vs. Penn State, , 3/21/09 High Bar (3): Rocky Mountain Open, , 1/10/09; vs. Iowa, , 2/21/09; vs. Ohio State, , 3/14/09 Still Rings (2): vs. Nebraska, , 1/18/09; vs. Nebraska, , 2/28/09 All-Around (2): Rocky Mountain Open, , 1/10/09; vs. Penn State, , 3/21/09 JACOB MESSINA (4) Pommel Horse (1): vs. Iowa, , 2/21/09 Parallel Bars (1): vs. Iowa, , 2/21/09 High Bar (1): vs. Nebraska, , 2/28/09 FLOOR (6) Rocky Mountain Open, , 1/10/09; vs. Nebraska, , 1/18/09; vs. Texas, , 1/31/09; vs. Iowa, , 2/21/09; vs Nebraska, , 2/28/09; vs. Ohio State, , 3/14/09; vs. Penn State, , 3/21/09 POMMEL HORSE (7) Rocky Mountain Open, , 1/10/09; vs. Nebraska, , 1/18/09; vs. Texas, , 1/31/09; vs. Iowa, , 2/21/09; vs Nebraska, , 2/28/09; vs Stanford/Minnesota, , 3/7/09; vs. Penn State, , 3/21/09 STILL RINGS (7) Rocky Mountain Open, , 1/10/09; vs. Nebraska, , 1/18/09; vs. Texas, , 1/31/09; vs. Iowa, , 2/21/09; vs Nebraska, , 2/28/09; vs Stanford/Minnesota, , 3/7/09; vs. Ohio State, , 3/14/09; vs. Penn State, , 3/21/09 VAULT (8) Rocky Mountain Open, , 1/10/09; vs. Nebraska, , 1/18/09; vs. Texas, , 1/31/09; vs. Iowa, , 2/21/09; vs Nebraska, , 2/28/09; vs Stanford/Minnesota, , 3/7/09; vs. Penn State, , 3/21/09 PARALLEL BAR (7) Rocky Mountain Open, , 1/10/09; vs. Nebraska, , 1/18/09; vs. Texas, , 1/31/09; vs. Iowa, , 2/21/09; vs Nebraska, , 2/28/09; vs. Ohio State, , 3/14/09; vs. Penn State, , 3/21/09 EVENT AND TEAM TITLES RELEASE NO. 9 Rings (1): vs. Penn State, , 3/21/09 COREY ENGLISH (2) Pommel Horse (2): Rocky Mountain Open, , 1/10/09; vs. Texas, , 1/31/09 IAN JACKSON (1) Still Rings (1): Rocky Mountain Open, , 1/10/09 RUSSELL CZESCHIN (2) Vault (1): vs. Iowa, , 2/21/09 Floor (1): vs. Ohio State, , 3/14/09 BOBBY SHORTLE (1) Floor Exercise (1): vs. Nebraska, , 1/18/09 CHRIS BROOKS (10) Vault (2): vs. Texas, , 1/31/09; vs. Ohio State, , 3/14/09 Parallel Bars (1): vs. Nebraska, , 1/18/09 Still Rings (1): vs. Iowa, , 2/21/09 High Bar (4): vs. Nebraska, , 1/18/09; vs. Texas, , 1/31/09; vs Stanford/Minnesota, , 3/7/09; vs. Penn State, , 3/21/09 All-Around (2): vs. Nebraska, , 1/18/09; vs Stanford/Minnesota, , 3/7/09; vs. Ohio State, , 3/14/09 KYLE MCNAMARA (1) Still Rinsgs (1): vs. Texas, , 1/31/09 JASON LAUGHTON (1) Pommel Horse (1): vs. Nebraska, , 2/28/09 HIGH BAR (7) Rocky Mountain Open, , 1/10/09; vs. Nebraska, , 1/18/09; vs. Texas, , 1/31/09; vs. Iowa, , 2/21/09; vs Nebraska, , 2/28/09; vs. Ohio State, , 3/14/09; vs. Penn State, , 3/21/09 Sweeping the Competition... Oklahoma swept event titles a total of six times this season (Rocky Mountain Open, Nebraska, Texas, Iowa, Nebraska, Penn State).Six out of the five teams that OU swept were against top 10 opponents. SOONERSPORTS.COM

6 2008 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS QUICK FACTS 2009 AWARDS, RANKINGS, NOTES APRIL 4, 2009 NEWS, NOTES, AND AWARDS GENERAL INFORMATION Location...Norman, Okla. Enrollment... 29,721 Founded President...David L. Boren Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics/AD... Joe Castiglione Nickname...Sooners Colors... Crimson & Cream Conference... Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) Arena(s)... Howard McCasland Field House (2,300) Lloyd Noble Center (12,000) OU All-Time Record (.758) TEAM INFORMATION 2008 Overall Record (.966) High Score MPSF Finish...First NCAA Finish...First Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 11/2 All-Americans Returning/Lost... 5/2 COACHING STAFF Head Coach... Mark Williams Year... 10th Season Alma Mater... Nebraska, 1980 Record at OU (.925) Career Record (.925) NATIONAL GYMNASTS OF THE WEEK Week... Student-Athlete School Mar Steven Legendre OKLAHOMA Mar Casey Sandy Penn State Mar. 9...Chris Brooks OKLAHOMA Mar. 2...Steven Legendre OKLAHOMA Feb Chris Cameron Michigan Feb. 16.Kyson Bunthuwong Calif. Feb. 9...Sho Nakamori Stanford Feb Casey Sandy Penn State Jan Chris Cameron Michigan MPSF GYMNASTS OF THE WEEK Week... Student-Athlete School Mar.24...Steven Legendre OKLAHOMA Mar Chris Brooks OKLAHOMA Mar. 10.Kyson Bunthuwong Calif Mar. 3...Steven Legendre OKLAHOMA Feb Bryant Hadden Stanford Feb Tim Gentry Stanford Feb Sho Nakamori Stanford Feb. 3...Nash Mills Air Force Jan Kyle Bunthuwong California Jan Glen Ishino California Jan Steven Legendre OKLAHOMA GYMINFO RANKINGS BY EVENT FLOOR (3) Steven Legendre (4) Russell Czeschin (16) Chris Brooks POMMEL HORSE (7) Corey English (8) Jacob Messina (17) Jason Laughton RINGS (8) Steven Legendre (16) Chris Brooks (16) Kyle McNamara VAULT (1) Steven Legendre (3) Chris Brooks (5) Russell Czeschin (7) Bobby Shortle PARALLEL BARS (2) Steven Legendre (4) Chris Brooks (9) Kyle McNamara (15) Jacob Messina (15) Corey English Assistant Coach (Alma Mater)...Rustam Sharipov (Kharkov State, 1997) Year...Fourth Season Assistant Coach (Alma Mater)...Daniel Furney (Oklahoma, 2004) Year...Fourth Season OTHER COMMUNITY AWARDS Feb Russel Czeschin (Chick-Fil-A) HIGH BAR (1) Chris Brooks (4)Steven Legendre Men s Gymnastics Office Phone...(405) Men s Gymnastics Office Fax...(405) Men s Gymnastics Contact...Matt Wilson Office #...(405) Fax #...(405) Cell #...(405) mwilson75@ou.edu Web site... Mailing address West Brooks St., Suite 2525; Norman, OK Williams Names Captains... Seniors Jacob Messina and Chris Brooks were named co-captains for the 2009 season by head coach Mark Williams. Both have been apart of several of the Sooners national championship squads and have received national honors for their effort. Brooks was a two-time All-American last year on high bar and parallel bars while Messina Fresh New Faces... The Sooners added five freshman for the 2009 season in Chad Crumley, David Finning, Ben Mayer, Troy Nitzky and Pat Piscitelli. This years signing class reaches far across the country. Form Illinois, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas and Oklahoma this group looks to have an impact to the 2009 season for the Sooners. All-Americans Back For More... The Sooners roster is filled with five All-Americans from last year s squad. In total, Oklahoma gymnasts earned 11 All-America honors in 2008, the second-highest total in the nation. Seniors Russell Czeschin (FX), Chris Brooks (PB, HB), Jason Laughton (PH), Reed Pitts (FX) and sophomore Steven Legendre (FX, V, HB), received national distinction. Decade of Dominance... The Oklahoma men s gymnastics team started the season with a victory at the Rocky Mountain Open and claiming the meet championship for the tenth consecutive year. The secondranked Sooners scored a on Jan. 10 in Colorado Springs, Colo., to win the collegiate portion of the competition, while Steven Legendre claimed his second Rocky Mountain Open all-around title with an Oklahoma gymnasts claimed all of the individual titles at the Rocky Mountain Open with the help of Legendre winning event titles on floor (15.350), vault (15.900), parallel bars (14.950), high bar (14.700) and coming in tied for second with Chris Brooks on rings with a score of Chris Brooks, a senior co-captain came in second in the all-around while juniors Ian Jackson and Corey English claimed individual titles in rings (15.300) and pommel horse (14.900), respectively. Another Top 10 Goes Down... This season the Sooners defeated eight top ten opponents this season (Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Stanford, Ohio State, and Penn State). The Sooner finished the regular season undefeated with an 12-0 record.

7 2009 AWARDS AND EVENT RANKINGS EIGHT-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPS at Rocky Mountain Open ( ) FX PH SR V PB HB Total No. 2 OKLAHOMA No. 10 Nebraska No. 13 Air Force Arizona State Washington at Nebraska ( ) FX PH SR V PB HB Total No. 2 OKLAHOMA No. 10 Nebraska Texas ( ) FX PH SR V PB HB Total No. 1 OKLAHOMA Texas Iowa ( ) FX PH SR V PB HB Total No. 1 OKLAHOMA No. 9 Iowa Nebraska ( ) FX PH SR V PB HB Total No. 2 OKLAHOMA No. 9 Nebraska Minnesota ( ) FX PH SR V PB HB Total No. 2 OKLAHOMA No. 1 Stanford No. 7 Minnesota Ohio State ( ) FX PH SR V PB HB Total No. 2 OKLAHOMA No. 6 Ohio State MEET BY MEET RESULTS RELEASE NO. 9 Penn State ( ) FX PH SR V PB HB Total No. 1 OKLAHOMA No. 8 Penn State at MPSF Championship ( ) FX PH SR V PB HB Total No. 2 OKLAHOMA... No. 1 Stanford... No. 3 California... No. 9 Nebraska... No. 15 Air Force TEAM EVENT HIGHS 2009 INDIVIDUAL EVENT HIGHS Event Score Last Time Floor Exercise Pommel Horse Still Rings Vault Parallel Bars High Bar Total Event Score Gymnast All-Around Legendre Floor Exercise Legendre Pommel Horse Laughton Still Rings Messina Vault Brooks Parallel Bars Brooks High Bar Brooks SOONERSPORTS.COM

8 2008 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2009 ROCKY MOUNTAIN OPEN RECAP NO. 1 OKLAHOMA V. TEXAS APRIL 4, EVENT RECAPS The Oklahoma men s gymnastics team started the season with a victory at the Rocky Mountain Open claiming the meet championship for the tenth consecutive year. The second-ranked Sooners scored a Saturday night in Colorado Springs, Colo., to win the collegiate portion of the competition, while Legendre claimed his second Rock Mountain Open all-around title with an No. 10 Nebraska finished second with a total, while host Air Force placed third with a team total. Club teams from Arizona State University ( ) and the University of Washington ( ) placed fourth and fifth, respectively. A team comprised of athletes from the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs scored a but was ineligible for awards in the collegiate division. Oklahoma gymnasts claimed all of the individual titles at the Rocky Mountain Open with the help of Legendre winning event titles on floor (15.350), vault (15.900), parallel bars (14.950), high bar (14.700) and coming in tied for second with Chris Brooks on rings with a score of Senior co-captain Chris Brooks came in second in the all-around while juniors Ian Jackson and Corey English claimed individual titles in rings (15.300) and pommel horse (14.900), respectively. On Saturday, junior Ian Jackson suffered an injury to his Achillies tendon during the meet on the last pass of his floor routine. The Harrisburg, Pa, native competed in the all-around on and claimed the rings title and finished third in vault and parallel bars before he was injured. The No. 1 Oklahoma men s gymnastics team claimed its third straight victory by winning all six events over the University of Texas club team on Saturday in front of 958 fans at the Howard McCasland Field House. The Sooners scored a to best the Longhorns ( ) in the home opener. The Sooners dominated their Red River rivals by also claiming all six individual event titles. Senior co-captain Chris Brooks led the way and posted a school-record on vault, topping the old mark of , and finished first on the high bar with a OU started strong with a on floor exercise as sophomore Steven Legendre claimed the event title with a Russell Czeschin came in second with a score of The Sooners extended their lead during the second rotation as Corey English scored a teambest on pommel horse and Steven Legendre posted a career-high The sweep was completed in the remaining rotations with Kyle McNamara finishing first on still rings with a and Legendre scoring a team-best on parallel bars. In addition, Anthony Naddour scored a on floor exercise in his Sooner debut and later added a on pommel horse and a on still rings. NO. 2 OKLAHOMA V. NO. 10 NEBRASKA RECAP The second-ranked Oklahoma men s gymnastics team claimed its second straight victory by winning all six events over No. 10 Nebraska Sunday at the Bob Devaney Center in Lincoln, Neb. The Sooners scored a to beat the Huskers ( ) in the second meeting of the season and did so in impressive fashion on Sunday despite a depleted roster. The Sooners were already without the services of Ian Jackson and Reed Pitts heading into this weekend and lost Troy Nitzky in warmups prior to Sunday s meet with an ankle injury. The freshman s status is undetermined for OU s next competition against Texas. Senior co-captain Chris Brooks (89.200) and sophomore Steven Legendre (87.850) led OU for the second consecutive week and finished one-two in the all-around competition, respectively. Oklahoma recorded a couple of season highs against the Huskers with sophomore Bobby Shortle scoring on floor, while Legendre scored a on the vault to match a 2009 high. Legendre claimed two event titles (vault and still rings) against conference rival Nebraska on Sunday and upped his season total to seven. As a team, OU improved on its scores from last week marking season high scores in vault (63.600), high bar (58.450) and parallel bars (59.300). NO. 1 OKLAHOMA V. NO. 10 IOWA The No. 1 Oklahoma men s gymnastics team claimed all six event titles en route to its fourth straight victory with a victory over No. 10 Iowa on Cleveland Elementary Night Saturday at the Howard McCasland Field House. The Sooners scored a to beat the Hawkeyes ( ) in front of 779 fans. OU started strong with a season high team score of on floor exercise, as sophomore Steven Legendre claimed the event title with a career high Russell Czeschin also posted a career-high score of , coming in second on the event. Oklahoma extended its lead by claiming its second event title with a season high on pommel horse. Senior co-captain Jacob Messina captured the event title with a career high score and junior Corey English finished second with a career-high score of The Sooners claimed the vault title with a score of Senior Russell Czeschin won the individual title by posting a career-high score of , while sophomore Bobby Shortle tallied a career high as well with a score of On parallel bars, the Sooners added another career high from Jacob Messina with a score of It was Messina s second career-high mark of the night. The sweep of the meet was completed on high bar with a team event score of and a career score coming from sophomore Steven Legendre (15.150).

9 EIGHT-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPS NO. 1 OKLAHOMA V. NO. 9 NEBRASKA NO. 2 OKLAHOMA V. NO. 6 OHIO STATE The No. 2 Oklahoma men s gymnastics team kept its undefeated streak alive in dominating fashion, defeating its fourth top-10 opponent on the year, with a win over No. 9 Nebraska at the Howard McCasland Field House on Saturday. The Sooners claimed their third victory over the Huskers in 2009, scoring a win over NU. OU s team total was the second highest this season in the NCAA. OU opened the night with an event title on floor and a pair of season-high scores for sophomore Steven Legendre (15.800) and freshman Pat Piscitelli (14.750). Oklahoma posted its highest team score of the year with a on pommel horse, while senior Jason Laughton claimed the event title for the Sooners with a team season high and career high individual score of The Sooners dominated vault with a program record team tally of Legendre led the way and posted a school-record while sophomore Bobby Shortle and senior Russell Czeschin posted career marks of and , respectively. Oklahoma finished the night with season-high totals coming from Laughton on parallel bars (14.400) and a high bar (14.600). Legendre won the all-around competition with a score of , winning four events Saturday evening en route to the crown. The No. 2 Oklahoma men s gymnastics squad posted a team score en route to a victory over No. 6 Ohio State on Saturday night inside McCasland Field House. OU (11-0) defeated its seventh top-10 opponent on the year, as the Buckeyes posted a team score of in the loss to the Sooners in front of 534 fans. The Sooners claimed four team event titles on the night, including wins on floor (61.800), vault (63.150), parallel bars (58.850) and high bar (58.100). Senior co-captain Chris Brooks claimed the vault title, posting a score of , and the all-around title with an Sophomore Steven Legendre claimed two event titles, with wins on high bar (14.800) and parallel bars (14.900). Oklahoma scored a season high on floor to claim the event title with Russell Czeschin posting a career-high for the individual title. With an injury to freshman David Finning, OU only had four gymnasts compete on vault and still scored a to claim the event title. The Buckeyes claimed two event titles on pommel horse (55.850) and rings (60.850), with Bateman coming in third in the all-around with a score of At the end of the meet Sooner fans had a chance to see Olympic medalist Jonathan Horton perform a couple of release moves on high bar EVENT RECAPS RELEASE NO. 9 NO. 2 OKLAHOMA V. NO. 1 STANFORD/NO. 7 MINNESOTA The No. 2 Oklahoma men s gymnastics team kept its undefeated streak alive with a win over No. 1 Stanford and No. 7 Minnesota at the Sports Pavilion on Saturday. The victory over the Gophers and Cardinal marks the fifth and sixth top-10 opponents the Sooners have defeated on the season. The Sooners won the competition after scoring a in the victory. Stanford posted a and finished second while Minnesota placed third in the competition with a Sophomore Steven Legendre claimed the event title on vault with a and senior co-captain Chris Brooks claimed the high bar title with a and the all-around with career high score of OU claimed three team events on the night with pommel (57.150), rings (59.050), and vault (64.200). Oklahoma started the night on rings and won the apparatus with a score of Senior co-captain Jacob Messina led the Sooners with a and finished in second place on the event. On pommel horse, OU finished first and was led by Messina after he tied for the event title after posting a The Sooners also won the event with the help of sophomore Steven Legendre (14.200) and junior Corey English (14.500) as they posted a team tally of OU scored a to come in second on high bar with Chris Brooks tying a career high and winning the event title with a score of Oklahoma received a career-high from Bobby Shortle on vault to win the event. The Sooners won the apparatus with a team score of Legendre capped off OU s performance on the event title with the night s top vault score, a The Sooners finished the night placing second on parallel bars with a score of All OU gymnasts that competed on the event scored a or higher. Brooks led the way on the apparatus scoring a to finish third. NO. 2 OKLAHOMA V. NO. 8 PENN STATE Another win over a top 10 team resulted in another undefeated regular season for the topranked University of Oklahoma men s gymnastics team on Saturday. The Sooners completed their 2009 regular season with a win over No. 8 Penn State at the Howard McCasland Field House and improved to 12-0 on the season. The Sooners won the senior night match after posting a NCAA scoring record with a , while the Nittany Lions posted a final score of to finish second on the night. Oklahoma swept all event titles by scoring team event highs on the night on floor (62.150), pommel horse (59.250), rings (60.850), vault (64.650), parallel bars (59.950) and high bar (60.000). Sophomore Steven Legendre captured the floor, vault, parallel bars and all-around on the night with a score of , senior co-captain Chris Brooks claimed the high bar title and senior co-captain won the rings event title. OU started the night off in dominating fashion scoring a team high to win the event title over PSU, while Legendre captured the individual title with a On pommel horse senior co-captain Chris Brooks broke a career high scoring a The Sooners scored their highest total of the season posting a score of Oklahoma received another career high on rings when senior co-captain Jacob Messina posted a OU finished off the night by having career marks come from junior Corey English on parallel bars with a score of and Brooks with a score of on high bar. SOONERSPORTS.COM

10 2008 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS APRIL 4, 2009 HEAD COACH MARK WILLIAMS SOONERS UNDER WILLIAMS Year Record Conference (Finish) Postseason (Finish) MPSF (First) NCAA (Fourth) MPSF (First) NCAA (Second) MPSF (First) NCAA (First) MPSF (First) NCAA (First) MPSF (Second) NCAA (Second) MPSF (First) NCAA (First) MPSF (First) NCAA (First) MPSF (First) NCAA (Second) MPSF (First) NCAA (First) TOTAL WINNING PERCENTAGE BY THE NUMBERS.925 The winning percentage since head coach Mark Willimas has been at the University of Oklahoma. Willimas has won an average of 24 matches each of his nine years at the university. 1Since Mark Willams has been at Oklahoma, the Sooners have finished either first or second in the last eight NCAA Championships. 2The number of Olympic gymnasts who have come from Oklahoma since Williams has been coaching at Oklahoma. 14 The number of individual national titles won under the direction of Williams. 29 The number of individual conference championships that have awarded under Williams. 92 The number of All-Americans that have been produced while Willimas has been at Oklahoma. 100 The number of wins that Williams collected by Williams reaxched the plateau quicker than any coach in NCAA history. HEAD COACH MARK WILLIAMS 10th Year at OU: Alma Mater: Nebraska, 1980 Five National Championships Eight Conference Championships Five-Time National Coach of the Year Eight-Time MPSF Coach of the Year Career Coaching Highlights 2008 U.S. Olympic Personal Coach 2008 NCAA National Champions 2008 MPSF Coach of the Year 2008 National Coach of the Year 2007 MPSF Coach of the Year 2006 U.S. World Championships Head Coach 2006 USA Gymnastics Coach of the Year 2006 NCAA National Champions 2006 National Coach of the Year 2006 MPSF Coach of the Year 2005 NCAA National Champions 2005 National Coach of the Year 2005 MPSF Coach of the Year 2004 U.S. Olympic Personal Coach 2003 NCAA National Champions 2003 National Coach of the Year 2003 MPSF Coach of the Year 2003 World Championship Personal Coach 2002 World Championship Personal Coach 2002 NCAA National Champions 2002 National Coach of the Year 2002 MPSF Coach of the Year 2001 MPSF Coach of the Year 2001 West Region NCAA Coach of the Year 2001 World Championship Personal Coach 2000 MPSF Coach of the Year 1999 Pan American Games Head Coach 1996 Assistant Olympic Coach 1995 Assistant World Championship Coach 1994 World Championship Personal Coach 1994 USA Gymnastics Coach of the Year 1994 NCAA Assistant Coach of the Year 11-time USA International Team Coach Coaching Accomplishments Athlete on U.S. Olympic Team Two athletes on World Championship Teams Athlete on Pan American Games Team Athlete on Pan American Championship Team Athlete on World University Games Team Nine athletes on USA Senior National Team Eight athletes on Junior National Team 92 NCAA All-America Athletes 14 NCAA National Champions Two USA Junior National All-Around Champions Gymnastics Activities NCAA Rules Committee Chair, 2005 NGJA Nationally Certified Judge, F.I.G. Certified Judge, USAG Men s Program Committee Member, U.S. Men s Elite Coaches Association Sec./Treas. & V.P., USAG Board of Directors Sr. Rep, Coached on seven NCAA National Championship Teams (1981, 1991, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008)

11 EIGHT-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPS All-Around Floor Exercise Pommel Horse Still Rings Vault Parallel Bars High Bar CHRIS BROOKS Senior 5-8 Hometown: Houston, Texas Club: Houston North Gymnastics High School: Cypress Creek Events: All-Around CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 2008 Team Captain... Three-time All-American on high bar (2006, 07, 08) and All-American on parallel bars (2008)... Won four individual event titles in 2007, three on floor and one on vault Team Captain... Set a career high on rings (15.150) while coming in second in the all-around (86.600) at the Rocky Mountain Open... Took all-around (89.200), parallel bars (15.300) and high bar (15.050) titles in Nebraska win... Set Oklahoma record on vault with a score of against Texas club team... Placed fifth in all-around at Winter Cup... Earned a spot on U. S. Senior National Team... Claimed rings event title (14.800) and finished second on floor (15.000) in win over Iowa... Took all-around (90.200) and floor (15.600) titles with career high on both events in win over Minnesota and Stanford... Named National Gymnasts of the week March 12 by the CGA... Broke career high on pommel horse (13.900) and claimed event title on vault (16.150) while winning all-around with a score of in a win against Ohio State... Named MPSF Gymnast of the Week on March 17. Set career high on pommel horse (14.400) and high bar (15.550), while claiming an event title on high bar in a win against Penn State. GYMNAST PAGES RELEASE NO SEASON HIGHS All-Around Floor Exercise Pommel Horse Still Rings Vault Parallel Bars High Bar Rocky Mountain Open Nebraska TEXAS... *...* * * Winter Cup Challenge Iowa *... *...*... * NEBRASKA... * *...*... *...*... * Minnesota/ Stanford OHIO STATE PENN STATE SOONERSPORTS.COM

12 2008 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS APRIL 4, 2009 GYMNAST PAGES GARRETT CARR RS Junior 5-11 Hometown: Mandeville, La. Club: Aces High School: Fountainbleau Events: PH, V, PB, HB CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Brother of former Oklahoma gymnast Brian Carr, who...was an All-American for the Sooners... Finished second on the vault (9.2) in first action as a Sooner during Air Force win, in One of two current Sooners hailing from Louisian (Corey English is the other)... Carr and English were both.coached by Alex Shostak at the club level. Posted a on vault in first action of the season against Texas club team. Pommel Horse...* Vault Parallel Bars...* High Bar...* * Has not competed in events with new scoring system. Highs on previous scoring system: pommel horse (8.550), vault (9.300) and high bar (8.850) 2009 SEASON HIGHS Floor Exercise...N/A Pommel Horse...N/A Still Rings...N/A Vault Parallel Bars...N/A High Bar... N/A Rocky Mountain Open... Did Not Compete Nebraska... Did Not Compete TEXAS Iowa... Did Not Compete NEBRASKA... Did Not Compete Minnesota/ Stanford...Did not Compete OHIO STATE... Did Not Compete PENN STATE...

13 EIGHT-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPS RUSSELL CZESCHIN Senior 6-3 Hometown: Independence, Mo. Club: Great American Gymnastic Express High School: Fort Osage Events: FX, V CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Earned 2008 All-America honors on floor (15.375) for the second straight season...tied his career high (15.450) on floor in both the 2008 NCAA team qualifier and Team Finals... Earned first career All-America honor with a on floor at the 2007 NCAA event finals. Placed second on floor (14.900) and sixth on vault (15.300) at the Rocky Mountain Open... Fourth on vault (15.800) in Nebraska win... Also placed second on floor (14.900) and third on vault against Texas club team... recipient of the Chick-Fil-A Community of Champions Award... Set career high and won event title on vault with a score of in win over Iowa... Came in second on vault with a season high in home win against Nebraska... Set a career high on floor (15.550) placing third on the event in win over Minnesota and Stanford... Claimed event title on floor breaking previous career high with a score of in win over Ohio State... Tied for third on floor with a and finished fourth on vault (16.000) in a win against Penn State. GYMNAST PAGES RELEASE NO. 9 Floor Exercise Vault SEASON HIGHS Floor Exercise Pommel Horse...N/A Still Rings...N/A Vault Parallel Bars...N/A High Bar... N/A Rocky Mountain Open *... * *...*... * Nebraska *... * *...*... * TEXAS *... * *...*... * Iowa *... * NEBRASKA *... * *...*... * Minnesota/ Stanford *... * *...*... * OHIO STATE *... * *...*... * PENN STATE *... * *...*... * SOONERSPORTS.COM

14 2008 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS APRIL 4, 2009 GYMNAST PAGES COREY ENGLISH Junior 5-7 Hometown: Covington, La. Club: MGA High School: St. Paul s Events: PH, PB CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Recorded OU s third highest score on pommel horse (14.100) in 2008 NCAA team finals... Claimed first event title of his OU career with a on pommel horse at Iowa in One of two current Sooners hailing from Louisiana (Garrett Carr is the other). Carr and English were both coached by Alex Shostak at the club level. Won pommel horse with a career high score of and tied for third on parallel bars (14.600) at the Rocky Mountain Open... Placed sixth on pommel horse in Nebraska win... Won pommel horse (14.500) and finished second on parallel bars (14.650) against Texas club team... Came in second on pommel horse (14.750) and tied for third on parallel bars (14.100) in win against Iowa... Broke career high on parallel bars (14.850) in home win against Nebraska... Placed second on pommel horse with a score of in win over Minnesota and Stanford... Tied for second place on parallel bars with a score of in win over Ohio State. Set a career high on parallel bars with a score of to finish third on the event in a win against Penn State. Pommel Horse Parallel Bars SEASON HIGHS Floor Exercise... N/A Pommel Horse Still Rings... N/A Vault... N/A Parallel Bars High Bar... N/A Rocky Mountain Open... * *...* *... * Nebraska... * *...* *... * TEXAS... * *...* *... * Iowa... * *...* *... * NEBRASKA... * *...* *... * Minnesota/ Stanford... * *...* *... * OHIO STATE... * *...* *... * PENN STATE... * *...* *... *

15 EIGHT-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPS IAN JACKSON Junior 5-6 Hometown: Harrisburg, Pa. Club: ASAP High School: Central Dauphin Events: All-Around CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Scored a on rings in 2008 NCAAteam finals to.help OU clinch the national title... MPSF Gymnast of the Week for Feb. 19, Won the all-around (85.400) and vault (15.900) titles in home win against Nebraska in Won rings with a score of and finished third on vault (15.650) and parallel bars (14.600) at the Rocky Mountain Open... Will miss the remainder of the season due to a torn Achilles tendon at Rocky Mountain Open. GYMNAST PAGES RELEASE NO. 9 All-Around Floor Pommel Still Rings Vault Parallel Bars High Bar SEASON HIGHS All-Around Floor Exercise Pommel Horse...N/A Still Rings Vault Parallel Bars High Bar Rocky Mountain Open * Nebraska... Out for season due to injury TEXAS Iowa NEBRASKA Minnesota/ Stanford OHIO STATE PENN STATE... SOONERSPORTS.COM

16 2008 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS APRIL 4, 2009 GYMNAST PAGES JASON LAUGHTON Senior 5-6 Hometown: Northridge, Calif. Club: SCATS Gymnastics High School: Sunland Christian School Events: PH, SR, PB, HB CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Earned first career All-America honor in 2008 with a on pommel horse in the Event Finals... Runner-up on pommel horse with a career-high at 2008 MPSF Championship... Scored a career-high 9.35 on rings in the 2007 NCAA Championship team finals. Placed second in pommel horse (14.450) and high bar (14.550) in win against Nebraska... Also came in fifth on pommel (13.350) and parallel bars (13.600) against Texas club team... Tied for third on pommel horse (14.100) in win over Iowa... Broke career high and won event title on parallel bars with a team season high score of in home win against Nebraska... Tied season high on parallel bars with a score of in win over Minnesota and Stanford... Broke career high on parallel bars with a score of in win over Ohio State... Finished sixth on high bar setting a career high score of on the event in a win against Penn State. Pommel Horse Still Rings Parallel Bars High Bar SEASON HIGHS Floor Exercise...N/A Pommel Horse Still Rings...N/A Vault...N/A Parallel Bars High Bar Rocky Mountain Open... * *...*... *...*... * Nebraska... * *...* * TEXAS... * *...* *... * Iowa... * *...* * NEBRASKA... * *...* * Minnesota/ Stanford... * *...* * OHIO STATE... * *...* * PENN STATE... * *...* *

17 EIGHT-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPS All-Around Floor Exercise Pommel Horse Still Rings Vault Parallel Bars High Bar STEVEN LEGENDRE Sophomore 5-6 Hometown: Port Jefferson, N. Y. Club: World Olympic Gymnastics High School: Spring Creek Academy Events: All-Around CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Competed in first U.S. Senior National Team competition at the Toyota Cup in Toyota City, Japan... Won a bronze medal on vault... Was the first freshman in OU history to win two NCAA event titles in 2008, earning national crowns with career bests on floor (16.100) and vault (16.400)... Legendre is the fourth Sooner to win multiple titles in one season... Claimed MPSF floor exercise title with a Won floor (15.350), vault (15.900), parallel bars ( ), high bar ( and the all-around (89.400) at the Rocky Mountain Open... Also won rings ( ) and vault (16.300) event titles against Nebraska... Placed first in floor (15.500) and parallel bars (15.200) in Texas club team win... Finished seventh in all-around at the Winter Cup... Earned a spot on U.S. Senior National Team... Won floor (15.650), and high bar (15.150), with a career high on high bar in win against Iowa... Claimed four indidual titles to win all-around while posting OU record on vault and breaking three career marks on vault, parallel bars and all-around in home win against Nebraska... Named National Gymnast of the week March 4 by the CGA Claimed vault event title with a score of in win over Minnesota and Stanford... Claimed event titles on parallel bars (14.900) and high bar (14.800) in win over Ohio State. Set a career high on pommel horse (14.550) and all-around (92.250), while claiming event title on floor, vault, parallel bars and all-around in a win against Penn State. GYMNAST PAGES RELEASE NO SEASON HIGHS All-Around Floor Exercise Pommel Horse Still Rings Vault Parallel Bars High Bar Rocky Mountain Open Nebraska TEXAS * *... * Winter Cup Challenge Iowa * * NEBRASKA Minnesota/ Stanford OHIO STATE PENN STATE SOONERSPORTS.COM

18 2008 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS APRIL 4, 2009 GYMNAST PAGES KYLE MCNAMARA Senior 5-7 Hometown: Littleton, Colo. Club: 5280 Gymnastics High School: Heritage Events: All-Around CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Shattered his previous career high with a on high bar in 2008 NCAA Championship team finals... Set season highs on rings (14.850) and p-bars (15.100) at 2008 MPSF Championship... Took the high bar title against the Iowa Hawkeyes in Finished third on high bar (14.200) and fifth on rings (14.950) at the Rocky Mountain Open... Also placed second on parallel bars (14.850) and third on rings (14.800) in Nebraska win... Came in first on rings (14.900) and posted a career high on vault (16.000) against Texas club team... Came in second on rings (14.700) and parallel bars (14.500) while finishing third on vault (15.900) in win over Iowa... Tied for second on rings (14.950) and third on parallel bars (14.700) in home win against Nebraska... Placed fifth on parallel bars with a score of in win over Minnesota and Stanford. Place fourth on parallel bars (14.900) with a season high score in a win over Penn State. All-Around Floor Pommel Still Rings Vault Parallel Bars High Bar SEASON HIGHS Floor Exercise...N/A Pommel Horse Still Rings Vault Parallel Bars High Bar Rocky Mountain Open... *...* * * Nebraska... * * * TEXAS... * * Iowa... *...* * NEBRASKA... *...* * Minnesota/ Stanford... *...* * OHIO STATE... Did Not Compete PENN STATE... *...* * *... *

19 EIGHT-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPS JACOB MESSINA Senior 5-6 Hometown: Matthews, N. C. Club: G & J Speedway High School: East Mecklenburg Events: All-Around CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 2008 Team Captain... Earned his second-highest scores of the 2008 season on pommel horse (14.150) and rings (15.300) in NCAA Championship team finals... Posted career best on p-bars and tied career high on rings (15.350) at 2008 MPSF Championship Team Captain... Tied for second on pommel horse (14.650) and finished fourth on high bar (14.100) at Rocky Mountain Open... Finished fourth on parallel bars (14.600) in win against Nebraska... Also came in third on parallel bars with a score of against Texas club team... Won parallel bars (14.900) and pommel horse (14.800) while scoring a career high on pommel horse in win over Iowa. Won high bar with a career high score of and tied for second on rings with a in home win against Nebraska... Came in second, tying a season high on still rings with a score of in win over Minnesota and Stanford... Broke season high on rings with a score of , finishing fourth in win over Ohio State... Set career highs on pommel horse (14.900) and rings (15.450) placing first on rings and tying for second on pommel in a win over Penn State. GYMNAST PAGES RELEASE NO. 9 All-Around... * Floor Exercise... * Pommel Horse Still Rings Vault... * Parallel Bars High Bar * Has not competed in events with new scoring system. Previous scoring system: all-around (52.875), floor exercise (9.525) and vault (9.275) 2009 SEASON HIGHS Floor Exercise...N/A Pommel Horse Still Rings Vault...N/A Parallel Bars High Bar Rocky Mountain Open... * *...* * Nebraska... * *...* *... * TEXAS... * *...* * Iowa... * * * NEBRASKA... * *... * * Minnesota/ Stanford... * * * OHIO STATE... * * * PENN STATE... * * * SOONERSPORTS.COM

20 2008 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS APRIL 4, 2009 GYMNAST PAGES REED PITTS Senior 5-9 Hometown: Allen, Texas Club: Eagle s Wings Athletics High School: Allen Events: FX, V CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Regained All-America status on floor (15.275) at the 2008 NCAA Championships just one year after twice tearing his Achilles tendon... Recorded career-high on floor at MPSF Championship in Was named All-American on the floor exercise, after finishing fourth with a 9.412, and vault with a third-place in Will miss the reminder of the season due to injury. Floor Exercise Vault SEASON HIGHS Floor Exercise...N/A Pommel Horse...N/A Still Rings...N/A Vault...N/A Parallel Bars...N/A High Bar... N/A Rocky Mountain Open...Out for year due to injury Nebraska TEXAS Iowa NEBRASKA Minnesota/ Stanford OHIO STATE PENN STATE...

21 EIGHT-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPS C. J. GRIMES RS Sophomore 5-5 Hometown: Ulysses, Kan. Club: Littlestar Gymnastics High School: Ulysses Events: SR Will miss the reminder of the season due to injury. GYMNAST PAGES RELEASE NO. 9 Still Rings... * * Did not compete due to injury SEASON HIGHS Floor Exercise...N/A Pommel Horse...N/A Still Rings...N/A Vault...N/A Parallel Bars...N/A High Bar... N/A Rocky Mountain Open...Out for year due to injury Nebraska TEXAS Iowa NEBRASKA Minnesota/ Stanford OHIO STATE PENN STATE... SOONERSPORTS.COM

22 2008 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS APRIL 4, 2009 GYMNAST PAGES BOBBY SHORTLE Sophomore 5-2 Hometown: Brunswick, Ohio Club: Gym World High School: Brunswick Events: FX, V, HB CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Recorded his second highest vault score of the season (15.900) in team finals at the 2008 NCAA Championships... Won the vault title (15.900) and was second on floor (15.400) against Nebraska and Air Force in Recorded nine top-five finishes in Finished second on vault (15.700) and fourth on floor (14.400) at the Rocky Mountain Open... Won floor (14.900) in win against Nebraska. Tied career high on vault (16.000), finishing second and came in second on floor (14.850) in win over Iowa... Tied career high with a to finish third on vault in home win against Nebraska... Broke career high on vault placing fourth with a score of in win over Minnesota and Stanford... Broke career high on high bar with a score of in win over Ohio State. Set a career high on vault with a score of , placing third on the event in a win over Penn State. Floor Exercise Vault High Bar SEASON HIGHS Floor Exercise Pommel Horse...N/A Still Rings...N/A Vault Parallel Bars...N/A High Bar Rocky Mountain Open *... * *...*... * Nebraska *... * *...*... * TEXAS...Did Not Compete Iowa *... * * * NEBRASKA *... * *...*... * Minnesota/ Stanford *... * *...*... * OHIO STATE *... * * * PENN STATE *... * *...*... *

23 EIGHT-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPS CHAD CRUMLEY Freshman 5-11 Hometown: Long Grove, Ill. Club: Buffalo Grove Gymnastics Center High School: Stevenson Events: PH, HB Tied for sixth on floor (13.250) in win against Texas club team... Broke career high on rings with a in home win against Nebraska. GYMNAST PAGES RELEASE NO. 9 Floor Exercise Pommel Horse...N/A Still Rings Vault...N/A Parallel Bars...N/A High Bar Rocky Mountain Open...Did Not Compete Nebraska...Did Not Compete TEXAS * *... * * Iowa...Did Not Compete NEBRASKA * *... *...*... * Minnesota/ Stanford...Did Not Compete OHIO STATE...Did Not Compete PENN STATE...Did Not Compete... SOONERSPORTS.COM

24 2008 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS APRIL 4, 2009 GYMNAST PAGES DAVID FINNING Freshman 5-4 Hometown: Claremore, Okla. Club: Cypress Academy High School: Cypress Falls Events: All-Around Finished fourth on floor (13.600) and high bar (13.100) against Texas club team. Came in third on high bar with a career high score of in win over Iowa... Broke career high on floor with a in home win against Nebraska... Broke career high on floor with a score of in win over Minnesota and Stanford. Set a career high on high bar with a score of in a win over Penn State. Floor Exercise Pommel Horse...N/A Still Rings...N/A Vault Parallel Bars...N/A High Bar Rocky Mountain Open... Did not compete Nebraska... Did not compete TEXAS *... *...*... * * Iowa *... *...*... * * NEBRASKA *... *...*... * * Minnesota/ Stanford *... *...*... *...*... * OHIO STATE * *... *...*... * PENN STATE *... * * *

25 EIGHT-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPS BEN MAYER Freshman 5-10 Hometown: Houston, Texas Club: Cypress Academy High School: Home School Events: PH, PB Will miss the reminder of the season due to injury. GYMNAST PAGES RELEASE NO. 9 Floor Exercise...N/A Pommel Horse...N/A Still Rings...N/A Vault...N/A Parallel Bars...N/A High Bar... N/A Rocky Mountain Open...Out for year due to injury Nebraska TEXAS Iowa NEBRASKA Minnesota/ Stanford OHIO STATE PENN STATE... SOONERSPORTS.COM

26 2008 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS APRIL 4, 2009 GYMNAST PAGES TROY NITZKY Freshman 5-6 Hometown: Philadelphia, Pa. Club: Temple Boys Gymnastics High School: William Tennent Events: All-Around Did not compete in first two meets and missed third due to injury. Floor Exercise...N/A Pommel Horse...N/A Still Rings...N/A Vault...N/A Parallel Bars...N/A High Bar... N/A Rocky Mountain Open...Did Not Compete Nebraska...Did Not Compete TEXAS...Did Not Compete Iowa...Did Not Compete NEBRASKA...Did Not Compete Minnesota/ Stanford...Did Not Compete OHIO STATE...Did Not Compete PENN STATE...

27 EIGHT-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPS PATRICK PISCITELLI Freshman 5-11 Hometown: Charlotte, N. C. Club: G & J Speedway High School: Charlotte Catholic Events: SR, PB, FX, V, HB Tied for second on rings (15.150) and finished third on floor (14.650) at the Rocky Mountain Open... Placed second on floor (14.650) and fourth on high bar (14.400) in win at Nebraska... Placed third on high bar (13.200) and fourth on rings (13.950) against Texas club team... Set career high on rings with a and tied for fourth on parallel bars (14.050) in win over Iowa... Broke career highs on floor (14.750) and rings (14.600) in home win against Nebraska... Broke career high on floor with a score of in win over Ohio State. Tied for ninth on rings with a score of in a win over Penn State. GYMNAST PAGES RELEASE NO. 9 Floor Exercise Pommel Horse...N/A Still Rings Vault Parallel Bars High Bar Rocky Mountain Open * * * Nebraska * *... * * TEXAS... *...* * * Iowa * * *... * NEBRASKA * * Minnesota/ Stanford * * * OHIO STATE * * * PENN STATE... *...* *... *...*... * SOONERSPORTS.COM

28 2008 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS APRIL 4, 2009 GYMNAST PAGES ANTHONY NADDOUR Sophomore 5-11 Hometown: Gilbert, Ariz. Club: USA Flairs High School: Highland High School Events: FX, PH, SR, Finished third on floor (13.650), pommel horse (14.150) and rings (14.450) in first action of the season as a Sooner... Came in third on pommel horse with a career high score of in win over Iowa... Broke a career high with a score of to finish second on pommel horse in home win against Nebraska... Finished fifth on rings (15.00) braking career high in win over Ohio State... Set a career high on rings with a score of , tying for third on the event in a win over Penn State. Floor Exercise Pommel Horse Still Rings Vault...N/A Parallel Bars...N/A High Bar... N/A Rocky Mountain Open... Did not compete Nebraska... Did not compete TEXAS *... *...*... * Iowa... * *... *...*... * NEBRASKA... * *... *...*... * Minnesota/ Stanford... * *... *...*... * OHIO STATE... * *... *...*... * PENN STATE... * *... *...*... *