SOONERS BUCKEYES. Up Next The Sooners will face another rival from the Big Ten conference on the road with a trip to the Penn State on March 20.

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1 M e e t S e v e O h i o S t a t e S t. J o h n A r e n a (Co l u m b u s, O h i o ) M a r c h 1 3, P. M. C T Matthew Wilson, Student Asst. (Men s Gymnastics) McClendon Center for Intercollegiate Athletics 180 W. Brooks, Suite 2525, Norman, OK O: (405) M: (405) E: mwilson75@ou.edu 8 N A T I O N A L T I T L E S 6 N I S S E N - E M E R Y A W A R D W I N N E R S A L L - A M E R I C A N S 3 0 I N D I V. N A T I O N A L C H A M P I O N S Oklahoma Schedule Results DATE OPPONENT TIME RESULTS Jan. 16 Rocky Mountain Open W ( ) Jan. Iowa W ( ) Jan. 30 Texas Cancelled Feb. 4 Winter Cup Individual Results Feb. 13 NEBRASKA W ( ) Feb. Michigan W ( ) Feb. 27 MINNESOTA TEXAS W ( ) March Nebraska Stanford L ( ) March Ohio State 4 p.m. March Penn State 7 p.m. April 3 MPSF Championship 7 p.m. April 15 NCAA Qualifiers 7 p.m. April 16 NCAA Championships 7 p.m. April 17 NCAA Championships 7 p.m. All times are Central and subject to change. Home meets are indicated by ALL CAPS and held at the Howard McCasland Field House. Watch the Sooners On... Floor Oklahoma is currently ranked first in the nation on the apparatus with an average score of The Sooners also have four individuals ranked in the top 15 of the standings (No. 1-Steven, ; No. 2-Dalton, ; No. 9-Shortle, ; No. 15 Alex Naddour, ). AROUND THE COUNTRY Saturday, March 13: California vs. Penn St. & Nebraska Illinois vs. Michigan Minnesota vs. Iowa & UIC Navy vs. Temple Oklahoma (9-1, 4-1 MPSF) SOONERS 2 At A Glance Date: Saturday, March 13 Last Meeting...(W) OU, 2/13/ Time: p.m. Central Location Columbus, Ohio Venue: St. John Arena Meet Info..... SoonerSports.com Live Stats: ohiostatebuckeyes.com Webcast:.ohiostatebuckeyes.com Tickets: GO-BUCKS Ohio State (7-5, 3-3 Big Ten ) BUCKEYES Oklahoma Set for Clash with Buckeyes in Columbus The No. 2 Oklahoma men s gymnastics hits the road to battle Big Ten rival No. 6 Ohio State, Saturday, March 13. The matchup between the Sooners and the Buckeyes will start at 4:00 p.m. at St. John Arena. Oklahoma s (9-1) undefeated streak came to an end in a loss against No. 2 Stanford in a triangular with No. 9 Nebraska at the Devaney Center on the campus of the University of Nebraska, March 7. With its 1-1 mark at the event, OU is now 6-1 against top 10 opponents on the year. Oklahoma claimed at least a share of three team event titles on the day with wins on floor (62.850), pommel horse (56.800) and a share of the parallel bars title with Stanford (59.500). Last season, OU posted a team score en route to a victory over Ohio State claiming 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). Opponent Preview Last week, Ohio State (7-5, 3-3 Big Ten) downed California, , in St. John Arena as six different Buckeyes recorded first-place finishes on five of the six events. On Feb. 28, Ohio State earned a huge Big Ten Conference win, defeating Penn State, , after earning event wins on pommel horse, rings, parallel bars and high bar. Up Next The Sooners will face another rival from the Big Ten conference on the road with a trip to the Penn State on March 20. Since 2000, the Sooners and Nittany Lions and have combined to win the last eight NCAA titles. OU leads the pack with five national championships while Penn State has claimed three championship (2000, 2004, 2007). 5 G Y M N A S T S T O W A T C H Steven Legendre Junior All-Around Legendre claimed his second all-around title of the season with a score of The U.S. National Team member also took home an individual event title on floor (16.100). 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. Alex Naddour Freshman All-Around Against Stanford and Nebraska, Naddour won his fourth event title of the season on pommel (14.900).

2 H e a d C o a c h M a r k Wi l l i a m s N o t e s 2 CAREER NOTES HEAD COACH MARK WILLIAMS 11th 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 Education B.S. Secondary Education/English (Nebraska, 1980) M.A. Journalism/Professional Writing (Oklahoma, 1991) Coaching Experience Head Coach, Oklahoma (2000-present) Assistant Coach, Oklahoma ( ) High School Coach ( ) Career Coaching Highlights 2009 World Championship Personal Coach 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 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) Athletic Accolades (Nebraska) NCAA Team Champion, 1979 and 1980 All-American High Bar, 1978 Big Eight Champion High Bar, 1978 U.S. Junior National Team, 1975 A LOOK BACK AT LAST WEEK The top-ranked Oklahoma men s gymnastics team s undefeated streak came to an end in a loss against No. 2 Stanford in a triangular with No. 9 Nebraska at the Devaney Center on the campus of the University of Nebraska, March 7. The Sooners placed second despite posting their highest score of the season ( ). Stanford won the meet with a , while the Cornhuskers scored a OKLAHOMA VS. NEBRASKA, STANFORD INDIVIDUAL TITLES All-Around: Steven Legendre Floor Exercise: Steven Legendre Pommel Horse: Alex Naddour HORTON AND BROOKS AT AMERICAN CUP One month after winning the Winter Cup National title in the all-around, Chris Brooks finished third at the 2010 Tyson American Cup on Saturday in Worcester, Mass. Brooks, a four-year letterwinner and current volunteer assistant at Oklahoma, finished behind another former Sooner, Jonathon Horton. A four-year letterwinner and 2008 Olympic silver medalist, Horton posted a while Brooks tallied a Both Horton and Brooks finished ahead of reigning Tyson American Cup champion and 2008 Olympic horizontal bar bronze-medalist Fabian Hambuechen of Germany, who finished in fourth place. Maxim Devyatovsky won the competition with a WHAT A PAIR This week, freshman Jacob Dalton (88.833) and junior Steven Legendre (88.483) were ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in the national all-around rankings. Dalton and Legendre have both been in the top five of the all-around standings seven of the last eight weeks the of national rankings. In week five, Dalton overtook the number one position in the all-around standings and has yet to leave the top spot this season. LEGENDRE DOES IT AGAIN Leading the Sooners the past two meets was junior Steven Legendre, claiming back-to-back all-around titles. Both all-around titles of the season have been scores of (Minnesota) and (Nebraska, Stanford). Legendre has claimed eight all-around titles in his career, including the 2009 NCAA National All-Around Title. POMMEL HORSE KING Freshman Alex Naddour started his career at Oklahoma braking the pommel horse event record. Since that week Naddour has gone on to win four of the six event titles on the apparatus with an average score of FIVE ON NATIONAL TEAM Four-year letterwinner Chris Brooks won the 2010 Winter Cup all-around title and regained his position on the U.S. Senior National Team on Feb. 6. Overall, one third of the national team selections were from the University of Oklahoma men s program as all five representatives sent to the event were selected following strong performances. Freshman Alex Naddour was the latest Sooner to be named to the team, while freshman Jacob Dalton and junior Steven Legendre and Olympian Jonathan Horton retained their positions on the team. The five Sooners, along with the other 10 members will comprise the U.S. team until the Visa Championships in August. No other NCAA Division I men s gymnastics program has more members on Senior National Team than Oklahoma and this is most National Team members that the Sooners have ever had, beating the previous total in 1994 (4).

3 N a t i o n a l R a n k i n g s N o t e s GYMINFO POLL -MARCH 9, Stanford 2. OKLAHOMA 3. Illinois 4. Michigan 5. Ohio State 6. Penn State 7. Minnesota 8. Nebraska 9. California 10. Iowa 11. Illinois-Chicago 12. Air Force 13. Temple 14. Springfield 15. Army NATIONAL TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL EVENT RANKINGS - MARCH 9, 2010 Floor 1. OKLAHOMA Stanford Illinois Pommel Horse 1. Illinois Ohio State Michigan Still Rings 1. Ohio State Stanford OKLAHOMA Vault 1. Stanford OKLAHOMA Illinois Parallel Bars 1. Illinois T1. Stanford OKLAHOMA High Bar 1. Michigan Stanford Illinois Floor 1...Steven Legendre, Jake Dalton, Bobby Shortle, Alex Naddour, Pommel Horse 3... Alex Naddour, Core English, Still Rings 7... Ian Jackson, Vault 2...Jake Dalton, Steven Legendre, Bobby Shortle, T14... Ian Jackson, Parallel Bars 4...Steven Legendre, Jake Dalton, T13... Corey English, High Bar Jake Dalton, T13... Steven Legendre, All-Around 1...Jake Dalton, Steven Legendre, GUIDE FOR THE RANKINGS 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 HOLDING THEIR OWN This week s ranking marks the first week that OU has held the top spot. The Sooners began the year ranked No. 4 in the preseason and held the number two spot last week. Week Ranking Previous Ranking Preseason 3 NA Week Week Week Week Week Week Week Week FILLING THE RANKINGS OU currently owns the top spot on floor (62.300) and is second behind No. 1 Stanford on and vault (64.033). Oklahoma is ranked in the top three on four separate events (floor, rings, vault and parallel bars). The only other team in the MPSF to be ranked in top-three on multiple events is Stanford (4). The MPSF Conference has consistently been the top-ranked conference in the NCAA the past 10 years. The past two NCAA National Champions (Oklahoma and Stanford) are currently dominating the polls being ranked in the top three in five of the six events. Both teams are in the top three in four of the six events (floor, rings, vault, parallel bars). The Sooners have a gymnast ranked in the top five in four of the six events and two or more gymnasts ranked in the top 15 on every event. JUST GOING UP Since the beginning the season with a score of at the Rocky Mountain Open, the Sooners have consistency stepped up their score each week. Week Score Week Week Week 3 Cancelled Week Week Week Week AN ALL-AROUND TEAM This season, OU has been ranked in the top three in the nation on all six events while holding the top spot on three events (floor, vault, parallel bars). Individually, the Sooners have been the top-ranked gymnast on four events. (Floor: Legendre, Pommel Horse: Alex Naddour, Vault: Dalton, All-Around: Dalton)

4 G e n e r a l I n f o r m a t i o n N o t e s 4 GENERAL INFORMATION Location... Norman, Okla. Enrollment... 30,092 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 (.764) TEAM INFORMATION 2009 Overall Record (.884) High Score MPSF Finish...Second NCAA Finish... Third Letterwinners Returning/Lost...7/5 All-Americans Returning/Lost...2/5 COACHING STAFF Head Coach...Mark Williams Year...11th Season Alma Mater...Nebraska, 1980 Record at OU (.921) Career Record (.921) Assistant Coach (Alma Mater)... Rustam Sharipov (Kharkov State, 1997) Year...Fifth Season Assistant Coach (Alma Mater)... Daniel Furney (Oklahoma, 2004) Year...Fifth Season 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 PRACTICE POLICY Practices are held at the Sam Viersen Center, directly north and across the street (Imhoff) from the Lloyd Noble Center. Practices are typically open to media. However, those who wish to attend must obtain clearance through Matt Wilson in the Athletics Communications Office prior to the start of practice. Practice generally runs from 1:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The best time to conduct interviews is immediately following practice. CREDENTIAL REQUESTS Media credentials for home contests at the McCasland Field House should be requested no later than one day prior to the event. All requests should be directed to Matt Wilson in the Athletics Communications Office at (405) or by to mwilson75@ou.edu. POST-MEET INFORMATION Post-meet interviews will take place on the main floor of the McCasland Field House after head coach Mark Williams dismisses his athletes. Official score sheets will be available at the scorer s table. MEDIA INTERVIEWS Non-postmeet interview requests for athletes and coaches must be arranged through Matt Wilson in the Athletics Communications Office. All requests should be directed to Matt Wilson in the OU Athletics Communications Office at (405) or by to mwilson75@ou.edu. FIRST TIME Freshman Jacob Dalton posted a in his event title on vault last weekend, unveiling a Kasamatsu double full. Dalton is the only gymnasts in the United State that attempts the 17.0 start-value vault and it was the first time that the vault had been attempted in NCAA competition. The Reno, Nev., native is currently the top rated gymnast on vault with an average score of and is also ranked No. 1 in the all-around. NOTICING NATIONALLY Oklahoma gymnast are being honored nationally for their efforts as freshman Jacob Dalton was named the College Gymnastics Association and MPSF Gymnast of the Week (Jan. 17 and 24), while redshirt junior Ian Jackson was named MPSF Gymnastics of the Week (Feb. 18). NATIONAL GYMNASTS OF THE WEEK Week Student-Athlete Jan. 17 Jacob Dalton Jan. 24 Jacob Dalton Feb. 28 Steven Legendre MPSF GYMNASTS OF THE WEEK Week Student-Athlete Jan. 17 Jacob Dalton Jan. 24 Jacob Dalton Feb. 18 Ian Jackson FACE IN THE CROWD Freshman Jacob Dalton is featured in the Feb. 8 Olympic edition of Sports Illustrated s Faces in the Crowd. The feature is a part of SI s continuing coverage of the top amateur athletes around the country. Also featured in this month s issue are Stephen Dennis (Basketball), Kathleen and Joanna Stevens (Track and Field), Kiley Neushul (Water Polo), Melissa Beyruti (Basketball) and Travis Flores (Baseball). POMMEL RECORD FALLS...AGAIN Freshman Alex Naddour claimed his third straight pommel horse event title as a Sooner breaking breaking the school record on pommel horse with a , a mark he previously set earlier in the year ( Rocky Mountain Open). BRINGING IN MORE TALENT For the 2010 season head coach Mark Williams signed three gymnasts as a part of the 2009 signing class. Freshman Jake Dalton, Alex Naddour and Chris Stehl look to fill the departure of one of the most decorated classes in Oklahoma history as each of the 09 recruits finished in the top five at the 2009 Men s Junior Olympic National Championships. Alex Naddour Hometown: Gilbert, Ariz. High School: Highland Club: Arizona Flairs Jake Dalton Hometown: Reno, Nev. High School: Spanish Srings Club: Gym NV Chris Stehl Hometown: Houston, Texas High School: William B. Travis Club: Cypress Academy LEADING THE 2010 SOONERS Senior Corey English and junior Steven Legendre were named co-captains for the 2010 season by head coach Mark Williams. Both were a part of the Sooners 2008 national championship squad and have received national honors for their effort.

5 E v e n t R e c a p s 5 ROCKY MOUNTAIN OPEN JAN. 16, 2010 OU, (W): The Oklahoma men s gymnastics team began the 2010 campaign with a victory at the Rocky Mountain Open claiming the meet championship for the 11th consecutive year. The third-ranked Sooners scored a in Colorado Springs, Colo., to win the collegiate portion of the competition, while Jacob Dalton claimed his first all-around title as a Sooner with a score of The Sooner also claimed four team event finals on floor (60.000), pommel horse (56.950), vault (63.950) and parallel bars (57.500). The Sooners claimed five individual event titles on the night with the help of Dalton winning vault (16.250), parallel bars (14.900) and high bar (14.800) and Steven Legendre winning floor (15.950). Freshman Alex Naddour also claimed his first event title as a Sooner posting a score of on pommel horse. OKLAHOMA AT IOWA JAN. 23, 2010 OU, (W): The fourth-ranked Oklahoma men s gymnastics team claimed its second straight victory of the 2010 season by winning all six events over No. 8 Iowa at the Main Field House in Iowa City, Iowa. The Sooners scored a to beat the Hawkeyes ( ) in their first meeting of the regular season. The Sooners swept each of the team event on floor (59.550), pommel horse (55.300), rings (58.150), vault (60.950), parallel bars (58.100) and high bar (57.450). Oklahoma was also able to sweep the team portion with the help of freshman Jacob Dalton winning his second straight all-around with a score of Dalton won his first allaround title last week at the Rocky Mountain Open. The meet was highlighted by Dalton winning individual titles on floor (15.750), vault (16.000), rings (15.000) and parallel bars (15.050). Alex Naddour took his second straight pommel horse title of the season with a score of Steven Legendre rounded out the afternoon by claiming the high bar title with a score of OKLAHOMA VS. TEXAS JAN. 30, 2010 CANCELLED Due to winter storm conditions affecting the Oklahoma area, the men s gymnastics meet on Saturday, Jan. 30 between No. 4 OU and the Texas club team has been cancelled. The Sooners and Longhorns were scheduled to compete tomorrow night at 7 p.m. (CST) inside the Howard McCasland Field House. Cleveland Elementary Night will be rescheduled to a later date. OKLAHOMA VS. NEBRASKA FEB. 13, 2010 OU, (W): OU (6-0 overall, 3-0 MPSF) posted its highest team total of the season ( ) en route to its second victory over the Huskers ( ) in The meet was highlighted by freshman Alex Naddour breaking the school record on pommel horse with a , a mark he previously set earlier in the year (15.200), and junior Bobby Shortle setting a career high on vault with a The Sooners swept the team portion of the meet with wins on floor (60.850), pommel horse (57.850), rings (60.250), vault (63.800), parallel bars (56.000) and high bar (56.900). In addition, Oklahoma swept each of the individual events for the third time this year with five different gymnasts claiming titles, while Ian Jackson (84.250) claimed the all-around title. Steven Legendre led the Sooners with two event victories (parallel bars and high bar). OKLAHOMA AT MICHIGAN FEB. 20, 2010 OU, (W): Freshman Jacob Dalton claimed the all-around title with a score of , as the No. 2 Oklahoma men s gymnastics team defeated its fourth top-10 opponent at No. 3 Michigan on Feb. 20. The U. S. Senior National Team member has claimed three of the four all-around titles in OU (7-0 overall, 3-0 MPSF) posted its second highest team total of the season ( ) en route to its victory over the Wolverines ( ). The Sooners claimed half of the six events in the team portion of the meet with wins on floor (61.050), vault (63.000) and parallel bars (57.450). The meet was highlighted by Oklahoma taking four of the seven individual events with three different gymnasts winning titles, with Legendre claiming floor (15.900), junior Bobby Shortle claiming vault (16.100) and freshman Alex Naddour claiming parallel bars (14.650). OKLAHOMA VS MINN., TEXAS FEB. 27, 2010 OU, (W): , The second-ranked Oklahoma men s gymnastics team defeated No. 6 Minnesota and the Texas All Star Team in Saturday s Cleveland Elementary Night in front of 817 fans at the McCasland Field House. OU (8-0 overall, 3-0 MPSF) posted the highest score in the NCAA this season ( ) en route to its victory over Minnesota ( ) and the Texas All Star Team ( ). Leading the Sooners was junior Steven Legendre, claiming his first all-around title of the season with a score of The U. S. National Team member also took home individual event titles on floor (16.100) and parallel bars (14.900). Oklahoma senior Corey English was honored before the meet on Senior Night and posted a in his pommel horse victory. The Sooners swept all six team event titles for the third time this season with wins on floor (63.000), pommel horse (57.400), rings (59.400), vault (63.500), parallel bars (58.250) and high bar (57.900). Freshman Jacob Dalton posted a in his event title on vault, unveiling a Kasamatsu double full, while redshirtjunior Ian Jackson claimed his second title this season on rings with a score of OKLAHOMA AT NEBRASKA, STANFORD MARCH 7, 2010 OU, (L): The top-ranked Oklahoma men s gymnastics team s undefeated streak came to an end in a loss against No. 2 Stanford in a triangular with No. 9 Nebraska at the Devaney Center on the campus of the University of Nebraska. With its 1-1 mark at the event, OU is now 6-1 against top-10 opponents on the year. The Sooners placed second despite posting their highest score of the season ( ). Stanford won the meet with a , while the Cornhuskers scored a Leading the Sooners was junior Steven Legendre, claiming his second all-around title of the season with a score of The U. S. National Team member also took home an individual event title on floor (16.100). Oklahoma claimed at least a share of three team event titles on the day with wins on floor (62.850), pommel horse (56.800) and a share of the parallel bars title with Stanford (59.500). Alex Naddour joined Legendre on the podium with his fourth event title of the season on pommel (14.900). Highlighting the meet for OU was a career high from senior Corey English on parallel bars (15.250) in his second place finish on the apparatus. Naddour and freshman Jacob Dalton posted scores of and , respectively, to finish two and three in the allaround competition.

6 I n d i v i d u a l a n d Te a m T i t l e s 6 OVERALL CAREER EVENT TITLES Steven Legendre (47) (2010): Floor (5): Rocky Mountain Open, , 1/16/10; vs. Nebraska, , 2/13/10; at Michigan, , 2/20/10; vs Minnesota, , 2/27/10; vs Stanford, , 3/7/10 Parallel Bars (2): vs. Nebraska, , 2/13/10; vs Minnesota, , 2/27/10 High Bar (1): at Iowa, , 1/23/10; vs. Nebraska, , 2/13/10 All Around (2): vs Minnesota, , 2/27/10; vs Stanford, , 3/7/10 (2009): Floor Exercise (7), Vault (8), Parallel Bars (5), High Bar (3), Still Rings (2), All-Around (3) (2008): Floor Exercise (7), Vault (2), All-Around (3) Ian Jackson (10) (2010): Rings (2): vs. Nebraska, , 2/13/10; vs Minnesota, , 2/27/10 All-Around (1): vs. Nebraska, , 2/13/10 (2009): Still Rings (1) (2008): Vault (1), All-Around (1) (2007): Vault (1), Rings (1), H-Bar (1), All-Around (1) Corey English (4) (2010): Pommel Horse (1): vs Minnesota, , 2/27/10 (2009): Pommel Horse (2) (2008): Pommel Horse (1) Bobby Shortle (4) (2010): Vault (2): vs. Nebraska, , 2/13/10; at Michigan, , 2/20/10 (2009): Floor Exercise (1) (2008): Vault (1) TEAM TITLES Floor (6) Rocky Mountain Open, , 1/16/10; at Iowa, , 1/23/10; vs. Nebraska, , 2/13/10; at Michigan, , 2/20/10; vs Minnesota, , 2/27/10; vs Stanford, , 3/7/10 Pommel Horse (6) Rocky Mountain Open, , 1/16/10; at Iowa, , 1/23/10; vs. Nebraska, , 2/13/10; at Michigan, , 2/20/10; vs Minnesota, , 2/27/10; vs Stanford, , 3/7/10 Still Rings (3) at Iowa, , 1/23/10; vs. Nebraska, , 2/13/10; vs Minnesota, , 2/27/10 Vault (5) Rocky Mountain Open, , 1/16/10; at Iowa, , 1/23/10; vs. Nebraska, , 2/13/10; at Michigan, , 2/20/10; vs Minnesota, , 2/27/10 Parallel Bars (6) Rocky Mountain Open, , 1/16/10; at Iowa, , 1/23/10; vs. Nebraska, , 2/13/10; at Michigan, , 2/20/10; vs Minnesota, , 2/27/10; vs Stanford, , 3/7/10 High Bar (4) Rocky Mountain Open, , 1/16/10; at Iowa, , 1/23/10; vs. Nebraska, , 2/13/10; vs Minnesota, , 2/27/10 Jacob Dalton (11) All-Around (3): Rocky Mountain Open, , 1/16/10; at Iowa, , 1/23/10; at Michigan, , 2/20/10 Floor (1): at Iowa, , 1/23/10 Rings (1):at Iowa, , 1/23/10 Vault (3): Rocky Mountain Open, , 1/16/10; at Iowa, , 1/23/10; vs Minnesota, , 2/27/10 Parallel Bars (2): Rocky Mountain Open, , 1/16/10; at Iowa, , 1/23/10 High Bar (1): Rocky Mountain Open, , 1/16/10 Alex Naddour (5) Pommel Horse (4): Rocky Mountain Open, , 1/16/10; at Iowa, , 1/23/10; vs. Nebraska, , 2/13/10; vs Stanford, , 3/7/10 Parallel Bars (1): at Michigan, , 2/20/10 OVERALL SCORING RECORDS INDIVIDUAL EVENT HIGHS EVENT...SCORE...GYMNAST (DATE SET) All-Around Jonathan Horton ( ) Floor Exercise Steven Legendre ( ) Pommel Horse Alex Naddour ( ) Still Rings Jonathan Horton ( ) Vault Steven Legendre ( ) Parallel Bars Jonathan Horton ( ) High Bar Chris Brooks ( ) TEAM EVENT HIGHS EVENT...SCORE... DATE(S) SET Floor Exercise Pommel Horse Still Rings Vault Parallel Bars High Bar Total

7 S e a s o n R e s u l t s 7 at Rocky Mountain Open (Jan. 16, 2010) FX PH SR V PB HB Total No. 3 OKLAHOMA No. 9 Nebraska No. 14 Air Force Arizona State Washington at Iowa (Jan. 23, 2010) FX PH SR V PB HB Total No. 3 OKLAHOMA No. 8 Iowa Texas (Jan. 30, 2010) FX PH SR V PB HB Total OKLAHOMA CANCELLED Texas Nebraska (Feb. 13, 2010) FX PH SR V PB HB Total No. 3 OKLAHOMA No. 9 Nebraska at Michigan (Feb. 20, 2010) FX PH SR V PB HB Total No. 2 OKLAHOMA No. 3 Michigan Minnesota (Feb. 27, 2010) FX PH SR V PB HB Total No. 2 OKLAHOMA No. 6 Minnesota Texas at Nebraska (March 7, 2010) FX PH SR V PB HB Total No. 1 OKLAHOMA No. 9 Nebraska No. 2 Stanford at Ohio State (March 13, 2010) FX PH SR V PB HB Total OKLAHOMA Ohio State at Penn State (March 20, 2010) FX PH SR V PB HB Total OKLAHOMA Penn State MPSF Championship (April 3, 2010) FX PH SR V PB HB Total OKLAHOMA Stanford California Nebraska Air Force INDIVIDUAL EVENT HIGHS EVENT...SCORE...GYMNAST (DATE SET) All-Around Jacob Dalton ( ) Floor Exercise Steven Legendre ( ) Pommel Horse Alex Naddour ( ) Still Rings Ian Jackson ( ) Vault Jacob Dalton ( ) Parallel Bars Corey English ( ) High Bar Steven Legendre ( ) TEAM EVENT HIGHS EVENT...SCORE... DATE(S) SET Floor Exercise Pommel Horse Still Rings Vault Parallel Bars High Bar Total

8 G y m n a s t Pa g e s 8 JEREMY ADAMS Freshman 6-2 Hometown: Newnan, Ga. Club: Gym South High School: Northgate HS Events: FX, PH, PB, HB 2010: Placed fourth at Rocky Mountain Open on Pommel Horse with an Tied for 11th at Rocky Mountain Open on high bar with an Finished fifth on pommel horse with a score of at Michigan... Finish third on pommel horse with a score of and set career high on vault with a score of tying for fourth against Minnesota... Placed third on pommel horse with a score of against Nebraska and Stanford... Floor Pommel Horse Vault Parallel Bars High Bar Rocky Mountain Open *...* * Iowa *...* NEBRASKA... Did Not Compete Michigan * *... * MINNESOTA... * * *... * Nebraska... * * *

9 G y m n a s t Pa g e s 9 CHAD CRUMLEY Sophomore 5-11 Hometown: Long Grove, Ill. Club: Buffalo Grove Gymnastics Center High School: Stevenson Events: PH, HB 2010: Floor Still Rings High Bar Rocky Mountain Open... Did Not Compete Iowa *... *...*... *...*... * NEBRASKA *... *...*... *...*... * Michigan... Did Not Compete MINNESOTA... Did Not Compete Nebraska *... *...*... *...*... *

10 G y m n a s t Pa g e s 1 0 JAKE DALTON Freshman 5-5 Hometown: Reno, Nev. Club: Club NV High School: Spanish Springs Events: All-Around Floor Pommel Horse Still Rings Vault Parallel bars High Bar All-Around : Won the all-around (87.500), vault (16.250), parallel bars (14.900) and high bar (14.800) in his first collegiate competition at the Rocky Mountain Open... Won the all-around (89.600), floor (15.750), rings (15.000) and vault (16.000) and parallel bars(15.050) in his first collegiate competition at the Rocky Mountain Open... Was named MPSF Gymnast of the Week for Jan. 19 and Jan Finished 14th in the all-around (84.100) at the 2010 Winter Cup Challenge to retain his U.S. Senior National Team status... Placed second on floor (15.200), vault (16.100) and parallel bars (14.300) against Nebraska... Claimed the all-around title at Michigan with a score Claimed vault title with a score of and finish second in the all-around with a score against Minnesota... Finished second in the all-around (88.250) while placing second on floor and third on vault with a career high score of against Nebraska and Stanford Rocky Mountain Open Iowa Winter Cup Challenge NEBRASKA *... * * Michigan MINNESOTA Nebraska

11 G y m n a s t Pa g e s 1 1 COREY ENGLISH Senior 5-7 Hometown: Covington, La. Club: MGA High School: St. Paul s Events: PH, PB 2010: Placed second on pommel horse (14.800) and sixth on parallel bars (14.000) against Nebraska... Finished fourth on pommel horse and parallel bars with scores of and , respectively... Claimed pommel horse event title with a score of against Minnesota... Finished second on parallel bars with a career high score of against Nebraska and Stanford... Pommel Horse Parallel Bars Rocky Mountain Open... Did Not Compete Iowa... Did Not Compete NEBRASKA... * *...* *... * Michigan... * *...* *... * MINNESOTA... * *...* *... * Nebraska... * *...* *... *

12 G y m n a s t Pa g e s 1 2 DAVID FINNING Sophomore 5-4 Hometown: Claremore, Okla. Club: Cypress Academy High School: Cypress Falls Events: All-Around 2010: Floor Vault Parallel Bars Still Rings Rocky Mountain Open... Did Not Compete Iowa *... * * NEBRASKA... Did Not Compete Michigan... *...*... *...*... * * MINNESOTA... Did Not Compete Nebraska... Did Not Compete...

13 G y m n a s t Pa g e s 1 3 CJ GRIMES RS Junior 5-5 Hometown: Ulysses, Kan. Club: Littlestar Gymnastics High School: Ulysses Events: SR 2010: Competed in first collegiate meet as a Sooner scoring a on rings... Broke career high on rings at Iowa with a score of Finished seventh on rings with a career high score of against Nebraska... Still Rings Rocky Mountain Open... *...* *... *...*... * Iowa... *...* *... *...*... * TEXAS... *...* *... *...*... * NEBRASKA... Did Not Compete Michigan... Did Not Compete MINNESOTA... Did Not Compete Nebraska...

14 G y m n a s t Pa g e s 1 4 IAN JACKSON Junior 5-6 Hometown: Harrisburg, Pa. Club: ASAP High School: Central Dauphin Events: All-Around 2010: Won the all-around against Nebraska with a score of , while claiming the rings title and finishing second on high bar with a career high scores of and , respectively... Finished fifth with a career high score on high bar (14.700) and sixth on rings (14.400) at Michigan... Was named MPSF Gymnast of the Week for Feb Claimed rings event title with a score against Minnesota... Placed third on rings with a score of against Nebraska and Stanford... All-Around Floor Pommel Still Rings Vault Parallel Bars High Bar Rocky Mountain Open... Did Not Compete Iowa... Did Not Compete NEBRASKA Michigan... *...* * * MINNESOTA * * * Nebraska * *

15 G y m n a s t Pa g e s 1 5 STEVEN LEGENDRE Junior 5-6 Hometown: Port Jefferson, N. Y. Club: World Olympic Gymnastics High School: Spring Creek Academy Events: All-Around 2010: Won floor (15.950) and came in second on vault (16.100) to place second in the all-around (87.100) at the Rocky Mountain Open... Won high bar individual title with a score of at Iowa... Finished sixth in the all-around (86.350) at the 2010 Winter Cup Challenge to retain his U.S. Senior National Team status... Claimed individual event titles on floor (16.050) and high bar (14.450) against Nebraska... Claimed floor individual title at Michigan with a score of Claimed all-around (89.500), floor (16.100), parallel bars (14.900) event title against Minnesota... Won the all-around (88.850), while claiming the floor title with a career tying score of against Nebraska and Stanford... All-Around Floor Exercise Pommel Horse Still Rings Vault Parallel Bars High Bar Rocky Mountain Open Iowa... * * * Winter Cup Challenge NEBRASKA *... * * Michigan MINNESOTA Nebraska

16 G y m n a s t Pa g e s 1 6 BEN MAYER RS-Freshman 5-11 Hometown: Houston, Texas Club: Cypress Academy High School: Home School Events: PH, PB, V, HB 2010: Tied for 13th on high bar (13.050) in first collegiate meet at Rocky Mountain Open. Vault High Bar Rocky Mountain Open... *...*... * * * Iowa... *...*... * *...*... * NEBRASKA... Did Not Compete Michigan... Did Not Compete MINNESOTA... Did Not Compete Nebraska... Did Not Compete...

17 G y m n a s t Pa g e s 1 7 ALEX NADDOUR Freshman 5-7 Hometown: Gilbert, Ariz. Club: Arizona Flairs High School: Highland Events: All-Around 2010: Claimed pommel horse event title at Rocky Mountain Open with a score of Claimed pommel horse event title at Iowa with a score of Finished seventh in the all-around (85.000) at the 2010 Winter Cup Challenge... Earned a spot on the U.S. Senior National Team... Claimed pommel horse event title against Nebraska with a program record score of , while finishing fifth on high bar with a career high score of Claimed individual title on parallel bars with a career high score of and set career high score on high bar with a at Michigan... Tied for first on pommel horse with a score of against Minnesota... Won the event title on pommel horse with a score of against Nebraska and Stanford... All-Around Floor Pommel Horse Rings Vault Parallel Bars High Bar Rocky Mountain Open * *... * Iowa * * Winter Cup Challenge NEBRASKA... * * * Michigan * * MINNESOTA Nebraska

18 G y m n a s t Pa g e s 1 8 ANTHONY NADDOUR Junior 5-11 Hometown: Gilbert, Ariz. Club: USA Flairs High School: Highland High School Events: FX, PH, SR, 2010: Tied for 12th on pommel at the Rocky Mountain Open with a score of Finished third on pommel horse (14.000) and tied for second on rings (15.100) against Nebraska... Finished fourth on rings with a score of against Minnesota... Placed fifth on pommel horse and rings against Nebraska and Stanfordwith score of and , respectively... Floor Exercise Pommel Horse Still Rings Vault Rocky Mountain Open... * *... *...*... * Iowa... * *... *...*... * NEBRASKA... * *...*... * Michigan... * *... *...*... * MINNESOTA... * *... *...*... * Nebraska... * *... *...*... *

19 G y m n a s t Pa g e s 1 9 PATRICK PISCITELLI Sophomore 5-11 Hometown: Charlotte, N. C. Club: G & J Speedway High School: Charlotte Catholic Events: SR, PB, FX, V, HB 2010: Place eighth on still rings at Rocky Mountain Open with a score of Finished third on floor (15.000) and tied for second on rings (15.100) against Nebraska... Placed third on rings and fifth on parallel bars at Michigan with a score of and a career high score , respectively... Set career high score of on floor and on parallel bars finishing sixth and fifth, respectively against Minnesota... Floor Still Rings Vault Parallel Bars High Bar Rocky Mountain Open... *...* * * Iowa... *...* * *... * TEXAS...CANELLED NEBRASKA * * *... * Michigan * * * MINNESOTA * * * Nebraska... *...* *... *...*... *

20 G y m n a s t Pa g e s 2 0 BOBBY SHORTLE Junior 5-2 Hometown: Brunswick, Ohio Club: Gym World High School: Brunswick Events: FX, V, HB 2010: Placed third on floor and ninth on vault at Rocky Mountain Open with a scores of and , respectively... Claimed vault event title against Nebraska with a career record score of Claimed vault individual title with a score of at Michigan... posted scores of of floor and on high bar to finish third and fifth, respectively against Minnesota... Placed third on floor with a career high score of against Nebraska and Stanford... Floor Exercise Vault High Bar Rocky Mountain Open *... * * * Iowa *... * * * NEBRASKA *... * * * Michigan *... * *...*... * MINNESOTA *... * * * Nebraska *... * * *

21 G y m n a s t Pa g e s 2 1 CHRIS STEHL Freshman 5-5 Hometown: Houston, Texas Club: Cypress Academy High School: William B. Travis Events: All-Around 2010: Placed 11th on pommel horse at the Rocky Mountain Open with a score of Finished fourth on pommel horse with a score of against Nebraska... Pommel Horse Still Rings Rocky Mountain Open... * *... *...*... * Iowa... * *... *...*... * NEBRASKA... * *... *...*... * Michigan... * *...*... *...*... * MINNESOTA... * *...*... *...*... * Nebraska... Did Not Compete...

22 2010 S o o n e r s ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NAME CLASS HEIGHT HOMETOWN / CLUB Jeremy Adams Fr. 6-2 Newnan, Ga. (Northgate HS) (Gym South) Chad Crumley So Long Grove, Ill. (Stevenson HS) (Buffalo Grove Gymnastics Center) Jacob Dalton Fr. 5-5 Reno, Nev. (Spanish Srings HS) (Gym NV) Corey English Sr. 5-7 Covington, La. (St. Paul s HS) (Mandeville Sports Complex) David Finning So. 5-4 Claremore, Okla. (Cy Falls HS) (Cypress Academy) C.J. Grimes RS-Jr. 5-5 Ulysses, Kan. (Ulysses HS) (Littlestar Gymnastics) Ian Jackson RS-Jr. 5-6 Harrisburg, Pa. (Central Dauphin HS) (Artistic Sports Academy Plus) Steven Legendre Jr. 5-6 Port Jefferson, N.Y. (Spring Creek Academy) (World Olympic Gymnastics Academy) Benjamin Mayer RS-Fr Houston, Texas (Home School) (Cypress Academy) Alex Naddour Fr. 5-7 Gilbert, Ariz. (Highland HS) (Arizona Flairs) Na-DOOR Anthony Naddour Jr Gilbert, Ariz. (Highland HS) (Arizona Flairs) Na-DOOR Troy Nitzky RS-Fr. 5-6 Southampton, Pa. (William Tennent HS) (Temple Boys Gymnastics) Patrick Piscitelli So Charlotte, N.C. (Charlotte Catholic HS) (G & J Speedway) Bobby Shortle Jr. 5-2 Brunswick, Ohio (Brunswick HS) (Gym World) Chris Stehl Fr. 5-5 Houston, Texas (William B. Travis HS) (Cypress Academy) Head Coach Mark Williams 11th Season Nebraska, 1980 Assistant Coach Rustam Sharipov Fifth Season Kharkov State, 1997 Assistant Coach Daniel Furney Fifth Season Oklahoma, 2004 JEREMEY ADAMS PRONUNCIATION CRUHM-lee la-zhahn-druh MAY-er PISK-uh-telly SHORT-uhl roos-tom SHARE-ee-pahv CHAD CRUMELY JACOB DALTON COREY ENGLISH DAVID FINNING C.J. GRIMES IAN JACKSON STEVEN LEGENDRE BEN MAYER ALEX NADDOUR ANTHONY NADDOUR TROY NITZKY PATRICK PISCITELLI BOBBY SHORTLE CHRIS STEHL