M e e t Tw o a t I o w a F i e l d H o u s e M a i n F l o o r ( I o w a C i t y, I o w a ) J a n. 2 3, 2 0 1 0 2 P. M. C T Matthew Wilson, Student Asst. (Men s Gymnastics) McClendon Center for Intercollegiate Athletics 180 W. Brooks, Suite 2525, Norman, OK 73019 O: (405) 325-8231 M: (405) 831-3344 E: mwilson75@ou.edu www.soonersports.com Twitter: @soonersportscom 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 1 9 6 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 SITE TIME RESULTS Jan. 16 Rocky Mountain Open Colorado Springs, Colo. (W) 347.400 Jan. 23 Iowa Iowa City, Iowa 2 p.m. Jan. 30 Texas NORMAN 7 p.m. Feb. 4 Winter Cup Las Vegas, Nev. 7 p.m. Feb. 13 Nebraska NORMAN 7 p.m. Feb. 20 Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. 2 p.m. Feb. 27 Minnesota NORMAN 7 p.m. March 7 Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. 7 p.m. March 13 Ohio State Columbus, Ohio 2 p.m. March 20 Penn State State College, Pa. 4 p.m. April 3 MPSF Championship NORMAN 7 p.m. April 15 NCAA Qualifiers West Point, N.Y. 7 p.m. April 16 NCAA Championships West Point, N.Y. 7 p.m. April 17 NCAA Championships West Point, N.Y. 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... Pommel Horse Oklahoma claimed the pommel event title as a team with a score of 56.950 at the Rocky Mountain Open. Freshman Alex Naddour also broke the pommel scoring record with a 15.200 at the RMO. AROUND THE COUNTRY Saturday, Jan 23: Arizona State/Washington at Minnesota, Noon (CT) Navy, Springfield, Temple, William & Mary, Brockport at Navy Open, 2 p.m. (CT) 8 4 Iowa (2-3, 1-3 Big Ten) HAWKEYES At A Glance Date:......... Saturday, Jan. 23 Last Meeting..... W, OU 354.250 Time:............ 2 p.m. Central Location......... Iowa City, Iowa Venue:... Field House Main Floor Meet Info..... soonersports.com Live Stats:.................N/A Webcast:..................N/A Tickets:....... 1-800 IA-HAWKS Oklahoma (4-0, 2-0 MPSF) SOONERS No. 4 Set to Battle the Hawkeyes One week after winning the Rocky Mountain Open for the 11th straight season, the fourth-ranked Oklahoma men s gymnastics team travels to face No. 8 Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa. The meet is slated for a 2 p.m. (CT) start on Saturday, Jan. 23. Last season, Oklahoma swept team and individual event titles at the Howard McCasland Field House in Norman to beat the Hawkeyes 354.250 to 336.000. Freshman Jacob Dalton will look to build an impressive start to the season this weekend after claiming four individual titles on vault, parallel bars, high bar and the all-around titles. Junior co-captain Steven Legendre is also poised to improve his second-place finish in the all-around and vault event at the Rocky Mountain Open. Opponent Preview The University of Iowa men s gymnastics team placed fourth at the 40th annual Windy City Invitational Saturday, hosted by the University of Illinois-Chicago. The Hawkeyes scored a team total of 339.600, while Big Ten foe Illinois won the meet with 353.750 total team points. Up Next The Sooners return home for a matchup with the University of Texas club team on Jan. 30. The two teams met last year in Norman with the Sooners winning the meet 349.050 to 304.950. The matchup between the Sooners and Longhorns marks Cleveland Elementary Night. The event is part of a Partners in Education program developed by Oklahoma Head Coach Mark Williams and Cleveland Elementary music teacher Regina Bell. The OU Athletics Marketing Department has some special events planned for Cleveland Elementary Night. Several lucky students will win the opportunity to serve as junior judges, score flashers, march-in leaders, junior PA announcer and award presenters at the meet. One Cleveland student will also perform the national anthem. G Y M N A S T S T O W A T C H Jacob Dalton Freshman All-Around Won first All-Around title as a Sooner at Rocky Mountain Open with a score of 87.500...Named MPSF Gymnast of the Week for performance at Rocky Mountain Open. 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 Led Sooners to a pommel horse team event title at Rocky Mountain Open, while breaking the event record score with a 15.200.
2010 S o o n e r s 2 2010 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NAME CLASS HEIGHT HOMETOWN / CLUB Jeremy Adams 6-2 Newnan, Ga. (Northgate HS) (Gym South) Chad Crumley So. 5-11 Long Grove, Ill. (Stevenson HS) (Buffalo Grove Gymnastics Center) Jacob Dalton 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- 5-10 Houston, Texas (Home School) (Cypress Academy) Alex Naddour 5-7 Gilbert, Ariz. (Highland HS) (Arizona Flairs) Na-DOOR Anthony Naddour Jr. 5-11 Gilbert, Ariz. (Highland HS) (Arizona Flairs) Na-DOOR Troy Nitzky RS- 5-6 Southampton, Pa. (William Tennent HS) (Temple Boys Gymnastics) Patrick Piscitelli So. 5-11 Charlotte, N.C. (Charlotte Catholic HS) (G & J Speedway) Bobby Shortle Jr. 5-2 Brunswick, Ohio (Brunswick HS) (Gym World) Chris Stehl 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
G e n e r a l I n f o r m a t i o n N a t i o n a l R a n k i n g s 3 GENERAL INFORMATION Location... Norman, Okla. Enrollment... 30,092 Founded... 1890 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...544-168-1 (.764) TEAM INFORMATION 2009 Overall Record... 23-3 (.884) High Score... 366.850 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... 246-21 (.921) Career Record... 246-21 (.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) 325-8349 Men s Gymnastics Office Fax... (405) 325-7485 Men s Gymnastics Contact... Matt Wilson Office #... (405) 325-8231 Fax #... (405) 325-7623 Cell #... (405) 831-3344 E-mail...mwilson75@ou.edu Web site... www.soonersports.com Mailing address... 180 West Brooks St., Suite 2525, Norman, OK 73019 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) 325-8231 or by e-mail 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 2010 GYMINFO POLL -JAN. 18, 2010 1. Illinois 2. Stanford 3. Michigan 4. 5. Ohio State 6. Penn State 7. California 8. Iowa 9. Temple 10. Minnesota 11. Nebraska 12. Springfield 13. Illinois-Chicago 14. Air Force 15. Navy NATIONAL TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL EVENT RANKINGS - JAN. 18, 2010 Floor 1 Stanford...60.900 2 Illinois...60.200 3...60.000 Pommel Horse 1 Illinois...58.400 2 Michigan...57.050 3 California...56.950 -...56.950 Still Rings 1 Ohio State...60.200 2 Stanford...59.400 3 Michigan...58.800 11...55.900 Vault 1...63.950 2 Stanford...63.700 3 Illinois...62.950 Parallel Bars 1 California...58.350 2 Illinois...57.700 3...57.500 High Bar 1 Michigan...59.000 2 Stanford...56.750 3 Ohio State...56.650 11...53.100 Floor 1...Steven Legendre, 15.950 8...Jake Dalton, 15.000 15...Bobby Shortle, 14.800 Pommel Horse 2...Alex Naddour, 15.200 10... Jeremy Adams, 14.350 Vault 1...Jake Dalton, 16.250 2...Steven Legendre, 16.100 5...Alex Naddour, 15.950 Parallel Bars 4...Jake Dalton, 14.900 7...Steven Legendre, 14.650 High Bar 5...Jake Dalton, 14.800
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 4 CAREER NOTES HEAD COACH MARK WILLIAMS 11th Year at OU: 246-21 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 (1988-99) High School Coach (1982-88) 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, 1984-2001 F.I.G. Certified Judge, 1998-2004 USAG Men s Program Committee Member, 1994-2000 U.S. Men s Elite Coaches Association Sec./Treas. & V.P., 1991-98 USAG Board of Directors Sr. Rep, 1996-98 Coached on seven NCAA National Championship Teams (1981, 1991, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008) ONE MEET AT A TIME The Sooners will participate in nine regular season meets, and face five opponents that competed at the 2009 NCAA Championships. OU will also host three home meets at the Howard McCasland Field House, highlighted by matchups with Minnesota and Nebraska. The 2010 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships will be hosted by Oklahoma at the Howard McCasland Field House on April 3. A LOOK BACK AT LAST WEEK 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. ROCKY MOUNTAIN OPEN INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS Floor Exercise: Stephen Legendre, Oklahoma Pommel Horse: Alex Naddour, Oklahoma Vault: Jacob Dalton, Oklahoma Parallel Bars: Jacob Dalton, Oklahoma High Bar: Jacob Dalton, Oklahoma All-Around: Jacob Dalton, Oklahoma COMING BACK The upcoming meet against the University of Iowa will be the first for junior Ian Jackson since his injury at the 2009 Rocky Mountain Open. Jackson suffered an injury to his Achillies tendon during the RMO on the last pass of his floor routine. POMMEL RECORD FALLS Freshman Alex Naddour claimed his first individual event title as a Sooner breaking the pommel horse record last week at the Rocky Mountain Open with a score of 15.200. The previous best was held by Jason Laughton with a score of 15.000 set on Feb 28, 2009. The Sooners also claimed the team event title with a score of 56.950. SUMMER IN LONDON Half of Team USA at the 2009 World Championships was represented by the Sooner program. Current OU gymnasts Jake Dalton and Steven Legendre and former Sooner Jonathan Horton competed in London, England. Current OU Head Coach Mark Williams and former Sooner gymnast Tom Meadows also represented Team USA as individual coaches for the Sooner gymnasts. 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 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
2 0 1 0 E v e n t R e c a p s 5 ROCKY MOUNTAIN OPEN JAN. 16, 2010 OU, (W): 347.400-337.050 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 347.400 Saturday night 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 87.500. 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 15.200 on pommel horse. AT IOWA JAN. 23, 2010
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 (41) (2010): Floor (1): Rocky Mountain Open, 15.950, 1/16/10 (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 (6) (2009): Still Rings (1) (2008): Vault (1), All-Around (1) (2007): Vault (1), Rings (1), H-Bar (1), All-Around (1) Corey English (3) (2009): Pommel Horse (2) (2008): Pommel Horse (1) Bobby Shortle (2) (2009): Floor Exercise (1) (2008): Vault (1) TEAM TITLES Floor (1) Rocky Mountain Open, 60.000, 1/16/10 Pommel Horse (1) Rocky Mountain Open, 56.950, 1/16/10 Still Rings (1) Rocky Mountain Open, 55.900, 1/16/10 Vault (1) Rocky Mountain Open, 63.950, 1/16/10 Parallel Bars (1) Rocky Mountain Open, 57.500, 1/16/10 High Bar (1) Rocky Mountain Open, 53.100, 1/16/10 Jacob Dalton (4) All-Around (1): Rocky Mountain Open, 87.500, 1/16/10 Vault (1): Rocky Mountain Open, 16.250, 1/16/10 Parallel Bars (1): Rocky Mountain Open, 14.900, 1/16/10 High Bar (1): Rocky Mountain Open, 14.800, 1/16/10 Alex Naddour (1) Pommel Horse (1): Rocky Mountain Open, 15.200, 1/16/10 OVERALL SCORING RECORDS INDIVIDUAL EVENT HIGHS EVENT...SCORE...GYMNAST (DATE SET) All-Around...92.450...Jonathan Horton (03.15.08) Floor Exercise...16.100... Steven Legendre (04.19.08) Pommel Horse...15.200... Alex Naddour (01.16.09) Still Rings...16.125...Jonathan Horton (04.19.08) Vault...16.500... Steven Legendre (02.28.09) Parallel Bars...15.650...Jonathan Horton (03.15.08) High Bar...15.550... Chris Brooks (03.21.08) TEAM EVENT HIGHS EVENT...SCORE... DATE(S) SET Floor Exercise...62.750...04.17.09 Pommel Horse...59.250...03.21.09 Still Rings...62.100...03.15.08 Vault...64.650...03.21.09 Parallel Bars...61.200...03.15.08 High Bar...60.000...03.21.09 Total...366.850...03.21.09
2 0 1 0 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 60.000 56.950 55.900 63.950 57.500 53.100 347.400 No. 9 Nebraska 55.950 51.350 56.400 62.100 56.350 54.900 337.050 No. 14 Air Force 55.450 52.650 53.400 61.200 53.850 49.300 325.850 Arizona State 51.950 51.100 52.650 60.500 52.050 51.150 319.400 Washington 45.950 41.050 48.100 56.450 48.200 38.200 277.950 at Iowa (Jan. 23, 2010) FX PH SR V PB HB Total No. 3 No. 8 Iowa Texas (Jan. 30, 2010) FX PH SR V PB HB Total Texas Nebraska (Feb. 13, 2010) FX PH SR V PB HB Total Nebraska at Michigan (Feb. 20, 2010) FX PH SR V PB HB Total Michigan Minnesota (Feb. 27, 2010) FX PH SR V PB HB Total Minnesota at Nebraska (March 7, 2010) FX PH SR V PB HB Total Nebraska at Ohio State (March 13, 2010) FX PH SR V PB HB Total Ohio State at Penn State (March 20, 2010) FX PH SR V PB HB Total Penn State MPSF Championship (April 3, 2010) FX PH SR V PB HB Total Stanford California Nebraska Air Force INDIVIDUAL EVENT HIGHS EVENT...SCORE...GYMNAST (DATE SET) All-Around...87.500... Jacob Dalton (01.16.10) Floor Exercise...15.950... Steven Legendre (01.16.10) Pommel Horse...15.200... Alex Naddour (01.16.10) Still Rings...14.250... Steven Legendre (01.16.10) Vault...16.250... Jacob Dalton (01.16.10) Parallel Bars...14.900... Jacob Dalton (01.16.10) High Bar...14.800... Jacob Dalton (01.16.10) TEAM EVENT HIGHS EVENT...SCORE... DATE(S) SET Floor Exercise...60.000...01.16.10 Pommel Horse...56.950...01.16.10 Still Rings...55.900...01.16.10 Vault...63.950...01.16.10 Parallel Bars...57.500...01.16.10 High Bar...53.100...01.16.10 Total...347.400...01.16.10