Completed Event: Men's Gymnastics versus Ohio State on February 7, 2026 , Win , 328.650, to, 317.700


January 20, 2006 | Men's Gymnastics
NORMAN, Okla. The No. 3 University of Oklahoma men's gymnastics team (4-0) opened its 2006 home season by defeating Air Force (0-4) 210.150-171.650 Friday night in the Howard McCasland Field House. The Sooners, who were without captains Jamie Henderson and Jonathan Horton, topped the Falcons on each event and had the top five gymnasts on each apparatus.
“It's a nice result for our home opener,” said OU head coach Mark Williams. “Nobody was really outstanding, but we made some good progress in the pursuit of our team goals. I thought our floor exercise team had a good night. Joseph Weaver had a nice night, which is good to see out of someone who didn't compete a lot for us last year. Even without our captains, our guys still performed well.”
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With Henderson and Horton in Colorado Springs, Colo., for the U.S. Senior National Team camp, the Sooners improved their team scores from the Rocky Mountain Open on the floor exercise (35.9), pommel horse (33.75) and vault (36.5). OU matched its previous score on the parallel bars (33.45).
Junior Brian Carr, sophomore Taqiy Abdullah-Simmons and freshman Russell Czeschin each had two individual event titles on the night. Abdullah-Simmons tied his career high (9.4) on the still rings en route to taking both the rings and the parallel bars (8.55) titles. Brian Carr posted marks of 8.7 and 9.15 on the pommel horse and high bar, respectively, both season-highs. Czeschin, after finishing third on the floor in the RMO, tied fellow freshman Chris Brooks for the floor title (9.05) and captured the vault title (9.25).
In the all-around, two OU freshmen finished at the top as Wesley Aderhold took the crown of top all-around gymnast with a score of 50.0. Brooks followed with a 49.6. Aderhold also finished in second on the pommel horse (8.4) and high bar (8.95) along with a third-place finish on the parallel bars (8.25).
Oklahoma returns to action next Friday, Jan. 27, when it hosts the No. 4 Michigan Wolverines in the Howard McCasland Field House. The meet will begin at 7 p.m. with doors scheduled to open at 6 p.m.