Henderson and Czeschin Receive MPSF Honors

NORMAN, Okla. Senior Jamie Henderson and freshman Russell Czeschin were named Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Gymnasts of the Week on Tuesday when the conference announced the honor for the first three weeks of the 2006 season.

Henderson received this week's honor (Jan. 30) after posting season highs and taking first place honors on still rings (9.65) and high bar (9.5) in OU's win over then-No. 6 Michigan. Henderson helped the Sooner team post the nation's highest score of the 2006 season, 216.2, in its defeat of the Wolverines.

Czeschin received his honor for the week of January 23 after the Air Force meet in which he won the vault title with a career-high 9.25 and tied for first place on the floor exercise (9.05). That performance came one week after the Independence, Mo., native captured the floor exercise championship (8.85) at the Rocky Mountain Open in Colorado Springs, Colo.

The Oklahoma team is off this week as Taqiy Abdullah-Simmons, Henderson, Jonathan Horton and former OU gymnast David Henderson travel to Las Vegas, Nev., to compete in the 2006 Winter Cup. The prestigious competition determines 14 spots on the U.S. Senior National Team.

The No. 2 Sooners return to action when they travel to Iowa City, Iowa, to face No. 5 Iowa on Friday, Feb. 10.

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Henderson and Czeschin Receive MPSF Honors

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