Sooners Stay Unbeaten, Top Hawkeyes

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The No. 2 University of Oklahoma men's gymnastics team continued its perfect season Friday night in Iowa City, Iowa, where it knocked off No. 5 Iowa 212.0-206.65. The Sooners took four events (floor exercise, still rings, parallel bars and high bar) from the Hawkeyes and improved their record to 6-0 on the year.

“I gave Jonathan (Horton), Taqiy (Abdullah-Simmons) and Jamie (Henderson) a break on some events tonight and in the end, we were not quite as good because of it,” said OU head coach Mark Williams. “We started the competition horribly, but I have to give the team credit, they rallied back at the end.”

The Sooners posted their best score of the year on the still rings (37.85) and took the top four spots on the event with Horton and Henderson tying for first with a score of 9.65. Abdullah-Simmons (9.3) and sophomore Jacob Messina (9.15) finished third and fourth, respectively.

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Freshman Chris Brooks continued his impressive year on the high bar posting a season-high 9.6 to take first on the apparatus. Messina finished second behind his teammate with a career-high 9.25.

Horton also took first on the floor exercise with a 9.55.

No. 2 Oklahoma returns to action next Saturday, Feb. 18, when it travels to Columbus, Ohio to take on No. 1 Ohio State.