University of Oklahoma Athletics

Saturday, March 11
Norman (Lloyd Noble Center)
9:00 PM

University of Oklahoma

vs

Stanford, Nebraska

No. 1 Sooners End Regular Season With Win

No. 1 Sooners End Regular Season With Win

March 11, 2006 | Men's Gymnastics

NORMAN, Okla. --  The No. 1 University of Oklahoma men's gymnastics team ended its regular season undefeated with a record of 17-0 after topping No. 2 Stanford and No. 9 Nebraska Saturday night in Norman.  The Sooners score of 217.8 topped the Cardinal's 216.9 and the Huskers' 201.1.

OU took the team titles on the pommel horse, parallel bars and the high bar while OU's Jonathan Horton was the top individual taking the all-around title with a score of 54.5.

Saturday night's meet also marked the final home competition for seniors Jamie Henderson and James Myers.  Henderson took the night's pommel horse title with a 9.2.

Results | 2006 NCAA Championships in Norman

“We put in a good effort all the way through tonight,” said OU head coach Mark Williams.  “Tonight caps a season that we can be proud of.  With finishing the season undefeated and maintaining a No. 1 ranking, I feel very comfortable entering post-season competition.”

The Sooners tied their season high on the pommel horse with a 35.1.  Henderson took first on the event after hitting a season-high 9.2 and Jacob Messina posted his second-highest score of the season, 8.7.

Oklahoma moved to the still rings and tied another season high when it posted a 38.0 on the apparatus.  Horton took second (9.65) for his fourth top-three finish of the season.

The Sooners then moved to the parallel bars and posted their top score of the season, 35.95, topping the previous high of 35.4 against Michigan.  Taqiy Abdullah-Simmons took the apparatus title with a season-high 9.35.  Horton tied Stanford's Chris Harper for third with a 9.0.

OU concluded the night on the high bar where the Sooners posted three of top four individual scores with Messina leading the way with a second-placde 9.35.  Horton tied teammate Brian Carr for third on the apparatus with a 9.2.

Next up for Oklahoma is the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships, March 25, in Colorado Springs, Colo.  The Sooners will be competing for their second straight MPSF title and seventh overall. 

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