Jonathan Horton Honored for Third Time

NORMAN, Okla. For the third time this season, University of Oklahoma gymnast Jonathan Horton was named the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Gymnast of the Week for the week of March 13. The award comes after the sophomore gymnast won the all-around title (54.5) against No. 2 Stanford and No. 9 Nebraska. Horton also placed second on the floor exercise (9.25) and still rings (9.65) while finishing third on the parallel bars (9.0) and high bar (9.2).

Tuesday's award marks the third weekly honor that Horton has received from the MPSF this season. Horton received the award for the week of Feb. 20 after finishing first on the still rings with a career-high 9.85 and tied for first on the high bar (9.6) in Oklahoma's wins over No. 2 Ohio State and No. 7 Cal. Horton also placed second on the floor exercise (9.4) in OU's win.

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Horton, who is currently the nation's No. 1 gymnast in the all-around, also received the honor for the week of Feb. 6 after being named to the U.S. Senior National Team after finishing second in the all-around at the Winter Cup in Las Vegas, Nev.

Horton's award also marks the fifth time of the 2006 season that an OU gymnast has taken the honor. Prior to Horton's first honor, senior Jamie Henderson and freshman Russell Czeschin both received honors after their performances against Michigan and Air Force, respectively.

Horton and the rest of the Sooners return to action Saturday, March 25 when they will compete for their second consecutive MPSF title and seventh overall at the MPSF Championships in Colorado Springs, Colo. OU will then return home on April 6-8 to host the 2006 NCAA Championships. For tickets please call the OU Athletics Ticket Office at (405) 325-2424 or toll-free at (800) 456-4668.

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Jonathan Horton Honored for Third Time

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