Redmond's 10 Garners Big 12 Honors

NORMAN, Okla. Oklahoma junior Kiara Redmond was named Big 12 Event Specialist of the Week for Jan. 31, the conference announced Wednesday. Redmond is the third different Sooner gymnast to garner Big 12 honors this season. Overall, OU has won four of the eight weekly awards given by the conference this season.

A native of Los Angeles, Calif., Redmond recorded the first perfect score in the Big 12 this season with a 10.0 on the vault in the Sooners' wins over TWU, George Washington and Centenary on Jan. 27.

The perfect score was the eighth in OU program history. Redmond joins Leah Mueller (2002) and Amber McCracken (2000) as the only Sooners to record a 10.0 on the vault.

Redmond bio | Schedule

In addition to the vault title at the TWU quad meet, Redmond also won her first all-around competition of the year with a 39.350. She also took the floor crown (9.875), while finishing third on the balance beam (9.725). She is currently ranked fourth nationally on the vault in the GymInfo rankings released on Jan. 29.

Redmond is the second Sooner to earn Event Specialist of the Week this season. Senior Lori Winn received the honor on Jan. 16, while Brittney Koncak-Schumann was a back-to-back Gymnast of the Week honoree on Jan. 16 and 23.

Eighth-ranked Oklahoma will travel to Lincoln, Neb. on Friday, Feb. 2 for a double dual with the No. 6 Nebraska Cornhuskers that will feature both the Sooners' and Huskers' men's and women's teams.

Big 12 Gymnast of the Week
Jan. 9 - Janet Anson, Iowa State
Jan. 16 - Brittney Koncak-Schumann, Oklahoma
Jan. 23 - Brittney Koncak-Schumann, Oklahoma
Jan. 31 - Desire' Sniatynski, Nebraska

Big 12 Event Specialist of the Week
Jan. 9 - Emily Parsons, Nebraska
Jan. 16 - Lori Winn, Oklahoma
Jan. 23 - Emily Parsons, Nebraska
Jan. 31 - Kiara Redmond, Oklahoma

University of Oklahoma Athletics

Related News

Related Videos

Sponsors