University of Oklahoma Athletics

Sooners Send Five to Winter Cup

Horton Earns Second MPSF Honor

February 26, 2008 | Men's Gymnastics

By: Athletics Communications

Feb. 26, 2008

NORMAN, Okla. - Following his third-consecutive Pacific Coast Classic all-around title on Saturday, Oklahoma senior Jonathan Horton was named Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Gymnast of the Week for Feb. 25.  The award is Horton's second in three weeks after also claiming the honor on Feb. 11 for his performance at the Winter Cup.

Competing in the all-around for the first time this season, Horton's 91.150 total at the PCC outpaced California's Tim McNeill (88.500) and Kyson Bunthuwong (86.900).  Horton also claimed the Pacific Coast vault title, recording a personal-best 16.200 on the event.  The senior co-captain also placed second on rings (15.950) and fourth on pommel horse (14.750) in addition to top-10 finishes on floor (15.100, T8th) and high bar (14.550, 10th).

Horton's score in the all-around and on pommel horse and rings established personal bests and OU program records.  His winning vault score helped propel the Sooners to a 63.900 vault total, besting their own NCAA-best mark set Feb. 16 at Iowa.  Horton and Oklahoma also recorded team season-highs on horse (56.850) and rings (62.000) en route to posting the squad's highest team total of the year (359.800).

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According to the latest GymInfo rankings released on Feb. 25, Horton is the nation's top gymnast on rings and is also ranked fifth on high bar and 12th on vault.

Horton was also recently named one of 11 semifinalists for the James E. Sullivan Memorial Award presented by the Amateur Athletic Union.  The five finalists for the award will be honored at a banquet at the famed New York Athletic Club in New York City on April 1.  Fan voting counts one-third toward the final tally, and fans can cast their ballot until March 10 at sports.usatoday.com or on their mobile phones by texting AAUVOTE3 to 44636.

While the OU men's gymnastics team is off this weekend, Horton will be competing at the 2008 Tyson American Cup at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Saturday.  Horton is the two-time defending all-around champion at the international gymnastics event which will air live on NBC at noon (CT).

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