Completed Event: Men's Gymnastics versus Ohio State on February 7, 2026 , Win , 328.650, to, 317.700
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Men's Gymnastics
328.650
vs Ohio State
317.700
University of Oklahoma Athletics
Four Sooners Make Visa Field
April 27, 2008 | Men's Gymnastics
April 27, 2008
NORMAN, Okla. -- Four members of the 2008 NCAA champion Oklahoma men's gymnastics team have qualified to compete in the 2008 Visa U.S. Championships, May 22-24 in Houston, Texas. Seniors Taqiy Abdullah-Simmons and Jonathan Horton, junior Chris Brooks and freshman Steven Legendre will join a field of 45 of the nation's top men's gymnasts to vie for the title of U.S. champion. Also in the field are former Sooners Jamie and David Henderson.
Athletes qualified to the Visa Championships several ways: as a member of the current U.S Senior National Team; the top 14 athletes from the U.S. Men's Qualifier based on the approved points system; 12 athletes from the NCAA National Championships; and by approved petition.
Abdullah-Simmons was one of four athletes to successfully petition the Men's Program Committee, while Brooks and Legendre earned their way based on their performances at the NCAA Championships. Horton qualified automatically as a member of the Senior National Team.
The 2008 Visa U.S. Championships serve as the qualifying competition for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials, June 19-22 in Philadelphia, Pa. U.S. champions will also be crowned in the all-around and on all six events and the results will help determine spots on the 2008-2009 U.S. Men's Senior National Team.
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The 2008 Championship field includes defending U.S. all-around champion David Durante, 2004 all-around Olympic champion Paul Hamm, and all members of the fourth-place 2007 U.S. World Championships Team, including Horton, who finished fourth in the all-around.
Competition begins at 7 p.m. (CT) on Thursday, May 22 inside Reliant Park in Houston, with the all-around and event finals scheduled for 6 p.m. (CT) on May 24.
Sooners in the 2008 Visa Championships field
Names are listed alphabetically; information reads name, hometown/club
Taqiy Abdullah-Simmons, Philadelphia, Pa./University of Oklahoma
Chris Brooks, Houston, Texas/University of Oklahoma
David Henderson, Crosby, Texas/USOTC
Jamie Henderson, Crosby, Texas/Univ. of Oklahoma - Gattaca
Jonathan Horton, Houston, Texas/Team Chevron
Steve Legendre, Flower Mound, Texas/University of Oklahoma
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