Sooners Sweep Rocky Mountain Open

Jan. 10, 2009

NORMAN, Okla. -- The Oklahoma men's gymnastics team started the season with a victory at the Rocky Mountain Open claiming the meet championship for the tenth consecutive year. The second-ranked Sooners scored a 355.000 Saturday night in Colorado Springs, Colo., to win the collegiate portion of the competition, while Legendre claimed his second Rock Mountain Open all-around title with an 89.400.

"This is a great beginning to the season," said head coach Mark Williams. This puts us in a good spot for the rest of the season."

No. 10 Nebraska finished second with a 332.400 total, while host Air Force placed third with a 317.900 team total. Club teams from Arizona State University (312.950) and the University of Washington (303.200) placed fourth and fifth, respectively. A team comprised of athletes from the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs scored a 147.950 but was ineligible for awards in the collegiate division.

Team Results (PDF) | Individual Results (PDF)

Oklahoma gymnasts claimed all of the individual titles at the Rocky Mountain Open with the help of Legendre winning event titles on floor (15.350), vault (15.900), parallel bars (14.950), high bar (14.700) and coming in tied for second with Chris Brooks on rings with a score of 15.150.

Senior co-captain Chris Brooks came in second in the all-around while juniors Ian Jackson and Corey English claimed individual titles in rings (15.300) and pommel horse (14.900), respectively.

"I am really proud of the way we went out and competed," added Williams. "We ended up hitting 80 percent of our routines tonight and did a great job."

On Saturday, junior Ian Jackson suffered an injury to his Achillies tendon during the meet on the last pass of his floor routine. The Harrisburg, Pa, native competed in the all-around on and claimed the rings title and finished third in vault and parallel bars before he was injured.

"We are really disappointed that this happened to Ian after he was doing well in the pre-season and in the meet," said Williams. "The doctors will take a look at it tomorrow and determine if it will most likely be a season ending injury."

Oklahoma will face a familiar foe next weekend as the Sooners travel to Lincoln, Neb., on Jan. 18 for a rematch against the Cornhuskers. The meet is scheduled for a 2 p.m. (CT) start inside the Bob Devaney Center on the University of Nebraska campus.

2008 Rocky Mountain Open Collegiate Team Results
1. Oklahoma (355.000)
2. Nebraska (332.400)
3. Air Force (317.900)
4. Arizona State (312.950)
5. Washington (303.200)

Oklahoma Event Scores
Floor Exercise (59.300)
Pommel Horse (56.800)
Still Rings (60.750)
Vault (62.650)
Parallel Bars (58.600)
High Bar (56.900)

University of Oklahoma Athletics

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