Dalton Wins National Honors From CGA

Feb. 8, 2010

NORMAN, Okla. -- Oklahoma freshman Jacob Dalton was named the College Gymnastics Association National Gymnast of the Week for the weeks of Jan. 17 and Jan. 24 on Monday.

The recognition comes after Dalton led OU in two victories at the Rocky Mountain Open and at Iowa. Dalton won the all-around in each of the meets with scores of 89.600 and 87.500, respectively, and has claimed nine of the 14 individual events titles this season.

Most recently, the Reno, Nev., native retained his status on theU.S. Senior National Team after his performance at the 2010 Winter Cup Challenge. He and four other Sooners, along with the other 10 members will comprise the U.S. team until the Visa Championships in August.

Dalton was also named the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Gymnasts of the Week for his performance at both meets.

Oklahoma returns to action against No. 9 Nebraska on Feb. 13. The meet will get underway at 7 p.m. (CT) at the Howard McCasland Field House in Norman.

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Dalton is also featured in the Feb. 8 Olympic edition of Sports Illustrated's “Faces in the Crowd.”

The feature is a part of SI's continuing coverage of the top amateur athletes around the country. Also featured in this month's issue are Stephen Dennis (Basketball), Kathleen and Joanna Stevens (Track and Field), Kiley Neushul (Water Polo), Melissa Beyruti (Basketball) and Travis Flores (Baseball).

Dalton currently is the nation's top-ranked gymnast on vault with an average of 16.125 and is second in the all-around average (88.550).

University of Oklahoma Athletics

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