Men's Gymnastics Announces 2012 Schedule

Aug. 26, 2011

Date	Opponent	Time
Jan. 14	Rocky Mountain Open	6:00 p.m. CT
Jan. 21	Ohio State	7:00 p.m. CT
Jan. 28	Illinois and Michigan	7:00 p.m. CT
Feb. 2-4	Winter Cup*	8:00 p.m. CT
Feb. 12	California and Stanford	11:00 a.m. CT
Feb. 25	Iowa	7:00 p.m. CT
March 3	Stanford	7:00 p.m. CT
March 10	Michigan^	7:00 p.m. CT
March 17	Nebraska and Air Force	2:00 p.m. CT
March 24	Minnesota	7:00 p.m. CT
April 7	MPSF Conference Meet	6:00 p.m. CT
April 19	NCAA Qualifier^	7:00 p.m. CT
April 20	NCAA Team Finals^	7:00 p.m. CT
April 21	NCAA Event Finals^	7:00 p.m. CT

Bold indicates home meets
^Held at the Lloyd Noble Center
*Individual, non-NCAA event

NORMAN. Okla. - The University of Oklahoma men's gymnastics program announced its 2012 season schedule Friday. Coming off of its 11th-straight top-three finish at the NCAA Championships, OU will make a run for the ninth national title in program history.

The Sooners, who took second place at the 2011 NCAA's, compete in 10 regular season meets before hosting the 2012 NCAA Championship at the Lloyd Noble Center, April 19-21.

“I think we have a challenging competition schedule for the year,” said head coach Mark Williams. “The crown of the whole schedule for us is knowing that we're hosting the NCAA National Championship at the Lloyd Noble Center.”

The 2012 season begins on the road with five consecutive weekends of away meets. OU competes in the season-opening Rocky Mountain Open in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Jan. 14, before traveling to Ohio State, Illinois, Cal and the USA Gymnastics Winter Cup in Las Vegas.

“We start off with the Rocky Mountain Open to get us going,” said Williams. “We also have a road meet at Illinois, who will be one of the top contenders for this year's National Championship.”

OU then hosts four-straight regular season home meets with the home opener slated against Iowa on February 25. OU will also host 2010 NCAA Champion Stanford, Michigan, Nebraska and Air Force. In preparation for the NCAA Championship, OU plans to host the March 10 Michigan matchup in the Lloyd Noble Center.

The Sooners close out their regular season with a trip to Minnesota followed by the MPSF Conference Meet in Colorado Springs, Colo., on April 7.

OU's Lloyd Noble Center will host the NCAA Championship for the third time in the past 10 years. The Sooners are undefeated in past National Championships held in Norman, claiming first place in 2002 and 2006.

“Historically, we haven't lost an NCAA Championship at home yet,” added Williams. “It's always nice to be able to stay in your home facility and have your crowd behind you. It's our intention to be peaking as we get to the championship and see if we can win the program's ninth national title.”

The Sooners return two NCAA Individual National Champions in juniors Jake Dalton and Alex Naddour. Dalton took first in both the floor and vault in 2011 and Naddour claimed the nation's top score on pommel horse. The duo also claimed national titles in the same events at last week's Visa Championships, the National Championship of USA Gymnastics.

Dalton and Naddour will join OU letterwinners Steven Legendre, Jonathan Horton and Chris Brooks at the 2011 World Championships as members of the seven-man U.S. National Team. The 24-team World Championships, held October 7-16 in Tokyo, Japan, will decide the 12 countries that will compete in the team portion of the 2012 Olympics in London.

University of Oklahoma Athletics

Men's Gymnastics Announces 2012 Schedule

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