University of Oklahoma Athletics
Year in Review: Records, Rankings & Awards
June 15, 2012 | Athletics
NORMAN, Okla. -- Success on the field and in the classroom goes hand-in-hand with being a Sooner. It's the expectation, a tradition, and it's why There's Only One Oklahoma. We continue our Year in Review series with a comprehensive look at the team and individual success of all Oklahoma sports programs in 2011-12.
National Champions | Conference Titles | Records, Rankings & Awards | The Year in Pictures
OU's 21 teams posted a combined overall record of 254-121 (.677), including 86-61 (.585) against league competition. Twelve teams finished the year ranked in the top 25, with seven of those in the top 10.
Individually, OU student-athletes earned 36 All-America honors and 52 all-conference distinctions. Off the field, OU collected 27 Academic All-America honors and 105 Academic All-Conference awards. Thirteen OU student-athletes posted perfect 4.0 GPAs on the year.
Congratulations to all OU teams, student-athletes and coaches on another remarkable year across the board!
* Only First Team selections listed | Bold indicates NCAA Champion | # indicates perfect 4.0 GPA
National Champions | Conference Titles | Records, Rankings & Awards | The Year in Pictures
OU's 21 teams posted a combined overall record of 254-121 (.677), including 86-61 (.585) against league competition. Twelve teams finished the year ranked in the top 25, with seven of those in the top 10.
Individually, OU student-athletes earned 36 All-America honors and 52 all-conference distinctions. Off the field, OU collected 27 Academic All-America honors and 105 Academic All-Conference awards. Thirteen OU student-athletes posted perfect 4.0 GPAs on the year.
Congratulations to all OU teams, student-athletes and coaches on another remarkable year across the board!
| Team Summaries | |||||
| Sport | Record | Final Rank | Poll | Conference | Finish |
| Baseball | 42-25 | 12 | Collegiate Baseball | 13-10 | 2nd |
| M Basketball | 15-16 | NR | AP | Coaches | 5-13 | 8th |
| W Basketball | 21-13 | 32 | AP | Coaches | 11-7 | T-2nd |
| M Cross Country | NA | 6 | Championship | NA | 2nd |
| W Cross Country | NA | NR | USTFCCCA | NA | 8th |
| Football | 10-3 | 16 | AP | Coaches | 5-3 | 4th |
| M Golf | NA | 11 | Championship | NA | 4th |
| W Golf | NA | 6 | Championship | NA | 1st |
| M Gymnastics | 15-1 | 2 | Championship | 5-0 | 1st |
| W Gymnastics | 26-6 | 7 | Championship | 4-0 | 1st |
| Rowing | NA | NR | US Rowing | NA | 2nd |
| Soccer | 7-13 | NR | NSCAA | 2-6 | 8th |
| Softball | 54-10 | 2 | Championship | 19-5 | 1st |
| M Tennis | 19-4 | 10 | ITA | 5-0 | 1st |
| W Tennis | 11-13 | 46 | ITA | 6-6 | T-6th |
| M Track & Field | NA | 25 | USTFCCCA | NA | 3rd |
| W Track & Field | NA | 7 | Championship | NA | 6th |
| Volleyball | 21-12 | NR | AVCA | 8-8 | 5th |
| Wrestling | 13-5 | 13 | Championship | 3-3 | 3rd |
| Individual Awards | ||||
| Sport | All-Americans* | All-Conference* | Academic AA | Academic AC* |
| Baseball | TBA | Max White Freshmen Team Hunter Lockwood |
- | Caleb Bushyhead Erik Ross |
| M Basketball | - | - | - | - |
| W Basketball | - | Aaryn Ellenberg Whitney Hand Sixth Man of the Year Sharane Campbell |
- | Whitney Hand Joanna McFarland |
| M Cross Country | Bill Kogel | George Alex Bill Kogel Kevin Schwab Jeremy Sudbury Kevin Williams |
George Alex Bill Kogel Jeremy Sudbury Kevin Williams |
George Alex Eric Harasyn Daniel Nicholls Ryan Poland Kevin Schwab Jeremy Sudbury# |
| W Cross Country | - | Jessica Engel | Jessica Engel | Kelsey Brown Natalie Crain Jessica Engel Molly Ferguson Hilary Krein# Lage Award Natalie Crain Molly Ferguson |
| Football | Ryan Broyles | Frank Alexander Ryan Broyles Jamell Fleming Gabe Ikard Ronnell Lewis Trey Millard Co-Defensive Player of the Year Frank Alexander |
Gabe Ikard | Jaydan Bird Aaron Franklin Daniel Franklin Gabe Ikard# Lane Johnson Jamarkus McFarland Travis Lewis Trey Millard Corey Nelson Jimmy Stevens Julian Wilson Austin Woods |
| M Golf | - | - | TBA | Abe Ancer Ben Klaus Riley Pumphrey |
| W Golf | Chirapat Jao-Javanil | Chirapat Jao-Javanil Coach of the Year Veronique Drouin-Luttrell |
TBA | Brooke Collins Emily Collins Taylor Schmidt# Anne-Catherine Tanguay Lage Award Kelly Short |
| M Gymnastics | Danny Berardini Jake Dalton (6) Preston Ellsworth Mike Heredia Troy Nitzky Patrick Piscitelli Chris Stehl |
MPSF Champions Jake Dalton (4) Gymnast of the Year Jake Dalton Coach of the Year Mark Williams |
- | Patrick Piscitelli |
| W Gymnastics | Megan Ferguson (2) Brie Olson Sara Stone |
Megan Ferguson Brie Olson Taylor Spears Sara Stone Event Specialist of the Year Megan Ferguson Coach of the Year K.J. Kindler |
Megan Ferguson | Candace Cindell Megan Ferguson Natasha Kelley Madison Mooring Kayla Nowak Sara Stone Hayden Ward |
| Rowing | - | Nikki Furmanek Rebecca Staff Carly Schueler Rower of the Year Rebecca Staff Newcomer of the Year Kellie O'Reilly Coach of the Year Leeanne Crain |
Elizabeth Biggs Nicole Bladow Ivy Brown Kristin Clift Samantha Fahed Nikki Furmanek Ally Gray Brooke Holleman Katie Klassen Marilyn Kozlowski Maureen Lewis Kelsey O'Grady Carly Schueler Brooke Sheppard |
Elizabeth Biggs Nicole Bladow Ivy Brown Kristin Clift Samantha Fahed Nikki Furmanek Ally Gray Brooke Holleman Heather House Katie Klassen Marilyn Kozlowski Maureen Lewis Elizabeth Middleton Kelsey O'Grady Kiley Poppino Carly Schueler Brooke Sheppard Olivia Staff Rebecca Staff Lage Award Ivy Brown |
| Soccer | - | - | - | Michelle Alexander Bailey Boulware Sage Coralli Dria Hampton Lisa Jett Kelsey Kraft Caitlin Mooney Katherine Nutman# Brianna Turang Kathryn Watson |
| Softball | Lauren Chamberlain Keilani Ricketts Jessica Shults Player of the Year Keilani Ricketts |
Georgia Casey Lauren Chamberlain Keilani Ricketts Jessica Shults Player of the Year Keilani Ricketts Freshman of the Year Lauren Chamberlain Coach of the Year Patty Gasso |
- | Kirsten Allen Michelle Gascoigne Javen Henson Brianna Turang |
| M Tennis | Singles Costin Paval Doubles Paval/Webb |
Singles Peerakit Siributwong Dane Webb Doubles Mihov/Siributwong Paval/Webb Player of the Year Costin Paval Newcomer of the Year Guillermo Alcorta Coach of the Year John Roddick |
- | Peerakit Siributwong |
| W Tennis | - | Singles Whitney Ritchie Doubles Huet/Ritchie |
- | Marie Pier-Huet Peta Maree Lancaster |
| M Track & Field | Luke Bryant Eric Harasyn Frezer Legesse Riley Masters Jamel Wood |
Big 12 Champions George Alex (3) Luke Bryant Eric Harasyn Riley Masters |
- | George Alex Luke Bryant# Eric Harasyn Jeremy Sudbury# Nathaniel Winfrey |
| W Track & Field | Alex Acker Brittany Borman Tia Brooks (2) |
Big 12 Champions Brittany Borman Tia Brooks (2) |
Jacy Bennett Brittany Borman |
Jacy Bennett# Brittany Borman# Shakeeri Cole Natalie Crain Jessica Engel Molly Ferguson Lauren Guerrieri Hilary Krein# Claire McConnell Morgan Nichols Kristen Rice# Shelleyeka Rolle Bailey Wagner Sherine Wells |
| Volleyball | - | Brianne Barker Suzy Boulavsky Defensive Player of the Year Sallie McLaurin Newcomer of the Year Carlee Roethlisberger Freshmen Team Tara Dunn |
Suzy Boulavsky | Brianne Barker Suzy Boulavsky# Kylie Cowan Caitlin Higgins Sallie McLaurin Morgan Reynolds Eden Williams Lage Award Suzy Boulavsky |
| Wrestling | Nick Lester Kendrick Maple |
Big 12 Champions Kendrick Maple |
Patrick Graham Kendric Maple Jarrod Patterson |
Jarrod Patterson |
* Only First Team selections listed | Bold indicates NCAA Champion | # indicates perfect 4.0 GPA
| Superlatives | |
| Sport | Notes |
| Baseball | Won four straight elimination games to win its seventh regional title. |
| M Basketball | First-year head coach Lon Kruger won the Coaches vs. Cancer Champion Award. |
| W Basketball | Made its 13th straight NCAA appearance, a Big 12 record. |
| M Cross Country | Sixth-place NCAA finish was the second-best in program history. |
| W Cross Country | Jessica Engel qualified for NCAAs and was an Academic All-American. |
| Football | Appeared in its 13th straight bowl game... won its second straight vs. Texas. |
| M Golf | Recorded best NCAA finish (11th) since the 1993 team placed ninth. |
| W Golf | Matched best finish in program history (6th)... first individual national champion. |
| M Gymnastics | Eighth conference title in 10 years... five Sooners on U.S. National Team. |
| W Gymnastics | Won Big 12 title and placed seventh at NCAAs despite four major injuries. |
| Rowing | 14 CRCA Scholar-Athletes was the most of any team in the nation. |
| Soccer | New head coach Matt Potter was hired on December 27, 2011. |
| Softball | Came within one win of a national title... made seventh WCWS appearance. |
| M Tennis | First unbeaten conference season in program history... lose only one senior. |
| W Tennis | Marie-Pier Huet and Whitney Ritchie qualified for NCAA doubles. |
| M Track & Field | Finished 15th in Program of the Year standings. |
| W Track & Field | Finished seventh at NCAAs... third straight year in the top nine. |
| Volleyball | Advanced to third straight NCAA tournament. |
| Wrestling | First season under coach Mark Cody... two former Sooners made Olympic team. |
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