Hard-Fought Win for No. 1 Sooners

	FX	PH	SR	V	PB	HB	Total
Oklahoma	74.500	71.100	71.900	72.400	70.600	71.400	431.900
Minnesota	73.450	67.450	73.450	72.650	72.050	68.600	427.650

Event Winners
Event	Gymnast	Score
FX	Alec Robin (OU)	15.200
PH	Ellis Mannon (UM)	14.950
SR	Sean Bauer (UM)	15.100
V	Zack Chase (UM)	15.200
PB	Paul Montague (UM)	14.800
HB	William Clement (OU)	14.600
AA	Danny Berardini (OU)	83.900

Oklahoma Team Highs
Event	Gymnast	Score
FX	Alec Robin	15.200
PH	Raymond White	14.600
SR	Michael Squires	15.000
V	Colin Van Wicklen	14.900
PB	Allan Bower	14.700
HB	William Clement	14.600

MINNEAPOLIS -- The No. 1 Oklahoma men's gymnastics team remained undefeated on the season, battling to a 431.900 - 412.200 win over No. 7 Minnesota at the Sports Pavilion Saturday.

Juniors Alec Robin and William Clement each earned individual event titles, as Robin took the floor title and Clement claimed high bar honors. Junior Danny Berardini added an 83.900 in the all-around.

"It's always a little bit of a challenge to get back out on the road again," said OU head coach Mark Williams. "We had places where guys fought and did a good job, but overall we're still not finishing competition the way I'd like."

Things started slowly for the Sooners in the first rotation on pommel horse, managing a 71.100. Senior Raymond White had the best score at 14.600 for the Sooners, who found themselves down after a rotation for the first time all season, 73.450 - 71.100.

OU bounced back quickly on floor, an event in which the Sooners were ranked No. 1 in the country coming in. Led by a 15.200 by Robin and a 15.100 from junior Dylan Akers, OU scored a 74.500.

The floor score was the third time in three meets this season that OU has earned a total over 74.000, a mark only one other team in the country has hit just once. Following the Sooners' big score, Oklahoma took over the lead, 145.600 - 140.900.

OU scored 72.400 on vault as Van Wicklen hit a 14.900. Robin added a score of 14.650 and senior Presten Ellsworth earned a 14.550.

"This afternoon was not where we need to be," Williams said. "We have plenty to work on, but we look forward to having some home meets these next two weeks, get some guys healthy and continue to improve."

Junior Michael Squires scored a 15.000 and freshman Allan Bower received a score of 14.600 on rings, but the Golden Gophers again narrowed the gap after four rotations, leaving the Sooners with a 289.900 - 287.000 margin.

Holding a similar lead going into the final rotation on parallel bars, Bower started things off with a stuck dismount and a 14.700 for Oklahoma. Ellsworth added a 14.400 as OU finished with a score of 70.600 as a team.

The Sooners return home for a showdown against No. 10 Iowa on Saturday, Feb. 1 at 5 p.m. at McCasland Field House. For tickets, click here.

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Players Mentioned

Dylan Akers

Danny Berardini

Allan Bower

William Clement

Presten Ellsworth

Alec Robin

Michael Squires

Colin Van Wicklen

Raymond White

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