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Sooners Dominating Rankings at Halfway Point

Sooners Dominating Rankings at Halfway Point

February 09, 2016 | Men's Gymnastics

Oklahoma Team Rankings
  Ranking Avg. Score
Overall 1 446.900
FX 1 76.550
PH 1 72.550
SR 1 74.850
VT 1 74.838
PB 1 74.938
HB 1 73.275
Individual Top-10 Rankings
Gymnast Event Rank Score
Levi Anderson HB 8 14.800
  FX 10 15.800
Allan Bower  PH 2 15.050
  VT 5 15.138
  PB 5 14.967
  SR 7 14.925
  AA 10 86.950
Thao Hoang SR 4 15.162
 Hunter Justus AA 3 88.000
  FX 4 15.487
  SR 5 15.133
  PB 10 14.737
Yul Moldauer PB 1 15.700
  AA 2 89.350
  FX 5 15.475
  SR 6 15.117
  HB 6 14.812
Kanji Oyama AA 4 87.775
  FX 6 15.250
  PB 7 14.917
  SR 10 14.825
Sergey Resnick PH 7 9.918
Colin Van Wicklen AA 9 87.050
  FX 3 15.550
Josh Yee HB 5 14.825

NORMAN — With four weeks of competition in the books, the Oklahoma men's gymnastics team remains the top-ranked squad in the nation. The Sooners began the year at No. 1 in the Collegiate Gymnastics Association (CGA) Coaches Poll and have retained the top spot in each of the ensuing five polls.

At the halfway point of the regular season, OU boasts the highest scoring average in the country with a team mark of 446.900. The Sooners' average is more than six points better than second-place Stanford (440.590) and is 14 points ahead of third-place Minnesota (432.525).

The Sooners also own the nation's highest team score of the year, totaling 448.550 at the Rocky Mountain Open to begin their 2016 season. Oklahoma's first four team scores of the year rank first (448.55), third (447.450), fourth (447.400) and sixth (444.400) highest in the nation, respectively.

As a team, Oklahoma ranks first in the nation in scoring average on all six events and has recorded the nation's highest scores of the year on floor (77.900), rings (74.400) and vault (76.100).

Depth has paved the way for the OU's dominance thus far. Six Sooners rank in the top 10 nationally in the all-around, including three in the top five. Freshman Yul Moldauer, who leads Oklahoma with eight event titles, is OU's highest ranked all-arounder at No. 2, with an average mark of 89.350 and a season high of 90.150.

Moldauer also leads the nation in scoring on parallel bars with an average mark of 15.700. His nation-high 16.000 on the event in the Sooners' road meet against Michigan is one of just two 16-point routines in the country this year. The freshman also ranks fifth on floor (15.475), sixth on rings (15.117) and sixth on high bar (14.812).

A testament to their aforementioned depth, the Sooners litter the individual rankings on every apparatus. Oklahoma has nine gymnasts that rank in the top 10 on at least one event. Junior Colin Van Wicklen leads the Sooners on floor (3rd – 15.550), junior Allan Bower leads on pommel horse (2nd – 15.050) and vault (15.138), junior Thao Hoang on rings (15.162), senior Josh Yee on rings (5th - 14.825) and Moldauer on parallel bars.

The Sooners are idle this week and will return to action next weekend as select members of the squad head to Las Vegas, Nev., to compete in the 2016 Winter Cup. Gymnasts from across the country will compete individually at the event, held Feb. 18-20, vying for spots on the U.S. national teams.

The Sooners return to NCAA competition on Saturday, Feb. 27 when they host No. 3 Minnesota at McCasland Field House. Tickets are available for purchase online or by calling the OU Athletics Tickets Office at (405) 325-2424 or toll-free at (800) 456-GoOU.

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