Senior Night Explosion Earns MPSF Honor for Oyama

NORMAN – Senior Kanji Oyama posted a career-best all-around score of 91.100 in Saturday's Senior Night meet against No. 2 Stanford to help push OU to a team mark of 452.350, the third-highest total in NCAA history. For his efforts Oyama was named the MPSF Gymnast of the Week, the conference announced Tuesday.

"Kanji had the best meet of his career," head coach Mark Williams said. "Gymnast of the Week was well deserved."

"Kanji had the best meet of his career. Gymnast of the Week was well deserved."
- Head Coach Mark Williams

Competing for the last time in McCasland Field House, Oyama scored at least 14.850 on every event Saturday, including a career-high 15.600 on rings to take the event title. He also placed third on floor (15.250) and vault (15.000), fourth on parallel bars (15.300) and third on high bar (15.100).

The senior's all-around total bested the season's previous high mark of 90.850 from Stanford's Akash Modi. Oyama now ranks second nationally in the all-around with a three-score average of 88.883, fourth on rings (15.400), ninth on parallel bars (15.083) and tied for 10th on floor (15.367).

The honor is the second of the year for Oyama, who also won conference gymnast of the week honors after he scored an 88.600 in Oklahoma's meet against then-No. 6 Nebraska.

The Sooners are back in action this weekend as they travel to Columbus, Ohio, to take on No. 3 Ohio State and No. 11 Air Force in a 4 p.m. CT meet. The meet will be streamed on OhioStateBuckeyes.com.

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Senior Night Explosion Earns MPSF Honor for Oyama

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