Sooners Conclude Double Weekend at TWU

No. 1 Oklahoma at TWU
Feb. 26 | 2 p.m. CT | Denton, Texas | Kitty Magee Arena

NOTES AND NUMBERS FOR MEET NINE

MATCHUP AT A GLANCE
	Oklahoma	TWU
2017 Record	12-0-0	6-10-0
2017 Ranking	No. 1	No. 51
2017 RQS	197.890	193.605
2017 Scoring Average	197.863	193.303
2017 Team High	198.350	196.000

DOUBLE UP
The No. 1 Oklahoma women's gymnastics team will conclude its double weekend when it faces TWU at 2 p.m. CT on Sunday in Denton, Texas. The meet is scheduled for 2 p.m. CT and will stream live on FloGymnastics.com (subscription required).

SENIOR NIGHT SUCCESS
OU sent out its senior class on a strong note, recording a 197.675-196.925 Senior Night victory over No. 7 Georgia on Friday inside Lloyd Noble Center. OU's seniors made an impact in their final home meet, with Chayse Capps and McKenzie Wofford both securing event titles. Capps shared the beam title with freshman Maggie Nichols, while Wofford placed first on bars. Capps also claimed the all-around crown with a 39.475. Senior Charity Jones also impressed in the meet, leading off on three events as she tied her career high on beam with a 9.9 and matched her season high on vault with a 9.875. She also scored a 9.875 on floor.

RQS BREAKDOWN
This week marked the first time this season that rankings were determined by regional qualifying scores (RQS). RQS is based on a team's six best regular season scores, three of which must be away. The overall high score is eliminated, and the five remaining scores are averaged. RQS scores are used to determine seeding for regional competition at six campus sites on April 1. OU's RQS of 197.890 stands as the best mark in the nation, and it also has the highest total on all four events: vault (49.430), bars (49.495), beam (49.475) and floor (49.550). Seven Sooners hold a nation-leading total of 18 individual top-25 rankings, which are also determined by RQS beginning this week. Freshman Maggie Nichols secured an individual sweep, coming in first in the all-around and on all events.

RANKINGS SWEEP
This marks the third straight year the Sooners have swept the No. 1 rankings at some point during the regular season. OU is one of only four programs to achieve a No. 1 sweep since 1997, joining Florida, Georgia and UCLA.

TOP TOTALS
Of the top scores so far this season, four of OU's rank in the top 10, including three in the top four. The Sooners have scored at least 198 three times this season, with those marks checking in first (198.350, GymQuarters Mardi Gras Invitational), third (198.075, Perfect 10 Challenge) and fourth (198.025, vs. UCLA). The Sooners have the most top-10 scores of any team in 2017.

INDIVIDUAL SCORES
Below is a breakdown of the Sooners' individual scores on each event this season, including totals of at least 9.85, 9.9 and 9.95.

DEPTH DISPLAYED
OU has showcased the depth it has on its roster, with 14 Sooners appearing in at least one lineup or performing an exhibition routine. Seniors Chayse Capps (AA), Charity Jones (VT, BB, FX), Nicole Turner (FX) and McKenzie Wofford (UB), juniors Natalie Brown (BB, FX), Stefani Catour (UB, BB) and AJ Jackson (VT, FX), sophomores Brenna Dowell (VT, UB, FX), Nicole Lehrmann (UB, BB) and Alex Marks (VT) and freshmen Jade Degouveia and Maggie Nichols (AA) have competed. Degouveia (FX), Jackson (BB), Lehrmann (VT), Samantha Craus (UB), Kara Lovan (BB), Turner (FX) and Wofford (BB) have all appeared in exhibition.

SWAGGIE MAGGIE
Oklahoma freshman Maggie Nichols has dazzled thus far on the collegiate gymnastics scene. Below are some of her accomplishments so far in 2017.

• Set OU's all-around program record with a huge 39.925 at the GymQuarters Mardi Gras Invitational on Feb. 17 with a 10.0 on beam and a trio of 9.975s on vault, bars and floor. The mark bested her own record of 39.875, recorded at West Virginia on Jan. 21. According to records from RoadtoNationals.com dating back to 1998, her 39.925 is the best score by a freshman. It is also the second-highest score since 1998 (39.975 - Mohini Bhardwaj, UCLA, 2001).

• Has scored four 10.0s (vault, beam [twice], floor) this season, becoming the first Sooner to ever post a perfect mark on three different events. She also has the second-most 10.0s in program history behind five for Haley Scaman (three on floor, two on vault).

• Recorded the first 10.0 of her career on vault at WVU. The perfect score was the second by a true freshman on any event in OU history, joining teammate Brenna Dowell (bars, 2014). Added a 10.0 on beam in OU's quad meet (Feb. 3) followed by one at the GymQuarters Mardi Gras Invitational (Feb. 17). Her 10.0 on floor came in the Perfect 10 Challenge (Feb. 10).

• Impressed in her debut against Alabama on Jan. 6, scoring a 39.725, the highest mark by a freshman in her first meet according to records from RoadtoNationals.com dating back to 1998.

QUICK HITS

• Freshman Maggie Nichols (Big 12 Gymnast of the Week) and junior Stefani Catour (Big 12 Event Specialist of the Week) picked up conference honors on Tuesday. It was Nichols' eighth overall recognition, the most in league history for a single season, while Catour has earned two accolades in 2017.

• Three current Sooners have scored perfect 10.0s in their careers, including Brenna Dowell (UB, 2014), Chayse Capps (BB, 2016) and Maggie Nichols (VT, BB [twice] and FX, 2017).

• Oklahoma returns eight previous NCAA All-Americans who own 21 total accolades: Natalie Brown (BB), Chayse Capps (VT, UB, BB, FX, AA), Brenna Dowell (UB, FX), Nicole Lehrmann (UB, BB), Kara Lovan (FX), AJ Jackson (VT, UB, FX), Charity Jones (VT, BB) and McKenzie Wofford (UB).

• With 292 victories at Oklahoma, head coach K.J. Kindler is within striking distance of her 300th win with the Sooners. For her coaching career, Kindler has 350 total victories.

• OU started 2017 ranked No. 1 in the NACGC/W Preseason Coaches' Poll for the second straight season. It marks the seventh straight year the Sooners have been ranked in the top five nationally to begin the season.

UP NEXT

The Sooners will travel to Ann Arbor, Mich., to face No. 9 Michigan. The meet is scheduled for 3 p.m. CT on Saturday, March 4, and will stream live on MGoBlueTV.