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Eleven Sooners Earn Academic All-America Status

Eleven Sooners Earn Academic All-America Status

July 27, 2017 | Women's Gymnastics

NORMAN Eleven members of the 2017 Oklahoma women's gymnastics team have added to an already decorated season for the Sooners as they recorded Scholastic All-America honors from the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women (NACGC/W). This total matches the 2016 squad for the most selections in a single season in program history.

OU has now captured at least five spots on the Scholastic All-America listing for 11 straight years. Under head coach K.J. Kindler's leadership, Oklahoma gymnasts have earned a total of 79 academic awards from the NACGC/W.

For the fourth consecutive season, Chayse Capps and Maile'ana Kanewa earned a spot on the listing, while rising senior Stefani Catour received recognition for the third straight year.

Brenna Dowell, Reagan HemryNicole Lehrmann, Kara Lovan and McKenzie Wofford were all named All-Americans for the second time, while Charity Jones was a first-time honoree. 2017 freshmen Maggie Nichols and Brehanna Showers both also earned a spot on the honor roll.

In order to earn NACGC/W Scholastic All-America honors, a gymnast must attain a cumulative or yearly grade point average of 3.5 or better. 

This season, 12 Sooners were named Academic All-Big 12 selections, the most in program history under Kindler's direction. In addition, the Sooners were one of five OU programs to be recognized for posting a perfect 1,000 multi-year Academic Progress Rate (APR), accomplishing the feat for the fourth consecutive year. The program finished the spring semester with a 3.46 team GPA. 

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