Sooners Earn Nine All-Big 12 Accolades

2017 All-Big 12 Team
Name	School	Event	RQS
Maggie Nichols	OU	AA	39.830
Maddie Karr	Denver	AA	39.605
Maggie Nichols	OU	VT	9.975
Brenna Dowell	OU	VT	9.945
Maddie Karr	Denver	VT	9.915
Maggie Nichols	OU	UB	9.950
Nicole Lehrmann	OU	UB	9.945
Maddie Karr	Denver	UB	9.915
Maggie Nichols	OU	BB	9.980
Maddie Kar	Denver	BB	9.915
Kaitlyn Schou	Denver	BB	9.915
Maggie Nichols	OU	FX	9.960
Anastasia Webb	OU	FX	9.915
Brenna Dowell	OU	FX	9.915
Maddie Karr	Denver	FX	9.915

NORMAN –Four members of the top-ranked Oklahoma women's gymnastics team combined to capture a conference-high nine spots on the All-Big 12 Gymnastics team, the league announced Wednesday.

This season marks the 11th straight year that the Sooners have led the conference in All-Big 12 selections and it is the ninth consecutive season that the Sooners have earned at least nine all-conference selections.

The All-Big 12 squad consists of the conference gymnasts with the top three highest regional qualifying scores (RQS) on each event in addition to the top two all-around gymnasts.

Sophomore Maggie Nichols secured a league-best five awards to become just the second gymnast in conference history to earn All-Big 12 honors on all four events and the all-around in multiple seasons, joining Richelle Simpson (Nebraska 2003 and 2005). Nichols is the first gymnast to do so in back-to-back seasons. The sophomore is one of just six gymnasts to earn five Big 12 awards in one season, joining Maddie Karr (Denver, 2018), Sarah Shire (Missouri, 2010), Simpson, Kasie Tamayo (Oklahoma, 2004) and Betsy Hamm (Iowa State, 2000) as the competitors to accomplish the feat.

Junior Brenna Dowell picked up a pair of awards, bringing her career tally to six. Dowell was recognized on vault for the third consecutive season and picked up an honor on floor for the second time in her career.

Junior Nichole Lehrmann and freshman Anastasia Webb were also recognized by the conference. Lehrmann received a spot on the bars listing for the third straight year while Webb captured her first career honor with recognition on floor.

This weekend, postseason competition begins for Oklahoma as it heads to the Big 12 Championship, scheduled for 4 p.m. CT on Saturday inside Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.

The Sooners will be in pursuit of their seventh straight conference championship and 10th under Kindler. The meet, which will pit OU against No. 13 Denver, No. 25 West Virginia and Iowa State, will air through FloGymnastics (subscription required).