Sooners Steady at No. 1

Oklahoma Team Rankings
	Ranking	Score
Overall	1	197.513
Vault	2	49.275
Bars	1	49.475
Beam	2	49.388
Floor	3	49.375

Individual Rankings
Gymnast	Event	Rank	Score
Jade Degouveia	UB	T-13	9.875
Maggie Nichols	VT	T-2	9.912
	UB	T-3	9.938
	BB	11	9.913
	FX	7	9.925
	AA	3	39.688
Ragan Smith	UB	T-3	9.938
	BB	23	939.275
Anastasia Webb	UB	T-13	9.875
	FX	13	9.900
	AA	9	39.488

NORMAN – For the second week in a row, the Oklahoma women's gymnastics team posted the top score in the nation to continue its hold on the top spot in the country. The Sooners were one of just two teams (Florida) to break the 197 threshold as they posted a 197.675 on the road at Arizona State.

OU holds the No. 1 spot on bars (49.475 average), the No. 2 ranking on vault (49.275) and beam (49.388) and comes in at No. 3 on floor (49.375).

Through the first two weeks, the Sooners are averaging a 197.513. Florida moved in to second after their first week of competition with a 197.350. Denver is ranked third (196.725), followed by Utah (196.713) and UCLA (196.688).

Four Sooners earned 12 individual national rankings this weekend with at least one OU gymnast ranked in the top 10 on vault, bars, floor and the all-around.

Senior Maggie Nichols is ranked on every event and in the all-around with three top-five appearances. The Little Canada, Minn., native is No. 3 in the all-around (39.688), tied for second on vault (9.912) and tied for third on bars (9.938). Nichols is also seventh on floor (9.925) and 11^th on beam (9.913).

Junior Anastasia Webb is also in the top 10 of the all-around, coming in at No. 9 with a 39.488 average. Webb is also ranked 13^th on both bars (9.875) and floor (9.900).

Freshman Ragan Smith is No. 18 in the all-around (39.275). Smith is tied with Nichols on bars at No. 3 with a 9.937 average. The Lewisville, Texas, native is ranked 23^rd on beam (9.887).

In her first year competing on bars, senior Jade Degouveia is tied with Webb for 13^th with an average of 9.875.

The Sooners are set for a double weekend of competition, beginning with No. 9 Alabama on Friday at 8 p.m. CT. That meet is set to air on ESPN2. OU will then return to Lloyd Noble Center for the first time in 2020 as they host Arkansas on Monday, Jan. 20, at 1:30 p.m. CT. Tickets can be purchased at soonersports.com or by calling (405) 325-2424.