Sooners Fall at No. 3 Michigan

² Oklahoma

408.900

³ Michigan

416.500

Team Scores
	OU	Michigan
FX	71.150	69.400
PH	65.100	67.950
SR	67.000	68.850
VT	71.600	70.650
PB	68.400	70.750
HB	65.650	68.900

High Scores
Event	Gymnast	Score
FX	Guimaraes (OU), Juda (UM)	14.550
PH	Mack Lasker (UM)	14.050
SR	Cameron Bock (UM)	14.550
VT	Vitaliy Guimaraes (OU)	14.700
PB	Cameron Bock (UM)	14.750
HB	Paul Juda (UM)	14.400
AA	Paul Juda (UM)	84.050

OU Team Highs
Event	Gymnast	Score
FX	Guimaraes	14.550
PH	Sandro	13.550
SR	Wenske	14.200
VT	Guimaraes	14.700
PB	Dyer, Sandro	14.150
HB	Scharnhorst	13.950
AA	Wenske	80.500

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The University of Oklahoma men's gymnastics team fell for just the second time this season on Saturday at the hands of the No. 3 Michigan Wolverines, 416.500-408.900, in a matchup of the No. 2 and No. 3 teams in the country.

"We hung in there for a while," OU head coach Mark Williams said. "Being in a home environment for Michigan, they had a great competition. They were clearly better than we were. Some places that we just didn't do as well as I hoped. For the most part, it wasn't a bad performance. We stayed right in our season average. For us to be able to compete down the road we've got to get better."

Oklahoma registered a season-high score on parallel bars with a 68.400. The meet was highlighted by Vitaliy Guimaraes posting top marks on vault with a 14.700 and floor with a 14.550.

OU opened the meet on pommel horse, tallying a 65.100. Freshman David Sandro led the team with a career-best 13.550. Redshirt freshman Braden Collier chipped in a 13.350 with redshirt senior Grant Kell adding a 13.250.

The Sooners made up some ground on Michigan in the second rotation with a 71.150 on floor. Guimaraes posted a co-meet-high 14.550 while junior Gage Dyer notched a 14.500. Dyer's score was good for third-best at the meet. Redshirt junior Matt Wenske notched a season-best 13.950 in the rotation for the Sooners.

OU took the lead in the third rotation, scoring a 71.600 on vault. Guimaraes posted the high score of the meet with a 14.700 as the Sooners counted five scores of 14.050 or better. Wenske's season-best 14.600 was tied for the third-highest score of the meet.

In the fourth rotation, a pair of Sooners registered career highs on rings as the team posted a 67.000. Wenske led the way with a career-best 14.200, good for second among all athletes while sophomore Spencer Goodell also set a career high with a 13.700 to place fourth overall. Freshman Alan Camillus posted a 13.100 in his first meet as a Sooner.

Michigan would pull away in the fifth rotation as OU tallied a 65.650 on the high bar. Redshirt junior Randy Scharnhorst posted a career-best 13.950, good for second overall. Dyer chipped in a 13.450 for the second best score on the team.

OU ended the meet on the parallel bars with a 68.400 as the Sooners counted five scores of 13.250 or better. Dyer and Sandro each tallied a career-best 14.150 on the event while junior Alexei Vernyi added a career-high 13.600 and Camillus notched a career high with a 13.250.

Wenske was the lone Sooner competing all-around, finishing third with a mark of 80.500.

UP NEXT

Oklahoma will break from NCAA competiton to compete at the annual Winter Cup Challenge in Las Vegas, Nev., next weekend. Four current Sooners will compete individually at the USA Gymnastics meet: Dyer, Freeman, Vernyi and Wenske. OU returns to McCasland Field House to take on Air Force on Saturday, March 14.

Single meet tickets are on sale now and can be purchased by calling the University of Oklahoma Ticket Office at (405) 325-2424 or toll free at (800) 456-GoOU. Tickets can also be ordered online by visiting SoonerSports.com/tickets.

For updates and more information, follow @OU_MGymnastics on Twitter or like Oklahoma Men's Gymnastics on Facebook.

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Players Mentioned

Alan Camillus

Braden Collier

Gage Dyer

Spencer Goodell

Vitaliy Guimaraes

Grant Kell

David Sandro

Randy Scharnhorst

Alexei Vernyi

Matt Wenske

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