Senior Class to be Honored Friday Night

Friday, March 5

Norman, OK

6:45 PM

University of Oklahoma

BYU

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Senior Class to be Honored Friday Night

March 04, 2021 | Women's Gymnastics

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By: Lindsey Morrison

2 Oklahoma

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Friday, March 5 / 6:45 p.m. CT / Norman, Okla. / Lloyd Noble Center

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NORMAN – The No. 2 Oklahoma women's gymnastics team is set for its final home meet of the season when No. 11 BYU comes to town. The two teams will go head-to-head on Fox Sports Oklahoma at 6:45 p.m. CT. On Sunday, the Sooners will travel to Denton, Texas, to take on TWU for the third time this season. OU will compete in a tri-meet with Centenary college at 2 p.m. CT.

NOTES AND NUMBERS FOR MEET FOUR

STOLE THE SHOW
Friday will mark senior night for Jordan Draper, Evy Schoepfer, Karrie Thomas, Anastasia Webb and Carly Woodard. The five have put together an illustrious career that includes 92 wins and an undefeated 27-0 record at home. Combined, the group has nine All-America honors, an individual Big 12 Championship and six All-Big 12 honors. Webb was honored by the Big 12 as the 2018 Newcomer of the Year. As a class, they have won one national championship, two Big 12 titles and two regional titles, along with an NCAA runner-up finish.

LOOK BACK AT IT
Oklahoma head coach K.J. Kindler notched her 500th career win in a quad meet victory over Denver, Lindenwood and TWU Feb. 26. The Sooners notched a 197.175 to take down Denver (196.875), TWU (193.650) and Lindenwood (191.625). OU improved to 14-0 on the year and 4-0 in the Big 12 as they picked up a conference win over rival Denver. Freshman Audrey Davis won a pair of event titles on the night. For the fifth time this season, Davis took home the uneven bars title with a career-best 9.95. The freshman also took home vault with a 9.95 as she tallied her second career high of the night. Sophomore Jenna Dunn and senior Karrie Thomas shared the beam title with matching 9.9s.

MILESTONE WATCH
Head coach K.J. Kindler reached a career milestone on Feb. 13 as she earned her 400th win as the head coach at Oklahoma. In that time, she has lead the Sooners to 11 Big 12 Championships, four National Championships and three perfect seasons. This isn't the only milestone Kindler is celebrating in 2021. On Feb. 26, Kindler tallied three wins in a quad meet to bring her to 500 career wins. Prior to Oklahoma, Kindler tallied 94 wins as the head coach at Iowa State (2001-2006). Kindler's career wins rank sixth all-time in NCAA history and second amongst current head coaches. Michigan's Bev Plocki has nearly 800 wins in her 31 year career at the helm of the program.

WINNING WAYS
With a 14-0 record, the Sooners have extended their winning streak to 62 consecutive wins, dating back to the 2019 season. OU's last loss came at the 2018 NCAA Championships when they finished as the runner-up. This is the second longest winning streak in school history for the Sooners who have posted three streaks of 50 victories or more. From 2016-2018, the Sooners had 75 consecutive victories, including a perfect season in 2017. From 2014-2015, the Sooners won 50 consecutive meets. OU currently has the nation's longest active win streak. Florida currently ranks second with 17 consecutive wins after going undefeated in the shortened 2020 season.

NQS BREAKDOWN
In the first National Qualifying Score (NQS) rankings of the season, the Oklahoma women's gymnastics team is ranked No. 2 with a 197.738 NQS. Due to the limited number of meets for some teams in 2021, NQS will be calculated with just four scores instead of six. The top four scores, two of which must be away, will be averaged and no score will be dropped. Florida remained at No. 1 with an NQS of 197.944. LSU dropped to No. 3 with an NQS of 197.550. Utah (197.300) and Minnesota (197.250) round out the top five. The Sooners hold a top five spot on each event. OU is No. 2 on vault (49.463) and beam (49.550), No. 3 on bars (49.406) and No. 4 on floor (49.425).

NATIONAL RANKINGS
Eight Sooners hold 13 individual rankings. Senior Anastasia Webb leads the pack with four top 10 rankings. Webb is No. 3 in the all-around (39.606), No. 6 on vault (9.925), No. 4 on beam (9.944) and No. 8 on floor (9.931). Four other Sooners are ranked on vault with Webb. Senior Evy Schoepfer is No. 3 (9.944) and junior Allie Stern is No. 8 (9.919) to give Oklahoma three athletes in the top 10. Freshman Katherine LeVasseur is tied for 17th (9.894) and freshman Audrey Davis is tied for 23rd (9.888). Davis and LeVasseur are also ranked on bars. Davis is No. 4 with a 9.938 NQS and LeVasseur is 11th with an NQS of 9.900. On beam, Senior Karrie Thomas is tied for 11th (9.919) and sophomore Jenna Dunn is tied for 23rd (9.900). Rounding out the rankings is sophomore Ragan Smith who is ranked 22nd on floor (9.913).

QUICK HITS

Five different Sooners have been named the Big 12 Event Specialist of the Year in 2021. Jordan Draper, Jenna Dunn, Katherine LeVasseur, Allie Stern and Karrie Thomas have all earned at least one recognition marking the seventh time in program history that at least five Sooners won the award.
A freshman has won the uneven bars title seven of eight meets this season for the Sooners. Katherine LeVasseur has won two, while Audrey Davis has won the other five.

TICKETS

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MEET DAY POLICIES

Appropriate cloth or surgical-style masks that cover the nose and mouth completely will be required at all times while on campus and inside Lloyd Noble Center. Other face coverings including clear face shields, gaiters/buffs, bandanas or masks with valves are not permitted. OU will continue its clear-bag policy this season. The approved clear plastic tote size is a maximum of 12 inches x 6 inches x 12 inches or a one-gallon clear plastic freezer bag. Even those bags are subject to search.

Arena doors will open to the public one (1) hour prior to tip off. The general public can utilize the north and east entrances. Full details on OU's game day policies at Lloyd Noble Center can be found here.

UP NEXT

The Sooners will travel to TWU on Sunday for a tri-meet with Centenary College at 2 p.m. CT. Next week, OU heads to Iowa State on March 14 for the final regular season meet of the year.