Completed Event: Women's Gymnastics versus Rutgers on April 3, 2026 , Win , 197.875, to, 196.300
Final
Women's Gymnastics
197.875
vs Rutgers
196.300
University of Oklahoma Athletics
Photo by: Joshua R. Gateley
NCAA Competition Begins in Tuscaloosa
April 01, 2021 | Women's Gymnastics
1 Oklahoma
Missouri
Eastern Michigan
Maryland
Friday, April 2 / 7 p.m. CT / Tuscaloosa, Ala. / Coleman Coliseum
NOTES AND NUMBERS FOR THE NCAA TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL
WIN AND ADVANCE
On Friday, the Sooners will look to continue their NCAA Regional success under head coach K.J. Kindler. Since 2010, the Sooners own 10 consecutive regional championships and 42 individual event championships. In the 2021 NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional, the Sooners will face Missouri and the winner of an Eastern Michigan/Maryland dual meet. The Sooners were slated to also compete against Auburn, but due to COVID-19 protocols, the Tigers had to withdraw from the competition.
The other session of the regional features No. 7 Alabama, No. 10 Arkansas, Iowa and Iowa State. With the new changes to regional formats, should the Sooners be one of the top two teams on Friday, they will advance to Saturday's regional final along with the winners of the first session.
CHANGES TO THE POSTSEASON
With no postseason competition in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the new format to the NCAA Championships is in just its second season. The road to Fort Worth starts with four eight-team regionals in place of six six-team regionals. Taking place over three days, nine teams will travel to regional sites, with seven automatically advancing to day two. Two teams at each site will compete in a play-in on the first day.
On the second day, eight teams will compete in two sessions of four, and the top two in each of those sessions will advance to the next day. On the final day, four teams will compete in one session, and the top two teams will advance to the finals site. The new format will reduce the number of teams at the NCAA Championships from 12 to eight. Four teams will compete in each semifinal, with the top two in each semifinal advancing to the final night, replacing the Super Six with the Final Four. The 2021 NCAA Championships will be held at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, April 16-17.
2019 REGIONAL RECAP
The last time the Sooners competed at regionals, they dominated every aspect. OU captured the 2019 Athens Regional Crown with a 198.475 and a 10th straight regional title. The Sooners notched a 49.700 on beam and Maggie Nichols earned a perfect 10 on bars as the Sooners rolled to the second highest score in program history. OU went better than 49.600 on three events with a 49.650 on beam, a 49.675 on floor and a 49.700 on beam.
In the second round of the regional, the Sooners posted a 198.300 with a 49.500 or better on every event. The Sooners tallied a 49.525 on vault, 49.650 on bars, 49.500 on beam and 49.625 on floor. Oklahoma swept the individual event titles and the all-around.
Brenna Dowell took home the all-around title with a 39.550, the best score of both sessions. On vault, Nicole Lehrmann and Maggie Nichols shared the title with matching 9.95s. Nichols also took home the bars title with a 9.975. Sophomore Carly Woodard earned the beam title with a 9.925 and freshman Olivia Trautman took home floor with a 9.975.
RETURNING REGIONAL CHAMPS
Of the Sooners on the 2021 squad, two have secured individual regional titles. Senior Carly Woodard earned the title on beam in 2019 with a 9.925. Junior Olivia Trautman earned the floor title with a 9.975.
ALL-AMERICAN GIRLS
Five members of the No. 1 Oklahoma women's gymnastics team combined to secure eight regular season All-America honors from the Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA). Seniors Evy Schoepfer (VT), Karrie Thomas (BB) and Anastasia Webb (VT, BB, FX, AA) and freshmen Audrey Davis (UB) and Katherine LeVasseur (UB) all received recognition from the association.
Regular season All-America honors are based on an individual's final national qualifying score (NQS) prior to regional competition. First team honorees are ranked 1-8 nationally, and second team designees are ranked 9-16. The Sooners had at least one gymnast recognized on every event and in the all-around and two gymnasts honored on three events.
THE ROAD TO FORT WORTH
Though the road to Fort Worth is a quick trip down I-35, the journey to the National Championship is much more difficult. This weekend's competition begins the Sooners journey to Fort Worth, Texas, and the 2021 NCAA Championship meet. The top two finishing teams from each regional will advance to one of the two NCAA Semifinals at Dickies Arena. Should Oklahoma qualify, it is positioned to compete in Semifinal II on April 17 with teams from the Salt Lake City Regional.
VAULTING TO THE TOP
With the regular season wrapped up, seniors Evy Schoepfer and Anastasia Webb have finished the 2021 season as the No. 1 gymnasts in the nation on vault. Both athletes boast a 9.963 NQS to tie for the top spot. This is the first No. 1 ranking for both athletes. Schoepfer earned her first career perfect 10 on the event on her tucked 1.5 to lead her to the top for the final three weeks of season. Webb earned a pair of perfect 10s and used a 9.925 at the Big 12 Championship to move into the No. 1 spot at the end of the season.
BEST IN SHOW
The Sooners took home three individual titles at the Big 12 Championship. Senior Anastasia Webb took home the title on both vault and beam. Sophomore Ragan Smith shared beam with Webb as the duo posted matching 9.95s on the event. Webb and Smith's beam titles were the 12th and 13th titles in the last 13 years.
AAI FINALIST
Anastasia Webb has been named one of six finalists for the prestigious AAI Award, recognizing the most outstanding senior female gymnast in the country. The honor is voted on by NCAA women's gymnastics head coaches and sponsored by American Athletic, Inc. (AAI).
The AAI Award is considered one of the highest honors given in the sport of women's gymnastics. Webb is Oklahoma's 10th consecutive finalist for the award, joining Megan Ferguson (2012), Brie Olson (2013), Taylor Spears (2014), Erica Brewer (2015), Haley Scaman (2016), Chayse Capps (2017), AJ Jackson (2018), Brenna Dowell (2019), and winner Maggie Nichols (2020). Webb is joined by five additional finalists including Alyssa Baumann (Florida), Lynnzee Brown (Denver), Nia Dennis (UCLA), Kyana George (California) and Lexy Ramler (Minnesota).
CONFERENCE ACCOLADES
Six 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. Seniors Anastasia Webb (AA, VT, BB, FX), Evy Schoepfer (VT) and Karrie Thomas (BB), sophomore Ragan Smith (FX) and freshmen Audrey Davis (UB) and Katherine LeVasseur (UB) all earned awards. This season marks the 14th straight year that the Sooners have led the conference in All-Big 12 selections and the 12th consecutive season that the Sooners have earned at least eight spots on the All-Big 12 team.
Webb brought her career total to 9 honors and finished her career being honored three times on floor and beam, twice on vault and one in the all-around. Smith earned her third career honor after being recognized on bars and beam in 2020. Davis, LeVasseur, Schoepfer and Thomas all earned their first career accolades.
UP NEXT
The top two placing teams from each regional will advance to the 2021 NCAA Championships in Fort Worth, Texas on April 16 and 17. Should the Sooners advance, they will be in Semifinal II on April 16 at 5 p.m. CT and paired up with the winners of the NCAA Salt Lake City Regional.
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