Men's Gym Takes National Runner-Up

Oklahoma

NCAA Finals

Team Scores
	OU	Stanford	Michigan	Nebraska	Minnesota	Illinois
FX	72.965	70.598	71.599	70.465	70.599	70.532
PH	63.164	65.331	65.566	65.965	63.798	62.632
SR	69.266	70.097	69.298	665.298	67.632	65.031
VT	72.665	73.432	70.132	72.098	70.698	70.365
PB	66.699	67.132	68.498	67.266	66.832	65.632
HB	66.832	67.931	65.265	65.532	666.732	63.799
Final	411.591	414.521	410.358	406.624	406.291	397.991

Individual Titles
Event	Gymnast	Score
FX	Gage Dyer (OU)	15.266
PH	Ian Skirkey (ILL)	14.166
SR	Shane Wiskus (MIN)	14.400
VT	Gage Dyer (OU)	15.033
PB	Shane Wiskus (MIN)	14.433
HB	Brody Malone (STAN)	14.466
AA	Brody Malone (STAN)	85.064

MINNEAPOLIS — The University of Oklahoma men's gymnastics team claimed national runner-up at the NCAA Championships with a 411.591 team score Saturday night, taking second to Stanford's 414.521.

Michigan (410.358) placed third, Nebraska (406.624) took fourth, while Minnesota (406.291) and Illinois (397.991) placed fifth and sixth, respectively.

"I'm actually pretty happy with our performance," said OU head coach Mark Williams. "I'm really proud of the fight of this team. All the things we've been through throughout this season has made making a run to a national championship pretty amazing. I'm proud of my team's efforts."

OU started the meet strong, registering a season-best score of 72.965 on floor. Senior Gage Dyer wowed with a stellar 15.266, good for his first individual national title on the night and All-America status. The score goes down as the highest individual score across any event throughout the 2021 NCAA season. Junior Morgan Seyler was also recognized as an All-American with a score of 14.600.

In the second rotation, the Sooners put up a team score of 63.164. The team was paced by freshman Zach Nunez with a 13.266.

On still rings in the third rotation, sophomore Alan Camillus put up a 14.033, placing him fifth overall at the meet to collect his first career All-America honor. Junior Spencer Goodell and Seyler chipped in on the rotation, both putting up a 13.900.

The Sooners eclipsed the 70-point mark for the second time of the meet in the fourth rotation on vault, putting up a 72.665. All five Sooners went 14-plus on the event led by Dyer's exceptional 15.033, his second 15-plus score on the night. Dyer collected his second All-America honor of the meet with the tally.

During the fifth rotation, the Sooners registered a 66.699 on parallel bars. Senior Matt Wenske placed fourth overall with a 14.000, giving him All-America status.

The meet came down to the sixth and final rotation, with the Sooners clinging to a lead of just over three-tenths over Stanford with the Sooners heading to high bar and the Cardinal on still rings. OU put up a respectable 66.832 but the Cardinal registered a 70.097 on rings, giving them the title by a slim margin of 2.93.

Junior Vitaliy Guimaraes led the Sooners on high bar with a fourth-place, All-America-earning 13.800.

Guimaraes (82.164) placed fourth in the all-around to claim his second All-America honor of the meet. Junior Spencer Goodell finished the all-around with a 78.598.

The Sooners conclude the 2021 season with a record of 17-2-1 and as MPSF conference champions and national runners-up. Team captain Gage Dyer completed this season with nine event titles and claimed two national titles and the College Gymnastics Association Event Specialist of the Year award. The senior was also named a regular season All-American by the CGA.

"I was thrilled for him, said Williams. Floor is all about landings and he stuck all of them. When he stuck his dismount, I knew he won it. It was his career-high and I think that it could hold up in a world championships."

The OU men's gymnastics program will look ahead to a busy summer of elite competition, beginning with the 2021 U.S. Gymnastics Championships, June 3-6 in Fort Worth, Texas. Olympic Trials will follow at the end of June prior to the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games, beginning in July.

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