Sooners Advance to NCAA Championships Finals

Friday, April 15

7 P.M.

University of Oklahoma

407.290

412.890

Michigan

Photo by: Josh Gateley

Sooners Advance to NCAA Championships Finals

April 15, 2022 | Men's Gymnastics

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Team Scores
	No. 2 OU	No. 3 Michigan	No. 6 Ohio State	No. 7 Navy	No. 10 Air Force	No. 11 Army
FX	70.531	68.331	69.232	67.065	64.066	65.098
PH	63.432	66.498	65.030	64.665	60.998	51.466
SR	67.865	69.232	68.232	66.565	64.597	65.198
VT	70.699	70.631	71.032	70.332	67.432	67.798
PB	67.731	70.332	67.465	65.632	65.665	65.232
HB	67.032	67.866	66.965	64.764	63.064	61.899

High Scores
Event	Gymnast	Score
FX	Jesse Tyndall (Ohio St.)	14.433
PH	Zach Nunez (OU)	13.900
SR	Donovan Hewitt (Ohio St.)	14.166
VT	Josh Corona (OU)	14.633
PB	Paul Juda (Michigan)	14.600
HB	Paul Juda (Michigan)	14.200

NORMAN — The Oklahoma men's gymnastics team advanced to the NCAA Championships Finals with a score of 407.290 in the Session II Qualifier on Saturday at Lloyd Noble Center. Michigan (412.890) and Ohio State (407.956) advanced as well. Illinois, Nebraska and Stanford qualified in Session ? earlier Friday.

"We all provide a spark," said OU freshman Emre Dodanli. "Everyone on this team steps up when they need to and that was what tonight was all about."

The Sooners competed in Olympic order, starting the night with a 70.531 on floor exercise to win the event. Dodanli started the OU's rotation with a 14.133 and junior Jack Freeman followed with a 14.066. Sophomore Zach Nunez competed on floor for the first time since Feb. 19 and secured a career-high 13.733. Senior Spencer Goodell notched a 14.266 to claim third place on the event and senior Vitaliy Guimaraes ended the rotation with a 14.333 to finish in second.

On pommel horse, the Sooners tallied a team score of 63.432 and were led by Nunez's 13.900, which earned him the individual event title. Guimaraes notched a 13.633 to finish in third.

In the third rotation, Goodell tallied the Sooners' highest still rings score with a 13.700. A 13.666 by freshman Fuzzy Benas and a 13.533 by junior Alan Camillus contributed to OU's 67.865 score.

The Sooners heated up on vault and were led by redshirt junior Josh Corona, who took home his first individual event title of the season with a 14.633. He was followed by Dodanli's career-high 14.600, which was good for second place, Benas' 14.500 and sophomore Daniel Simmons' 14.166, giving the Sooners a 70.699.

On parallel bars, Benas led Oklahoma with a 14.266 while Nunez registered a 13.700 and Goodell a 13.566, as the Sooners finished with a 67.731 on rotation five.

OU finished the night on high bar and registered a 67.032, the second-best score of the night. Freeman finished third on the event with a 14.033 while Gamboa tallied a 13.733 and Guimaraes notched a 13.466.

The Sooners will compete in the NCAA Championships Finals on Saturday at 6 p.m. CT at Lloyd Noble Center. They will be seeking their 13th NCAA title, which would set the all-time men's gymnastics record.

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