University of Oklahoma Athletics

Saturday, April 2
Palo Alto, Calif.
6 P.M.

University of Oklahoma

417.300
at
424.250

Stanford

Vit MPSF Champ

Sooners Fall to No. 1 Stanford at MPSF Championship

April 02, 2022 | Men's Gymnastics

PALO ALTO, Calif.– The No. 3 Oklahoma men's gymnastics team posted their highest score of the season with a 417.300 but fell to No. 1 Stanford (424.250) at the MPSF Championship in Palo Alto, California Saturday. California secured third place with a score of 392.400, and Air Force notched fourth with 388.050.


"I thought we did well. We had our highest score of the season," said head coach Mark Williams. "Stanford was very good. We had a good meet as well, I can't really complain about our performance. Looking forward to getting another chance at them at NCAAs."

Freshmen Fuzzy Benas and Raydel Gamboa, along with senior Vitaliy Guimaraes, secured top-five spots in the all-around competition. Benas earned second with a 84.700, and Gamboa and Guimaraes tied for fourth with scores of 83.100. 

The Sooners started off hot on floor, with freshman Emre Dodanli earning a 14.300 in the first spot. Benas tallied a career-high 14.700, and senior Spencer Goodell followed with a season-high 14.450. Guimaraes closed the rotation with a score of 14.050 to assist the Sooners in tallying a season-high 71.400 on floor.

On pommel horse, the Sooners earned another team-season-high score, notching a 68.900. Sophomore Zach Nunez earned the second-best score of the night with a 14.200. Redshirt junior Braden Collier tallied a season-high 13.650, and Gamboa's 13.550 was a career high for the freshman.

Benas notched Oklahoma's highest score on still rings with a 14.000. Junior Alan Camillus and Guimaraes each earned their season-highs with scores of 13.850 apiece. Senior Spencer Goodell's 13.550 helped the Sooners tally a 68.300 on rings.

In the fourth rotation, Oklahoma tallied a score of 71.700 on vault. Benas posted a 14.850 for the second-highest score of the night, and Guimaraes secured a season-high 14.550. Gamboa tallied a career-high 14.700 for the all-around; however, his score did not count to the team's score.

A 14.100 by Benas and season-high 13.700 by Guimaraes led the Sooners to a 68.800 on parallel bars. Gamboa notched a 13.900 on the event.

Gamboa earned second on high bar with a career-high 14.200, and junior Jack Freeman (14.150) notched third on the event. Benas secured a 13.550, and redshirt junior Cesar Gracia earned a 13.400 to help the Sooners to a 68.200.

The Sooners will take a week off of competition before hosting the NCAA Qualifier, Friday April 15, and NCAA Championships, Saturday April 16, at the Lloyd Noble Center.


 
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