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Sooners Sweep MPSF Weekly Awards

February 07, 2023 | Men's Gymnastics

NORMAN – The Oklahoma men's gymnastics team swept Mountain Pacific Sports Federation weekly awards this week, the conference office announced Tuesday. Junior Zach Nunez was named Gymnast of the Week, junior Dan Simmons was named Specialist of the Week and freshman Ignacio Yockers was named Freshman of the Week.
 
Nunez registered the second-highest all-around score in the nation this season (83.400) to lead Oklahoma to a victory over Simpson College Saturday night. He was the first Sooner to go all-around during NCAA competition this season, posting season-best scores on floor (13.800), pommel horse (14.400) and parallel bars (14.100). The Cypress, Texas, product competed on rings (13.500) and high bar (13.450) for the first time this season. Nunez posted the fourth-highest pommel horse score in the nation this season and ranks second nationally in pommel horse average.
 
Simmons, a Cypress, Texas, product, stuck his vault for a 15.050, notching OU's first 15-plus score of the season. It was the best vault score in the nation this week and the second-highest vault score nationally this season. The 15.050 was also Simmons' best vault of the season by nearly a full point (0.900).
 
Yockers, a product of Tulsa, Okla., was named the conference's top freshman for the second straight week. He posted a 14.600 on pommel horse Saturday, his second-highest pommel score of the season. The score ranks as third-best nationally this year (he also holds the second-best score of 14.800, set last week). Yockers ranks third nationally in pommel horse average (14.200).
 
Oklahoma has now won four MPSF weekly awards this season. Yockers was also named MPSF Freshman of the Week last week. This is the first career MPSF weekly award for both Nunez and Simmons.
 
The No. 2 Sooners play host to No. 1 Stanford and No. 11 William & Mary on Saturday at McCasland Field House. The meet is set to begin at 5:45 p.m. and will be televised via SoonerVision on ESPN+. Tickets are available at SoonerSports.com.

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