Completed Event: Men's Gymnastics versus Ohio State on April 17, 2026 , Win , 322.825, to, 320.294
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Men's Gymnastics
322.825
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320.294
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Benas Named National Gymnast of the Week
January 24, 2024 | Men's Gymnastics
NORMAN – Redshirt sophomore Fuzzy Benas was named the national Gymnast of the Week after registering the highest all-around score in a meet this season, the College Gymnastics Association announced Wednesday.
Benas, who was also the MPSF Gymnast of the Week, posted an 85.200 to win the individual all-around title at the Rocky Mountain Open. His performance led the Sooners to a 420.350 score and a victory in the Rocky Mountain Open over Nebraska and Air Force on Saturday night. The team score stands as the best nationally this season by nearly seven points.
The Richmond, Texas, product, claimed the parallel bars event title with a career-high 14.800, which stands as the second-highest p-bars score this season. He also tied for the highest score of the meet on vault (14.550), and finished among the top four in five of the six individual events at the Open. He placed third on floor exercise (14.100), fourth on pommel horse (career-high 14.150), fourth on rings (season-best 13.700) and posted a season-high 13.900 on the high bar. This was the first all-around competition since 2022 for Benas, who missed the 2023 season due to injury.
With his top all-around finish at the Rocky Mountain Open, Benas automatically qualified for Winter Cup, which will be held Feb. 23-25 in Louisville, Ky.
This is the first national weekly award of the season for the Sooners.
No. 1 Oklahoma travels to Champaign, Ill., this weekend to face No. 5 Illinois on Sunday. The meet is set for a 4 p.m. start.
For updates and more information on Oklahoma men's gymnastics, follow the Sooners on Twitter and Instagram (@OU_MGymnastics) and like Oklahoma Men's Gymnastics on Facebook.
Benas, who was also the MPSF Gymnast of the Week, posted an 85.200 to win the individual all-around title at the Rocky Mountain Open. His performance led the Sooners to a 420.350 score and a victory in the Rocky Mountain Open over Nebraska and Air Force on Saturday night. The team score stands as the best nationally this season by nearly seven points.
The Richmond, Texas, product, claimed the parallel bars event title with a career-high 14.800, which stands as the second-highest p-bars score this season. He also tied for the highest score of the meet on vault (14.550), and finished among the top four in five of the six individual events at the Open. He placed third on floor exercise (14.100), fourth on pommel horse (career-high 14.150), fourth on rings (season-best 13.700) and posted a season-high 13.900 on the high bar. This was the first all-around competition since 2022 for Benas, who missed the 2023 season due to injury.
With his top all-around finish at the Rocky Mountain Open, Benas automatically qualified for Winter Cup, which will be held Feb. 23-25 in Louisville, Ky.
This is the first national weekly award of the season for the Sooners.
No. 1 Oklahoma travels to Champaign, Ill., this weekend to face No. 5 Illinois on Sunday. The meet is set for a 4 p.m. start.
For updates and more information on Oklahoma men's gymnastics, follow the Sooners on Twitter and Instagram (@OU_MGymnastics) and like Oklahoma Men's Gymnastics on Facebook.
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