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Tyler Flores
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Flores Named MPSF Freshman of the Week

March 19, 2024 | Men's Gymnastics

NORMAN – Oklahoma men's gymnastics freshman Tyler Flores was named the MPSF Freshman of the Week after notching a career high and scoring 14-plus on two events in Oklahoma's meet at Stanford on Saturday, the conference office announced Tuesday.
 
Flores set a career high on parallel bars with a 14.050 and notched a 14.200 on vault and a 13.600 on pommel horse to lead the Sooners in their tri-meet at Stanford/against California. The Mountain House, Calif., product led off OU's p-bars rotation by executing a clean routine and sticking the dismount for his first 14-plus score on the event. His combined total of 41.850 was the highest among freshmen at the meet and contributed to OU's second-highest road score of the season (410.500).
 
This is Flores' first career weekly conference award. Oklahoma gymnasts have now won 18 MPSF weekly awards this season. Freshman Nico Hamilton was named MPSF Freshman of the Week on March 5 and March 12, sophomore Ignacio Yockers was named Specialist of the Week on Jan. 23, Feb. 6, Feb. 13 and March 12, fifth-year senior Jack Freeman was named MPSF Specialist of the Week on Feb. 27 and March 5, redshirt sophomore Fuzzy Benas was named MPSF Gymnast of the Week on Jan. 23, Feb. 13 and Feb. 27, senior Zach Nunez was named Gymnast of the Week on Feb. 20, junior Emre Dodanli was named Specialist of the Week on Jan. 16 and Jan. 30, sophomore Kelton Christiansen was named Specialist of the Week on Feb. 20, and freshman Colin Flores was named Freshman of the Week on Jan. 23 and Feb. 6.
 
Oklahoma will take the next two weekends off from competition and sets its sights on the MPSF Championship, which will be held April 6 at McCasland Field House. The meet, featuring No. 1 Stanford, No. 2 Oklahoma, No. 8 California and No. 10 Air Force, is set for a 2 p.m. start. Tickets are priced at $10 for adults and $5 for youth and seniors, and can be purchased at SoonerSports.com.
 
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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