Main:University of Oklahoma

The **University of Oklahoma**  (nicknamed the Sooners) is a school in the Big 12 Conference that has gained a lot of attention due to its massive recent success in the latest decade (2010s). Earning 4 National Championships (2014, 2016, 2017 and 2019), the program has been described nothing less than dominant, setting college gymnastics records including the record for most final scores of 198 or higher in a single season. The program is also known for recruiting some of the best former U.S. National Team members, including Maggie Nichols, Brenna Dowell and Ragan Smith. K.J. Kindler has been the head coach of the OU gymnastics program since 2006.

The Sooners have won thirteen Big 12 titles, 7 NCAA Regional championships, and have appeared in 15 NCAA National Championships. In 2014, the Sooners won the program's first-ever team national title in the first-ever NCAA gymnastics championships tie, tying with Florida with a score of 198.175. The Sooners have had five individual national champions, 86 NCAA All-Americans, and three Honda Awards (two to Kelly Garrison and one to Maggie Nichols).

## History

The Sooners gymnastics team was founded in 1981 under head coach Paul Ziert, who led the Sooners to three regional championships and two NCAA tournament appearances. The Sooners won their first five conference titles beginning in 1984 under coach Becky Switzer. Steve Nunno added another Big 12 title in 2004.

Current head coach K.J. Kindler took over the program before the 2007 season; the Sooners qualified to their first Super Six team final in 2010, finishing 2nd. In 2014, Oklahoma became the sixth school to win an NCAA gymnastics team title (following Alabama, Utah, Georgia, UCLA and Florida). The 2014 Super Six final was the first to end in a tie, giving Oklahoma their first title and Florida their second straight.

### **Super Six Appearances**

 2011
 2013
 2014
 2015
 2016
 2017
 2018

### **Individual Champions**

* Kelly Garrison-Steves
	+ 1987: AA
	+ 1988: AA, UB, BB

* Taylor Spears
	+ 2014: UB
* Nicole Lehrmann
	+ 2017: UB
* Maggie Nichols
	+ 2017: UB
	+ 2018: AA, UB, FX
	+ 2019: AA, VT
* Brenna Dowell
	+ 2018: VT
	+ 2019: FX

## Commits

#### 2020-2021

* Audrey Davis - WOGA - elite
* Quinn Smith - Arizona Sunrays - L10
* Julianne Fehring - La Fleur's - L10
* Katherine LeVasseur - Aerial Athletics -
* Bell Johnson - Bart Connors
* Sheridan Ramsey - Aim High Academy
* Meilin Sullivan - Fuzion - L10
* Audrey Lynn - Bart Conner Gymnastics - L10

#### 2021-2022

* Jordan Bowers -  Nebraska School of Gymnastics - elite
* Danae Fletcher - MG Elite - L10
* Moorea Linker - La Fleur's Tampa - L10
* Madison Snook - Legacy Elite - L10

#### 2022-2023

* Faith Torrez - Legacy Elite - elite
* Ava Siegfeldt - World Class Gymnastics - elite

Italicized are only confirmed through social media profiles.

## Trivia & Records

* **Oklahoma** is currently the only school in the Big 12 Conference to win the National Championship

## References

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma\_Sooners\_women%27s\_gymnastics
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma\_Sooners\_women%27s\_gymnastics#History
3. ↑ https://theperfect10finale.wordpress.com/2017/11/11/audrey-davis-switches-commitment-from-georgia-to-oklahoma-2020-21/
4. ↑ https://theperfect10finale.wordpress.com/2017/10/14/quinn-smith-commits-to-oklahoma-2020-21/
5. ↑ http://www.soonertimesbb.com/forums/view\_topic.php?id=28809&forum\_id=3
6. ↑ https://www.gym-style.com/katherinelevasseur/
7. ↑ https://www.gym-style.com/belljohnson/
8. ↑ https://collegegymfans.com/recruiting-news/item/9470-2020-21-sheridan-ramsey-to-ou.html
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10. ↑ http://collegegymnews.com/2017/12/31/recruiting-roundup-december-2017/
11. ↑ https://www.collegegymfans.com/recruiting-news/item/8894-2021-22-moorea-linker-to-ou.html
12. ↑ http://www.gymdivas.us/2021.htm
13. ↑ https://www.collegegymfans.com/recruiting-news/item/8681-2022-23-faith-torrez-to-ou.html
14. ↑ https://www.collegegymfans.com/recruiting-news/item/8731-2022-23-ava-siegfeldt-to-ou.html
15. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/jennaaa\_dunn/