Men’s & Women’s Squads Both Finish Second in Nation
Both hit 100% of routines in the Team final. Impressive.
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… By finishing second at both NCAA Championships, the Sooners became just the third university in NCAA gymnastics history to have both programs finish in the top two in the same season, joining UCLA in 1984 and Michigan in 1999 when both the Wolverines and the Bruins had their men finish first and women finish second.
… The OU men have won five national titles since 2000 and eight overall, including wins in 1977, 1978, 1991, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2008 while finishing in the top three nationally in each of the last 13 seasons.
The Sooner women have quickly joined in on their counterparts’ success since head coach K.J. Kindler took over in 2007, finishing in the top three in three of the past four seasons, including a second place finish in 2010 and a third-place standing in 2011.
… The OU men’s team will return 26 of 30 routines competed at the NCAA Championship while the OU women’s squad brings back 21 of the 24 routines from its NCAA competition. …
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