Oklahoma Sooners men's gymnastics | |
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University | University of Oklahoma |
Athletic director | Joe Castiglione |
Head coach | Mark Williams |
Conference | MPSF |
Location | Norman, Oklahoma |
Home arena | McCasland Field House (Capacity: 5,000) |
Nickname | Sooners |
Colors | Crimson and cream [1] |
National championships | |
12 (1977, 1978, 1991, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) NCAA Championships |
The Oklahoma Sooners men's gymnastics team represents the University of Oklahoma and competes in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. The team has won 12 NCAA National Championships, most recently in 2018. [2]
2023–24 Roster | |||
Name | Height | Class | Hometown |
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Arthur Ballon | 5'10 | FR | Lyon, France |
Fuzzy Benas | 5'6 | R-SO | Richmond, TX |
Max Bereznev | 5'7 | FR | Woodstock, GA |
Matthew Burgoyne | 5'4 | SR | Lansdale, PA |
Kelton Christiansen | 5'7 | SO | Arvada, CO |
Emre Dodanli | 5'7 | JR | Milton, ON |
Colin Flores | 5'6 | FR | Mountain House, CA |
Tyler Flores | 5'6 | FR | Mountain House, CA |
Jack Freeman | 5'8 | SR+ | Palestine, TX |
Brigham Frentheway | 5'5 | JR | Cheyenne, WY |
Emmitt Glover | 5'5 | FR | Saratoga Springs, UT |
Tas Hajdu | 5'9 | FR | Las Vegas, NV |
Nico Hamilton | 5'6 | FR | Grapevine, TX |
Leo Koike | 5'5 | R-FR | Saitama Prefecture |
Nikolai Kolesnikov | 5'7 | JR | Minneapolis, MN |
Zachary Marckx | 5'7 | SR | Kansas City, MO |
Zach Nunez | 5'6 | SR | Cypress, TX |
Adriel Perales-Valencia | 5'4 | SO | Tucson, AZ |
Mac Seyler | 5'7 | SO | Flower Mound, TX |
Daniel Simmons | 5'7 | SR | Cypress, TX |
Cailen Walker | 5'6 | JR | Hercules, CA |
Ignacio Yockers | 5'8 | SO | Tulsa, OK |
Brandon Zepeda-Orth | 5'7 | FR | Wheat Ridge, CO |
Name | Position | Seasons |
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Mark Williams | Head coach | 2000–present |
Valeriy Goncharov | Asst. coach | 2019–present |
Josh Yee | Asst. coach | 2018–present |
Genki Suzuki | Asst. coach | 2023–present |
Event | Winner/Year |
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Team (12) | 1977, 1978, 1991, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
All-Around (8) | Bart Conner (1978) Daniel Furney (2003) Jonathan Horton (2006) Taqiy Abdullah-Simmons (2007) Steven Legendre (2009) Jake Dalton (2012) Yul Moldauer (2016, 2018) |
Floor Exercise (17) | Odessa Lovin (1972, 1973) Bart Conner (1979) Mike Wilson (1979) Jeremy Killen (1997) Josh Landis (2003) Jonathan Horton (2006, 2007) Steven Legendre (2008, 2009, 2010) Jake Dalton (2011) Alec Robin (2014) Colin Van Wicklen (2016) Yul Moldauer (2017, 2018) Gage Dyer (2021) |
Pommel Horse (4) | Josh Landis (2003) Alexander Naddour (2010, 2011) Michael Reid (2015) |
Rings (8) | Dan Fink (1998) David Henderson (2005) Jonathan Horton (2006, 2008) Michael Squires (2013, 2014, 2015) Yul Moldauer (2017) |
Vault (9) | Greg Goodhue (1974) Leslie Moore (1979) Mark Oates (1983) Steven Legendre (2008, 2009) Jake Dalton (2011) Alec Robin (2014) Yul Moldauer (2018) Gage Dyer (2021) |
Parallel Bars (3) | Daniel Furney (2003) Jake Dalton (2012) Yul Moldauer (2018) |
Horizontal Bar (3) | Todd Bishop (1998, 1999) Jonathan Horton (2007) |
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