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OU Gymnastics: Oklahoma Women Shatter Another Record on Senior Night

The Sooners posted an all-time team record score of 198.775 in coach K.J. Kindler's 500th win at OU.

John E. Hoover

OU Gymnastics: Oklahoma Women Shatter Another Record on Senior Night
OU Gymnastics: Oklahoma Women Shatter Another Record on Senior Night /

By OU Media Relations

NORMAN – Celebrating the 2024 senior class, the No. 1 Oklahoma women's gymnastics team sent their seniors out in a big way breaking the program team score record with a 198.775 Sunday afternoon inside Lloyd Noble Center.

This is the second time this season the Sooners have broken their team score record (198.675 – Feb. 23). The Sooners now hold the third-highest score in NCAA history, tied with Florida who earned a 198.775 in 2022.

The win also marked the 500th win at Oklahoma for 18th-year head coach K.J. Kindler. Kindler is now just six wins away from her 600th career win as a head coach.

Along with their overall scoring record, the Sooners tied the program record on floor with a 49.825, punctuated by a perfect 10 from Jordan Bowers.

Bowers had a career night earning a 39.850 in the all-around, becoming the sixth gymnast this season to achieve a mark of 39.850 or higher. Bowers's perfect score was her third this season and third career perfect mark on floor. The Lincoln, Neb., native took home at least a share of four event titles on the night, earning the vault title with a 9.925, bars with a 9.975, floor with her perfect 10 and the all-around.

Sharing the bars title with Bowers was Ragan Smith and Katherine LeVasseur. On beam, Faith Torrez took home the title with a near-perfect 9.975.

The Sooners narrowly trailed Alabama 49.500-49.450 after the first rotation. Torrez led off with a 9.8, followed by a 9.9 from Keira Wells. In the No. 3 spot, Bowers nearly got the stick for a team-high 9.925. LeVasseur followed with a 9.9 of her own and Hannah Scheible added a 9.85 off her handspring pike half. In the anchor spot, Ava Siegfeldt notched a 9.85 on her Yurchenko 1.5.

OU used an incredible second rotation to take the lead 99.250-98.875. The Sooners posted a 49.800 on the event, the third-best score in program history. Sievers started things strong with a 9.95 and a stuck dismount, followed by a 9.975 from LeVasseur in the No. 2 spot. After a fall by Torrez in the No. 3 spot, Ragan Smith came up clutch with a strong routine and a stuck double layout for a career-high 9.975. Davis added a 9.925 on a stunning routine and Bowers anchored with a 9.975 and the sixth stuck dismount of the day for the Sooners.

On beam, the Sooners notched an impressive 49.700 to extend their lead, 148.950-148.400. Davis began the third rotation with a stunning routine and stuck dismount for a 9.925. A fall in the No. 2 spot put the pressure on Bowers who came up big with a strong 9.95. Torrez rebounded from her fall on bars in a big way, earning a near-perfect 9.975 in the No. 4 spot. Showing off her gorgeous flexibility, LeVasseur added a 9.9 in the No. 5 spot. Anchoring in one of her final routines in the LNC was Smith for a 9.95.

OU tied its program record on floor with a 49.825. Davis got things going in the final rotation with a 9.9, followed by a career-high tying 9.95 from Bell Johnson. In the No. 3 spot, Smith added a career-high 9.975 on one of her final routines in the LNC. LeVasseur closed out her night with a 9.925, earning a 39.700 in the all-around. Torrez ended her night strong with a stunning double layout for a career-high 9.975. Anchoring was Bowers with her second-straight perfect 10.

The Sooners will host the Big 12 Championship for the final time on Saturday inside Lloyd Noble Center. The meet will air on ESPNU at 6:15 p.m. CT. 

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John E. Hoover
JOHN E. HOOVER

John is an award-winning journalist whose work spans five decades in Oklahoma, with multiple state, regional and national awards as a sportswriter at various newspapers. During his newspaper career, John covered the Dallas Cowboys, the Kansas City Chiefs, the Oklahoma Sooners, the Oklahoma State Cowboys, the Arkansas Razorbacks and much more. In 2016, John changed careers, migrating into radio and launching a YouTube channel, and has built a successful independent media company, DanCam Media. From there, John has written under the banners of Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Fan Nation and a handful of local and national magazines while hosting daily sports talk radio shows in Oklahoma City, Tulsa and statewide. John has also spoken on Capitol Hill in Oklahoma City in a successful effort to put more certified athletic trainers in Oklahoma public high schools. Among the dozens of awards he has won, John most cherishes his national "Beat Writer of the Year" from the Associated Press Sports Editors, Oklahoma's "Best Sports Column" from the Society of Professional Journalists, and Two "Excellence in Sports Medicine Reporting" Awards from the National Athletic Trainers Association. John holds a bachelor's degree in Mass Communications from East Central University in Ada, OK. Born and raised in North Pole, Alaska, John played football and wrote for the school paper at Ada High School in Ada, OK. He enjoys books, movies and travel, and lives in Broken Arrow, OK, with his wife and two kids.

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