Six Oklahoma Gymnasts Named All-Big 12

Jordan Bowers, Audrey Davis, Katherine LeVasseur and Ragan Smith all earned all-conference accolades in multiple disciplines.

John E. Hoover | Mar 16, 2022

No. 1-ranked Oklahoma placed six members in 11 spots on the All-Big 12 women’s gymnastics team on Wednesday.

It’s the 14th year in a row for OU to lead the conference in All-Big 12 picks.

Freshman Jordan Bowers landed three selections: vault (she’s the top-ranked athlete in the nation in the event), parallel bars and floor.

Sophomores Audrey Davis and Katherine LeVasseur and junior Ragan Smith were named in two events. Davis, No. 1 in the nation in bars, also received all-around accolades. LeVasseur got the nod on vault and beam. Smith — who’s now up to five career Big 12 honors — is No. 1 nationally in floor exercise as well as bars.

Super seniors Karrie Thomas and Carly Woodard were honored as well. Thomas picked up first All-Big 12 honor on bars, while Woodard earned her first career recognition on beam.

Under head coach K.J. Kindler, the Sooners are aiming for a 12th Big 12 Championship on Saturday in Denver. OU takes on conference rivals Denver, Iowa State and West Virginia at 6 p.m. CT on ESPNU.

Published Mar 16, 2022

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.