By OU Athletics
A trio of Oklahoma underclassmen swept the weekly Big 12 Conference honors for opening weekend, the league introduced Tuesday.Â
Jordan Bowers was named Gymnast of the Week, Ava Siegfeldt was Event Specialist of the Week and Faith Torrez was named Newcomer of the Week.
Freshmen Siegfeldt and Torrez earned their first profession convention honors, whereas Bowers notched her eighth weekly league honor and her third Big 12 Gymnast of the Week accolade.
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All three have been instrumental in serving to lead OU to the best rating within the nation on opening weekend and second-best season-opening rating in program historical past with a 197.925 on the Super 16 meet in Las Vegas over No. 4 Michigan, No. 5 Auburn and then-No. 10 UCLA, which is now ranked No. 6.
Bowers set two profession highs final Saturday to assist OU decide up a trio of top-10 group victories with a 197.925 on the Super 16. On beam, her career-best 9.925 tied for second in Las Vegas and tenth nationally with Siegfeldt. She surpassed her career-high mark within the all-around with a 39.650, good for second on the Super 16 and nationally. Bowers’ caught Yurchenko 1.5 on vault (9.975) gained her the occasion title and secured the No. 1 vault rating within the nation throughout opening weekend. She additionally posted a 9.850 on bars and 9.900 on flooring in Las Vegas.
Siegfeldt and Torrez each had sturdy introductions to collegiate gymnastics, incomes top-10 finishes nationally on at the least one occasion after the primary week. Siegfeldt was gorgeous and assured on beam (9.925), which tied for second with Bowers eventually Saturday’s meet and ranked tenth nationally.
With tough and highly effective tumbling, Torrez earned her first profession particular person title and tied for the nation’s finest flooring rating with a 9.950. She is the primary OU freshman since Olivia Trautman in 2019 to submit the perfect rating nationally in a season-opening meet. Torrez registered a 9.900 on beam final Saturday, ending with a uncommon and tough double-back dismount. She additionally earned a 9.875 on bars.
Oklahoma returns to motion Monday, Jan. 16 with a street showdown at No. 10 LSU. The meet is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. and will likely be televised on ESPN2.
The Sooners open their residence slate Jan. 22 at 6:45 p.m. towards No. 6 Utah inside Lloyd Noble Center.
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