Results
The 2013 Oklahoma Sooners. Photo by Erin Long
The #4 Oklahoma Sooners edged the #11 Georgia Gymdogs today in the highly anticipated season opening match-up in Athens .
This was the first meet for Georgia under the helm of Danna Durante and the first meet in over twenty years without Jay Clark on the sidelines. Clark is now the Associate Head coach at LSU. Oklahoma will compete this season without senior All America Kayla Nowak who recently suffered a very serious back injury during training.
This meet was very close for the first three rotations with Georgia ahead by .125 going into to the final event. The Gym Dogs were forced to compete today without senior Noel Couch who is out with a hand injury. Georgia started out very strong on the vault for a team total of 49.3. The rotation was capped off by a 9.925 from Cat Hires.
The trend continued for Georgia on the Uneven Bars with three scores over a 9.8 from Chelsea Davis, Lindsey Cheek and Hires for a 49.150. The Gym Dogs struggled on floor exercise with landing errors and falls and had to count three low scores from Hires, Brandie Jay, and Sarah Persinger as the Gym Dogs only scored a combined 48 on the event.
The Sooners had not won on the road in a season opener since 2001. OU had to close out the meet on the treacherous balance beam, but Oklahoma Coach K.J. Kindler knew that "It's not over until that last beam routine was over." The Sooners were solid on the beam and did not score below a 9.8, led by a 9.875 performance by all around champion Taylor Spears. The team's 49.2 on beam was more than enough to overtake the Gym Dogs and earned the Sooners their first victory in Athens.
Team Scores
|
Place |
Team |
Score |
|
1 |
University of Oklahoma |
196.450 |
|
2 |
University of Georgia |
195.425 |
University of Georgia
Head Coach: Danna Durante
|
Gymnast |
Vault |
Bars |
Beam |
Floor |
AllArr |
|
Lindsey Cheek |
9.825 |
9.850 |
9.800 |
|
|
|
Chelsea Davis |
9.625 |
9.875 |
|
|
|
|
Kaylan Earls |
|
|
9.800 |
9.850 |
|
|
Cat Hires |
9.925 |
9.825 |
8.975 |
9.075 |
37.800 |
|
Brandie Jay |
9.875 |
|
|
9.175 |
|
|
Sarah Persinger |
9.825 |
|
|
9.375 |
|
|
Brittany Rogers |
9.850 |
9.800 |
9.750 |
|
|
|
Christa Tanella |
|
9.775 |
9.725 |
9.825 |
|
|
Shayla Worley |
|
9.800 |
9.900 |
9.775 |
|
|
Team Totals |
49.300 |
49.150 |
48.975 |
48.000 |
195.425 |
University of Oklahoma
Head Coach: K.J. Kindler
|
Gymnast |
Vault |
Bars |
Beam |
Floor |
AllArr |
|
Lara Albright |
|
|
|
9.775 |
|
|
Lauren Alexander |
|
|
9.800 |
|
|
|
Rebecca Clark |
|
9.725 |
8.875 |
|
|
|
Keeley Kmieciak |
9.850 |
9.200 |
9.850 |
9.775 |
38.675 |
|
Madison Mooring |
9.800 |
|
9.825 |
9.850 |
|
|
Brie Olson |
9.675 |
9.875 |
9.850 |
9.850 |
39.250 |
|
Hunter Price |
9.625 |
|
|
|
|
|
Haley Scaman |
9.800 |
9.875 |
|
9.875 |
|
|
Taylor Spears |
9.775 |
9.875 |
9.875 |
9.850 |
39.375 |
|
Hayden Ward |
|
9.800 |
|
|
|
|
Team Total |
48.9 |
49.150 |
49.2 |
49.2 |
196.45 |
Vault Results
|
Place |
Gymnast |
Team |
Score |
|
1 |
Cat Hires |
University of Georgia |
9.925 |
|
2 |
Brandie Jay |
University of Georgia |
9.875 |
|
3 |
Brittany Rogers |
University of Georgia |
9.850 |
|
3 |
Keeley Kmieciak |
University of Oklahoma |
9.850 |
|
5 |
Sarah Persinger |
University of Georgia |
9.825 |
|
5 |
Lindsey Cheek |
University of Georgia |
9.825 |
|
7 |
Madison Mooring |
University of Oklahoma |
9.800 |
|
7 |
Haley Scaman |
University of Oklahoma |
9.800 |
|
9 |
Taylor Spears |
University of Oklahoma |
9.775 |
|
10 |
Brie Olson |
University of Oklahoma |
9.675 |
|
11 |
Chelsea Davis |
University of Georgia |
9.625 |
|
11 |
Hunter Price |
University of Oklahoma |
9.625 |
Uneven Parallel Bars Results
|
Place |
Gymnast |
Team |
Score |
|
1 |
Chelsea Davis |
University of Georgia |
9.875 |
|
1 |
Haley Scaman |
University of Oklahoma |
9.875 |
|
1 |
Brie Olson |
University of Oklahoma |
9.875 |
|
1 |
Taylor Spears |
University of Oklahoma |
9.875 |
|
5 |
Lindsey Cheek |
University of Georgia |
9.850 |
|
6 |
Cat Hires |
University of Georgia |
9.825 |
|
7 |
Brittany Rogers |
University of Georgia |
9.800 |
|
7 |
Shayla Worley |
University of Georgia |
9.800 |
|
7 |
Hayden Ward |
University of Oklahoma |
9.800 |
|
10 |
Christa Tanella |
University of Georgia |
9.775 |
|
11 |
Rebecca Clark |
University of Oklahoma |
9.725 |
|
12 |
Keeley Kmieciak |
University of Oklahoma |
9.200 |
Balance Beam Results
|
Place |
Gymnast |
Team |
Score |
|
1 |
Shayla Worley |
University of Georgia |
9.900 |
|
2 |
Taylor Spears |
University of Oklahoma |
9.875 |
|
3 |
Keeley Kmieciak |
University of Oklahoma |
9.850 |
|
3 |
Brie Olson |
University of Oklahoma |
9.850 |
|
5 |
Madison Mooring |
University of Oklahoma |
9.825 |
|
6 |
Lindsey Cheek |
University of Georgia |
9.800 |
|
6 |
Kaylan Earls |
University of Georgia |
9.800 |
|
6 |
Lauren Alexander |
University of Oklahoma |
9.800 |
|
9 |
Brittany Rogers |
University of Georgia |
9.750 |
|
10 |
Christa Tanella |
University of Georgia |
9.725 |
|
11 |
Cat Hires |
University of Georgia |
8.975 |
|
12 |
Rebecca Clark |
University of Oklahoma |
8.875 |
Floor Exercise Results
|
Place |
Gymnast |
Team |
Score |
|
1 |
Haley Scaman |
University of Oklahoma |
9.875 |
|
2 |
Kaylan Earls |
University of Georgia |
9.850 |
|
2 |
Madison Mooring |
University of Oklahoma |
9.850 |
|
2 |
Taylor Spears |
University of Oklahoma |
9.850 |
|
2 |
Brie Olson |
University of Oklahoma |
9.850 |
|
6 |
Christa Tanella |
University of Georgia |
9.825 |
|
7 |
Shayla Worley |
University of Georgia |
9.775 |
|
7 |
Lara Albright |
University of Oklahoma |
9.775 |
|
7 |
Keeley Kmieciak |
University of Oklahoma |
9.775 |
|
10 |
Sarah Persinger |
University of Georgia |
9.375 |
|
11 |
Brandie Jay |
University of Georgia |
9.175 |
|
12 |
Cat Hires |
University of Georgia |
9.075 |
All Around Results
|
Place |
Gymnast |
Team |
Score |
|
1 |
Taylor Spears |
University of Oklahoma |
39.375 |
|
2 |
Brie Olson |
University of Oklahoma |
39.250 |
|
3 |
Keeley Kmieciak |
University of Oklahoma |
38.675 |
|
4 |
Cat Hires |
University of Georgia |
37.800 |
scores via SoonerSports