One of the most decorated college gymnasts in the country finally reached his Olympic dream on Saturday at the U.S. Olympic Trials by qualifying for Team USA.
Yul Moldauer sits third in the all-around is second in two events, while Allan Bower, Gage Dyer, Vitaliy Guimaraes and Matt Wenske also are in solid position.
Hosting the 16-seeded Washington Huskies, OU knows how good of a team they are.
Sooners head coach
Patty Gasso said as much when she hammered the NCAA Softball Selection Committee for underselling the Huskies, as well as a host of other teams.
“We watched the selection show. We watched them walk off,” Gasso said in a Zoom press conference Tuesday. “And quite honestly, I m 100 percent behind that because I think it was just a rob job, no doubt.”
The Huskies spent most of the season ranked among the top five teams in the country, finishing with the second-best record in the Pac-12 behind UCLA.
Oklahoma s Emma LaPinta named Big 12 co-Scholar Athlete of the Year in gymnastics
The junior from Frisco, TX, is the 14th Sooner to win the league s most prestigious academic-athletic honor
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Emma LaPinta was recognized for her commitment in the classroom as the 2021 Big 12 Gymnastics Co-Scholar Athlete of the Year, the conference office announced Wednesday.
A native of Frisco, TX, LaPinta is the first Sooner in program history to receive the award, which was created by the Big 12 prior to the 2012-13 academic year. LaPinta shared the honor with junior
Alexis Vasquez of Denver.
LaPinta, a communications major, boasts a 4.0 GPA and 90 percent participation in 2021. She is a two-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team honoree (2020, 2021) and a 2019 Academic All-Rookie selection. LaPinta is also a two-time WCGA Scholastic All-American.
Apr 3, 2021
TUSCALOOSA, AL – For the 17th straight season, the Oklahoma women s gymnastics team is headed to the NCAA Championship.
OU’s incredible night included a perfect score from
Olivia Trautman as the Sooners notched a 198.175 to take home the Tuscaloosa Regional title.
OU has now won 11 straight regional crowns under head coach
K.J. Kindler.
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Alabama placed second with a 197.575 to also advance to the NCAA Championship. Arkansas finished third with a 196.700 while Missouri was fourth with a 196.550.
“Starting on vault and coming out strong and finally getting that perfect 10 it was amazing,” Trautman said. “We went straight to bars and nailed bars. We were hitting our casts, hitting our dismounts. The whole bar squad did their job. On beam, I started us off strong and everyone hit. After an injury,