Oklahoma Sooners men's gymnastics

The Oklahoma Sooners men's gymnastics team represents the University of Oklahoma and competes in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. The team has won 12 NCAA National Championships, most recently in 2018.^[2]

Oklahoma Sooners men's gymnastics
University	University of Oklahoma
Athletic director	Joe Castiglione
Head coach	Mark Williams
Conference	MPSF
Location	Norman, Oklahoma
Home arena	McCasland Field House (Capacity: 5,000)
Nickname	Sooners
Colors	Crimson and cream^[1]
National championships
12 (1977, 1978, 1991, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) NCAA Championships

Roster

2023–24 Roster
Name	Height	Class	Hometown
Arthur Ballon	5'10	FR	Lyon, France
Fuzzy Benas	5'6	R-SO	Richmond, TX
Max Bereznev	5'7	FR	Woodstock, GA
Matthew Burgoyne	5'4	SR	Lansdale, PA
Kelton Christiansen	5'7	SO	Arvada, CO
Emre Dodanli	5'7	JR	Milton, ON
Colin Flores	5'6	FR	Mountain House, CA
Tyler Flores	5'6	FR	Mountain House, CA
Jack Freeman	5'8	SR+	Palestine, TX
Brigham Frentheway	5'5	JR	Cheyenne, WY
Emmitt Glover	5'5	FR	Saratoga Springs, UT
Tas Hajdu	5'9	FR	Las Vegas, NV
Nico Hamilton	5'6	FR	Grapevine, TX
Leo Koike	5'5	R-FR	Saitama Prefecture
Nikolai Kolesnikov	5'7	JR	Minneapolis, MN
Zachary Marckx	5'7	SR	Kansas City, MO
Zach Nunez	5'6	SR	Cypress, TX
Adriel Perales-Valencia	5'4	SO	Tucson, AZ
Mac Seyler	5'7	SO	Flower Mound, TX
Daniel Simmons	5'7	SR	Cypress, TX
Cailen Walker	5'6	JR	Hercules, CA
Ignacio Yockers	5'8	SO	Tulsa, OK
Brandon Zepeda-Orth	5'7	FR	Wheat Ridge, CO

Coaching staff

2023–2024

Name	Position	Seasons
Mark Williams	Head coach	2000–present
Valeriy Goncharov	Asst. coach	2019–present
Josh Yee	Asst. coach	2018–present
Genki Suzuki	Asst. coach	2023–present

NCAA champions

Event	Winner/Year
Team (12)	1977, 1978, 1991, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
All-Around (8)	Bart Conner (1978) Daniel Furney (2003) Jonathan Horton (2006) Taqiy Abdullah-Simmons (2007) Steven Legendre (2009) Jake Dalton (2012) Yul Moldauer (2016, 2018)
Floor Exercise (17)	Odessa Lovin (1972, 1973) Bart Conner (1979) Mike Wilson (1979) Jeremy Killen (1997) Josh Landis (2003) Jonathan Horton (2006, 2007) Steven Legendre (2008, 2009, 2010) Jake Dalton (2011) Alec Robin (2014) Colin Van Wicklen (2016) Yul Moldauer (2017, 2018) Gage Dyer (2021)
Pommel Horse (4)	Josh Landis (2003) Alexander Naddour (2010, 2011) Michael Reid (2015)
Rings (8)	Dan Fink (1998) David Henderson (2005) Jonathan Horton (2006, 2008) Michael Squires (2013, 2014, 2015) Yul Moldauer (2017)
Vault (9)	Greg Goodhue (1974) Leslie Moore (1979) Mark Oates (1983) Steven Legendre (2008, 2009) Jake Dalton (2011) Alec Robin (2014) Yul Moldauer (2018) Gage Dyer (2021)
Parallel Bars (3)	Daniel Furney (2003) Jake Dalton (2012) Yul Moldauer (2018)
Horizontal Bar (3)	Todd Bishop (1998, 1999) Jonathan Horton (2007)

Athlete awards

Nissen-Emery Award winners

Main article: Nissen Award

• Bart Conner (1981)
• Jarrod Hanks (1991)
• Daniel Fink (1998)
• Todd Bishop (1999)
• Daniel Furney (2003)
• Jonathan Horton (2008)
• Steven Legendre (2011)
• Yul Moldauer (2019)

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CGA Rookie of the Year

• Fuzzy Benas (2022)^[4]

CGA Specialist of the Year

• Gage Dyer (2021)

MPSF Gymnast of the Year

• Jonathan Horton (2008)
• Jake Dalton (2012)
• Presten Ellsworth (2013)
• Yul Moldauer (2018)

Past Olympians

• Bart Conner (1976, 1984)    
• Guard Young (2004)  
• Jonathan Horton (2008, 2012)    
• Jake Dalton (2012, 2016)
• Chris Brooks (2016)
• Alexander Naddour (2016)  
• Yul Moldauer (2020)
• Allan Bower (2020 alternate)

See also

• Oklahoma Sooners women's gymnastics

References

1. "Colors – OU Brand Guide". April 20, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
2. "Dynasty: OU Wins Fourth Straight NCAA Title". Oklahoma Sooners. April 21, 2018.
3. "Nissen-Emery Winners". Oklahoma Sooners.
4. "Benas Secures CGA Rookie of the Year". Oklahoma Sooners. April 14, 2022.

External links

Official website