The Oklahoma Sooners women's gymnastics team represents the

University of Oklahoma The University of Oklahoma (OU) is a Public university, public research university in Norman, Oklahoma, United States. Founded in 1890, it had existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two territories became the ...

in NCAA competition and competes in the

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(SEC). The Sooners have won nineteen conference championships, 15 NCAA Regional championships, and have appeared in 21 NCAA National Championships. In 2014, the Sooners won the program's first-ever team national title in the first-ever NCAA gymnastics championships tie, tying with

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with a score of 198.175. The Sooners have had eighteen individual national champions, 202 NCAA All-Americans, and five Honda Awards (two to

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, Maggie Nichols, Anastasia Webb, and Jordan Bowers). Some notable former and current OU gymnasts include

, Chelle Stack,

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, Natasha Kelley, McKenzie Wofford,

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, Maggie Nichols, Anastasia Webb,

Ragan Smith Ragan Elizabeth Smith (born August 8, 2000) is a retired American gymnast. She is a five-time member of the US National Team (2014–2019) and competed for the University of Oklahoma in collegiate gymnastics from 2020–2024. She is the 2017 ...

, Jordan Bowers, and Faith Torrez.

History

The Sooners gymnastics team was founded in 1981 under head coach Paul Ziert, who led the Sooners to three regional championships and two NCAA tournament appearances. The Sooners won their first five

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titles beginning in 1984 under coach Becky Switzer. Steve Nunno added another

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title in 2004. Current head coach K. J. Kindler took over the program before the 2007 season; the Sooners qualified to their first Super Six team final in 2010, finishing 2nd. In 2014, Oklahoma became the sixth school to win an NCAA gymnastics team title (following Alabama, Utah, Georgia, UCLA and Florida). The 2014 Super Six final was the first to end in a tie, giving Oklahoma their first title and

their second straight. At the 2024 Big 12 Championships, the Sooners gymnastics team earned a score of 198.950, which became the new highest score in college gymnastics history and broke the twenty-year-old record (198.875) set by UCLA and Stanford in 2004.

Championships

Super Six appearances

Four on the Floor appearances

Conference championships

Roster

2024–25 Roster

Coaches

*Head coach: K. J. Kindler *Assistant coach: Lou Ball *Assistant coach: Tom Hale

Past Olympians

(

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) * Chelle Stack (1988) *

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alternate)

Notes

References

External links

Official website
{{Southeastern Conference women's gymnastics navbox Sports clubs and teams established in 1981 1981 establishments in Oklahoma