2017 Oklahoma Men's Gymnastics Media Guide

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UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA MEN’S GYMNASTICS

NATIONA 1977 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS HEAD COACH - PAUL ZIERT THE SOONERS: Garry Beasley, Paul Black, Bart Conner, George Howell, Craig Martin, Leslie Moore, Steve Rutledge, Bernard Van Wie, Mike Wilson THE CHAMPIONSHIP (HOSTED BY ARIZONA ST.): Four years into the Paul Ziert era, OU won its first national title. The Sooners (7-1) tied Indiana State for the national crown. It remains the only tie in NCAA team championship history.

1978 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS HEAD COACH - PAUL ZIERT THE SOONERS: Garry Beasley, Paul Black, Bart Conner, George Howell, Dale Kerr, Jeff Martin, Leslie Moore, Steve Rutledge, Mike Wilson THE CHAMPIONSHIP (HOSTED BY OREGON): Head Coach Paul Ziert and the Sooners won their second straight national title with a 10-1 season. OU was led by AllAmerican Bart Conner who won his second straight all-around title.

1991 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS HEAD COACH - GREG BUWICK THE SOONERS: Ricky Armstrong, Laurence Chavez, Brian Halstead, Jarrod Hanks, Marcus Jordan, Jeff Lutz, Tom Meadows, Vince Pagano, Orson Sykes, Ric Sweezy, Greg Zeiders THE CHAMPIONSHIP (HOSTED BY PENN STATE): Head coach Greg Buwick produced OU’s third national title and his first of three Nissen Award winners with Jarrod Hanks in 1991. Buwick’s Sooners went 15-1 and also won the Big Eight title.

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