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HUSKERS FACE NO. 1 OKLAHOMA ON SATURDAY
The No. 6 Nebraska men’s gymnastics team (5-3, 0-1) continues a string of away meets when it travels to Norman, Okla., to take on the top-ranked Oklahoma Sooners on Feb. 6 at 5 p.m. The Huskers are coming off another record-breaking performance. NU broke the school floor record in its second-place finish in Minneapolis, Minn., on Jan. 30. The team came behind Minnesota, but defeated the UMN Club Team. Freshman, Anton Stephenson, took home the all-around and the parallel bars titles. The team’s performance moved Nebraska up one spot in the national rankings.
Individually, eight Husker gymnasts are ranked nationally. Daniel Leal, Anton Stephenson, Kyle King, Austin Epperson, Connor Adamsick, Ethan Lottman, Jordan King and Sam Chamberlain are all ranked in the top 20 across all six events and the all-around.
Lottman is the highest ranked Husker this week. The senior from Omaha, Neb., is tied for the third spot on pommel horse. K. King and Epperson join Lottman in the top 10. K. King holds the No. 5 spot on floor, while Epperson ranks ninth on floor.
SCOUTING THE SOONERS
The No. 1 Oklahoma men’s gymnastics team (7-0, 2-0) posted a 447.400 in its first home meet of the year on Jan. 30, to defeat No. 6 Iowa (426.950) and No. 8 California (425.850). OU took all six event titles and the all-around title. Van Wicklen won floor and the all-around, Allan Bower took home pommel horse and vault, Yul Moldauer won parallel bars and high bar and Kanji Oyama, Thao Hoang and Moldauer all tied for first on rings.
After Saturday’s performance and the team’s score of 448.350 at the Rocky Mountain Open, the Sooners currently have the two highest team scores in the nation so far this season.
SERIES HISTORY
The Huskers have an overall record of 29-52-1 against the Sooners, since the teams’ first regular-season meeting back in 1966. Most recently, Nebraska fell to Oklahoma at the Rocky Mountain Open on Jan. 16, 2016, by a score of 448.350 - 420.300.