Oklahoma Men’s Gymnastics Dominates California, Finishes Regular Season Undefeated

NORMAN – The No. 1 Oklahoma men’s gymnastics team finished its regular season with a commanding performance, defeating No. 8 California 325.250 to 315.100 on Saturday evening at Haas Pavilion. The victory marks the Sooners’ first undefeated regular season since 2021 and the 13th under head coach Mark Williams.

Sooner Standouts Shine

Junior Nico Hamilton, freshman Nathan Roman, and senior Kelton Christiansen each secured their third consecutive individual event titles, leading the Sooners to victory.

Hamilton claimed the floor exercise title with a score of 13.800. Redshirt freshman Colby Aranda achieved a career-high-tying 14.500 to win the pommel horse title. Francisco Velez Belendez earned a 14.050 on still rings, while Roman secured the parallel bars title with a 14.250. Christiansen rounded out the individual wins with a 14.000 on horizontal bar.

Williams Praises Team Performance

“I thought we did what we needed to,” said head coach Mark Williams. Happy that we had a good competition and had the opportunity to be in the facility that we’ll be competing in for the conference championship. I’m very happy with the overall result from the regular season and we feel like there’s momentum going into conference and nationals that maybe we haven’t even had our best day yet.“

Mark Williams, Head Coach, Oklahoma Sooners Men’s Gymnastics

Team Dominance Across Events

OU demonstrated strength across all events, posting team scores of 53.650 on floor exercise, a season-high 56.300 on pommel horse, 53.700 on still rings, 54.300 on parallel bars, and 52.150 on high bar. The Sooners also excelled on vault, scoring a 55.150.

Additional Notable Performances

• Freshman Sasha Bogonosiuk tied for third on floor with a 13.650.
• OU swept the top three scores on pommel horse, with senior Ignacio Yockers (14.450) and junior Tyler Flores (career-high 14.150) finishing second and third, respectively.
• Junior Tas Hajdu (13.550) and redshirt junior Mac Seyler (13.300) took second and third on rings.
• Hajdu achieved a career-high 13.900 on parallel bars for second place, and Hamilton earned second on high bar with a 13.600.

OU’s team score of 325.200 represents their highest road score of the season.

Looking Ahead

The Sooners set or tied six individual season highs and four career-best marks during the meet. Oklahoma registered seven scores of 14.000 or better and achieved execution scores of 9.0 or higher on five routines.

Stay tuned for updates as the Sooners prepare for the conference and national championships!