Women’s gym wins against Iowa State

The No. 10 women’s gymnastics team defeated conference rival Iowa State Saturday in Ames, Iowa 196.800–195.525. The Sooners won all four event titles, and senior Haley DeProspero claimed the all-around with a 39.300. The Sooners improved to 7-3 overall and 2-1 in the Big 12.

OU started the competition on bars, where they posted a 48.900, but the No. 22 Cyclones held a 48.950-48.900 lead.

Moving to vault, OU was solid and earned its second-highest score of the season on the event.

On floor, junior Kristin Smith earned a 9.9 to continue the Sooners’ momentum and win the event. OU counted five scores above 9.8, and led going into the final rotation.

On beam, the Sooners again earned their second-best score of the season to win the meet. Junior Hollie Vise earned a career-high 9.95 on the beam to win the event title.

— Kelsey Witten/The Daily

Today declared Sam Bradford Day

The Oklahoma State Senate will hear two resolutions today to recognize the achievements of the OU football team and sophomore quarterback Sam Bradford.

In honor of Bradford winning the Heisman Trophy and as a thanks for his decision to return to OU, the resolution designates today as Sam Bradford Day in Oklahoma.

Men’s gymnastics wins weekend meet

The No. 2 OU men’s gymnastics team stayed undefeated Saturday, beating No. 9 Nebraska 358.300-342.400.

The total was the second-highest in the NCAA this year and the win marked OU’s fourth over a top-10 opponent.

The Sooners’ next competition is against No. 3 Stanford and No. 6 Minnesota on March 7 in Minneapolis, Minn.

— Daily Staff

Men’s, women’s tennis play on the road

The men’s and women’s tennis teams tried to get on track after losing matches last week, but only one succeeded.

The men’s team won both of its matches this weekend beating Northwest Arizona 6-1 and UNLV 6-1 in Las Vegas.

The women’s team, however, has now lost its last three games, making the Sooners 3-5 on the year. The Sooners fell to Wisconsin 4-3 Saturday and to Missouri 5-2 Sunday.

“Unfortunately, we were not able to execute at some key moments in the match,” head coach David Mullins said.

— James Roth/The Daily

Baseball goes 2-2 on weekend series

The No. 16 Sooners split a four-game series with Washington State this weekend, winning both games on Saturday.

OU (7-3) fell in Friday’s opener 9-6 before sweeping Saturday’s double-header 9-7 and 12-3.

Junior shortstop Bryant Hernandez came through in the clutch in the series’ second game with an 11th-inning RBI. Bryant went 7-15 for the weekend.

In the series finale, the Sooners took a first-inning lead before the Cougars went up by four and got a 10-6 victory.

OU’s next game is Tuesday against the University of Arkansas Little Rock in Norman.

— Jono Greco/The Daily

Men’s, women’s track finishes fifth, sixth at Big 12 Championships

Men’s and women’s track both finished near the middle of the pack this weekend at the Big 12 Indoor Track and Field Championships in College Station, Texas.

The women finished sixth, collecting 65 points. Redshirt sophomore Ti’Anca Mock snagged the only individual championship for the men or women, winning the long jump.

Senior Leslie Cole received All-Big 12 recognition, and finished second to A&M’s Jessica Beard in the 400-meter dash.

In the 400, the OU women saw more success with freshman Tiara Sims taking home sixth and All-Big 12 honors.

Propelled by solid all-around contributions, the men grabbed a fifth-place finish, accruing 66 points.

True freshman Will Claye used a personal-best figure in the triple-jump to edge out senior Shardae Boutte, who finished third, and land second-place honors.

Boutte was the defending Big 12 champion in the event, and will get another crack at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, which are two weeks away.

The women’s side was dominated by heavy favorite, No. 1 Texas A&M, who registered 130 points.

No. 7 Texas won on the men’s side, scoring 115 points.

The NCAA Indoor Championships is the next big event on the horizon for OU, beginning March 13.

— Jarrod Yost/The Daily