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...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM CDT FRIDAY...

The following statement was issued by the Oklahoma Department of
Environmental Quality until 10 PM CDT Saturday evening.

An Air Quality Alert for Ozone has been issued for Friday, October
23rd for the Oklahoma City Metropolitan area due to expected high
concentrations of ozone.

Public Health Recommendations: Persons with existing heart or
respiratory ailments should reduce physical exertion and outdoor
activity.

The general public is encouraged to help alleviate the problem by
reducing vehicle miles traveled by riding the bus, carpooling, or
avoiding unnecessary trips. The public is also asked to avoid
refueling during the morning and early afternoon hours, and to avoid
the use of two cycle engines such as lawn mowers, motorcycles, weed
trimmers, and outboard engines. It is also advised to limit outdoor
burning.

To view the latest air quality map, visit airnow.gov or the AirNow
app.

For hourly updates on concentrations and possible health warnings,
telephone the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality at
405-702-4100. For more information on health effects, call the
American Lung Association of Oklahoma at 405-748-4674

OU women's gymnastics: No. 3 Sooners defeat West Virginia, 195.850-194.775

Evy Schoepfer

Senior Evy Schoepfer during the meet against Utah on Jan. 17.

 Edward Reali/The Daily

Despite trailing after the third rotation, the No. 3 Sooners (4-0, 2-0 Big 12) came back to defeat West Virginia (0-2, 0-2), 195.850-194.775, in Norman Sunday night.

In Oklahoma’s first sub-196 score performance since 2012, junior specialist Allie Stern and senior Evy Schoepfer led the Sooners with a 9.900 each on vault to give OU a 49.225-48.600 lead after the first rotation.

The energy in the Lloyd Noble Center rose as Oklahoma moved to bars, where senior Karrie Thomas and freshman Kat LeVasseur led off with back-to-back sticks and 9.875’s. Sophomore Ragan Smith also put up a 9.875, and freshman Audrey Davis stuck her landing to raucous applause and a meet-best 9.950, as the Sooners extended their lead to 98.625-97.375.

Despite ranking seventh in the country on beam coming into the meet, OU had three straight falls from LeVasseur, Davis, and Smith. A near-fall from sophomore Jenna Dunn allowed the Mountaineers to take the lead, 146.375-146.350. Senior Anastasia Webb and Schoepfer kept the score close with a 9.875 and 9.825 respectively.

OU went into its final rotation needing clean performances and a bit of help, and it got both. The Mountaineers had two falls on beam, and Webb, Smith and Schoepfer came in clutch with two 9.925’s and a 9.900, along with solid performances across the board to clinch the comeback victory.

Oklahoma will return to action when it travels to Denver to take on the No. 5 Pioneers at 2 p.m. CT on Sunday, Feb. 7.

This article was updated at 10:40 a.m. Feb. 1 to reflect an adjusted final score.

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