No. 1 Oklahoma (6-0) took first place in the Collegiate Quad meet on Saturday in Salt Lake City, Utah, with a team score of 197.900.
The Sooners held off elite competition from No. 3 LSU (197.150), No. 4 Utah (196.975), and No. 5 UCLA (197.100).
Here are three takeaways from OU’s win:
Early lead
Oklahoma started fast and built up an early lead with a total of 49.450 on vault.
Freshman Hannah Scheible upped her performance from last week with a career-high of 9.925, tying for the second highest score in the event.
The Sooners’ went on to win vault with the highest total and move into rotation two with momentum on their side.
Holding the lead
Thanks to their dominant start on vault, the Sooners were able to hold onto their lead throughout the rest of the meet. Despite placing second overall on bars (49.450) and floor (49.475), they remained consistent in all four rotations.
Senior Audrey Davis stole the show on vault with a near-perfect score of 9.975, taking second place in the event overall. She ended up scoring 39.625 in total, tying for second place in the all-around.
THAT'S OUR BARS QUEEN.@AudreyDavis132 sticks the landing for a near-perfect 9.975! pic.twitter.com/0FQVZdHgwW
— Oklahoma Women's Gym (@OU_WGymnastics) January 13, 2024
Davis scored a 9.900 on beam alongside senior Katherine LeVasseur. Junior Jordan Bowers earned 9.950. Oklahoma closed the meet with floor, where sophomore Faith Torrez led the team with 9.925 and helped seal the Sooners’ victory.
Career best performances
Three athletes achieved personal records in this meet.
In addition to Scheible, freshman Keira Wells earned a career-high 9.875 in her performance on vault. Additionally, LeVasseur finished the meet strong with a total of 39.525, her career-high in the all-around.
Next, OU will travel to Denver where it will compete against Denver, Stanford, and UCLA at 3 p.m. on Jan. 21.
