It’s the second meeting of the year for No. 1 Oklahoma and No. 12 Arkansas. Both teams previously met at the Metroplex Challenge in February, where Oklahoma won by 1.5 points over Arkansas.
Last week, Arkansas set a new program record, scoring 197.650 on the road in a win against Missouri. Arkansas ended the meet with a record-setting beam rotation scoring 49.575. Oklahoma had a two-meet weekend last week and first defeated Michigan, setting three new NCAA records: the new 4th highest team all-around score (198.650), tied 5th highest team bars score (49.725), and tied 3rd highest team beam score (49.800). The Sooners ended the weekend easily winning a quad meet vs. Clemson, Penn, and Texas Woman’s by scoring 198.300, almost 2 points above the next team.
There are many individuals to highlight for this meet, starting with Oklahoma’s Audrey Davis, who scored her first (and long-awaited) perfect 10 on uneven bars last week. Also, keep an eye on Oklahoma’s Ragan Smith, who has scored four consecutive 10s on the beam, and Jordan Bowers, who has currently ranked second in the individual all-around, 8th on vault, 1st on bars, and is tied for 3rd on the floor. For Arkansas, its floor rotation is always a highlight led by Frankie Price and Lauren Williams, who are currently tied for ninth on floor. It will also be interesting to watch its beam rotation to see if it could repeat the record-setting performance last week.
Watch along on the SECN+. Here we go!
Rotation 1: Arkansas Vault, Oklahoma Bars
Weaver (Ark): Nice Yurchenko full with a sizable hop back. 9.800
Sievers (OU): Maloney to Pak salto, pirouette handstand, stuck full in dismount. 9.900
Park (Ark): Another nice Yurchenko full with a hop back. 9.775
LeVasseur (OU): Beautiful handstand, Tkatchev, Bail handstand, giant full to double tuck dismount and a stick. 9.925
Smith (Ark): Huge Yurchenko full to a stuck landing. Gorgeous vault. 9.925
Torrez (OU): Nice first handstand to Ray, Pak salto with small leg separation, double layout dismount to another stick. 9.875
Price (Ark): Big Yurchenko full with a slide back. 9.825
Smith (OU): Ray to Pak salto, great handstands, double layout to a stick with an arm wave. 9.900
Klein (Ark): Yurchenko 1.5 with a step forward. Nice to see the difficulty. 9.875
Davis (OU): Coming off her first 10.000 last week… Blind, Jaeger to Park, double front dismount to a stuck landing. 9.975
Williams (Ark): Yurchenko 1.5 to a tiny hop forward. Nice one. 9.925
Bowers (OU): Blind, pike Jaeger, Pak salto, full in dismount to a slight step back. 9.900
Essenpries (Ark): Exhibition vault. Yurchenko 1.5 overrated with a step forward.
Sullivan (OU): Exhibition bars. Maloney, Pak salto, full in to stuck dismount.
After 1: Oklahoma 49.600, Arkansas 49.350
Oklahoma found almost all of its handstands and landings in the first rotation resulting in a .250 lead over Arkansas. Arkansas had a clean vault rotation. There were a few sizable hops/steps on the landings, but it was overall a good rotation.
Rotation 2: Oklahoma Vault, Arkansas Bars
Torrez (OU): Yurchenko 1.5 a little short on the landing with a hop back. 9.825
Swaney (Ark): Good first handstand to Ray, Pak salto, double layout to a small hop back. 9.800
Wells (OU): Yurchenko 1.5 with slight hop forward. 9.900
Pratt (Ark): Ray, Bail handstand, double layout to stuck landing. A little short on a couple handstand. 9.775
Bowers (OU): Yurchenko 1.5 with a step back. Going for the stick but came up a little short. 9.900
Drotar (Ark): Shaposh to Bail handstand, nice last handstand to double layout with a tiny step back. 9.775
LeVasseur (OU): Yurchenko 1.5 with small step forward. 9.900
Scalzo (Ark): Blind, Jaeger to Bail, double layout to a stuck dismount. 9.875
Scheible (OU): Front handspring front pike half with tiny hop back. 9.925
Park (Ark): Nice first handstand, Ray, Pak salto, double layout dismount to hop back.
Siegfeldt (OU): Yurchenko 1.5 to hop forward. Big vault. 9.900
Jones (Ark): Blind to pike Jaeger and a fall. Pak salto, double layout dismount and a small step back.
Ramsey (OU): Exhibition vault. Nice Yurchenko full with small hop.
Smith (Ark): Exhibition bars. Maloney to Bail handstand, nice last handstand, double layout dismount to a stuck landing. Great routine.
After 2: Oklahoma 99.125, Arkansas 98.375
Another good rotation for both teams. Oklahoma has increased their lead by 0.75. Its difficultly on vault allows it to have steps/hops and still score very well. Arkansas found many of its landings on bars. There was an unfortunate fall from Jones, but the other routines allow Arkansas to not count a fall. Looking forward to seeing the Arkansas beam rotation after its record setting performance last week.
Rotation 3: Arkansas Beam, Oklahoma Floor
Gamiao (Ark): Standing LOSO, LOSO to slight bobble, side somersault, switch leap to split jump, full turn, round off 1.5 dismount to small step forward. Good start.
Davis (OU): Opens with front double full and dances out of it, nice leap series, round off 1.5 to front full. Nice start. 9.925
Jones (Ark): Front aerial, BHS, BHS, full turn, split jump to double stag jump, front full dismount to a stuck landing. Great job after the fall on bars. 9.875
Johnson (OU): Opens with front layout to Rudi, second pass is double tuck to large bounce back, switch half to wolf full to end. 9.800
Swaney (Ark): Candle mount, cat leap to front aerial and a slight bobble, BHS LOSO solid, switch leap to split jump, BHS to 1.5 dismount to slight shuffle. 9.875
Smith (OU): Opens with open double tuck, second pass is back 1.5 to front layout and dances out of it, switch side to wolf full, closes with double pike.
Weaver (Ark): BHS LOSO solid, straddle jump to double stag with slight bobble, side aerial to big wobble with a leg up, full turn, dismounts with round off 1.5. 9.750
LeVasseur (OU): Opens with full in to good landing, switch side to Shushunova, round off 1.5 to layout half staddle. 9.875
Klein (Ark): Aerial LOSO to wobble, Switch leap split jump, dismounts with round off 1.5 to a small hop. 9.850
Torrez (OU): Opens with huge double layout, tour jete half to wolf full, front through to double tuck to a good landing. 9.925
Linton (Ark): BHS BHS LOSO slight arm movement, switch leap to split jump, dismounts with round off 1.5 to a small hop. 9.900
Bowers (OU): Opens with front handspring, front double full to front tuck with a little bounce forward, second pass is double pike to a good landing, switch leap to switch half to wolf full is lovely. And it’s a 10.000.
Park (Ark): Exhibition beam. BHS LOSO, LOSO, nice leap series, dismounts with side aerial to back 1.5 and a small step forward.
Scheible (OU): Exhibition floor. First pass is Rudi to LOSO. Second pass is double tuck to a good landing. Switch leap to switch half to wolf full.
After 3: Oklahoma 148.700, Arkansas 147.675
Arkansas had another good beam rotation. While not as strong as last week, its score is higher than its NQS score on beam. Oklahoma has a solid floor rotation capped off with a perfect 10.000 from Jordan Bowers. It increased its lead to 1.025.
Rotation 4: Oklahoma Beam, Arkansas Floor
Davis (OU): Full turn, BHS LOSO solid, front aerial, beautiful dance and flexibility, beat jump to stag jump, dismounts with roundoff double full to a stuck landing. 9.925
Gamiao (Ark): Opens with huge double pike, second pass is round off 1.5 full step out to double full, switch half to Popa, last pass is double tuck to a great landing. 9.850
Siegfeldt (OU): BHS LOSO, full turn, cat leap to front aerial, beat jump to stag jump, BHS to Gainer full to a stuck landing. Beautiful. Perfect 10.000!
Klein (Ark): Front layout step out to double tuck to stuck landing, switch side to Popa to Shushunova, closes with double pike to controlled landing. 9.900
Bowers (OU): Full turn, BHS LOSO solid, split leap to switch half, round off double full to a stuck landing. 9.925
Jones (Ark): Opens with front double full to great landing, switch ring to switch half, round off 1.5 full to front layout it is lovely, closes with Rudi to great landing. 9.900
Torrez (OU): Wolf jump, side aerial LOSO to a slight wobble, full turn, switch leap to straddle jump, BHS Gainer full to stuck landing.
Smith (Ark): Front layout step out to double tuck good landing, switch side to Popa, last pass is double pike to stuck landing. Great routine. 9.925
LeVasseur (OU): BHS LOSO with the slightest wobble, cat leap to front aerial, BHS Gainer full to small step back. 9.900
Williams (Ark): Clapping with the crowd before she starts. Opens with full in to stuck landing, second pass is roundoff 1.5 full to front layout, nice leap series, signature worm, last pass is back double tuck to a good landing. 9.925
Smith (OU): Can she get a fifth 10 in a row? BHS LOSO, front aerial, straddle half to back BHS swing down a little crooked but covers it well, full turn, dismounts with BHS Gainer full and a small hop. 9.850
Price (Ark): Opens with huge double layout to a good landing, switch side to Popa Popa is huge, closes with front full front layout. Great routine! 9.950
Wier (OU): Beam exhibition. Front aerial staddle jump, BHS LOSO, full turn, hitch kick to staddle half, dismounts with cartwheel Gainer full to stuck dismount.
Weaver (Ark): Floor exhibition. Opens with nice double pike, round off 1.5 full to front layout, big leap series, closes with double tuck to another good landing.
FINAL: Oklahoma 198.350, Arkansas 197.275
Oklahoma continues its winning streak besting Arkansas by 1.075 and highlighted by perfect 10s from Jordan Bowers on floor and Ava Siegfeldt on beam. Arkansas also had a solid performance highlighted by its incredible floor rotation to close out the meet.
VT: Scheible (OU), Smith (Ark), Williams (Ark), 9.925
UB: Davis (OU), 9.975
BB: Siegfeldt (OU), 10.000
FX: Bowers (OU), 10.000
AA: Bowers (OU), 39.725
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