OKLAHOMA CAPTURES SECOND-STRAIGHT NCAA MEN'S GYMNASTICS TITLE ::

PHILADELPHIA -- Oklahoma University won its second-consecutive National Collegiate Men's Gymnastics Championship on April 12, 2003, at Temple University's Liacouras Center. The title is the fifth in the Sooners' history.

Oklahoma's Daniel Furney, a senior from New Braunfels,Texas, captured the all-around title with a score of 56.10. Furney, the 2003 Nissen Emery Award recipient, is now the 14th gymnast in Oklahoma history to win an individual national title.

With a sum of 222.600, Head Coach Mark Williams' squad topped its championship score of 219.300 from 2002. Oklahoma's 26-0 record this year placed them in elite company with Ohio State (1996) as the only schools to complete a perfect season.

Ohio State, the 2001 national title winners, finished second in this year's competition with a 220.700 score. Penn State secured third with a 219.950 sum, while Michigan (217.850), Illinois (217.125) and Iowa (215.250) rounded out the meet.

Raj Bhavsar of Ohio State placed second in the all-around finals with a 55.300 total. Michigan's Scott Vetere (54.625) was next, followed by Randy Monahan (Ohio State; 54.550), David Eaton (California-Berkeley; 54.475), Clay Strother (Minnesota; 54.150), Justin Laury (Michigan; 53.675) and Dan Gill (Stanford; 53.525).

Saturday's team and all-around finals will be televised via tape delay on ESPN from 3:30-5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 14.

The 2003 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships conclude on Sunday, April 13, with the event finals. The top eight finishers and one alternate from each event in Saturday's competition advanced to Sunday's 2:00 p.m. finals on Temple University's campus.

Sunday's event finals will be televised via tape delay at 7:30 p.m. Sunday evening on CN8 and on the web at www.cn8.tv.

Sunday Event Finals Qualifiers:

Floor Exercise

1. Clay Strother, Minnesota 9.600

Dan Gill, Stanford 9.600

Graham Ackerman, UC-Berkeley 9.600

4. Justin Spring, Illinois 9.475

5. Kerry Adderly, Ohio State 9.375

6. Cody Trobaugh, Ohio State 9.275

Josh Landis, Oklahoma 9.275

8. Bob Rogers, Illinois 9.250

Alt. John Robella, Army 9.200

Pommel Horse

1. Josh Landis, Oklahoma 9.650

2. Clay Strother, Minnesota 9.575

Peter Shostchuk, Illinois 9.575

4. Scott Vetere, Michigan 9.550

5. Zack Roeder, Penn State 9.475

6. Raj Bhavsar, Ohio State 9.450

Ryan Schwartzkopf, Ohio State 9.450

8. Daniel Furney, Oklahoma 9.425

Alt. Brian Peterson, Michigan 9.350

Still Rings

1. Marshall Erwin, Stanford 9.725

2. Kevin Tan, Penn State 9.700

3. Nyika White, Temple 9.625

4. Raj Bhavsar, Ohio State 9.550

5. Brett Covey, Oklahoma 9.500

6. Jamie Henderson, Oklahoma 9.475

Brian Lee, Army 9.475

8. Randy Monahan, Ohio State 9.450

Cody Trobaugh, Ohio State 9.450

Conan Parzuchowski, Michigan 9.450

Vault

1. Jock Stevens, Oklahoma 9.700

2. Zack Roeder, Penn State 9.525

3. Dan Gill, Stanford 9.475

Andrew DiGiore, Michigan 9.475

5. Daniel Furney, Oklahoma 9.350

Kevin Donohue, Penn State 9.350

Ludwig Kern, Penn State 9.350

8. David Eaton, UC-Berkeley 9.325

Dustin Greenhill, Army 9.325

Parallel Bars

1. Daniel Furney, Oklahoma 9.500

2. Luis Vargas, Penn State 9.400

3. Raj Bhavasar, Ohio State 9.350

4. Heath Mueller, Oklahoma 9.300

5. Josh Landis, Oklahoma 9.200

Dustin Greenhill, Army 9.200

7. Justin Spring, Illinois 9.150

8. Steven Friedman, Nebraska 9.100

Ronald Ferris, Ohio State 9.100

High Bar

1. Linas Gaveika, Iowa 9.675

2. Michael Reavis, Iowa 9.625

3. Kevin Donahue, Penn State 9.450

Justin Spring, Illinois 9.450

5. Daniel Furney, Oklahoma 9.400

Louis Vargas, Penn State 9.400

Scott Wetterling, Illinois 9.400

Kevin Tan, Penn State 9.400

Alt. Randy Monahan, Ohio State 9.350