Oklahoma Tops Nebraska, Sets Nation's Highest Score

Saturday, February 28

6 p.m. CT

University of Oklahoma

331.300

321.150

Nebraska

Photo by: Morgan Givens/University of Oklahoma

Oklahoma Tops Nebraska, Sets Nation's Highest Score

February 28, 2026 | Men's Gymnastics

Final Results Highlights

NORMAN – Freshman Nathan Roman posted the highest parallel bars score in the nation this season (14.650) to lead the No. 1 Oklahoma men's gymnastics team to a team total of 331.300 and a win over No. 3 Nebraska (321.150) in front of a crowd of 1,213 Saturday evening at McCasland Field House.

Oklahoma's score of 331.300 is the highest in the nation this season. This is the second straight meet in which the Sooners have set a national high score. OU registered a 328.650 on Feb. 7 against Ohio State and Air Force, and now owns the two highest scores in the country this season.

The Sooners swept all six individual event titles with a season-high 13 stuck dismounts on the night. Junior Nico Hamilton won floor exercise with a 14.150 for his first individual event title of the season. Redshirt freshman Colby Aranda (14.450 on pommel horse) and sophomore Francisco Velez Belendez (14.150 on still rings) both won their second straight event titles.

Freshman Sasha Bogonosiuk won his second straight vault title with a stuck 14.450. Roman competed for the first time in McCasland Field House and won the parallel bars title with his career-high 14.650. Senior Kelton Christiansen won the horizontal bar title with a 14.400 to claim his first event title of the season.

"It was great to see guys landing more confidently," Oklahoma head coach Mark Williams said. "We had more stuck landings than we had all season. There were some really good performances and they're looking more comfortable in the gymnastics they're doing. I feel like we're on track and excited about what's to come."

OU won four team events, posting a 55.500 on floor exercise, 54.050 on pommel horse, 54.800 on still rings and 56.100 on high bar. The Sooners scored 56.000 on vault and 54.850 on parallel bars, just one-tenth of a point behind Nebraska on p-bars. Oklahoma's scores on floor, rings, and high bar were all team highs this season. OU's high bar score bested its previous season high by two points (54.100 on Feb. 7).

The Sooners posted the four highest scores on floor, with redshirt-senior Brigham Frentheway placing second with a season-high 13.850 and redshirt-senior Fuzzy Benas and Bogonosiuk tied for third with twin 13.750s. Senior Ignacio Yockers scored a 14.350 to tie his season high and earn second place on pommel horse. Junior Tas Hajdu placed second on still rings with a season-high 13.950, while Frentheway earned fourth with a season-high 13.500.

Benas earned second on vault with a stuck season-high 14.400. Bogonosiuk scored a 13.800 on parallel bars to earn fourth. Junior Brandon Zepeda-Orth earned second on high bar with a season-high 14.200.

In all, Oklahoma set or tied 15 individual season highs and four career-best marks. The Sooners registered 10 scores of 14.000 or better and notched a 9.0 or better execution score on nine routines.

The Sooners are now unbeaten against their last 80 regular season opponents, encompassing 67 consecutive regular season meets, inside McCasland Field House, dating back to the 2007 season. OU's only defeat in the field house during that time was in the 2024 MPSF Championship when it finished second to Stanford.

Team Scores

1. Oklahoma – 331.300
2. Nebraska – 321.150

Oklahoma Scores

Floor Exercise

Nico Hamilton – 14.150*
Brigham Frentheway – 13.850
Fuzzy Benas – 13.750
Sasha Bogonosiuk – 13.750

Pommel Horse

Colby Aranda– 14.450*
Ignacio Yockers – 14.350
Kelton Christiansen – 12.850
Mac Seyler – 12.400

Still Rings

Francisco Velez Belendez – 14.150*
Tas Hajdu – 13.950
Brigham Frentheway – 13.500
Mac Seyler– 13.200

Vault

Sasha Bogonosiuk – 14.450*
Fuzzy Benas– 14.400
Brigham Frentheway – 14.100
Nico Hamilton – 13.050

Parallel Bars

Nathan Roman – 14.650
Sasha Bogonosiuk – 13.800
Fuzzy Benas – 13.250
Tas Hajdu – 13.150

High Bar

Kelton Christiansen – 14.400*
Brandon Zepeda-Orth – 14.200
Fuzzy Benas – 13.750
Brigham Frentheway – 13.750

*Event Winner

OU Event Totals

Floor Exercise – 55.500
Pommel Horse – 54.050
Still Rings – 54.800
Vault – 56.000
Parallel Bars – 54.850
High Bar – 56.100

Up Next
Oklahoma returns to McCasland Field House next Saturday, March 7, for its home finale against No. 8 California. The Senior Night meet is set to begin at 6 p.m. CT, with introductions at 5:45 p.m. It will be Student Groups Night, featuring a visor giveaway. OU will honor its seniors following the meet.