Sooners Advance to NCAA Finals

Friday, April 17

Champaign, Ill.

1 p.m. CT

University of Oklahoma

322.825

320.294

Ohio State

Photo by: Morgan Givens/University of Oklahoma

April 17, 2026 | Men's Gymnastics

Final Results Highlights

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The Oklahoma men's gymnastics team advanced to its 26th consecutive NCAA Championship finals, posting a team total of 322.825 in the afternoon qualifying session Friday at the University of Illinois' State Farm Center.

The top-seeded Sooners placed first in the session and will be joined in the finals by No. 5 Ohio State (320.294) and No. 4 Nebraska (320.059). The top three teams from each qualifying session advance to the NCAA finals. The second qualifier, featuring No. 2 Michigan, No. 3 Stanford, No. 6 Penn State, No. 7 Illinois, No. 10 Navy and No. 11 Army, is set for at 7 p.m. CT Friday.

The NCAA Championship finals will be held at 6 p.m. CT Saturday and will be televised on ESPN2, with apparatus streams available on ESPN+.

A pair of freshmen claimed individual event titles, as Sasha Bogonosiuk won vault with a stuck 14.500 and Nathan Roman took parallel bars with a 14.366. Oklahoma notched a season-high 56.498 on vault and also recorded the top team scores of the meet on still rings (53.399) and parallel bars (53.732).

"We did what we had to do," said head coach Mark Williams. "One of our goals was to qualify in the top six, but our other goal was to win the session, and we did that. It wasn't always our best and we weren't putting our top lineup out there. We'll make some adjustments for tomorrow and come out stronger, have a great day and battle for a championship."

Senior Ignacio Yockers posted a 13.933 to finish second on pommel horse, while redshirt freshman Colby Aranda followed with a 13.900 to tie for third and junior Tyler Flores tied for fifth with a 13.700. Sophomore Francisco Velez Belendez stuck his dismount for a 14.100 to place second on still rings, while redshirt junior Mac Seyler finished fifth (13.500) and redshirt senior Brigham Frentheway placed sixth (13.466).

Flores added a stuck vault for a 14.366 to earn a runner-up finish on the event, and fifth-year senior Fuzzy Benas placed seventh (13.966). Benas also finished fourth on floor exercise with a season-high 13.766. Redshirt sophomore Brandon Zepeda-Orth recorded a 13.666 to take second on horizontal bar, while junior Nico Hamilton placed fourth with a 13.533.

Saturday evening's NCAA Championship finals will determine team, all-around and individual event champions.

Team Scores

Oklahoma - 322.825
Ohio State - 320.059
Nebraska - 320.059
California - 312.026
Greenville - 307.059
Springfield - 306.426

Oklahoma Scores

Floor Exercise

Nathan Roman - 13.433

Nico Hamilton - 13.200

Fuzzy Benas - 13.033

Sasha Bogonosiuk - 12.833

Pommel Horse

Ignacio Yockers - 13.933

Colby Aranda - 13.900

Tyler Flores - 13.700

Mac Seyler - 12.966

Still Rings

Francisco Velez Belendez - 14.100

Mac Seyler - 13.500

Brigham Frentheway - 13.466

Nathan Roman - 12.333

Vault

Sasha Bogonosiuk - 14.500

Tyler Flores - 14.366

Fuzzy Benas - 13.966

Brigham Frentheway - 13.666

Parallel Bars

Nathan Roman - 14.366

Fuzzy Benas - 13.766

Ignacio Yockers - 13.100

Tas Hajdu - 12.500

High Bar

Brandon Zepeda-Orth - 13.666

Nico Hamilton - 13.533

Fuzzy Benas - 13.066

Brigham Frentheway - 11.933

OU Event Totals

Floor Exercise - 52.499

Pommel Horse - 54.499

Still Rings - 53.399

Vault - 56.498

Parallel Bars 53.732

High Bar - 52.198

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