By Shainna Beasley
From season to season, things change in NCAA gymnastics. Seniors graduate, others medically retire and new freshmen enter college, looking to have a huge effect. Other changes are coaching related, such as retirements, promotions or moving to a new program. All these new adjustments can lead to a season of great success or great disappointment.
The Oklahoma program has grown progressively stronger since its humble beginning in 1981. Paul Ziert was the coach of both the men and women's program and only a high school gymnastics coach when he was hired to take over the program. And the Sooners were short on facilities as well, practicing in an old movie theater with a leaky ceiling. It was endanger of being cut before he took the reigns, but in the late ‘70s, he recruited and coached Bart Conner to two national championships. The arrival of Conner turned the sport of gymnastics into an emphasis in Norman, Okla., and the team received more attention.
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Thursday, October 27
Sophomore MJ Johnson is looking good on uneven bars. You can view her full routine here.
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