ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Redshirt senior Fuzzy Benas, redshirt sophomore Brandon Zepeda-Orth and freshman Nathan Roman won individual event titles to lead the No. 1 Oklahoma men’s gymnastics team to a 321.850 to 320.650 road win at No. 5 Michigan Saturday afternoon at Cliff Keen Arena.
Benas took home the top score on floor exercise (14.150), Zepeda-Orth won high bar (14.150) and Nathan Roman claimed the parallel bars title (13.850). The Sooners finished ahead of the Wolverines on three events including floor exercise (53.500), vault (56.100) and parallel bars (52.950).
OU is the first team to defeat Michigan inside Cliff Keen Arena since the 2019 season.
“I’m really happy for my team,” Oklahoma head Mark Williams said. “We just hung in there. I don’t know that we did anything real special today and there weren’t a lot of huge routines out there, but we kept hanging in there and got the job done. We also didn’t have a whole lot of mistakes, so that’s also good.”
Freshman Sasha Bogonosiuk placed second on floor exercise (13.950). Sophomore Colby Aranda earned third place on pommel horse with a career-high 14.100 and senior Ignacio Yockers placed fourth (13.600). Junior Tas Hajdu finished second on still rings with a 13.750 while sophomore Francisco Velez Belendez earned third with a 13.700.
The Sooners filled up the vault leaderboard with Bogonosiuk finishing second (14.250), Benas claiming third (14.050) and redshirt sophomore Max Bereznev and Roman tied for fourth (13.900). Bogonosiuk earned fourth on parallel bars (13.250) and Kelton Christiansen finished tied for second on high bar (14.100).
Team Scores
1. Oklahoma – 321.850
2. Michigan – 320.650
Oklahoma Scores
Floor Exercise
Fuzzy Benas – 14.150*
Sasha Bogonosiuk – 13.950
Max Bereznev – 13.100
Nathan Roman – 12.300
Pommel Horse
Colby Aranda – 14.100
Ignacio Yockers – 13.600
Mac Seyler – 13.000
Kelton Christiansen – 12.900
Still Rings
Tas Hajdu – 13.750
Francisco Velez Belendez – 13.700
Brigham Frentheway – 13.000
Mac Seyler – 12.900
Vault
Sasha Bogonosiuk – 14.250
Fuzzy Benas – 14.050
Max Bereznev – 13.900
Nathan Roman – 13.900
Parallel Bars
Nathan Roman – 13.850*
Sasha Bogonosiuk – 13.250
Tas Hajdu – 13.050
Ignacio Yockers – 12.800
High Bar
Brandon Zepeda-Orth – 14.150*
Kelton Christiansen – 14.100
Fuzzy Benas – 12.800
Brigham Frentheway – 11.300
*Event Winner
OU Event Totals
Floor Exercise – 53.500
Pommel Horse – 53.600
Still Rings – 53.350
Vault – 56.100
Parallel Bars – 52.950
High Bar – 52.350
Up Next
Oklahoma will host Greenville on Sunday, Feb. 1 at McCasland Field House in its 2026 home opener. The meet is set to begin at 2 p.m. CT and admission is free. The meet is Everyday Heroes appreciation day, featuring “touch a truck,” an OU beanie giveaway and $2 takeover, featuring $2 beer, soda and popcorn. There will also be a t-shirt toss, socks for sticks and an ice cream giveaway for the loudest fan of the meet. Doors open at 1 p.m.
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