OU Wins NCAA Championships

The University of Oklahoma won the team title Friday evening at the Men's NCAA Championships at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif.

OU defeated host Stanford, the top qualifier from Thursday's preliminary competition, to wins its eighth team title. Illinois finished third.

Canadian world team member Casey Sandy (Penn State) won the individual all-around title over two-time U.S. world team member Jonathan Horton (Oklahoma). Stanford's Sho Nakamori finished third.

"A lot of times I tend to put pressure on myself to come through and I had some mistakes tonight, but my team was incredible tonight," Horton said. "They backed us up in everything. A lot of guys came through tonight. It was an incredible performance. I couldn't have asked for anything better."

Competition concludes Saturday with the individual apparatus finals.

The competition will be broadcast Thursday on ESPN2. Check local listings for time and station.

2008 Men's NCAA Championships
April 18, Palo Alto, Calif.

Team Final
1. Oklahoma 363.200
2. Stanford 362.750
3. Illinois 359.750
4. Penn State 357.650
5. California 356.150
6. Michigan 354.250

All-Around
1. Casey Sandy (Penn State) 91.350
2. Jonathan Horton Oklahoma 90.950
3. Sho Nakamori (Stanford) 90.150
4. David Sender (Stanford) 89.100
5. Tim McNeill (California) 88.400
6. Jake Bateman (Ohio State) 87.700
7. Greg Stine (Air Force) 86.800
8. Kyson Bunthuwong (California) 86.650
9. Wes Haagensen (Illinois) 86.500
10. Tai Lee (Ohio State) Ohio State
11. Andrew Stover (UIC) 82.950
12. Curtis Kleffman (Iowa) 82.400
13. Luke Vexler (Temple) 82.050