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OU's Nichols, Dowell win individual NCAA gymnastics titles

Maggie Nichols is an NCAA champion. Oklahoma teammate Brenna Dowell will come back to Norman with some hardware, too.

Nichols, an OU sophomore, won the NCAA all-around title Friday night in St. Louis with a score of 39.8125. She finished first in every category except the vault (9.9000, sixth). Nichols had a perfect 10 on bars, was first on beam with a 9.9500 and a 9.9625 on the flour routine.

Dowell, a junior, won the vault title at the NCAA Championships with a score of 9.9375.

The Sooners advanced to the Super Six with a top score of 198.