Gymnastics lovers will FLIP over this double episode with former gymnasts McKenzie Wofford and Brenna Dowell-Barnes! Both girls were instrumental to the success of OU women’s gymnastics, winning multiple Big 12 and national championships during their time at OU.

McKenzie says: “I was born and raised in the Austin area with a little bit of Dallas and Houston sprinkled in!

My gymnastics career started when I was 3 years old and I started competing competitively at age 6! I moved through all of the levels pretty quick and started to compete at the elite level at age 10. While I was in elite for 7 years I was on the national team and got to compete for USA, which was such an honor. I went back to level 10 my senior year to focus on preparing for college!

I committed to the University of Oklahoma when I was a freshman in highschool and it was the easiest decision I have ever had to make. While I was there, I helped OU win their first 3 championships in school history (2014, 2016, and 2017). The friends and memories I made there are something I will cherish for the rest of my life. After graduating in 2017 I got scoliosis surgery and completed a year of my masters. During that year I got to enjoy being a normal student while recovering and volunteered at the children’s hospital and elementary school.

I then started my career in 2018 which led me back to Texas! I am now in the Dallas areas surrounded by my best friends and am an account executive at a cybersecurity company!

I am surrounded by the best family (mom, dad and 2 younger brothers) and my faith is something that gets me through life every day!

I became a Sooner fan just by walking on campus! It was actually the only school I visited and knew I didn’t need to look anywhere else!

My favorite Sooner memories are all 3 of my national championships that were won -they all had different things that made it my favorite.”

You can find McKenzie on Instagram @mckenziewofford, Twitter - @kenzie_wofford, and TikTok - @mckenzie_wofford

Brenna Dowell-Barnes was a gymnast at the University of Oklahoma 2015-2019. Prior to her time there she was a 7x national team member, world champion, and 2x Olympic trials competitor. While at OU, she and her team won 4 Big 12 Conference championships and 2 National titles. Brenna also won two individual national titles on floor and vault and was the 2019 Big 12 gymnast of the year.

Her favorite sooner memory is Winning the National Championship as a team my senior year.

Fun fact(s) - Her husband Dawaylon Barnes is a former OU wrestler,and she has a floor move named after her!

You can find Brenna on IG @brenna_dowell and Twitter @brennadowell

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