Oklahoma freshman Francisco Velez Belendez (San Juan, Puerto Rico) scored a career-high 13.800 on still rings to tie for fifth-place on the event at the Air Force Rocky Mountain Open (Jan. 18). His start value of 5.2 was the second highest on rings in the meet and the highest among the four gymnasts who scored 13.800 (the next highest start value among those tied was 4.7). He improved his rings score by nearly a point from opening weekend. This is the first career MPSF award for Velez Belendez.