Francisco Velez Belendez

  • Award
    MPSF Freshman of the Week
  • Week Of
    3/4/2025
  • Sport
    Men's Gymnastics
  • School
    Oklahoma
  • Year
    Freshman
  • Position
    FX,SR,VT,PB,HB
  • Hometown
    San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • High School
Oklahoma freshman Francisco Velez Belendez (San Juan, Puerto Rico) scored 13.850 to place second on still rings and lead the Sooners to a 323.100 team total and road wins over No. 6 Nebraska and No. 10 California in Berkeley, CA (Feb. 28). This was the sixth time in the last seven meets Velez Belendez had scored 13.800 or better on rings. He ranks second nationally on the event with his 14.100 3-score average. This is the third career MPSF weekly award for Velez Belendez