Ohio State Ranked Fourth in Big Ten Preseason Poll – Ohio State Buckeyes
12/9/2009 12:00:00 AM | General, Men's Gymnastics
Wynn, Onorato named to Gymnasts to Watch List
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State men’s gymnastics team, who finished third a season ago at the Big Ten championships, has been tabbed fourth by the conference coaches in a preseason poll, the league office announced Wednesday.
Michigan, the 2009 NCAA runner-up, is the preseason favorite to win the Big Ten Conference followed by Illinois and Minnesota in second and third, respectively. The Buckeyes and Penn State are in a tie for fourth with Iowa in sixth.
The coaches also selected two gymnasts from each squad to represent a 12-member Big Ten Gymnasts to Watch List.
Brandon Wynn, a junior All-American, and Philip Onorato, the 2009 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, are the Gymnasts to Watch for Ohio State. The Buckeyes rank seventh nationally in the preseason polls after posting a sixth-place finish at the NCAA championships where Wynn, Steven Spencer and Ty Echard earned All-American honors. The Scarlet and Gray will look for a conference upset as host of the 2010 Big Ten Championships in St. John Arena.
2010 BIG TEN PRESEASON POLL
1. Michigan
2. Illinois
3. Minnesota
4. Ohio State
Penn State
6. Iowa
2010 PRESEASON BIG TEN MEN’S GYMNASTS TO WATCH
NameSchool Yr. Hometown Daniel Ribeiro Illinois Jr. Chestnut Ridge, N.Y. Paul Ruggeri Illinois Jr. Manlius, N.Y. JonBuese Iowa Sr. Gainesville, Fla. Ben Ketelsen Iowa Jr.Lancaster, Ohio Syque Caesar Michigan So. Port SaintLucie, Fla. Andrew Vance Michigan So. Plymouth, Mich. Aaron Fortunato Minnesota Sr. Bedford, Ohio Adam Reichow Minnesota Sr. Eden Prarie, Minn. Philip Onorato Ohio State So. Plano, Texas Brandon Wynn Ohio State Jr. Voorhees, N.J. Parker Raque Penn State Fr. Louisville, Ky. Noam Shaham Penn State Sr. Kfar Saba, Israel
