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No. 7 Ohio State Suffers Road Loss to No. 3 Penn State – Ohio State Buckeyes
2/6/2015 12:00:00 AM | General, Men's Gymnastics
Feb. 6, 2015
COLUMBUS, Ohio – No. 7 Ohio State suffered a 443.600-431.400 loss to No. 3 Penn State Friday night at Rec Hall in University Park, Pa.
Penn State won five of six events on the evening, with the Buckeyes’ lone team victory coming on high bar. The Scarlet and Gray totaled season-best scores on three events, producing a 73.350 on parallel bars, a 73.300 on vault and a 72.650 aggregate on rings.
Freshman Alexander Wilson stated his case for Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors as the Buckeyes’ lone event winner, taking first on vault with a personal-best routine that earned a 15.050 from the judges. Wilson, a native of Sugar Land, Texas, also tied for sixth on floor with a personal-best score of 14.500 and placed seventh on parallel bars with a personal-best 14.750.
Penn State built a commanding 75.800-70.500 after the first rotation, which featured the Nittany Lions on floor exercise and the Buckeyes on pommel horse. Junior Jake Martin earned runner-up honors with a season-best mark of 14.850, while freshman Cody Teaney placed fourth overall with a collegiate-best 14.400 score.
The Buckeyes posted a team score of 70.800 on the second rotation, floor exercise, as Penn State upped its lead to 147.650-141.300 with a 71.850 total on pommel horse. Redshirt sophomore Emeric Quade and Wilson tied for sixth on floor at 14.500.
Despite the season-best 73.300 on vault by the Buckeyes, Penn State totaled a 75.900 on rings to extend its lead to 223.550-214.600 after the third rotation. Senior Larry Mayer tied for second behind Wilson with a 14.900 vault.
Senior Drew Moling’s season-best performance on rings – a 15.500 – helped the Buckeyes to their season-high 72.650 score on rings in the fourth rotation. Senior Alex Johnson added a personal-best 14.650 to finish sixth and Teaney tied for seventh with a score of 14.550. The Nittany Lions’ five scorers combined for a 73.950 on vault for a 297.500-287.250 advantage through four events.
Buckeye gymnasts captured three of the Top-5 positions on high bar as the team combined for a score of 70.800. Senior Alex Nork was runner-up with a score of 14.950, while redshirt junior Donald Yeager and sophomore Andrew Rickly tied for third (14.300). Penn State turned in a 75.550 team total on parallel bars to extend to a 373.050-358.050 edge.
Ohio State’s Top-3 finishers on parallel bars in the final cycle of the night collected personal-best scores as the team accumulated its season-best 73.350 score. Moling contributed a third-place total of 15.150 and Johnson an eighth-place score of 14.600 to go along with Wilson’s previously mentioned seventh-place effort. Penn State posted its low score of the night, a 70.550 on high bar in the final event.
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Final Standings
1. Penn State – 443.600
2. Ohio State – 431.400
Buckeyes Top 3 by Event
Floor Exercise
T-6. Alexander Wilson – 14.500
T-6. Emeric Quade – 14.500
8. Andrew Teal – 14.400
Pommel Horse
2. Jake Martin – 14.850
4. Cody Teaney – 14.400
7. Alex Nork – 13.850
Rings
2. Drew Moling – 15.500
6. Alex Johnson – 14.650
T-7. Cody Teaney –14.550
Vault
1. Alexander Wilson – 15.050
T-2. Larry Mayer – 14.900
8. Meyer Williams – 14.500
Parallel Bars
3. Drew Moling – 15.150
7. Alexander Wilson – 14.750
8. Alex Johnson – 14.600
High Bar
2. Alex Nork – 14.950
T-3. Donald Yeager – 14.300
T-3. Andrew Rickly – 14.300
Up Next
Select athletes compete at the Winter Cup Challenge in Las Vegas Feb. 19-21. The entire squad returns to competition on Feb. 28 for Senior Day at St. John Arena against defending national champion Michigan.
