No. 3 Ohio State Hosts No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 11 Air Force Friday – Ohio State Buckeyes
3/10/2016 12:00:00 AM | General, Men's Gymnastics
March 10, 2016
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The third-ranked Ohio State men’s gymnastics team hosts No. 1-ranked and defending national champion Oklahoma, along with 11th-ranked Air Force, in a Senior Day tri meet Friday, March 11 at St. John Arena.
Events begin at 5 p.m. ET. Admission and parking are free of charge. Fans are asked to park in the north St. John Arena lot or south French Field House lot.
SIX BUCKEYES HONORED ON SENIOR DAY
Six Buckeye seniors will be honored after the meet for their contributions to the program:
• Jake Crnkovich – McCook, Ill.
• Evan Eigner – Philadelphia, Pa.
• Alex Johnson – Marysville, Ohio
• Emeric Quade – Tucson, Ariz.
• Andrew Teal – Dracut, Mass.
• Donald Yeager – Austintown, Ohio
SCOUTING THE SOONERS
Top-ranked Oklahoma owns a three-score average of 449.417. OU posted the top score in the nation this season – 452.350 – in a dual-meet victory over No. 2 Stanford last Saturday. The Sooners are strong on every apparatus, ranking No. 1 overall on four events, second on high bar and fourth on pommel horse.
Sooner athletes own three of the Top 4 all-around scores this season. Kanji Oyama is ranked No. 2 (88.883), followed by Yul Moldauer (88.683) and Allan Bower (88.150). Moldauer leads the nation on parallel bars with a three-score average of 15.883.
SCOUTING THE FALCONS
Air Force owns a three-score team average of 429.433, good for 10th nationally. The Falcons are ranked in the Top 7 on three events: floor exercise (sixth, 73.850), pommel horse (sixth, 71.800) and rings (seventh, 72.933).
Chase Cannon is ranked No. 1 on high bar with a three-score average of 15.533. Tim Wang is tied for third overall on pommel horse (15.417) and tied for seventh overall on vault (15.250).
SERIES HISTORY VS. OKLAHOMA & AIR FORCE
Oklahoma leads the all-time series with Ohio State 40-24-1. OU avenged a loss to OSU at St. John Arena in 2014 with a dual-meet victory over the Buckeyes in Norman, Okla., last season.
The Buckeyes are 5-1-0 all-time against Air Force.
YODER NAMED B1G FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Alec Yoder claimed his fourth Big Ten Freshman of the Week award of the season Monday following wins on pommel horse, rings and high bar at the Arnold Challenge Saturday.
Yoder scored 15.000 or higher on all three of his winning events at the Arnold, helping Ohio State to a school-record team score of 447.400 in a tri-meet victory over Iowa and Nebraska. The Indianapolis native posted collegiate-best scores of 15.850 on pommel horse, 15.150 on high bar and 14.850 on vault. The 15.850 on pommel horse is No. 1 in the NCAA this season and ranks third in the OSU record book, while the 15.150 on high bar ranks in the Top 10 nationally.
LAST TIME OUT
Ohio State used a school-record team score of 447.400 to defeat No. 6 Iowa and No. 8 Nebraska at the annual Arnold Challenge at the Celeste Center last Saturday.
The Buckeyes won five of six events against the Hawkeyes and Cornhuskers and scored 74.000 or higher on five events. OSU set a school record on parallel bars with a 75.150 team total and also posted season-best scores on high bar (74.500) and floor exercise (73.650). The team all-around total of 447.400 ranks third in the NCAA this season behind Oklahoma (452.350) and No. 2 Stanford (447.700).
BUCKEYES IN THE RANKINGS
TEAM
Ohio State is ranked No. 3 in the College Gymnastics Association (CGA) National Rankings.
The Buckeyes are one of seven Big Ten schools ranked within the Top 10 as Minnesota (No. 4), Illinois (No. 5), Iowa (No. 6), Nebraska (No. 7), Penn State (No. 8) and Michigan (No. 10) also received votes.
OSU owns the No. 3 average all-around score in the nation this season, a three-score average of 442.483. The Buckeyes are ranked third or better on five of six events: rings (second, 74.833), vault (third, 74.483), parallel bars (third, 74.183), pommel horse (third, 73.683) and high bar (third, 73.100). The team is 10th overall on floor exercise (73.300).
INDIVIDUAL
(TOP 10 NATIONALLY/3-SCORE AVERAGE)
Sean Melton
No. 1, rings; No. 4, parallel bars;
No. 6, all-around; No. 7 (tie), vault
Alec Yoder
No. 1, pommel horse; No. 6 (tie), rings
Andrew Rickly
No. 7 (tie), high bar
Tristan Burke
No. 9, vault
NCAA & B1G CHAMPIONSHIP TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
All-session and single-session tickets for the 2016 Big Ten Men’s Gymnastics Championships and 2016 NCAA National Collegiate Men’s Gymnastics Championships are now on sale.
The Ohio State University and the Greater Columbus Sports Commission will serve as hosts for both events at St. John Arena. The Big Ten championships are scheduled for April 1-2, followed by the NCAA championships April 15-16.
All-session adult tickets for the Big Ten championships are $15, while youth admission in $10. Single-session adult tickets are $10, $7 for youth. All-session adult tickets for the NCAA championships are $20, while youth and student admission is $12. Single-session adult tickets are $12 each, with youth and student prices set at $8.
Tickets for both events are available for purchase online at OhioStateBuckeyes.com and by phone at 1-800-GoBucks. Tickets for the NCAA championships can also be purchased online at NCAA.com/tickets. In-person purchase is available during business hours at the Ohio State Athletics Ticket Office, located at the Jerome Schottenstein Center, and day-of only at St. John Arena.
UP NEXT
Ohio State travels to Williamsburg, Va., for a tri meet with No. 14 William & Mary and No. 17 Temple to close the regular season on Sunday, March 20.
