Top-3 Battle Slated for Sunday in Covelli
2/12/2021 3:17:18 PM | General, Men's Gymnastics
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 2 Ohio State men’s gymnastics team gears up for a clash with No. 3 Penn State on Sunday at 1 p.m. in the Covelli Center.
WEEKLY BASICS
Sunday, Feb. 14 | 1 p.m. | Covelli Center | Live Stats | BTN+
LAST TIME OUT
The Buckeyes (2-1, 1-1 Big Ten) scored a season-high 401.050 to beat No. 7 Minnesota last Saturday. Ohio State won every team event title for the second straight week and recorded season bests on floor (69.000), rings (66.950) and parallel bars (68.400). Angel Leon captured three individual titles – rings (13.700), vault (14.500) and parallel bars (13.950).
SCOUTING PENN STATE
The Nittany Lions (3-0, 2-0 Big Ten) are coming off a 406.900-403.050 victory over Nebraska last Sunday. Penn State earned at least a share of the title in all six individual events, led by Michael Jaroh with three first-place finishes. Jaroh swept the Big Ten weekly honors and was named CGA National Gymnast and Rookie of the Week for his efforts. The Nittany Lions are one of the best teams in the nation on every event, ranking no lower than fourth.
IN THE RANKINGS
Ohio State ranks in the top three nationally on every event and has multiple individuals among the country’s top gymnasts.
Individual
Floor
Jesse Tyndall – 3rd, 14.217
Kameron Nelson – 4th, 14.017
Kazuki Hayashi – 8th, 13.817
Pommel Horse
Trevor Cummings – 3rd, 13.617
Rings
Angel Leon – 6th, 13.450
Donovan Hewitt – t-9th, 13.183
Max Andryushchenko – t-9th, 13.183
Vault
Dexter Roettker – 7th, 14.217
Justin Ah Chow – 8th, 14.117
Kazuki Hayashi – t-9th, 14.067
Angel Leon – t-9th, 14.067
Parallel Bars
Jesse Tyndall – 5th, 13.233
Andrew Brower – t-9th, 12.983
High Bar
Jesse Tyndall – 4th, 13.267
Team
Floor – 2nd, 68.867
Pommel Horse – 2nd, 64.683
Rings – 3rd, 65.767
Vault – 2nd, 70.950
Parallel Bars – 3rd, 64.783
High Bar – 3rd, 63.117
UP NEXT
The Buckeyes will take part in the Winter Cup on Feb. 26-28 in Indianapolis.
