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No. 5 Nebraska
Ohio State Records Highest Team Score of the Season in Regular Season Finale
3/26/2024 7:22:00 PM | General, Men's Gymnastics
The Buckeyes fell to the Huskers 418.200-414.150 on Tuesday afternoon in the Covelli Center.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 7 Ohio State men's gymnastics team (8-4, 1-3 B1G) fell to No. 5 Nebraska (6-2, 3-1 B1G) on Tuesday evening in the pride meet by a 418.200-414.150 margin despite recording the Buckeyes' highest team score of the season. Â
Kameron Nelson earned his third floor win of the season by tying his career-high 14.800 and sticking his final pass. Parker Thackston earned his second-straight pommel horse win with a career-high 15.200, joining only three other athletes in the nation with a score that high on pommel horse. Donovan Hewitt earned his second-straight and third win of the season on rings (14.050). Zach Snyder tied for the win on vault with a 14.750, his second vault victory of the season. The Buckeyes swept the podium on parallel bars, led by Jakob Murray's career-high 14.250 with a stuck dismount for the victory.
Event Results
Floor
Ohio State put together its second-best floor score of the season with a 70.150. Behind Nelson's win, Chase Davenport-Mills earned a career-high 14.300. Kazuki Hayashi (13.850), Jesse Pakele (13.700) and Zach Snyder (13.500) also competed in the Buckeyes' floor rotation.
Pommel Horse
The Buckeyes earned their highest team pommel score of the season (69.050). Behind Thackston's win were career-high scores from Michael Nguyen (14.200) and Rockwood (13.450). Pakele (13.350) and Kristian Grahovski (12.850) rounded out the OSU lineup.
Rings
Ohio State totaled 66.550 as a team on rings and trailed 211.650-205.750 midway through the meet. Behind Hewitt's win, Nelson stuck his dismount (13.800). Rockwood (13.750) and Arthur Ashton (13.250) were also members of the Buckeye lineup. Pakele rounded out OSU's scores with 11.700 and a stuck dismount.
Vault
The Buckeyes scored 72.500 as a team on vault. Behind Snyder's win was Justin Ciccone in third, earning a 14.700 and getting his sixth stick of the season. Hayashi and Nelson both had a 14.400 and Davenport-Mills rounded out the OSU lineup with a 14.250.
Parallel Bars
Ohio State earned a season-high 68.550 on parallel bars. The Buckeyes swept the podium as Hayashi's career-high 14.200 and stuck dismount took second and Grahovski's career-high 13.950 was third. Jacob Harmon (13.100) and Caden Spencer (13.050) wrapped up the Buckeyes' showing.
High Bar
Ohio State wrapped up the meet with its second-highest high bar score of the season (67.300). Hayashi finished as the runner-up with a career-high 14.250. Spencer stuck his landing to earn a 13.850. Harmon (13.300), Thackston (13.200) and Davenport-Mills (12.700) rounded out the Buckeyes' lineup.
What They Said
Head Coach Rustam Sharipov: "I'm really happy with the guys' performance today. We still had a few uncharacteristic mistakes but as a team, we are on the right track. We have a short break before the postseason as we get ready for Big Ten's next week so that's our main focus. We'll celebrate our highest team score of the season tonight but tomorrow we'll get back to work. This isn't our ceiling – I believe our team has more room for improvement this season."
Up Next
Ohio State travels to the 2024 Big Ten Championships on Friday, April 5 and Saturday, April 6. The meet will be held in Champaign, Ill.
Ohio State hosts the NCAA Championships on April 19-20 inside the Covelli Center with the qualifiers on Friday and the Championships on Saturday. Tickets are on sale now and may be purchased HERE for single session tickets and HERE for all-session tickets. All seating is general admission. View the full 2023-24 Ohio State men's gymnastics schedule HERE.
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