Ohio State Finishes Fourth at Big Ten Team Championships

Friday, April 5

Champaign, Ill.

8:00 PM

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Big Ten Championships

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Ohio State Finishes Fourth at Big Ten Team Championships

4/6/2024 12:30:00 AM | General, Men's Gymnastics

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The Buckeyes totaled 406.550 points as a team on Friday night.

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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The No. 6 Ohio State men's gymnastics team (9-7, 1-3 B1G) finished fourth as a team with 406.550 points on Friday evening at the Big Ten Championships, hosted by Illinois.

Michigan won the team title with a team score of 418.100. Illinois was second (413.750), Nebraska was third (407.350) and Penn State finished fifth (404.050).

Event Results
Pommel Horse
The Buckeyes combined for a 65.950 team score to begin the meet. Parker Thackston led Ohio State with a 14.050. Michael Nguyen and Jesse Pakele each earned a 13.200. Tyler Rockwood's routine was good for 13.050 and Kristian Grahovski rounded out the rotation with a 12.450.

Rings
Ohio State totaled 66.850 on rings, led by Kameron Nelson's 14.100. Donovan Hewitt earned a 13.750, followed by Arthur Ashton with a 13.500 and Jesse Pakele with a 13.350. Rockwood wrapped up the Buckeyes' showing with a 12.150.

Vault
The Buckeyes had a strong showing on vault with a 72.250. Kazuki Hayashi tied his career-high 14.600 and Nelson earned a team-high 14.650. Justin Ciccone tallied his seventh stick of the season to earn a 14.400. Zach Snyder also earned a 14.400 and Chase Davenport-Mills had a 14.200.

Parallel Bars
OSU's parallel bars total was 67.500. Jakob Murray led the way with a 14.000 and a stuck dismount. Hayashi (13.850) also had a stick. Caden Spencer earned a 13.950, while Rockwood was close behind with a 13.850. Grahovski wrapped up the Buckeyes' parallel bars rotation with an 11.900.

High Bar
The Buckeyes totaled 66.300 as a team on high bar. Hayashi led the way with a 13.700 and a stick, while Thackston earned a career-high 13.650. Spencer had a 13.300, followed by Jacob Harmon (12.950) and Davenport-Mills (12.700).

Floor
Ohio State wrapped up the meet with a 67.700 on floor. Hayashi (13.700), Snyder (13.600) and Nelson (13.500) led the way. Davenport-Mills and Pakele were close behind, each earning a 13.450.

What They Said
Head Coach Rustam Sharipov: "We had some great performances today on a big stage but were not our best as a team. We had some uncharacteristic mistakes that kept us out of the top-three. There are guys competing as individuals tomorrow so we'll focus on that before making our corrections as a team moving forward."

Up Next
The Big Ten Championships conclude on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET with the individual competition.

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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