Ohio State
West Point Open
Ohio State Wins West Point Open
1/11/2025 12:49:00 AM | General, Men's Gymnastics
The Buckeyes opened the 2025 season on Friday evening by winning a six-team competition at Army.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 7 Ohio State men's gymnastics team won the West Point Open on Friday in the 2025 season opener, scoring 315.800. Other teams at the meet included No. 11 Army (308.300), No. 6 Penn State (312.750), No. 10 Navy (309.500), No. 13 Springfield (300.050) and No. 14 William & Mary (300.450).
Ohio State had the highest score on pommel horse (53.950), parallel bars (52.200) and high bar (52.700) and the second-highest score on floor (52.650) and vault (54.500). Individually, Kameron Nelson won floor (13.800) and vault (14.100), Parker Thackston won pommel horse (14.500) and Drake Andrews won parallel bars (career-high 14.050) and all-around (77.700).
How it Happened
Parallel Bars
The Buckeyes began the meet on parallel bars. Andrews earned the event win. Tyler Burgess made his collegiate debut, earning a 13.700 and tying for second, while Caden Spencer (12.400) and Tyler Rockwood (11.850) rounded out the team's showing in this season's new format of four gymnasts' competing on each event.
High Bar
Spencer stuck his dismount to earn a 13.400 and finish second in the competition on high bar. Andrews (13.250), Rockwood (13.050) and Parker Thackston (13.000) were close behind.
Floor
The Buckeyes earned a 52.650 on floor as a team. Behind Nelson's win, Harmon earned a 13.550. Justin Ciccone had a 13.200 and Noah Copeland had a 12.100 in his collegiate debut.
Pommel Horse
Thackston's win led the Buckeyes' pommel horse rotation. David Ramirez finished third (13.600) in his collegiate debut. Kristian Grahovski (13.300) and Jesse Pakele (12.550) wrapped up the Buckeye lineup.
Rings
Rockwood led Ohio State's rings lineup and finished second with a score of 13.350. Pakele (12.550), Nelson (12.100) and Andrews (11.800) also contributed to the team score.
Vault
Nelson's win led the Buckeyes' vault contingent. Harmon (13.650), Grahovski (13.400) and Ciccone (13.350) also competed vault.
All-Around
Andrews competed in the all-around competition for the first time in his collegiate career and had the high score (77.700). Nelson's all-around score was second (77.100) as both qualified to compete in the Winter Cup. Â
Head Coach Rustam Sharipov
"I'm very proud of the team. Our two main goals for this meet were to focus on the team performance and to qualify guys to the Winter Cup. I'm pleased that we were able to accomplish both of these goals by winning as a team and qualifying two guys to the winter cup. This was a great start for our freshmen to experience what collegiate gymnastics is about. It wasn't a perfect day, but a great way to start the season! We are looking forward to getting back into action at home against Greenville this upcoming Friday at 6 p.m. in Covelli. Go Bucks!"
Up Next
The Buckeyes host No. 12 Greenville for the home opener next Friday at 6 p.m. inside the Covelli Center. Admission and parking for all home meets is free.
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