Ohio State
No. 9 Greenville
Ohio State Sweeps Event Wins in Team Win Against Greenville
1/17/2025 8:49:00 PM | General, Men's Gymnastics
The Buckeyes were successful in their home opener and scored 319.700 as a team.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 2 Ohio State men's gymnastics team (6-0) beat No. 9 Greenville (1-2) by a 319.700-303.150 margin in the Buckeyes' home opener on Friday evening inside the Covelli Center.
The Buckeyes earned wins on all six events. Kameron Nelson started the meet with his second floor win in two meets, earning a 13.750. Parker Thackston earned his second pommel horse win with a season-best 14.650 as the Buckeyes swept the podium in the event. Tyler Rockwood won rings with a score of 13.350 as OSU swept the podium again. Nelson collected his second event win of the meet with a 14.550 on vault. Caden Spencer earned the win on parallel bars with a score of 13.950 and finished the meet with a high bar win (14.100), sticking his dismounts on both events.
How it Happened
Floor
Ohio State totaled 50.650 on floor to hold the lead after the first rotation. Behind Nelson's win, Noah Copeland finished third with a career-best score of 12.950. Jesse Pakele (12.850) and Jacob Harmon (11.100) rounded out the Buckeyes' rotation.
Pommel Horse
The Buckeyes extended their lead to 105.750-101.600 after two rotations and a 55.100 as a team. Ohio State swept the podium with Thackston's win, David Ramirez finishing second (13.850) and Kristian Grahovski finishing third (13.800). Jesse Pakele earned a 12.800 to wrap up OSU's showing.
Rings
Ohio State increased its lead to 158.350-150.300 midway through the meet after earning a 52.600 as a team on rings. Rockwood's win was followed by Pakele in second (13.250) and Nelson in third (13.100). Ramirez also earned a 12.900 towards the team score.
Vault
The Buckeyes led 214.650-205.250 after a 56.300 on vault. Nelson picked up his second event win and Ramirez was the runner-up (14.300). Harmon tied for third (13.900) and Grahovski rounded out the Buckeyes' lineup (13.550).
Parallel Bars
Ohio State led by a 269.050 to 254.850 with one rotation to go after scoring 54.400 as a team. Behind Spencer's win, Drake Andrews earned a 13.800 to finish as the runner-up. Tyler Burgess (13.450) and Pakele (13.200) rounded out the OSU lineup.
High Bar
The Buckeyes capped the meet with a 50.650 on high bar. Spencer's win led the way and Andrews (12.700), Thackston (11.950) and Grahovski (11.900) wrapped up the meet.
Head Coach Rustam Sharipov
"I'm very proud of the team. Not a perfect competition, which is expected this time of year, but we made some adjustments on the events and I think the results speak for themselves. We started slowly – I think we can do better on the floor – and we didn't close the meet on high bar. Those are the two areas we can most improve upon. Other than that, I'm really proud of the team and also the freshman class. They've been stepping up every time we put them to the test and they handle it really well. We had a substitution in the lineup today and that person stepped up, which I'm happy about because things can happen. Overall, I'm happy with our performance today. Back to grinding to prepare to go to Stanford next weekend."
Up Next
The Buckeyes travel to the Stanford Open next Saturday.
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