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Ohio State Wins Stanford Open with Highest Team Score of the Season
1/26/2025 1:24:00 AM | General, Men's Gymnastics
The Buckeyes totaled 323.000 as a team on Saturday night to remain unbeaten in 2025.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 5 Ohio State men's gymnastics team (8-0) earned the highest team score at the Stanford Open on Saturday night. The Buckeyes totaled 323.000 as a team (season-high), while No. 1 Stanford had 319.850 and No. 11 California had 310.200.
The Buckeyes had the highest team scores of the meet on floor (54.050), vault (57.150) and parallel bars (52.400). OSU's vault score was the highest team vault score in the country so far this season.
Individually, Ohio State earned four event wins. Kameron Nelson won both floor (season-high 14.600 – highest floor score in the country) and vault (tied season-high 14.550). Parker Thackston tied for the win on pommel horse (14.350). Caden Spencer won high bar (13.850). Nelson has won floor and vault and Thackston has won pommel horse at all three of the Buckeyes' meets this season, while Spencer earned his second high bar win in three weeks. Finishing as runners-up were Jacob Harmon on vault (season-high 14.450) and Spencer on parallel bars (13.750). Kristian Grahovski rounded out OSU's podium showing with a third-place finish on high bar (13.750).
How it Happened
- High bar (season-high 54.000): Thackston (season-high 13.150), Grahovski (career-high 13.750), Drake Andrews (tied career-high 13.250), Spencer (13.850)
- Floor (season-high 53.850): Harmon (12.400), Noah Copeland (career-high 13.350), Jesse Pakele (season-high 13.700), Nelson (season-high 14.600)
- Pommel horse (53.850): Pakele (12.750), Grahovski (13.000), David Ramirez (13.750), Thackston (14.350)
- Rings (51.350): Tyler Rockwood (tied season-high 13.350), Ramirez (career-high 13.250), Nelson (12.500), Pakele (12.450)
- Vault (season-high 57.150): Harmon (season-high 14.450), Ramirez (14.100), Grahovski (career-high 14.050), Nelson (tied season-high 14.550)
- Parallel bars (52.400): Andrews (13.700), Tyler Burgess (12.050), Pakele (12.900), Spencer (13.750)
- All-around: Grahovski totaled 77.200, while Pakele finished with a score of 77.250. Grahovski had three of his event scores contribute to the team score and also earned a season-best 12.100 on floor, 12.250 on rings and a season-best 12.050 on parallel bars. Four of Pakele's scores went towards the team score and he added a 13.450 on vault and a 12.000 on high bar.
Head Coach Rustam Sharipov
"I'm really proud of the way our guys went out there and competed today! We continue to get better each meet, which is our goal, and to do so on the road in front of a great crowd will set us up well for the rest of the season. We always have things that we can improve but overall I'm very proud of what we showed today. We're excited to be back in Covelli next Sunday at 1 p.m. against Oklahoma and hope to see you there!"
Up Next
The Buckeyes return home to face No. 2 Oklahoma next Sunday, Feb. 2 at 1 p.m. All home meets feature free admission and parking.
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