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Andrews’ Sixth-Place All-Around Finish at Winter Cup Leads Buckeyes
2/23/2025 7:57:00 PM | General, Men's Gymnastics
The Buckeyes had six gymnasts compete at the 2025 Winter Cup in Louisville this weekend.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 3 Ohio State men's gymnastics team (9-1, 1-0 B1G) had seven gymnasts compete at the Winter Cup in Louisville, Ky. on Friday and Sunday.
On Friday, Drake Andrews earned the highest high bar score (13.350) of the competition and was fifth overall in the all-around (78.400) with both being career-highs. Parker Thackston earned the highest pommel horse score (14.150) in the competition. Kameron Nelson and Jesse Pakele tied for the second-best floor score (13.950).
On Sunday, Andrews finished sixth in the all-around with a two-day total score of 155.300 and was second on high bar (26.850). Pakele was third on floor (27.550).
How it Happened
Sunday
- Drake Andrews: all-around (76.900 – combined score 155.300, sixth), floor (13.000 – combined score 25.950), pommel horse (12.200 – combined score 24.550), rings (12.800 – combined score 25.700, ninth), vault (13.400 – combined score 27.000), parallel bars (12.000 – combined score 25.250), high bar (13.500 career-high – combined score 26.850, second)
- Kristian Grahovski: all-around (74.450 – combined score 150.000, 11th), floor (11.550 – combined score 24.000), pommel horse (12.100 – combined score 25.600, 10th), rings (12.450 season-high – combined score 24.700), vault (12.300 – combined score 24.950), parallel bars (12.500 season-high – combined score 24.750), high bar (13.550 – combined score 26.000, ninth)
- Kameron Nelson: floor (13.300 – combined score 27.250, sixth), rings (12.550 – combined score 24.850), vault (13.150 – combined score 27.050, eighth), parallel bars (12.050 – combined score 23.450)
- Jesse Pakele: all-around (73.750 – combined score 148.050, 13th), floor (13.600 – combined score 27.550, third), pommel horse (11.950 – combined score 23.300), rings (12.350 – combined score 24.850), vault (12.800 – combined score 25.950), parallel bars (12.800 – combined score 25.350), high bar (10.250 – combined score 21.050)
- David Ramirez: all-around (76.600 – combined score 149.650, 12th), floor (12.700 career-high – combined score 24.200), pommel horse (12.600 – combined score 25.600), rings (11.450 – combined score 23.250), vault (13.900 – combined score 26.450), parallel bars (13.350 career-high – combined score 26.050, 10th), high bar (12.600 career-high – combined score 24.100)
- Parker Thackston: pommel horse (12.850 – combined score 27.000, fifth)
Friday
- Drake Andrews: all-around (78.400, fifth & career-high), floor (12.950), pommel horse (12.350), rings (12.900), vault (13.600, career-high), parallel bars (13.250), high bar (13.350, first & career-high)
- Kristian Grahovski: all-around (75.550, 12th), floor (12.450, season-high) pommel horse (13.500, sixth), rings (12.250), vault (12.650), parallel bars (12.250, season-high), high bar (12.450)
- Kameron Nelson: all-around (75.150, 13th), floor (13.950, third), pommel horse (11.350), rings (12.300), vault (13.900, eighth), parallel bars (11.400), high bar (12.250)
- Jesse Pakele: all-around (74.300, 14th), floor (13.950, second & season-high), pommel horse (11.350), rings (12.500), vault (13.150), parallel bars (12.550), high bar (10.800)
- David Ramirez: all-around (73.050, 17th), floor (11.500), pommel horse (13.000), rings (11.800), vault (12.550), parallel bars (12.700), high bar (11.500)
- Caden Spencer: high bar (11.750)
- Parker Thackston: pommel horse (14.150, first)
Up Next
Ohio State resumes NCAA competitions with a dual meet at Nebraska on Saturday, March 8 at 2 p.m. ET. The meet will be streamed on B1G+.
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