Ohio State Opens Big Ten Action Vs. Penn State Sunday

No. 5 Ohio State vs. No. 6 Penn State
Date: Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025
Venue: Covelli Center (Columbus, Ohio)
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Sunday vs. No. 6 Penn State (1 p.m. ET) | B1G+ | Live results

Rosters: Ohio State | Penn State
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 5 Ohio State men's gymnastics team (8-1) opens conference action this weekend, hosting No. 6 Penn State (7-1, 1-0 B1G) on Sunday for a 1 p.m. ET dual meet. All home meets feature free admission and parking. Stay after the meet on Sunday to celebrate senior day.

Ohio State is ranked fifth in the nation according to each team's average score this season.
The Buckeyes suffered their first loss of the season this past Sunday against No. 1 Oklahoma, 322.900-316.300. OSU did post its highest team rings score (52.800) of the season.
Against the Sooners, Ohio State earned two event titles and five additional spots on the podium.
Parker Thackston earned his fourth pommel horse win of the season in as many meets, taking the title with a score of 14.500. On Tuesday, he was named Big Ten Specialist of the Week for the second time this season.
Drake Andrews earned a career-high 14.100 on parallel bars to capture his second p-bars win of the season.
Runner-up finishes included Tyler Rockwood on rings (season-best 13.750, stick), Justin Ciccone on vault (season-best 14.000, stick), Kameron Nelson on vault (14.000) and Caden Spencer on parallel bars (tied season-best 13.950).
This season, the Buckeyes had seven gymnasts qualify for the 2024 Winter Cup. Five will compete in the all-around (Drake Andrews, Grahovski, Nelson, David Ramirez, Jesse Pakele), while Thackston qualified on pommel horse and Spencer on high bar.

Top 25 Individual Rankings (according to Road to Nationals and their average scores)

Floor: Kameron Nelson (fifth – 13.925)
Pommel horse: Parker Thackston (second – 14.500), David Ramirez (13^th – 13.688), Kristian Grahovski (21^st – 13.400)
Rings: Tyler Rockwood (16^th – 13.450)
Vault: Kameron Nelson (second – 14.300), Jacob Harmon (20^th – 13.925)
Parallel bars: Drake Andrews (fifth – 13.913), Caden Spencer (ninth – 13.563)
High bar: Caden Spencer (13^th – 13.450)
All-around: Drake Andrews (sixth – 77.700), Jesse Pakele (eighth – 77.250), Kristian Grahovski (ninth – 77.200), Kameron Nelson (10^th – 77.100)

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