Buckeyes Win B1G Dual vs. Penn State

Sunday, February 9

Columbus, Ohio

1:00 PM

Ohio State

325.000

323.850

No. 6 Penn State

Buckeyes Win B1G Dual vs. Penn State

2/9/2025 4:05:00 PM | Men's Gymnastics

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 5 Ohio State men's gymnastics team (9-1, 1-0 B1G) earned its first Big Ten win of the season Sunday afternoon against No. 6 Penn State (7-2, 1-1 B1G). The Buckeyes earned a season-high score in the 325.00-323.850 victory on Senior Day at the Covelli Center.

Ohio State had the highest team scores of the meet on floor (54.900), rings (54.550) and high bar (53.800).

Individually, Ohio State gymnasts won three events. Kameron Nelson won floor (14.150) and vault (14.350). Tyler Rockwood won rings, his second win on the event this season, with a career-high 14.150. Nelson has won floor and vault in four of the team's five meets this season.

Jesse Pakele tied for second on floor with a season-best 13.800 and was third on parallel bars with a career-high 13.400. David Ramirez was runner-up on vault (14.250) and Rockwood finished second on parallel bars with a season-best 13.700. Earning third-place finishes were Kristian Grahovski on pommel horse (13.650) and Drake Andrews on rings (13.650 – career high).

How it Happened

Floor (54.900): Jesse Pakele (13.800), Noah Copeland (13.600), Drake Andrews (13.350), Kameron Nelson (14.150)
Pommel horse (53.000): Kristian Grahovski (13.650), Pakele (13.200), David Ramirez (13.050), Parker Thackston (13.100)
Rings (54.550): Andrews (13.650), Arthur Ashton (13.450), Nelson (13.300), Tyler Rockwood (14.150)
Vault (55.750): Grahovski (13.300), Ramirez (14.250), Justin Ciccone (13.850), Nelson (14.350)
Parallel bars (53.000): Andrews (12.550), Rockwood (13.700), Pakele (13.400), Spencer (13.350)
High bar (53.800): Thackston (13.850), Andrews (13.150), Grahovski (13.800), Caden Spencer (13.000)
All-around: Nelson totaled 76.250 in the all-around competition. In addition to his floor, rings and vault scores that contributed to the team total, he also finished with a 10.250 on pommel horse, 11.450 on parallel bars and 12.750 on high bar.