Ohio State
No. 7 Nebraska
Ohio State Earns Three Individual Titles in Nebraska Road Dual
3/8/2025 4:54:00 PM | General, Men's Gymnastics
The Buckeyes lost for the first time against a Big Ten opponent this season on Saturday at Nebraska.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 3 Ohio State men's gymnastics team (9-2, 1-1 B1G) fell to No. 7 Nebraska (7-4, 1-1 B1G) by a 325.650-321.450 margin on Saturday in Lincoln – the Buckeyes' first conference loss of the season.
Jesse Pakele opened the meet with the first event win of his career, scoring a season-high 14.200 on floor. Kameron Nelson earned his fifth vault title of the season with a 14.350. Kristian Grahovski captured the first high bar title of his career by earning a career-high 14.000.
Ohio State grabbed the top two spots on floor as Nelson was the runner-up (14.150). The Buckeyes had two on the podium on parallel bars – Drake Andrews as the runner-up (13.750) and Tyler Burgess in third (13.550).
How it Happened
- Floor (55.200, season-high): Pakele (season-high 14.200), Drake Andrews (13.100), Jacob Harmon (13.750, stick), Nelson (14.150)
- Pommel horse (51.650): Kristian Grahovski (13.550), Conlan Simpkins (13.600, debut), David Ramirez (11.400), Parker Thackston (13.100)
- Rings (54.200): Andrews (13.600), Arthur Ashton (13.450, stick), Nelson (13.700), Pakele (13.450)
- Vault (54.400): Ramirez (13.700), Grahovski (12.650), Harmon (13.700), Nelson (14.350)
- Parallel bars (52.750): Andrews (13.750), Burgess (13.550), Pakele (13.500), Caden Spencer (11.950),
- High bar (53.150): Thackston (13.150), Andrews (13.200), Grahovski (career-high 14.000), Spencer (12.800)
What They Said
Head coach Rustam Sharipov: "We had a few too many mistakes today that hurt us in the end. The work is there, we just need to execute it moving forward into our final two regular season meets."
Up Next
The Buckeyes head to Ann Arbor to face the Wolverines next Saturday, March 15 at 2 p.m.
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