Drake Andrews Wins All-Around, Buckeyes Finish Second at OSU Open

Sunday, January 18

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2 p.m.

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Drake Andrews Wins All-Around, Buckeyes Finish Second at OSU Open

1/18/2026 5:42:00 PM | Men's Gymnastics

The Buckeyes began the 2026 season inside Covelli on Sunday afternoon with a strong team showing.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State men's gymnastics team (2-1) opened the 2026 season on Sunday at the OSU Open with a team score of 311.300 to finish second.

Drake Andrews won the all-around competition with a career-best score of 79.400. He also notched career-bests on floor (13.500, tied third) and pommel horse (13.150). Chase Davenport-Mills and Zach Snyder tied for the highest vault score of the competition (13.900).

Senior captain Jesse Pakele scored a career-high 13.850 on parallel bars to finish second, followed by Andrews in third (13.650). Jacob Harmon tied for third on floor (13.500).

How it Happened

Floor (52.000): Chase Davenport-Mills (12.800), Peyton Contini (12.600), Lukas Ross (13.100), Jacob Harmon (13.500)
Pommel Horse (52.200): Kristian Grahovski (11.950), David Ramirez (13.050), Conlan Simpkins (13.450), Parker Thackston (13.750)
Rings (52.250): Grahovski (13.000), Jesse Pakele (13.100), Andrews (13.000), Ramirez (13.150)
Vault (54.350): Harmon (13.650), Davenport-Mills (13.900), Zach Snyder (13.900), Contini (12.900)
Parallel Bars (50.850): Harmon (10.650), Pakele (13.850), Andrews (13.650), Ramirez (12.700)
High Bar (49.650): Noah Copeland (10.750), Harmon (13.350), Davenport-Mills (12.400), Andrews (13.150)
All-Around: Andrews (career-high 79.400) – floor (career-high 13.500, tied third), pommel horse (career-high 13.150), rings (13.000), vault (12.950), parallel bars (13.650, third), high bar (13.150)
Jace Hashimoto competed on pommel horse (13.550), rings (12.700), and high bar (11.500) as an individual.

What They Said

Head Coach Rustam Sharipov: "I thought we had a good start to the season in today's meet. We were able to get both freshmen involved in the lineup early and Drake Andrews became an automatic qualifier to the Winter Cup by winning the all-around competition. We had two winners on vault as Chase Davenport-Mills and Zach Snyder tied for the highest score of the day. I was impressed with Jace Hashimoto's routine on pommel horse. We had a good start today, but will focus on making adjustments ahead of next weekend's meet at Stanford."

Up Next
The Buckeyes travel to the west coast for the Stanford Open on Saturday at 10 p.m. ET.

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