
Buckeyes Close Regular Season at Arizona Quad Meet
3/12/2026 10:06:00 AM | Women's Gymnastics
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 17 Ohio State women's gymnastics team concludes the 2026 regular season this week with a quad meet hosted by Arizona on Friday, March 13 at 9 p.m. (7 p.m. MT). The Buckeyes (7-6) will compete against the Wildcats, Southeast Missouri State and Texas Woman's University at the McKale Center at ALKEME Arena in Tucson, Ariz.
The meet will be streamed on ESPN+.
Buckeyes in a Nutshell
Ohio State begins its 2026 postseason at the Big Ten Championships. The team competes in the second session of the championships on Saturday, March 21 at 1 p.m. from the State Farm Center in Champaign, Ill. The meet will be televised on Big Ten Network.
The meet will be streamed on ESPN+.
Buckeyes in a Nutshell
- Ohio State is coming off a season-best performance in their 2026 home finale. The Buckeyes won their final home meet of the season with a season-high score of 197.150 against Penn State, Eastern Michigan and NC State last weekend. The team scored a season-high 49.300 on uneven bars to tie for the event title and won the beam and floor titles outright.
- Sophomore JJ Coleman became the first Buckeye since 2003 to score a 10.0. She earned the score on floor, making her just the fourth gymnast in the country this season to record a 10.0 and just the second in the Big Ten. Coleman was named the conference's co-Specialist of the Week for her performance and the award is her first of her career.
- Junior Courtney McCann also tied a program record in last Sunday's meet, scoring a 9.975 on beam for the second time in her career.
- The Buckeye floor rotation continues to be the team's best event this season, ranked 12th nationally for the second week in a row. Ohio State has been ranked in the top 15 on floor all season. The team's NQS is currently 49.346. Coleman's 10.0 leads the way on the apparatus and Baylie Belman, Tory Vetter, Kaitlyn Grimes and Cameron Smith have also earned season-high scores of at least 9.900 on floor.
- Ohio State improved to 17th in the country following the last meet with a national qualifying score of 196.504. The team is top 15 nationally on vault, beam and floor.
- Coleman is tied for 12th in the country on floor with an NQS of 9.925. She also leads the team with an NQS of 9.855 on vault. Vetter's NQS of 9.825 on bars and 9.875 on beam is the best on the team.
Ohio State begins its 2026 postseason at the Big Ten Championships. The team competes in the second session of the championships on Saturday, March 21 at 1 p.m. from the State Farm Center in Champaign, Ill. The meet will be televised on Big Ten Network.
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