Ohio State Captures Road Win in Dual Meet at Penn State

Sunday, March 22

State College, Pa.

3 p.m.

Ohio State

317.950

315.500

No. 6 Penn State

Photo by: Kayla McCullough

Ohio State Captures Road Win in Dual Meet at Penn State

3/22/2026 5:40:00 PM | Men's Gymnastics

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The Buckeyes finished the conference slate with a 3-1 record after beating the Nittany Lions 317.950-315.500 on Sunday afternoon.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 5 Ohio State men's gymnastics team (9-4, 3-1 B1G) battled to capture the dual meet win against No. 6 Penn State (9-4-1, 1-3 B1G) on the road in Sunday afternoon's regular season finale. The Buckeyes finished with a team score of 317.950, while the Nittany Lions totaled 315.500 as a team.

Noah Copeland captured the first event title of his collegiate career by earning a season-high 13.800 on floor. Zach Snyder earned his second vault crown of the season by tying his season-high 14.150. Kristian Grahovski earned his first collegiate high bar title by tying his career-high 14.000 and sticking his dismount.

Copeland also earned bronze on high bar with a 13.500 and a stuck dismount. Jesse Pakele finished as the runner-up on rings (13.500) and third on parallel bars (13.550). Jacob Harmon (season-high 13.600 on floor) and David Ramirez (13.600, stuck dismount on parallel bars) also finished in the runner-up spots for their events.

How it Happened

Floor (54.100): Harmon (season-high 13.600, second), Copeland (season-high 13.800, first), Chase Davenport-Mills (13.300), Jesse Pakele (13.400)
Pommel horse (50.450): Grahovski (13.250), Jace Hashimoto (13.350), Conlan Simpkins (11.650), Parker Thackston (12.200)
Rings (51.300): Drake Andrews (12.500), Peyton Contini (12.650), Ramirez (12.650), Pakele (13.500, second)
Vault (54.600): Grahovski (13.700), Davenport-Mills (12.750), Ramirez (14.000), Zach Snyder (tied season-high 14.150, first)
Parallel bars (53.800): Grahovski (season-high 13.400), Andrews (13.250), Pakele (13.550, third), Ramirez (13.600, stick, second)
High bar (53.700): Harmon (13.450, stick), Copeland (13.500, stick, third), Grahovski (14.000, stick, tied career-high, first), Andrews (12.750)

What He Said

Head coach Rustam Sharipov: "We didn't have a perfect meet today. It was a slow start, but I'm proud of how the team finished the last two events. It's a good way to finish the regular season. We'll now focus on the post-season, beginning in two weeks with the Big Ten Championships."

Up Next
Ohio State travels to Nebraska for the 2026 Big Ten Championships on Friday, April 3 and Saturday, April 4. Competition on both days will begin at 8 p.m. ET and be broadcast live on BTN.

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