Ohio State Hosts Eastern Michigan, NC State, Penn State Sunday

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 20 Ohio State women's gymnastics team hosts its final home meet of the 2026 season Sunday, March 8 when it welcomes Eastern Michigan, NC State and Penn State to Columbus. The meet will start at 2 p.m. from the Covelli Center.

Buckeyes in a Nutshell

Sunday is Senior Day for the Buckeyes. Following the meet, the team will recognize its 2026 senior class of Kaitlyn Grimes, Payton Harris, Kaylyn Mintz and Tory Vetter.
Ohio State closed its regular season Big Ten Conference schedule last weekend at the Big Four Meet. The team finished third in the meet with a score of 196.425. The team won the vault title with a season-high score of 49.350 and finished second on beam (49.000) and tied for first on floor (49.225).
The Buckeyes went 4-5 in conference meets this season and are seventh in the final Big Ten standings. The team will compete in the second session of the 2026 Big Ten Championships on Saturday, March 21 at 2 p.m. from the State Farm Center in Champaign, Ill.
Ohio State continues to be ranked top 20 in the country with a national qualifying score (NQS) of 196.408. The team's highest score of the season was a 197.075 in the dual meet against Michigan (Feb. 7).
Ohio State's floor rotation is its best event this season. The team is 12th in the country on the apparatus with an NQS of 49.329 and has won four team event titles and six individual event titles this year. Coleman is in the top 15 nationally with a 9.915 NQS on the apparatus. She has scored a 9.900 or higher in all but one meet this season.
As a team, Ohio State also owns top 20 rankings on vault (15) and beam (17) with NQS' of 49.133 and 49.092, respectively.
Ohio State has at least a 9.900 on every apparatus this season. The team's highest score is a 9.900 on vault and uneven bars. JJ Coleman, Natalie Martin and Cameron Smith have hit 9.900 on vault, with Smith and Martin's score coming last weekend at the Big Four Meet. Vetter has scored the 9.900 on bars. On beam, Martin, Ava Jackson and Rylee Guevara lead the team with a season-high score of 9.925. Coleman is the Buckeyes' highest scoring gymnast on floor with a career-high 9.950 this year.

Up Next
The Buckeyes close the regular season with a quad meet at Arizona Friday, March 13. Ohio State will compete against the Wildcats, Texas Woman's University and Southeast Missouri State at the McKale Center in Tucson, Ariz. at 8 p.m.

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