Points of Pride

2021-22 Points of Pride

Ohio State Athletics 2021-22 Year In Review

2021-22 Breakdown

Academics

  • 201 – Student-Athlete Graduates
  • 94 pct. – Graduates who are either employed, accepted to graduate school or playing sports professionally
  • 788 – OSU Scholar-Athletes
  • 52 – Student-Athletes with perfect, 4.00 GPAs
  • 553 – Academic All-Big Ten Honorees
  • 90 pct. – Four-class average for Ohio State’s Graduation Success Rate (a record Ohio State high)
  • 93 pct. – Ohio State’s single-year Graduation Success Rate (a single year record for Ohio State)

2021-22 Ohio State University Team Championships (14)

  • Women’s Hockey – NCAA Champion & WCHA Champion (Western Collegiate Hockey Association)
  • Pistol – Intercollegiate Pistol National Champion
  • Synchronized Swimming – U.S. Collegiate National Champion
  • Dance – UDA National Champion
  • Women’s Basketball – Big Ten Conference Champion
  • Women’s Swimming and Diving – Big Ten Conference Champion
  • Men’s Gymnastics – Big Ten Conference Champion
  • Women’s Tennis – Big Ten Conference Champion
  • Men’s Tennis – Big Ten Conference Champion
  • Men’s & Women’s Fencing – Central Collegiate Conference Champion
  • Men’s Track and Field – Big Ten Conference Outdoor Champion
  • Women’s Track and Field – Big Ten Conference Outdoor Champion
  • Rowing – Big Ten Conference Champion

Individual Champions (51)

  • Conference Champions (39) and National Champions (12)

Fencing – NCAA Champion

  • Gabriel Feinberg – Epee

Women’s Gymnastics – Big Ten Champion

  • Colby Miller – Uneven Bars

Men’s Gymnastics – Big Ten Champion

  • Kameron Nelson – Vault

Pistol – NCAA Champions

  • Katelyn Abeln – Air
  • Henry Leverett – Sport, Standard & 3-Event Aggregate

Rowing – Big Ten Champions

  • Taylor Benedict – 1st Novice 8
  • Ollie Clotten – 1st Varsity 8
  • Kristen Devolve – 1st Varsity 4
  • Rachel DeWitte – 1st Varsity 8
  • Noah Fletcher – 2nd Varsity 4
  • Emma Hall – 1st Novice 8
  • Jamie Harris – 1st Varsity 4
  • Alaina Hawthorn – 1st Varsity 4
  • Katie Hinton – 1st Varsity 8
  • Leandra Hogrefe – 1st Novice 8
  • Isabelle Huebener – 2nd Varsity 4
  • Jillian Johnson – 1st Novice 8
  • Kira Katterle – 1st Novice 8
  • Anneta Kyridou – 1st Varsity 8
  • Maria Kyridou – 1st Varsity 8
  • Regan McElwee – 1st Novice 8
  • Alessandra Montesano – 1st Varsity 8
  • Megan Murphy – 2nd Varsity 4
  • Lexie Nothdurft – 1st Varsity 8
  • Liz Paul – 2nd Varsity 4
  • Kaitlin Pang – 2nd Varsity 4
  • Lydia Stute – 1st Novice 8
  • Tess Thompson – 1st Varsity 8
  • Charli Ulmer – 1st Varsity 4
  • Jenna Unkefer – 1st Novice 8
  • Jessy Vermeer – 1st Varsity 8
  • Emma Wilson – 1st Varsity 4
  • Carlotta Wolff – 1st Novice 8

Men’s Swimming & Diving – Big Ten Champions

  • Sem Andreis – 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay
  • Hunter Armstrong – 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 50 Free, 100 Free
  • Charlie Clark – 1,650 Free
  • Ruslan Gaziev – 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay
  • Hudson McDaniel – 200 Medley Relay
  • Alex Quach – 100 Butterfly, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay

Women’s Swimming & Diving – Big Ten Champions

  • Hannah Bach – 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay, 100 Breast
  • Emily Crane – 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay
  • Amy Fulmer – 800 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay, 200 Free
  • Paige Hall – 800 Free Relay
  • Teresa Ivan – 200 Medley Relay
  • Kristen Romano – 800 Free Relay, 200 IM
  • Katie Trace – 800 Free Relay
  • Katherine Zenick – 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay

Synchronized Swimming – National Champions

  • Nikki Dzurko – Solo, Duet
  • Laila Huric – Duet
  • Cassie Neeley – Trio
  • Ruby Remati – Trio
  • Emily Armstrong – Trio
  • Emily Armstrong – A Figures
  • Olivia Malloy – B Figures
  • Ohio State Scarlet (Emily Armstrong, Nikki Dzurko, Hannah Heffernan, Paige Hopper, Laila Huric, Rachel Jager, Cassie Neeley and Ruby Remati) – Team

Men’s Tennis – National Champions

  • Robert Cash – Fall ITA Doubles
  • Matej Vocel – Fall ITA Doubles

Men’s Indoor Track & Field – Big Ten Champions

  • Luke Bendick – Pole Vault
  • Tyler Johnson – 200 Meters, 400 Meters
  • Leo Uusimaki – Heptathlon

Men’s Outdoor Track & Field – Big Ten Champions

  • Eric Harrison – 100 Meters, 200 Meters, 4×100 Relay
  • Tyler Johnson – 400 Meters, 4×100 Relay
  • Praise Olatoke – 4×100 Relay
  • Kainnan Ramsey – 4×100 Relay

Women’s Outdoor Track & Field – NCAA Champion

  • Adelaide Aquilla – Shot Put

Women’s Indoor Track & Field – Big Ten Champions

  • Adelaide Aquilla – Shot Put
  • Anavia Battle – 60 Meters, 200 Meters
  • Jaimie Robinson – Triple Jump

Women’s Outdoor Track & Field – Big Ten Champions

  • Adelaide Aquilla – Shot Put
  • Anavia Battle – 200 Meters, 4×100 Relay
  • Leah Bertrand – 4×100 Relay
  • Nya Bussey – 100 Meters, 4×100 Relay
  • Yanique Dayle – 4×100 Relay
  • Alyssa Marsh – 4×400 Relay
  • Bryannia Murphy – 400 Meters, 4×400 Relay
  • Alexus Pyles – Heptathlon, Long Jump
  • Chanler Robinson – 4×400 Relay
  • Jamie Robinson – Triple Jump
  • Jaydan Wood – 4×400 Relay

CoSIDA Academic All-District Selections

  • Sophie Jaques, Women’s Hockey

553 Academic All-Big Ten Honorees

  • 140 Fall
  • 119 Winter
  • 294 Spring

788 OSU Scholar-Athletes

Ohio State’s Big Ten Medal of Honor Recipients

  • Tyler Johnson, Men’s Track & Field
  • Izzy Rodriguez, Women’s Soccer

55 First-Team All-Americans

57 Additional All-Americans

73 First-Team All-Conference

68 Additional All-Conference Selections

Major Award Winners / Honors

  • Adelaide Aquilla, Women’s Indoor Track (Big Ten Field Athlete of the Championships)
  • Emily Armstrong, Synchronized Swimming (Overall High Point Award at national championships)
  • Hunter Armstrong, Men’s Swimming (50-Meter Backstroke World Record)
  • Anavia Battle, Women’s Indoor Track (Big Ten Track Athlete of the Championships)
  • Jakub Dobes, Men’s Hockey (Big Ten co-Freshman of the Year)
  • Jakub Dobes, Men’s Hockey (Big Ten Goaltender of the Year)
  • Tommy Eichenberg, Football (Rose Bowl Defensive Player of the Game)
  • Eric Harrison, Men’s Outdoor Track (Big Ten Track Athlete of the Championships)
  • Sophie Jaques, Women’s Hockey (WCHA Defender of the Year)
  • Sophie Jaques, Women’s Hockey (WCHA Final Faceoff MVP)
  • Sophie Jaques, Women’s Hockey (2022 Arthur Ashe Jr. Female Sport Scholar of the Year)
  • Tyler Johnson, Men’s Indoor Track (Big Ten Track Athlete of the Championships)
  • Cannon Kingsley, Men’s Tennis (Big Ten Athlete of the Year)
  • Paetyn Levis, Women’s Hockey (Frozen Four MVP)
  • Alexus Pyles, Women’s Outdoor Track & Field (Big Ten Field Athlete of the Championships)
  • Alex Quach, Men’s Swimming (Big Ten Men’s Freshman of the Year)
  • Sydni Ratilff, Women’s Tennis (Big Ten Freshman of the Year)
  • Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Football (Rose Bowl Offensive Player of the Game)
  • J. Stroud, Football (Big Ten Quarterback of the Year)
  • J. Stroud (Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year)
  • J. Stroud (Big Ten Freshman of the Year)
  • Bobby Van Buren, Lacrosse (Big Ten Freshman of the Year)

Coaches of the Year

  • Don Anthony, CCFC Men’s Coach of the Year
  • Katarzyna Dabrowa, U.S. Fencing Coaches Association Coach of the Year
  • Katarzyna Dabrowa, CCFC Men’s Assistant Coach of the Year
  • Karen Dennis, Big Ten Women’s Outdoor Track & Field
  • Karen Dennis, Big Ten Men’s Outdoor Track & Field
  • Bill Dorenkott, Big Ten Women’s Swimming
  • Nadine Muzerall, WCHA Women’s Hockey
  • Kate Sweeney, Big Ten Rowing
  • Holly Vargo Brown, Synchronized Swimming National Collegiate