Donovan Hewitt

AA

Player profile

  • Hometown Burtonsville, Md.
  • Year Senior
  • Height 5-5
  • Last School James Hubert Blake

Career Honors

  • 2022 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar
  • 2022 All-Big Ten Second Team
  • Two-time OSU Scholar Athlete (21, 22)
  • 2022 Academic All-Big Ten
  • 2021 CGA Scholar All-American First Team
  • Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Athlete (2022)
  • College Gymnastics Association Specialist of the Week (Feb. 23, 2022)
  • Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week on March 10

Personal Bests

  • Floor: 9.150
  • Pommel Horse: 9.000
  • Rings: 14.450
  • Vault: 14.800
  • Parallel Bars: 13.750
  • High Bar: 13.200
  • All-Around: 71.500

As a Junior (2022)

  • Ranked third nationally on rings (14.213 average)
  • Posted the highest rings score on the team this season with a career-high 14.450 during the Big Ten Championship Team Finals to lead all competitors
  • Finished tied for third on rings (14.050) at the Big Ten Championships during individual competition
  • Tied for the best scoring vault for the Buckeyes this season with a career-high 14.800 in the tri-meet against No. 10 Army and No. 12 William & Mary to win the event
  • Had a career-best 13.750 on parallel bars against New York Alliance
  • Earned six wins on rings this season: No. 4 Michigan (14.200), No. 7 Penn State (14.200), No. 2 Oklahoma (14.000), No. 4 Nebraska (14.300), Big Ten Team Championships (14.450), NCAA Qualifiers (14.166)
  • Had 11 other top-three finishes, including five on rings, three on vault, two on high bar and one on parallel bars

As A Sophomore (2021)

  • Scored a team best and a personal best on rings (14.100) at No. 3 Nebraska
  • Also had personal bests on vault (14.600) and high bar (13.200) at No. 3 Nebraska
  • Competed at the Big Ten Championships on rings (13.100) and vault (13.850)
  • Competed at NCAA Qualifiers on rings (12.166), vault (14.300) and high bar (11.966)

As A Freshman (2020)

  • Twice recorded a season best on vault (14.450) – at Penn State, against Iowa/NIU
  • Also had a season best on rings (13.800) against Iowa/NIU
  • Recorded a season best on high bar (12.750) against ASU/Cal/Stanford
  • Season ended early due to COVID-19 pandemic

Prior to Ohio State

  • Trained at Paragon National Training Center for 2 years under Kevin Preston.
  • Placed 4th in high bar and vault at US Championships in 2019.
  • US Championship qualifier in 2018 and 2019.

Personal

  •  Son of Janice Swugert.
  • Brother to Kyle, Kamille, and Kamaale Swugert.
  • Majoring in political science.
  • Hopes to attend law school and become a civil rights or immigration lawyer.
  • Favorite past times include playing basketball and football and cooking.
  • Greatest sports thrill is sticking a dismount that makes the crowd go crazy.