Kazuki Hayashi - Men's Gymnastics - Ohio State Buckeyes

Kazuki Hayashi

AA

Player profile

  • Hometown Fairfax, Va.
  • Year Senior
  • Height 5-8
  • Last School Robinson Secondary School

Career Honors

  • Two-time OSU Scholar Athlete (20, 21)
  • Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Jan. 28

Personal Bests

  • Floor: 14.400
  • Pommel Horse: 13.050
  • Rings: 12.650
  • Vault: 14.600
  • Parallel Bars: 13.850
  • High Bar: 13.800
  • All-Around: 78.650

As a Junior (2022)

  • Finished fourth at the Big Ten Championships on floor (13.675)
  • Earned a career-high 14.600 on the vault at Winter Cup
  • Posted career-highs in the all-around (78.650), pommel horse (13.050) and on rings (12.650) in the win against No. 4 Michigan
  • Won the high bar competition against No. 7 Penn State with a career-best 13.800
  • Totaled seven other top-three finishes this season
  • Three top-three floor finishes: New York Alliance (13.300), No. 10 Army/No. 12 William & Mary (13.500), No. 4 Nebraska (13.900)
  • Two top-three high bar finishes: New York Alliance (12.850), No. 4 Nebraska (13.650)
  • Finished third on parallel bar against New York Alliance (13.400)
  • Finished third in the all-around against No. 4 Michigan (78.650)

As A Sophomore (2021)

  • Opened the season with his season bests on vault (14.200) and parallel bars (11.450) at No. 3 Illinois
  • Had a season best on high bar (12.900) against Navy
  • Recorded his season best on floor (14.300) at the Big Ten Championships, also competing on vault (13.850)
  • Competed at NCAA Qualifiers on floor (13.866) and vault (13.966)

As A Freshman (2020)

  • Had a season best on floor (14.400) against Navy
  • Recorded a 14.350 on vault, his season best score, against Michigan
  • Had a season best on parallel bars (13.850) against ASU/Cal/Stanford
  • Twice recorded his season best on high bar (13.350) – at Penn State and against Navy
  • Season ended early due to COVID-19 pandemic

Prior to Ohio State

  • Trained at Apollo Gymnastics for 2 years under Jason Furr.

Personal

  •  Son of Miyuki Hayashi and Curtis Altmann.
  •  Brother to Mika Hayashi.
  •  Majoring in computer science.
  • Favorite past times include spending time with friends and listening to music.
  •  Greatest sports thrill is sticking a dismount after a clean routine.