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COLUMBUS, Ohio - The No. 9 Ohio State University men’s gymnastics team is set to compete in St. John Arena for the last time as it hosts the No. 4 University of Illinois Fighting Illini for senior day. The senior day festivities are set to get underway prior to the 5 p.m. start, and the event airs live on BTN.

Last Time OutThe Buckeyes hit the road for a Big Ten clash with the Iowa Hawkeyes in Iowa City. Five Buckeyes took event titles, but the team was narrowly edged for the team win on the day as OSU fell by a score of 399.650-396.400.

Alec Yoder continued to prove why he’s the premier pommel horse competitor in the nation, taking his sixth title of the season on the pommel with a 14.550. Yoder wasn’t finished though, as he notched a 14.500 on the vault, tying co-captain Joey Bonanno for first place on the afternoon. Over on the rings Max An-dryushchenko took his second title of the year with a 13.750. Alex Wilson brought the heat on the parallel bars, notching a 13.850, tied for first on the day. Last, but certainly not least, Jesse Tyndall took his first ca-reer win on the floor with a 13.950.

National ScoresOhio State enters the meet with the ninth-highest four score average in the nation with 402.250. The Buckeyes rank in the top 10 in multiple categories, including third place on the pommel horse (67.617) sixth place on the the parallel bars (67.150), seventh place on the rings (67.250) and vault (71.100) and 10th place on the floor (68.000).

Date ......................................................................................................March 24Place ...........................................................................................Columbus, OhioSite ..............................................................................................St. John ArenaLive Results ................................................................... ohiostatebuckeyes.comTV ................................................................................................................. BTN

OHIO STATE VS IOWA MEET INFORMATION

2019 Record ............................ (5-7)CGA Ranking ......................... No. 9

Head Coach ................... Rustam SharipovYear at OSU/Record ............ 8th/102-81-2Assistant Coach ............. Casimiro SuarezAssistant Coach .................. Bob Gauthier

2019 SCHEDULEDATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULTJANUARY

12 Rocky Mountain Open ...........................4th out of 6, 398.500

26 at No. 1 Oklahoma ...................................L, 423.950-395.400

FEBRUARY

2 at No. 4 Michigan ..................................... L, 413.900-402.700

MARCH

2 Arnold Challenge (No. 6 Penn State) .......W, 413.150-409.000

8 vs No. 5 Minnesota/No. 8 Nebraska .......... 2nd of 3, 405.550

16 at No. 9 Iowa ...........................................L, 399.650-396.400

24 vs. No. 4 Illinois ..............................................................5 p.m.

APRIL

5 Big Ten Championships ......................................................TBA

6 Big Ten Championships ......................................................TBA

19 NCAA Championships ........................................................TBA

20 NCAA Championships ........................................................TBA

OHIO STATE MEN’S GYMNASTICS NOTESMarch 24 | vs. Illinois | Columbus, Ohio

Individually the Bucks are led by Alec Yoder and his 14.750 national qualifying average on the pommel, good for third in the nation. Sean Neighbarger is no slouch himself as he holds the fourth-highest NQA on the vault with a 14.650.

Illinois holds the fourth-highest four score average in the country with 410.133. When it comes to spe-cific events the Fighting Illini rank third on the floor (70.300), fourth in both the pommel (66.617) and the vault (71.567), and seventh in both the parallel bars (67.033) and high bar (66.383).

Scouting the HawkeyesThe Fighting Illini enter the weekend ranked No. 4 in the nation and are coming off a strong performance last weekend against Michigan and Penn State. Nis-sen Emery finalist Alex Diab holds the top average in the country on the rings with a 14.867, and the fifth-highest average on the floor with a 14.500. Mi-chael Paradise holds the second-highest average on the pommel with a 14.833, while Johnny Jacobson’s 80.050 all-around is good for seventh in the nation.

Yoder Named Nissen Emery FinalistSenior Alec Yoder is among the finalists for the prestigious Nissen Emery Award, given annually to that year’s outstanding senior collegiate gymnast. Yoder looks to become the bring back-to-back Nissen Emery wins to Columbus following Sean Melton’s win in 2018. OHIO STATE SOCIAL MEDIA

1. Floor | 2. Pommel | 3. Rings

4. Vault | 5. PBars | 6. High Bar

Ohio State Rotation Order

Buckeyes Head to Iowa for Clash with HawkeyesOhio State hits the road for the first time in over a month for Big Ten action

Buckeyes Score Season-High Against Penn StateThe Buckeyes showed hardly any rust after a month in the gym, notching a season-high score and defeating Penn State, 413.150-409.000 on Saturday at the Arnold Challenge.

Ohio State took first place on the pommel as Alec Yoder scored a 14.800 in his specialty. Jesse Tyndall used the Arnold Challenge as his playground, taking first place on the parallel bars with a 14.600 and tallying a 14.000 on the high bar. Angel Leon continues to shine for the Bucks, scoring a 14.100 on the floor, 13.950 on the rings and the parallel bars, and a 13.850 on the high bar. Max Andryushchenko tied the highest score of the day on the rings with a 14.200, while Alex Wilson took first place on the vault with a 14.650.

Yoder and Melton Earn Spots on U.S. Senior National TeamAlec Yoder of the Ohio State University Men’s Gymnastics team has been named to the United States Senior Men’s National Team through the 2019 U.S. Champion-ships, USA Gym officials announced last month.

Yoder joins Sean Melton, who secured his spot with a strong performance in the all-around competition at the Winter Cup on Feb. 15.

Melton took sixth place with an 81.750 score on the evening. His strongest per-formance came on the rings where he tallied a 14.450, good for fourth place. The 2018 Nissen Emery Award winner tied for fifth place on the pommel horse with a

ALEX WILSON

Front Row (L-R): Sean Neighbarger, Chris Coombs, Jesse Tyndall, Luke Smigliani, Angel Leon, Alex Wil-son, Domenic Sciulli, Joey Bonanno, Robert CosteaMiddle Row: Drew Moling, Bob Gauthier, Paris McGee Jr., Jacob Gricar, Josh Seltzer, Dexter Roettker, Michael Chan, Alec Yoder, Rustam Sharipov, Casimiro SuarezBack Row: David Szarvas, Coleson Stodghill, Andrew Brower, Max Andryushchenko, Curtis Chang, Joey Wilmot, Trevor Cummings

13.500 score.

Both Yoder and Melton have their spots on U.S. Senior Men’s National Team through the 2019 U.S. Championships in Kansas City, Missouri in August.

BUCKEYES LEADING THE WAY

TEAM RANKINGS

EVENT AVERAGE NATIONAL RANKINGFloor Exercise 68.000 10Pommel Horse 67.617 3Rings 67.250 7Vault 71.100 7Parallel Bars 67.150 6High Bar 63.267 15Team 402.250 9

INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS (TOP 10 NATIONAL/TOP 10 B1G)

GYMNAST/ NQA NATIONAL B1G EVENT (NATIONAL QUALIFYING AVERAGE) RANKING RANKING Max AndryushchenkoRings 13.867 8

Joey BonannoFloor 14.150 10

Trevor CummingsPommel Horse 13.700 8

Sean NeighbargerVault 14.650 4 3

Alec YoderPommel Horse 14.750 3 3Parallel Bars 13.817 10

2019 INDIVIDUAL TITLES

GYMNAST/EVENT SCORE MEET

Max AndryushchenkoRings 14.200 Penn State (March 2)Rings 13.750 Iowa (March 16)

Joey BonannoVault 14.500 Iowa (March 16)

Jesse TyndallParallel Bars 14.600 Penn State (March 2)Floor 13.950 Iowa (March 16)

Alex WilsonVault 14.650 Penn State (March 2)Parallel Bars 13.650 Iowa (March 16)

Alec YoderPommel Horse 14.550 Rocky Mountain Open (Jan. 12) Parallel Bars 14.850 Rocky Mountain Open (Jan. 12)Pommel Horse 14.750 Oklahoma (Jan. 26)Pommel Horse 14.900 Michigan (Feb. 2)Pommel Horse 14.800 Penn State (March 2)Parallel Bars 14.550 Minnesota/Nebraska (March 8)Pommel Horse 14.700 Minnesota/Nebraska (March 8)Pommel Horse 14.550 Iowa (March 16)Vault 14.500 Iowa (March 16)

INDIVIDUAL EVENT BESTSEvent Score Individual Opponent (Date)F 14.400 Joey Bonanno/Jesse Tyndall Minnesota/Nebraska - 3/8PH 14.900 Alec Yoder Michigan - 2/2R 14.200 Max Andryuhschenko Penn State - 3/2V 14.700 Sean Neighbarger Oklahoma - 1/26PB 14.850 Alec Yoder Rocky Mountain Open - 1/12HB 14.050 Max Andryuhschenko Penn State - 3/2AA 77.100 Max Andryuhschenko Rocky Mountain Open - 1/12

TEAM EVENT BESTSEvent Score Opponent (Date)F 68.900 Minnesota/Nebraska - 3/8PH 68.400 Penn State - 3/2R 69.050 Minnesota/Nebraska - 3/8V 72.150 Iowa - 3/16PB 69.500 Penn State - 3/2HB 68.250 Penn State - 3/2TOTAL 413.150 Penn State - 3/2

2019 AWARDS & HONORS

Alec Yoder - Nissen Emery Finalist (March 4)

ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONSAssociate AD/Communications ..... Dan WallenbergDirector.................................................Leann ParkerAssociate Directors ..........Jerry Emig, Mike Basford Assistant Directors...... Brett Ryback, Kyle Kuhlman, .. Alex Morando, Gary Petit, Candace JohnsonAssistants................... Don Hawkins, Grace AmbergOffice Associate ............................Jennifer Kirchner Web site ...................OhioStateBuckeyes.com Main Office Phone .................... 614-292-6861 Fax ............................................ 614-292-8547Men’s Gymnastics Contact ................. Don Hawkins Office Phone .............................. 614-292-4056 E-mail ......................... hawkins.658@osu.eduMailing Address ........The Fawcett Center, 6th Floor 2400 Olentangy River Rd Columbus, Ohio 43210-1166

UNIVERSITY FACTSLocation ........................Columbus, Ohio (pop. 1.7m)Founded ............................................................ 1870 Enrollment ..................................................... 58,322Nickname ..................................................BuckeyesColors .........Scarlet (PMS 200) and Gray (PMS 429)Mascot ............................................ Brutus BuckeyePresident ........................................Michael V. DrakeDirector of Athletics ...........................Eugene SmithFaculty Representative ................. John E. DavidsonConference ........................................ Big Ten (1913)

TEAM RECORDS SINCE 2013*Floor Exercise – 75.40 vs. Oklahoma ................................................2014Pommel Horse – 75.85 vs. Oklahoma ................................................2014Rings – 74.65 at Michigan...................................................2014Vault – 75.10 at Windy City Invitational .............................2014Parallel Bars - 74.45 vs. Oklahoma ................................................2014High Bar – 75.10 at Michigan...................................................2014Team Total - 446.150 vs. Oklahoma ................................................2014*Computed under the FIG Code of Points

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS SINCE 2008All-Around Brandon Wynn ...................................90.00, 2010Floor Exercise Eddie Hay ...........................................15.75, 2008 Danny Steiner ....................................15.75, 2013Pommel Horse Michael Newburger...........................16.25, 2014Still Rings Brandon Wynn ...................... 16.30, 2010 & 2011Vault Jimmy Wickham ................................16.45, 2008Parallel Bars Sean Melton ......................................16.05, 2014High Bar Jake Martin .......................................15.80, 2014

MEN’S GYMNASTICS HISTORYFirst Year .......................................................... 1924All-Time Record ................................. 1,202-814-8National Team Championships .....3 (1985-96-2001)NCAA Individual Champions ................................ 27All-America Honors ............................................ 180All-Americans ....................................................... 66Big Ten Team Championships .............................. 14 1983co-85-87-93-94-96-97-2001-02-05-06-07-16-17Big Ten Individual Titles ....................................... 81All-Big Ten Selections .......................................... 92Academic All-Big Ten Selections ....................... 172Facility ........... Steelwood Athletic Training FacilityMeet Facility/Capacity ........ St. John Arena/13,276

TEAM FACTSHead Coach .......... Rustam Sharipov, eighth seasonAlma Mater, Year .................... Kharkov State, 1997E-mail ...................................... sharipov.1@osu.eduAssistant Coach ..... Casimiro Suarez, eighth seasonAssistant Coach .......... Bob Gauthier, eighth season

2019 ROSTERNAME POS. HT. YR. HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) Max Andryushchenko AA 5-9 SO Mt, Prospect, Ill. (Prospect High School)Joey Bonanno FX, VT 5-3 SR Fitchburg, Mass. (Oakmont Regional High School)Andrew Brower PH 5-10 RS SO Old Bridge, N.J. (Old Bridge High School)Michael Chan FX, R, VT, HB 5-9 RS SO Louisville, Ky. (Trinity High School)Curtis Chang FX, PH 5-9 FR Sugarland, TexasChris Coombs FX, R, PB 5-2 RS SR Louisville, Ky. (Eastern High School)Robert Costea PH, R 5-4 JR Charlotte, N.C. (East Mecklenburg High School) Trevor Cummings PH, PB 5-8 SO Terry Town, La. (New Orleans Military Maritime Academy)Jacob Gricar FX, VT 5-5 SO Wickliffe, OhioAngel Leon AA 5-6 FR Tucson, Ariz.Sean Junior Neighbarger AA 5-3 SO Virginia Beach, Va. (Princess Anne High School)Dexter Roettker FX, R, VT, PB, HB 5-8 FR Jackson, OhioDomenic Sciulli VT, PB, HB 5-3 FR Powell, OhioJosh Seltzer FX, R, VT, PB 5-7 SO Deerfield, Ill. (Deerfield High School)Luke Smigliani PB, R 5-7 FR Hanover, Mass.David Szarvas PH 5-9 RS SR Shreveport, La. (Airline High School) Rihards Trams AA 5-7 FR Ventspils, LatviaJesse Tyndall AA 5-6 FR Saskatoon, SaskatchewanJoey Wilmot PH, R 5-8 SO Littleton, Colo.Alex Wilson FX, R, VT, PB 5-8 RS SR Sugar Land, Texas (St. Thomas High School)Alec Yoder AA 5-9 SR Indianapolis, Ind. (Northpoint Homeschool) CoachesRustam Sharipov - Head CoachCasimiro Suarez - Assistant CoachBob Gauthier - Assistant CoachDrew Moling - Director of Operations

2019 OHIO STATE BUCKEYES

Chris CoombsRS-Senior

Louisville, Ky.

Domenic SciulliFreshman

Powell, Ohio

Dexter RoettkerFreshman

Jackson, Ohio

Luke SmiglianiFreshman

Hanover, Mass.

Rihards TramsFreshman

Ventspils, Latvia

Alexander WilsonRS-Senior

Sugar Land, Texas

Andrew BrowerRS-SophomoreOld Bridge, N.J.

Sean NeighbargerSophomore

Virginia Beach, Va.

Josh SeltzerSophomore

Deerfield, Ill.

Alec YoderSenior

Indianapolis, Ind.

Jesse TyndallFreshman

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Max Andryuschenko Sophomore

Mt. Prospect, Ill.

Robert CosteaJunior

Charlotte, N.C.

Trevor Cummings Sophomore

Terry Town, La.

Curtis ChangFreshman

Sugar Land, Texas

Joey BonnanoSenior

Fitchburg, Mass.

Angel LeonFreshman

Tucson, Ariz.

David SzarvasRS-Senior

Shreveport, La.

Michael ChanRS-SophomoreLouisville, Ky.

Jacob GricarSophomore

Wickliffe, Ohio

Joey WilmotSophomore

Littleton, Colo.