No. 4 Ohio State Continues Big Ten Schedule at No. 2 Michigan Record. (3-2-1, Big Ten) GYMInfo Ranking...No. 4

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1 OHIO STATE ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Fawcett Center, 6th Floor 2400 Olentangy River Rd. Columbus, Ohio No. 4 Ohio State Continues Big Ten Schedule at No. 2 Michigan Dual competition marks second meeting between the teams this season OHIO STATE AT MICHIGAN MEET INFORMATION Head Coach... Rustam Sharipov Year at OSU/Record... 3rd/ Assistant Coach... Casimiro Suarez Assistant Coach... Bob Gauthier Record. (3-2-1, Big Ten) GYMInfo Ranking...No. 4 Date... Feb. 1, 2014 Place...Ann Arbor, Mich. Site... Cliff Keen Arena Tickets... $7 Adults, $5 Youth/ Live Stats SCHEDULE OHIO STATE MEN S GYMNASTICS NOTES Feb. 1 // at Michigan // DATE Ann Arbor, OPPONENT/ Mich SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT JANUARY 18 at Windy City Invitational T-2nd 26 at Illinois*^ L; FEBRUARY 1 at Michigan* 2 p.m. 14 CAL-BERKELEY 7 p.m. 20 at Winter Cup TBA 22 at Winter Cup TBA MARCH 1 ARNOLD CHALLENGE 2 p.m. 8 at Stanford 7 p.m. 15 TEMPLE, OKLAHOMA 4 p.m. 28 Big Ten Championships 7 p.m. 29 Big Ten Championships 7 p.m. APRIL 10 NCAA Qualifier 1 or 7 p.m. 11 NCAA Team Finals 7 p.m. 12 Dates and times are subject to change/bold CAPS indicate home contest/all home meets competed at St. John Arena * indicates Big Ten meet ^ indicates meet broadcast on BTN OHIO STATE MEN S GYMNASTICS THREE-TIME NCAA CHAMPIONS facebook.com/ ohiostatemensgymnastics twitter.com/ohiostate_mgym OhioStateBuckeyes.com COLUMBUS, Ohio - The No. 4 Ohio State men s gymnastics team continues its Big Ten dual meet schedule on the road at No. 2 Michigan Saturday at Cliff Keen Arena at 2 p.m. LAST TIME OUT No. 3 Ohio State fell to No. 8 Illinois, , Sunday, Jan. 26 at Huff Hall in its first Big Ten dual meet of the season. Two Buckeyes won individual event titles against the Illini, as redshirt senior Michael Newburger posted a on pommel horse to claim his second consecutive title on the event and freshman Jake Dastrup notched a career-high on parallel bars to claim first place overall. Ohio State also posted a season-best on floor exercise, led by junior Danny Steiner who scored a on the event to finish in second place. SCOUTING MICHIGAN Defending NCAA and Big Ten champion Michigan enters competition Saturday ranked No. 2 in the country with an average score of The Wolverines have participated in two meets so far this season, claiming first place at both the Windy City Invitational ( ) and the Stanford Open ( ). Adrian de los Angeles claimed the parallel bars title at the Windy City Invitational with a 15.15, while freshman Tristan Perez-Rivera and de los Angeles claimed the floor exercise (15.55) and vault (15.30) titles at the Stanford Open, respectively. As a team, the Wolverines rank No. 1 on rings (74.400) and vault (74.125), No. 2 on floor exercise (73.925) and parallel bars (72.925), No. 3 on pommel horse (72.025) and No. 10 on high bar (67.875). athletics Individually, Michigan holds No. 1 rankings on floor exercise and vault as senior Sam Mikulak (15.500) and de los Angeles (15.200) claim the top spots, respectively. In addition, junior Nick Hunter and senior Syque Caesar are tied for No. 3 on parallel bars (14.975) while de los Angeles is the team leader in the all-around at No. 6 (86.800). LAST TIME AGAINST THE WOLVERINES The Buckeyes and Wolverines meet for the second time this season, having previously competed against each other at the season-opening Windy City Invitational. Michigan claimed first place at that event ( ) while Ohio State ( ) tied for second place with Illinois. The teams will compete against each other three more times this season starting Saturday, March 1 at 2 p.m. at the Arnold Challenge hosted by Ohio State at the Columbus Convention Center and ending with the Big Ten Championships March in Lincoln, Neb., and the NCAA Championships April in Ann Arbor, Mich. BUCKEYES IN THE RANKINGS TEAM The Buckeyes remain the second-highest ranked Big Ten team as they rank No. 4 in the latest GymInfo National Rankings with a total season average score of Ohio State also ranks within the Top 10 on four events as the team is No. 1 on pommel horse (72.650), No. 2 on vault (73.700) No. 3 on high bar (71.225), and No. 5 on parallel bars (71.600). The Scarlet and Gray ranks at No. 10 on floor exercise (70.075) and rings (71.500). INDIVIDUAL Individually, the Buckeyes hold rankings on all six

2 events. Steiner entered the floor exercise rankings this week at No. 12 (14.850) while Newburger continues to pace the team on pommel horse, holding the No. 1 spot on the event (16.225). Behind Newburger, freshman Jake Dastrup ranks No. 13 (14.500). On rings, junior Drew Moling comes in at No. 9 (15.125), while junior Larry Mayer paves the way for the Buckeyes on vault, as he is currently No. 5 on the event (15.025). After Mayer, freshman Logan Melander ranks No. 8 (14.925). On parallel bars, Dastrup ranks No. 7 (14.850) while senior Misha Koudinov comes in at No. 14 (14.675). Koudinov also holds the No. 1 spot on high bar (15.000) while freshman Sean Melton ranks No. 10 (14.750) and senior Kris Done ranks No. 20 (14.300). POMMEL HORSE SPECIALIST With his individual event title on pommel horse against No. 8 Illinois, Newburger has collected two consecutive event titles this season. The Austin, Texas, native earned his first title at the Windy City Invitational with an NCAA record score before claiming his second title against the Illini with a score. The defending national champion on pommel horse, Newburger currently ranks No. 1 on the event. BREAKING RECORDS Two Buckeyes set or tied NCAA records at the Windy City Invitational. Newburger scored a career-high and Ohio State record on pommel horse to earn the all-time best record on the event while junior Larry Mayer tied the all-time best record on vault with his career-high and Ohio State record score of The previous NCAA record on pommel horse (16.00) was set by Daniel Ribeiro (Illinois) in 2009, while Mayer is now tied for the NCAA record on vault with Jake Dalton (Oklahoma), who originally set the current record in NEWBURGER, MOLING NAMED TEAM CAPTAINS Redshirt senior Michael Newburger and junior Drew Moling have been named team captains for the 2014 season. Newburger claimed the 2013 NCAA Pommel Horse title, becoming the second gymnast in program history to win a title on the event and the first since Drew Durbin won three consecutive titles ( ). A two-time All-American, Newburger also claimed the 2013 Winter Cup Pommel Horse title in addition to winning four individual event titles and ranking No. 1 on pommel horse for four consecutive weeks (Feb. 18 March 11) throughout the regular season. Moling, a native of Canal Winchester, Ohio, earned 14 Top 5 finishes throughout the regular season last year, including an individual event title on high bar (15.05) against defending national champion Michigan and an individual event title on rings (15.50) against No. 15 UIC. The 2013 Ohio State Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree, Moling advanced to the individual event finals on parallel bars at the Big Ten Championships, finishing in eighth place. OHIO STATE SIGNS TWO FOR 2015 Ohio State head coach Rustam Sharipov announced the signing of two gymnasts to National Letters of Intent during the November early signing period. Meyer Williams (Dallas, Texas) and Cody Teaney (St. Petersburg, Fla.) each signed NLIs with Ohio State for the 2015 season. UP NEXT The Buckeyes return to action against No. 5 Cal- Berkeley Friday, Feb. 14 at St. John Arena at 7 p.m. GYMINFO NATIONAL RANKINGS (JAN. 27, 2014) Rank...School 1...Oklahoma 2...Michigan 3... Stanford 4... Ohio State SOPHOMORE JEFF TRELEAVEN >> 5... California 6... Penn State 7...Minnesota 8... Illinois 9...Nebraska Iowa 11...Air Force William & Mary R-SOPHOMORE C.J. MAGRUM >> 13...Army 14...Navy Arizona State SENIOR TY ECHARD >> JUNIOR DREW MOLING REDSHIRT SENIOR MICHAEL NEWBURGER

3 2014 ROSTER NAME POS. HT. YR. HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) Cory Barnes Team Manger 5-8 JR Hilliard, Ohio (Hilliard Bradley High School) Jake Crnkovich SR, PB 5-8 SO McCook, Ill. (Lyons Township High School) Jake Dastrup AA 5-3 FR Lindon, Utah (Pleasant Grove High School) Kris Done PH, SR, PB, HB 5-11 SR Auckland, New Zealand (Hasca) Will Jeffreys FX, SR, HB 5-7 SR Raleigh, N.C. (Wakefield High School) Alex Johnson AA 5-6 SO Marysville, Ohio (Marysville High School) Brandän Jones FX, PH, HB 5-8 SR Windsor Mill, Md. (Owings Mills High School) Misha Koudinov PH, SR, PB, HB 5-6 SR Auckland, New Zealand (Westlake Boys High School) Jake Martin AA 5-10 SO Oviedo, Fla. (Hagerty High School) Larry Mayer SR, V, PB 5-0 JR Carmel, Ind. (Carmel High School) Logan Melander FX, PH, V, SR, HB 5-10 FR Tacoma, Wash. (Stadium High School) Sean Melton AA 5-7 FR Orlando, Fla. (Freedom/First Academy High School) Drew Moling AA 5-6 JR Canal Winchester, Ohio (Canal Winchester High School) Michael Newburger PH 5-10 RS SR Austin, Texas (McCallum High School) Alex Nork PH, SR, PB, HB 5-7 JR Mount Laurel, N.J. (Moorestown Friends School) Emeric Quade FX, R, V, HB 5-8 RS FR Tucson, Ariz. (University High School) Troy Richert FX, V 5-9 JR North Royalton, Ohio (North Royalton High School) Andrew Rickly AA 5-11 FR Lewis Center, Ohio (Worthington Christian) Bryce Sampson FX, SR, V, HB 5-5 FR Warrenton, Va. (Fauquier High School) Danny Steiner AA 5-7 JR Mesa, Ariz. (Red Mountain High School) Nick Tagliaferro SR 5-6 RS SR Sewell, N.J. (Washington Township High School) Andrew Teal FX, SR, V 5-5 JR Dracut, Mass. (Central Catholic High School) Jeff Treleaven FX, V 5-6 RS JR Glen Ellyn, Ill. (Glenbard South High School) Donald Yeager PH, HB 5-6 SO Austintown, Ohio (Austintown Fitch High School) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE GUIDE Jake Crnkovich: Sern-ko-vitch Brandän (Jones): Bran-DEN Misha Koudinov: MEE-sha KEW-di-NOFF (Troy) Richert: Rye-kurt (Nick) Tagliaferro: Tag-LAY-fair-O (Jeff) Treleaven: Truh-LEV-uhn Rustam Sharipov: roos-tom SHARE-ee-pahv ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Associate AD/Communications...Dan Wallenberg Director...Leann Parker Associate Director... Jerry Emig Assistant Directors... Mike Basford,Alex Morando,...Brett Rybak, Danielle Warner, Adam Widman,...Kendra Willard Assistants... Julie Brown, Ben Vondal Web site...ohiostatebuckeyes.com Main Office Phone Fax Men s Gymnastics Contact...Julie Brown Office Phone brown.4927@osu.edu Mailing Address...The Fawcett Center, 6th Floor 2400 Olentangy River Rd Columbus, Ohio MEN S GYMNASTICS HISTORY First Year All-Time Record...1, National Team Championships...3 ( ) NCAA Individual Champions...27 All-America Honors All-Americans...53 Big Ten Team Championships co Big Ten Individual Titles...71 All-Big Ten Selections...75 Academic All-Big Ten Selections Big Ten Gymnast of the Week/Month Selections...38 Facility... Steelwood Athletic Training Facility Meet Facility/Capacity... St. John Arena/13,276 PROGRAM RECORDS TEAM RECORDS SINCE 2013 Floor Exercise vs. Illinois Pommel Horse at Windy City Invitational Rings vs. UIC Vault at Windy City Invitational Parallel Bars at Big Ten Championships High Bar at Penn State Team Total vs. UIC UNIVERSITY FACTS Location...Columbus, Ohio (pop. 1.7m) Founded Enrollment...56,687 (Columbus campus);... 64,429 (all campuses) Nickname... Buckeyes Colors... Scarlet (PMS 200) and Gray (PMS 429) Mascot...Brutus Buckeye Director of Athletics... Eugene Smith Faculty Representative... John Bruno Conference... Big Ten (1913) TEAM FACTS Head Coach... Rustam Sharipov, 3rd year Alma Mater, Year... Kharkov State, 1997 Gymnastics Office Phone Number Fax sharipov.1@osu.edu Assistant Coach...Casimiro Suarez, 3rd year Assistant Coach...Bob Gauthier, 3rd year Letterwinners Returning/Lost...14/2 All-Americans Returning/Lost...5/0 National Champions Returning/Lost...1/ Dual Record Overall Record INDIVIDUAL RECORDS SINCE 2008 ALL-AROUND Brandon Wynn...at VISA Championships (Finals) 2010 FLOOR EXERCISE Eddie Hay... vs. Penn State, 2008 POMMEL HORSE Michael Newburger... at Windy City Invitational, 2014 RINGS Brandon Wynn...vs. Oklahoma, at NCAA Qualifier, 2011 VAULT Larry Mayer... at Windy City Invitational, 2014 PARALLEL BARS Jake Bateman... vs. Penn State, 2008 HIGH BAR Jake Bateman...vs. Michigan, 2009 Tai Lee... at Nebraska, 2010

4 RUSTAM SHARIPOV HEAD COACH KHARKOV, UKRAINE THIRD SEASON Rustam Sharipov (roos-tom SHARE-ee-pahv) was named the head coach for the Ohio State men s gymnastics team in the summer of Sharipov, previously an assistant coach at the University of Oklahoma from , brings the experience of three Olympic medals, including two golds, to Columbus as the eighth head coach in program history. In , Sharipov guided redshirt junior Michael Newburger to the 2013 NCAA Pommel Horse Championship. The Austin, Texas, native scored a on the event to become only the second gymnast in program history to win a national championship on pommel horse. In addition to Newburger, Sharipov coached sophomore Danny Steiner and redshirt sophomore Jeff Treleaven to All-America honors on floor exercise and vault, respectively, at the 2013 NCAA Individual Event Finals. Ohio State placed fourth overall at the 2013 Big Ten Championships, one place higher than the previous season. Under Sharipov s guidance, Steiner placed second overall on floor exercise, earning Second Team All-Big Ten honors for his performance. In his first year as head coach, Sharipov led the Buckeyes to a record-setting season, as he guided five members of the team (senior Ty Echard, sophomores Misha Koudinov and Kris Done, redshirt sophomore Michael Newburger and freshman Danny Steiner) to All-America status at the 2012 NCAA Individual Event Finals, tying the season program record with the 1993 and 2002 campaigns, respectively. Sharipov coached Echard, a 2012 Nissen-Emery Award Finalist, to a share of the Big Ten pommel horse title and subsequent first team All-Big Ten honors. He also guided Koudinov to a third-place tie on floor exercise and a second place finish on parallel bars at the Big Ten Championships. A native of Kharkov, Ukraine, Sharipov was named 2006 National Co-Assistant Coach of the Year, helping the Sooners claim the NCAA Championship that year. In 2008, Sharipov helped guide the team to a second national title and was named co-assistant coach of the year for the second time in his career. In 2011, he was named the CGA West Region Assistant Coach of the Year, leading the Sooners to a NCAA runner-up finish in the team finals April 15 at St. John Arena in Columbus. After retiring from competitive gymnastics in 2000, Sharipov moved to the United States and began his coaching career at the Bart Conner Gymnastics Academy in Norman, Okla. After one year, Sharipov accepted a coaching position at the Houston Gymnastics Academy where he worked with some of the top gymnasts in the nation, including U.S. National Team members Sean Townsend and Todd Thornton. In 2004, he was the head coach for the U.S. team that won the gold medal at the Pacific Alliance Competition and in 2002 was the coach of the U.S. team that took gold at the Pan American Games. As a gymnast, Sharipov began his competitive career as the Soviet junior national champion in 1989 before bringing home the all-around championship at the 1990 U.S. Olympic Cup. Sharipov helped the Unified Team to an Olympic Gold Medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. He put on a show at the 1992 European Championships, winning high bar and taking second on parallel bars. Sharipov also took first on parallel bars at the CIS Championships and the DTB Cup, and added a high bar championship at the Tokyo Cup. A 1997 graduate of Kharkov State in Ukraine, Sharipov was awarded the title of Master of Sport in The honor represents the highest athletic level one can reach in the former Soviet Union. Sharipov and his wife, Amber, have three daughters, Ksenia, 10, Maya, 8, and Isabella, 6 and one son Raistlin, 2. Coaching Experience University of Oklahoma assistant coach Houston Gymnastics Academy Bart Conner Gymnastics Coaching Accomplishments 2011 Pan American Games Coach (coached former Buckeye Brandon Wynn to gold medal on rings) 2010 World Championships Personal Coach 2010 Head Coach Gold Medal Pan American Team 2008 National Co-Assistant Coach of the Year 2006 National Co-Assistant Coach of the Year 2004 Head Coach, Gold Medal Jr. Pacific Alliance Team 2002 Head Coach Gold Medal Jr. PanAm Team 1992 Master of Sport, Soviet Union Gymnastics Accomplishments 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist on Parallel Bars 1996 Olympic Team Bronze Medal (Ukraine) 1996 World Parallel Bars Champion 1996 European Parallel Bars Champion 1995 High Bar Gold Medalist at European Cup 1995 P-Bars Co-Gold Medalist at European Cup 1995 Fifth in All-Around at European Cup 1995 Championships of Romania AA Champion 1995 Cottbus International Parallel Bars Champion 1995 French International Parallel Bars Champion 1994 World Championships Parallel Bars Runner-Up 1994 World Championships Third Place Team 1994 European Parallel Bars Co-Champion 1994 Chunichi Cup AA and Still Rings Champion 1993 Third Place in All-Around at European Cup 1993 Championships of Romania AA, SR, PB and HB Champion 1993 First Place Team at Diet Coke Mixed Duos 1993 Nikon International AA and Parallel Bars Champion 1992 Olympic Gold Medal Team (Unified Team) 1992 European High Bar Champion 1992 European Parallel Bars Runner-Up 1992 CIS Championships Parallel Bars Champion 1992 DTB Cup Parallel Bars Champion 1992 Tokyo Cup High Bar Champion 1991 Alternate on World Champion Soviet Team 1990 U.S. Olympic Cup All-Around Winner 1989 Soviet National Champion In 1993, Sharipov continued his success, taking first in the all-around at both the Nikon International and the International Championships of Romania, along with a third-place finish in the event at the European Cup. At the 1994 World Championships, Sharipov was a member of the third-place team and was the runner-up on parallel bars. In 1995, after winning championships on parallel bars at the French International and the Cottbus International along with an all-around title at the International Championships of Romania, Sharipov had an impressive showing at the European Cup, winning gold on high bar and parallel bars. He followed that up in 1996 with perhaps the best year of his career, taking first on parallel bars at the European Championships before adding the championship on the apparatus at the World Championship. The crowning moment came in 1996 in Atlanta, Ga., where Sharipov won the Olympic gold medal on parallel bars and was a member of the bronze-medal Ukrainian team.

5 CASIMIRO SUAREZ ASSISTANT COACH HAVANA, CUBA THIRD SEASON BOB GAUTHIER ASSISTANT COACH LINDON, UTAH THIRD SEASON Casimiro Suarez was named assistant coach of the Ohio State men s gymnastics team in the summer of Suarez, a native of Havana, Cuba, came to Ohio State after coaching at Orlando Metro Gymnastics in Florida since A U.S. National Team coach since 2004, he was named the Olympic Coach of the Year in Suarez served as Cuba s women s national team coach from , was Brazil s women s national team coach from and also spent three seasons at Oklahoma as an assistant coach for the women s team from Suarez has coached former Buckeye Tai Lee to many prestigious awards including the state and regional eight champion and a 10.0 honor - awarded to the region s outstanding high school senior in academics and gymnastics. As a gymnast, Suarez was a member of the Cuban National Team for 16 years and won nine all-around national titles. He competed in the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, finishing sixth in high bar. Suarez also participated in the World Championships seven times. Suarez has a degree from the School of Superior Physical Education in Havana, Cuba, and brings 20 years of coaching experience to Columbus. Coaching Accomplishments: Has 20 years of coaching experience at the junior, collegiate and international levels U.S. junior national team coach since 2004 Named the 2010 Olympic Coach of the Year Coached at Orlando Metro Gymnastics in Florida since 2002 Served as Cuba s women s national team coach from Brazil s women s national team coach from Spent three years as an assistant coach of the Oklahoma women s gymnastics team from First coach to claim team championships at both the junior and senior levels at Pan American Games with Brazil national team (1996-junior; 1997-senior) Coached Olympic qualiifer Soraya Carvalho in 1996 Bob Gauthier was named assistant coach of the Ohio State men s gymnastics staff in the fall of Gauthier, who was an NCAA All-American at BYU ( ), completes the men s gymnastics staff for the Scarlet and Gray. Gauthier, a native of Lindon, Utah, came to Ohio State after spending more than 20 years as a men s head coach for all ages and levels at various local gyms. As coach of Arete Gymnastics, Gauthier has had four gymnasts who were on the junior national development team, while one is a two-time pommel horse national champion. Following his final season at BYU as team captain, Gauthier was an assistant coach and team recruiter at BYU from 1985 to 1990 and judged NCAA collegiate sanctioned events for 11 years ( ). Gauthier also was a member of the USA Gymnastics Team from to A graduate of BYU in 1990 with a degree in physical education and health promotion, Gauthier was named Utah Coach of the Year in 2009 and Coaching Career: Has more than 20 years as a men s head coach for all ages and levels at various local gyms Coach of Arete Gymnastics - has had four gymnasts who were on the junior national development team, which one was a two-time pommel horse national champion Assistant coach and team recruiter at BYU from and judged NCAA sanctioned events for 11 years ( ) Utah Coach of the Year in 2009 and 2011 Playing Career: NCAA All-American at BYU ( ) Team captain senior year Member of the USA Gymnastics Team from Gymnastics Accomplishments: Member of the 1980 Cuban National Team at the Olympics Games in Moscow, placing sixth on high bar Spent 16 years as a member of the Cuban National Team Nine-time all-around national champion (1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987) Competed in seven World Championships Two-time all-around champion at Pan-American Games (1979 and 1983) Claimed team gold medal with national team at 1991 Pan-American Games, placing second on vault Claimed first place on high bar at 1986 World Cup Notched a perfect 10.0 on high bar at the 1981 World Championships in Moscow Competed in three World University Games Championships (1981, 1983 and 1985) Two-time record in all sport competitions in all competing athletes with 19 medals (13 gold, five silver and one bronze) Posted six gold medals and one bronze medal in one competition in 1983 Selected in the Top 10 Athletes in Latin America in both 1979 and 1983 Holds the all-time record new elements in gymnastics code 5 know as Suarez (five on high bar and three parallel bars elements; currently has two on high bar and three on parallel bars)

6 2014 OHIO STATE BUCKEYES Cory Barnes Hilliard, Ohio Jake Crnkovich McCook, Ill. Jake Dastrup Lindon, Utah Kris Done Auckland, New Zealand Will Jeffreys Raleigh, N.C. Alex Johnson Marysville, Ohio Brandän Jones Windsor Mill, Md. Misha Koudinov Auckland, New Zealand Jake Martin Oviedo, Fla. Larry Mayer Carmel, Ind. Logan Melander Tacoma, Wash. Sean Melton Orlando, Fla. Drew Moling Canal Winchester, Ohio Michael Newburger Redshirt Austin, Texas Alex Nork Mount Laurel, N.J. Emeric Quade Redshirt Tucson, Ariz. Troy Richert North Royalton, Ohio Andrew Rickly Lewis Center, Ohio Bryce Sampson Warrenton, Va. Danny Steiner Mesa, Ariz. Nick Tagliaferro Redshirt Sewell, N.J. Andrew Teal Dracut, Mass. Jeff Treleaven Redshirt Glen Ellyn, Ill. Donald Yeager Columbus, Ohio

7 2014 OHIO STATE MEN S GYMNASTICS SEASON, CAREER HIGHS Floor Pommel Horse Rings Vault Parallel Bars High Bar All-Around Gymnast 2014 Career 2014 Career 2014 Career 2014 Career 2014 Career 2014 Career 2014 Career Cory Barnes Jake Crnkovich Jake Dastrup Kris Done Will Jeffreys Alex Johnson Brandän Jones Misha Koudinov Jake Martin Larry Mayer Logan Melander Sean Melton Drew Moling Michael Newburger Alex Nork Emeric Quade Troy Richert Andrew Rickly Bryce Sampson Danny Steiner Nick Tagliaferro Andrew Teal Jeff Treleaven Donald Yaeger Bold score indicates team best; (#) indicates Top 10 finish No. 4 Ohio State at Windy City Invitational - T-2nd; (3-1-1; Big Ten) Jan. 18, Chicago, Ill. Name F PH R V PB HB AA Dastrup (10) (6) (9) Done (7) - Johnson Jones Koudinov (8) (T-1) (2) - Mayer (1) Melander (T-4) Melton (3) (5) (T-5) - Moling (T-1) (10) - Newburger (1) Quade Rickly (T-8) Team Bold score indicates team best; (#) indicates Top 5 finish No. 3 Ohio State at No. 8 Illinois - 2nd; (3-2-1; Big Ten) Jan. 26, Champaign, Ill. Name F PH R V PB HB AA Dastrup (5) (1) - - Done Johnson (3) - Jones (5) Koudinov (3) - - Martin Mayer Melander (3) Melton Moling (2) (4) - Nork (2) - Newburger (1) Quade (5) Rickly (3) Steiner (2) Team BUCKEYES LEADING THE WAY Jan. 27, by Total Season Average Floor Exercise (NCAA Rank - Top 20) 1. Danny Steiner (T-12) Pommel Horse (NCAA Rank - Top 20) 1. Michael Newburger (1) 3. Jake Dastrup (T-13) Rings (NCAA Rank - Top 20) 1. Drew Moling (T-9) Vault (NCAA Rank - Top 20) 1. Larry Mayer (5) 2. Logan Melander (8) Parallel Bars (NCAA Rank - Top 20) 1. Jake Dastrup (T-7) 2. Misha Koudinov (14) High Bar (NCAA Rank - Top 20) 1. Misha Koudinov (T-1) 2. Sean Melton (10) 3. Kris Done (20) INDIVIDUAL EVENT BESTS Event Score Individual Opponent (Date) F Danny Steiner at Illinois (Jan. 26) PH Michael Newburger at Windy City (Jan. 18) R Drew Moling at Windy City (Jan. 18) V Larry Mayer at Windy City (Jan. 18) PB Misha Koudinov at Windy City (Jan. 18) HB Misha Koudinov at Windy City (Jan. 18) TEAM EVENT BESTS Event Score Opponent (Date) F at Illinois (Jan. 26) PH at Windy City (Jan. 18) R at Windy City (Jan. 18) V at Windy City (Jan. 18) PB at Windy City (Jan. 18) HB at Windy City (Jan. 18) TEAM at Windy City (Jan. 18)