MGYM: No. 2 Ohio State Opens Season in Chicago

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1 OHIO STATE ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Fawcett Center, 6th Floor 2400 Olentangy River Rd. Columbus, Ohio MGYM: No. 2 Ohio State Opens Season in Chicago Buckeyes begin 2016 campaign at annual Windy City Invitational OHIO STATE AT WINDY CITY INVITATIONAL MEET INFORMATION Head Coach... Rustam Sharipov Year at OSU/Record... 5th/ Assistant Coach... Casimiro Suarez Assistant Coach... Bob Gauthier Record...(0-0, 0-0 B1G) CGA Ranking... No. 2 Date... Jan. 17, 2016 Place... Chicago Site...UIC Pavilion Live Stats... UICFlames.com 2013 SCHEDULE OHIO STATE MEN S GYMNASTICS NOTES Jan. 17 // at Windy City Invitational // Chicago 2016 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT JANUARY 17 at Windy City Invitational 4 p.m. 24 at California/Stanford 3 p.m. 30 at Michigan*% 2 p.m. FEBRUARY 13 PENN STATE* 4 p.m at Winter Cup TBA MARCH 5 ARNOLD CHALLENGE 2 p.m. 11 OKLAHOMA/AIR FORCE 5 p.m. 20 at William & Mary/Temple 1 p.m. APRIL 1 B1G CHAMPIONSHIPS*% 7 p.m. 2 B1G CHAMPIONSHIPS*% 7 p.m. 15 NCAA QUALIFIER 1/7 p.m. 16 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS 7 p.m. All times Eastern. Dates and times are subject to change. Bold CAPS indicate home contest. * indicates Big Ten meet / % indicates BTN broadcast OHIO STATE SOCIAL MEDIA COLUMBUS, Ohio - The No. 2 Ohio State men s gymnastics team is set to open the 2016 regular season at the 46th-annual Windy City Invitational Sunday at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago. The meet is scheduled for a 4 p.m. ET start and includes competition from No. 4 Illinois, No. 5 Michigan, No. 8 Minnesota, No. 9 Iowa and 17th-ranked UIC, the host institution. RECAP: 2015 WINDY CITY INVITATIONAL No. 3 Ohio State opened its 2015 regular season with a third-place showing at Windy City. The Buckeyes totaled a final team score of , finishing behind fifth-ranked Illinois ( ) and No. 2 Michigan ( ). No. 9 Iowa was fourth ( ), followed by No. 7 Minnesota ( ) and host and 16th-ranked UIC ( ) Ohio State won two of six events as a team, posting high scores on its first two rotations, parallel bars (70.750) and high bar (71.400). BUCKS NO. 2 IN CGA WEEK 1 POLL Ohio State enters the second week of the season ranked No. 2 in the College Gymnastics Association (CGA) National Rankings. The Buckeyes represent one of six Big Ten schools ranked within the Top 10 as Illinois (No. 4), Michigan (No. 5), Penn State (No. 6), Minnesota (No. 8) and Iowa (No. 9) also received votes. OHIO STATE NAMED BIG TEN FAVORITE Ohio State was named the preseason favorite in the Big Ten Conference in a poll of league coaches. Defending Big Ten champion Penn State was voted second overall. Illinois was ranked third, followed by Michigan and Minnesota. Iowa and Nebraska completed the preseason rankings in sixth and seventh place, respectively. MELTON & MARTIN - GYMNASTS TO WATCH Redshirt sophomore Sean Melton and redshirt junior Jake Martin were named Big Ten Gymnasts to Watch for the 2016 season. A four-event All-American, two-time Big Ten champion and the 2014 Big Ten of the Year, Melton won a bronze medal in the all-around and team gold with the U.S. Senior National Team at the 2014 Senior Pan American Championships. The Orlando, Fla., native, returning to competition after a redshirt season in 2015, was 16th in the all-around at the P&G championships this summer. Martin was a two-event All-American and the Big Ten champion on vault for the Scarlet and Gray in A native of Oviedo, Fla., Martin qualified for the P&G championships this past summer after redshirting the 2015 season. JOHNSON, QUADE & RICKLY NAMED TEAM CAPTAINS Senior Alex Johnson and juniors Emeric Quade and Andrew Rickly were elected team captains for the season. The Buckeyes will be led by a trio of captains for a second consecutive season and only the sixth time in the history of the program. The first time the squad featured three captains was 2001, when the Buckeyes won their last national championship. ALL-AMERICAN RETURNEES Three All-Americans return to the squad this year in Melton (all-around, high bar, parallel bars, vault ), Martin (all-around, vault ) and Johnson (high bar 2014 & 2015). TEAM WELCOMES SIX NEWCOMERS Ohio State welcomes the addition of four freshmen to the team this season: Joey Bonnano, Tristan Burke,

2 Chris Coombs and Alec Yoder. In addition, David Szarvas, a sophomore, and Paris McGee Jr., a redshirt freshman, transfer from Nebraska, are new to the Buckeyes. BUCKEYES SIGN TWO ATHLETES TO NLIS Andrew Brower and Michael Chan signed National Letters of Intent to enroll at Ohio State in November. The duo will be eligible to compete beginning with the season. Brower, a native of Old Bridge, N.J., and Chan, from Louisville, Ky., bring significant experience in national competition to the Buckeye program. Brower was the 2013 Junior Olympics all-around national champion (age 14 subdivision), while Chan placed third in the all-around at the 2015 Junior Olympics in the age subdivision. GRAY DEFEATS SCARLET IN INTRASQUAD Ohio State opened its 2016 season with the annual Scarlet & Gray Intrasquad December 21. The Gray team defeated the Scarlet team, , earning its fourth win in the exhibition contest in the last five seasons. The Top-3 scores per team on each apparatus counted toward the final results. Yoder won the all-around title with a score of , posting the highest overall score on three of six events (pommel horse, floor exercise and vault). Other winners were junior Andrew Rickly (high bar, parallel bars), redshirt sophomore Sean Melton (rings) and Burke, who for first place on vault. BUCKEYES AT THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Former Buckeye All-American and national champion Brandon Wynn finished fifth on still rings at the 2015 World Gymnastics Championships in early November. Wynn used a score of to earn his second Top 5 finish on rings all-time at the World Championships, having previously won a bronze medal in Wynn also helped the United States to a fifth-place finish in team finals, contributing a on rings. A two-time NCAA champion and All-American for the Buckeyes from , Wynn is a four-time U.S. national champion on rings. A member of Team Hilton HHonors, he is coached by Buckeye assistant Casimiro Suarez. Another former Buckeye All-American, Misha Koudinov, finished 48th in the all-around for New Zealand with a score of Koudinov s top performance came on parallel bars, where he finished 23rd overall (15.266). S&G AT P&G Three Buckeyes one former, one current and one future finished in the Top 20 at the 2015 P&G Championships in August Wynn posted the top finish among Buckeyes at the U.S. national championship, claiming 13th in the allaround competition with a two-day score of Wynn earned a silver medal on rings with a two-day total score of Melton finished 16th in the all-around with a two-day point total of His top finish came on rings, where he tied for eighth with a score of , including a personal-best mark of on day one. Yoder, a crowd favorite competing in his hometown of Indianapolis, was 20th in the all-around with a cumulative score of Yoder led the pommel horse competition after the first day with an impressive score of but endured a nasty fall on his dismount on day two. He still managed to finish fifth in the event with an overall score of Burke was 28th in the all-around with a score of , highlighted by a ninth-place performance on vault (29.800). UP NEXT The Buckeyes travel to Berkeley, Calif., for a tri-meet against No. 7 California and No. 3 Stanford on Sunday, Jan. 24. TICKETS ON SALE NOW! OhioStateBuckeyes.com/ GOBUCKS 2016 CGA WEEK 1 COACHES POLL Rank...School 1...Oklahoma (11 first-place votes) 2... Ohio State 3... Stanford (1) 4... Illinois 5...Michigan 6... Penn State 7... California 8...Minnesota 9... Iowa 10...Air Force (1) 11...Nebraska 12...Army 13...Navy William & Mary Arizona State Springfield College UIC Temple Washington 20...SC United OHIO STATE LINEUP Floor Exercise Alex Wilson, Alec Yoder, Tristan Burke, Meyer Williams, Emeric Quade Pommel Horse Logan Melander, Cody Teaney, Sean Melton, Alec Yoder, Jake Martin, Andrew Rickly Rings Ryan Lemezis, Samuel DeWitt, Alec Yoder, Tristan Burke, Sean Melton, Cody Teaney Vault Logan Melander, Alex Wilson, Sean Melton, Tristan Burke, Alec Yoder, Andrew Teal Parallel Bars Alex Wilson, Tristan Burke, Andrew Rickly, Alec Yoder, Sean Melton, Jake Martin High Bar Tristan Burke, Donald Yeager, Alec Yoder, Jake Martin, Alex Johnson, Andrew Rickly All-Around Alec Yoder

3 2016 OHIO STATE BUCKEYES NAME EVENTS HEIGHT YR. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL Evan Bluemel PH 5-7 SO Strongsville, Ohio (Strongsville High School) Joey Bonanno FX, V 5-3 FR Fitchburg, Mass. (Oakmont Regional High School) Tristan Burke AA 5-5 FR Royse City, Texas (Royse City High School) Chris Coombs FX, PH, PB, R 5-2 FR Louisville, Kentucky (Eastern High School) Jake Crnkovich PH, PB 5-8 RS SR McCook, Ill. (Lyons Township High School) Jake Dastrup AA 5-3 RS SO Lindon, Utah (Pleasant Grove High School) Seth Delbridge AA 5-10 SO Floyds Knobs, Ind. (Christian Academy of Indiana) Samuel DeWitt PH, SR 5-6 SO Annapolis, Md. (Annapolis High School) Evan Eigner SR 5-1 SR Philadelphia, Pa. (Temple University) Josh Hurwitz PH, SR 5-5 RS FR Solon, Ohio (Solon High School) Brandon Jacoby FX, PH 5-7 SO Simi Valley, Calif. (Eikon Tech Academy) Alex Johnson AA 5-6 SR Marysville, Ohio (Marysville High School) Ryan Lemezis PH, SR 5-6 RS SO Aurora, Ill. (Oswego East High School) Jake Martin AA 5-10 RS JR Oviedo, Fla. (Hagerty High School) Paris McGee Jr. FX, V 5-7 RS FR West Haven, Conn. (Cooperative Arts & Humanities High School) Logan Melander FX, PH, V, SR, HB 5-10 JR Tacoma, Wash. (Stadium High School) Sean Melton AA 5-7 RS SO Orlando, Fla. (Freedom/First Academy High School) Emeric Quade FX, HB, V 5-8 RS JR Tucson, Ariz. (University High School) Andrew Rickly PH, SR, PB, HB 5-11 JR Lewis Center, Ohio (Worthington Christian High School) David Szarvas PH 5-9 SO Shreveport, La. (Airline High School) Andrew Teal FX, SR, V 5-5 RS SR Dracut, Mass. (Central Catholic High School) Cody Teaney SR, PH, PB 5-3 RS SO St. Petersburg, Fla. (Northeast High School) Meyer Williams FX, SR, V, PB 5-4 SO Dallas, Texas (Highland Park High School) Alexander Wilson AA 5-8 SO Sugar Land, Texas (St. Thomas High School) Donald Yeager PH, PB, HB 5-6 SR Austintown, Ohio (Austintown Fitch High School) Alec Yoder AA 5-9 FR Indianapolis, Ind. (Northpoint Homeschool) ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Associate AD/Communications... Dan Wallenberg Director...Leann Parker Associate Directors... Jerry Emig, Adam Widman Assistant Directors...Mike Basford, Kyle Kuhlman,... Alex Morando, Gary Petit, Brett Rybak Assistants... Chris Cullum, Ryan Zimmerman Office Associate...Jennifer Kirchner Web site...ohiostatebuckeyes.com Main Office Phone Fax Men s Gymnastics Contact...Ryan Zimmerman Office Phone zimmerman.364@osu.edu Mailing Address...The Fawcett Center, 6th Floor 2400 Olentangy River Rd Columbus, Ohio UNIVERSITY FACTS Location...Columbus, Ohio (pop. 1.7m) Founded Enrollment... 58,322 Nickname...Buckeyes Colors...Scarlet (PMS 200) and Gray (PMS 429) Mascot... Brutus Buckeye President...Michael V. Drake Director of Athletics...Eugene Smith Faculty Representative... John E. Davidson Conference... Big Ten (1913) MEN S GYMNASTICS HISTORY First Year All-Time Record... 1, National Team Championships...3 ( ) NCAA Individual Champions All-America Honors All-Americans Big Ten Team Championships co Big Ten Individual Titles All-Big Ten Selections Academic All-Big Ten Selections Facility... Steelwood Athletic Training Facility Meet Facility/Capacity... St. John Arena/13,276 TEAM FACTS Head Coach...Rustam Sharipov, fifth season Alma Mater, Year... Kharkov State, sharipov.1@osu.edu Assistant Coach...Casimiro Suarez, fifth season Assistant Coach... Bob Gauthier, fifth season Letterwinners Returning/Lost...16/4 All-Americans Returning/Lost...3/ Dual Record Overall Record TEAM RECORDS SINCE 2013* Floor Exercise Pommel Horse Rings at Michigan Vault at Windy City Invitational Parallel Bars High Bar at Michigan Team Total *Computed under the FIG Code of Points INDIVIDUAL RECORDS SINCE 2008 All-Around Brandon Wynn , 2010 Floor Exercise Eddie Hay , 2008 Danny Steiner , 2013 Pommel Horse Michael Newburger , 2014 Still Rings Brandon Wynn , 2010 & 2011 Vault Jimmy Wickham , 2008 Parallel Bars Sean Melton , 2014 High Bar Jake Martin , 2014

4 RUSTAM SHARIPOV HEAD COACH KHARKOV, UKRAINE FIFTH SEASON Rustam Sharipov (roos-tom SHARE-ee-pahv) was named the head coach of 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 gold, to Columbus as the eighth head coach in program history. Last season, Ohio State was named the preseason favorite in the Big Ten and ranked No. 3 in the nation prior to losing its Top 3 gymnasts to injury. The Buckeyes would go on to finish fifth at the Big Ten championships and NCAA Qualifier, with Drew Moling (rings) and Alex Johnson (high bar) earning All-America honors. Johnson also won his first career Big Ten title on high bar. The 2014 CGA Central Regional Coach of the Year, Sharipov led the Buckeyes to a fifth-place finish at the NCAA championships and a second-place finish at the Big Ten championships during the 2014 season. Sharipov helped Sean Melton to four All-American awards, Big Ten freshman of the year honors and Big Ten individual championships on high bar and parallel bars. Jake Martin was a two-event All-American and Big Ten champion on vault, while Jeff Treleaven earned his third All-American honor on vault and Johnson his first All-American award on high bar. Throughout the 2014 season, Sharipov coached the Buckeyes to a program-record team score of , (the sixth-highest score all-time) in a Senior Day upset win over No. 1 Oklahoma in addition to new team program records on all six events and new individual program records on four events (pommel horse, vault, parallel bars and high bar). In 2013, Sharipov guided Michael Newburger to the 2013 NCAA Championship on pommel horse. The Austin, Texas, native scored a to become only the second gymnast in program history to win a nationaltitle on pommel. In addition to Newburger, Sharipov coached Danny Steiner and 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. Sharipov led the Buckeyes to a record-setting season in 2012, as five members of the team (Ty Echard, Misha Koudinov, Kris Done, Newburger and Steiner) earned 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 an NCAA runner-up finish in the team finals. 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 Junior Pacific Alliance Competition and in 2002 was the coach of the U.S. team that took gold at the Junior 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. 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 addinga gold medalon the sameapparatus at the World championships. The crowning moment of Sharipov s athletic career came at the 1996 Olympic Gamesin Atlanta, where he won the gold medal on parallel bars and was a member of the bronze-medal Ukrainian team. 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 four daughters: Ksenia, Maya, Isabella, and Lilia; and one son, Raistlin. Sharipov By the Numbers at Ohio State 10 All-Americans (18 All-America awards) 4 Big Ten champions (5 event titles) 1 national champion (Michael Newburger, pommel horse ) Coaching Experience 2011-Present - Head Coach, The Ohio State University Assistant Coach, University of Oklahoma Houston Gymnastics Academy Bart Conner Gymnastics Coaching Accomplishments CGA Central Region coach of the year Pan American Games coach (coached former Buckeye Brandon Wynn to gold medal on rings) World championships personal coach Head Coach, gold-medal U.S. Pan American team National co-assistant coach of the year (Oklahoma) National co-assistant coach of the year (Oklahoma) Head Coach, gold-medal Jr. Pacific Alliance team Head Coach, gold-medal Jr. Pan American team Master of Sport, Soviet Union Gymnastics Accomplishments Gold Medalist on parallel bars, Atlanta Olympic Games Team bronze medal (Ukraine), Atlanta Olympic Games Parallel Bars champion, World championships Parallel Bars champion, European championships High bar gold medalist, European Cup Parallel bars co-gold medalist, European Cup Fifth in all-around, European Cup All-Around champion, Championships of Romania Parallel bars champion, Cottbus International Parallel bars champion, French International Parallel bars runner-up, World championships Third-pace team, World championships Parallel bars co-champion, European championships All-Around and still rings champion, Chunichi Cup Third place in all-around, European Cup All-Around, still rings, parallel bars, high bar champion at Championships of Romania First-place team at Diet Coke Mixed Duos All-Around and parallel bars champion, Nikon International Olympic gold medal team (Unified Team) High bar champion, European championships Parallel bars runner-up, European championships Parallel bars champion, CIS championships Parallel bars champion, DTB Cup High bar champion, Tokyo Cup Alternate, Soviet Union world-championship team All-around champion, U.S. Olympic Cup National champion, Soviet junior championships

5 CASIMIRO SUAREZ ASSISTANT COACH HAVANA, CUBA FIFTH SEASON BOB GAUTHIER ASSISTANT COACH LINDON, UTAH FIFTH SEASON Casimiro Suarez was named assistant coach of the Ohio State men s gymnastics team in the summer of 2011 and is in his fifth season with the Buckeyes. Suarez, a native of Havana, Cuba, came to Ohio State after coaching at Orlando Metro Gymnastics in Florida from A U.S. Junior National Team coach since 2004, he was named the Junior Olympic coach of the year in Suarez served as the Cuban women s national team coach from , was the Brazilian women s national team coach from , and also spent three seasons at Oklahoma as an assistant coach for the women s team from Suarez 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 sixthon high bar. Suarez also participated in the World championships seven times. Bob Gauthier was named assistant coach of the Ohio State men s gymnastics team in the fall of 2011 and is in his fifth season with the Buckeyes. Gauthier, a native of Lindon, Utah, arrived at 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 coached four gymnasts who were on the junior national development team, including a two-time pommel horse national champion. An All-American and team captain at BYU, Gauthier was an assistant coach and team recruiter for the Cougars from 1985 to 1990 and a judge at NCAA collegiate sanctioned events for 11 years ( ). Gauthier was also member of the USA Gymnastics team from 1985 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 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 Junior Olympic Coach of the Year Coach at Orlando Metro Gymnastics, Head Coach - Cuba women s national team, Head Coach - Brazil women s national team, Assistant Coach - University of Oklahoma women s team, 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) Assistant Coach, 2014 Senior Pan American Championships (with Sean Melton) Coached Olympic qualifier Soraya Carvalho in 1996 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 Cuban 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 a 1983 competition Selected as a Top 10 Athlete 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 2016 OHIO STATE BUCKEYES Evan Bluemel Strongsville, Ohio Joey Bonnano Fitchburg, Mass. Tristan Burke Royce City, Texas Chris Coombs Louisville, Ky. Jake Crnkovich RS-Senior McCook, Ill. Jake Dastrup RS- Lindon, Utah Seth Delbridge Floyds Knobs, Ind. Samuel DeWitt Annapolis, Md. Evan Eigner Senior Philadelphia, Pa. Josh Hurwitz RS- Solon, Ohio Brandon Jacoby Simi Valley, Calif. Alex Johnson Senior Marysville, Ohio Ryan Lemezis RS- Aurora, Ill. Jake Martin RS-Junior Oviedo, Fla. Paris McGee Jr. RS- New Haven, Conn. Logan Melander Junior Tacoma, Wash. Sean Melton RS- Orlando, Fla. Emeric Quade RS-Junior Tucson, Ariz. Andrew Rickly Junior Lewis Center, Ohio David Szarvas Shreveport, La. Andrew Teal RS-Senior Dracut, Mass. Cody Teaney RS- St. Petersburg, Fla. Meyer Williams Dallas, Texas Alexander Wilson Sugar Land, Texas Donald Yeager RS-Senior Austintown, Ohio Alec Yoder Indianapolis, Ind.