OHIO STATE ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS

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1 OHIO STATE ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Fawcett Center, 6th Floor 2400 Olentangy River Rd. Columbus, Ohio SCHEDULE No. 15 Ohio State Takes On No. 25 NC State JANUARY 5 at No. 7 Georgia L, at No. 25 NC State 6 p.m. 19 at Penn State* 3:30 p.m. 27 at Michigan State* 4 p.m. Buckeyes continue road trip in Raleigh The No. 15 Ohio State women s gymnastics team continues a month-long road swing with a dual meet against No. 25 NC State on Saturday night at the James T. Valvano Arena in Raleigh, N.C. The meet is set to begin at 6 p.m. FEBRUARY 2 IOWA* Noon 8 at Maryland* 7 p.m. 16 NEBRASKA* 4 p.m. 23 Big Five Meet 1 6 p.m. MARCH 2 WEST VIRGINIA & TEMPLE 4 p.m. 9 BOWLING GREEN 4 p.m. 17 at W. Virginia, NC State, PSU* 2 p.m. 23 Big Ten Championships 2 TBD APRIL 6 NCAA Regionals TBD 20 NCAA Nationals 3 TBD All times Eastern Home matches in CAPS INFORMATION KEY * Big Ten contest 1 Toledo, Ohio 2 University Park, Pa. 3 Fort Worth, Texas Jamie Stone WEEKLY BASICS Saturday, Jan p.m. ET Raleigh, N.C. James T. Valvano Arena No. 15 Ohio State at No. 25 NC State LAST TIME OUT In the season opener, the Buckeyes fell to No. 7 Georgia on the road, The team s highest rotation score was on floor, coming in at , which ties for 11th nationally. Janelle McClelland totaled the highest score for the team with a 9.850, and freshman Claire Gagliardi posted a in her first appearance as a Buckeye. Colby Miller tallied a on bars to lead the team. Jamie Stone took third in her first career all-around with a score of , highlighted by a on beam. SCOUTING NC STATE Picked No. 25 in the Women s Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) Preseason Poll, the Wolfpack begins the season 1-0 after a road win against Michigan State, Caitlyn Fillard recorded three podium finishes - all-around, bars and beam. Following the performance, NC State swept the East Atlanta Gymnastics League (EAGL) weekly honors. Fillard was named Gymnast of the Week, Paris Phillips earned Specialist of the Week and Meredith Robinson was tabbed Rookie of the Week. HISTORY WITH THE WOLFPACK Ohio State holds a 5-4 advantage in meetings with NC State, as Saturday marks the 10th meeting between the Buckeyes and the Wolfpack. The two teams met last season in a trimeet with Central Michigan in Columbus on March 11, 2018, dropping to then-ranked No. 24 NC State, IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS After beginning the season at No. 18 in the 2019 NACGC/W Preseason Coaches Poll, Ohio State has moved up to No. 15 in the national rankings, the highest for the team since Other Big Ten teams in the Top 25 include No. 6 Michigan, No. 8 Nebraska, No. 20 Penn State and No. 22 Minnesota. B1G PRESEASON POLL The Ohio State women s gymnastics team was voted fourth in the 2019 Big Ten Preseason Coaches Poll, the conference announced on Dec. 13. Michigan was picked first in the poll, followed by Nebraska and Illinois. With OSU in fourth, Minnesota rounds out the Top Five conference squads. Additionally, defending Big Ten individual champions Olivia Aepli and Jamie Stone were named gymnasts to watch. GET YOUR TICKETS! Season tickets, on sale now, include a ticket to each of the four home meets and are just $40 (reserved) and $29 (general admission) for adults. It is $29 (reserved) and $18 (general admission) for students, youths, and seniors (62+). Single-meet tickets are also on sale now at $11 for adults and $8 for students, youth and seniors in reserved seating and at $8 and $5 for general admission. Youth under the age of 6 are free. 1

2 2019 ROSTER Name......Pos... Ht...Cl... Hometown (Previous School) Danica Abanto...All-Around So...Tyler, Texas (East Texas Christian) Nevin Adamski...All-Around Jr...Virginia Beach, Va. (Princess Anne) Olivia Aepli...All-Around Jr...Dublin, Ohio (Jerome) Brooke Chesney...All-Around So...Cincinnati, Ohio (Oak Hills) Claire Gagliardi...All-Around Fr...Hubbard, Ohio (Hubbard) Kaitlyn Gilson...UB, BB, FX Fr...Hudson, Wis. (Hudson) Peyton Hinterberger... V, UB, FX Jr...Fairport, N.Y. (Fairport) Amanda Huang...UB, BB, FX Sr...Roswell, Ga. (Montverde) Sydney Jennings...All-Around Fr...Rochester, Mich. (Stoney Creek) Morgan Lowe...All-Around So... Dallas, Texas (Spring Creek) Janelle McClelland... V, BB, FX Sr... Bidwell, Ohio (River Valley) Colby Miller...All-Around Fr... Mason, Ohio (William Mason) Miriam Perez...All-Around Fr...Los Angeles, Calif. (Laurel Springs) Kali Schierl... V, FX So...Stevens Point, Wis. (Stevens Point) Jamie Stone...All-Around Sr... Chesapeake, Va. (Western Branch) Jenna Swartzentruber...All-Around So... Centerburg, Ohio (Ohio Connections) Head Coach: Meredith Paulicivic, 2nd season (Utah, 1994) Assistant Coach: Randy Monahan, 5th season (Ohio State, 2005) Assistant Coach: Lucas Wasson, 2nd season Director of Operations: Drew Moling Athletic Trainer: Jason Good PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Danica Abanto...Uh-BAN-toe Nevin Adamski...Uh-DAM-ski Olivia Aepli...APP-lee Brooke Chesney... CHESS-knee Amanda Huang... WONG Kali Schierl... SHURR-l Jenna Swartzentruber...Swart-ZEN-TRUE-ber UNIVERSITY FACTS Location...Columbus, Ohio (pop. 1.9m) Founded Enrollment...66,046 Nickname...Buckeyes Colors...Scarlet (PMS 200) and Gray (PMS 429) Mascot...Brutus Buckeye Director of Athletics... Eugene Smith Woman Administrator... Janine Oman President...Michael V. Drake, MD Faculty Representative...Shaun Richard Conference... Big Ten (1913) WOMEN S GYMNASTICS HISTORY First Year All-Time Record (.590) National Championship Appearances AIAW ( );... (NCAA ) NCAA Regional Appearances...40 All-America Honors...8 Academic All-America Selections Big Ten Championships...5 ( ) Big Ten Individual Champions...16 All-Big Ten Selections...79 Academic All-Big Ten Selections Big Ten Weekly Award Selections Facility... Steelwood Athletic Training Facility Meet Facility/Capacity... St. John Arena/13,276 2

3 2019 OHIO STATE BUCKEYES Danica Abanto Tyler, Texas Nevin Adamski Virginia Beach, Va. Olivia Aepli Dublin, Ohio Brooke Chesney Cincinnati, Ohio Claire Gagliardi Hubbard, Ohio Kaitlyn Gilson Hudson, Wis. Peyton Hinterberger Fairport, N.Y. Amanda Huang Roswell, Ga. Sydney Jennings Rochester, Mich. Morgan Lowe Dallas, Texas Janelle McClelland Bidwell, Ohio Colby Miller Mason, Ohio Miriam Perez Los Angeles, Calif. Kali Schierl Stevens Point, Wis. Jamie Stone Chesapeake, Va. Jenna Swartzentruber Centerburg, Ohio 3

4 MEREDITH PAULICIVIC HEAD COACH SECOND SEASON UTAH 94 Meredith Paulicivic is heading into her second season as the head coach of the Ohio State women s gymnastics program. She joined the Buckeye family in May 2017 and is the fifth head coach in Ohio State women s gymnastics history. In her first season at the helm, Paulicivic led the Buckeyes to a third-place finish at the NCAA Columbus Regional, the best finish since 2012 at the postseason competition. Ohio State scored a , the highest score at an NCAA Regional in program history. With her direction, three Buckeyes Jamie Stone, Olivia Aepli and Alexis Mattern picked up All-Big Ten honors. Paulicivic coached Stone and Aepli to Big Ten titles on vault and uneven bars, respectively, and helped Stone qualify for the NCAA Championships on vault. In addition, every gymnast that competed in a meet set or tied a career high on at least one event. In 2018, Ohio State tallied a or better six times, including the sixth highest mark in program history with a score of The Buckeyes also tied the program record on uneven bars twice with a A high-level choreographer, Paulicivic spent two seasons as an assistant at Utah from , helping guide the Utes to a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Championships and a Pac-12 team championship in As Utah s primary vault coach, Paulicivic coached Pac-12 vault co-champions Mykayla Skinner and Tiffani Lewis as Skinner went on to become the Fayetteville Regional vault champion and a regular-season All-American. At Utah, Paulicivic was the primary vault coach while assisting on balance beam and floor exercise while being responsible for the choreography and music selection on beam and floor. In 2016, Paulicivic helped guide Lewis to the Pac-12 floor championship and Baely Rowe and Makenna Merrell to runner-up floor finishes at Pac-12 Championships as the Utes finished fourth nationally as a team on floor exercise. Prior to her time at Utah, Paulicivic spent a season as an assistant coach at Arizona, helping the Wildcats to a 17th-place finish nationally, the highest team ranking in over a decade. Paulicivic also was head coach at SCEGA Gymnastics from , coaching six U.S. National Team members, including world bronze medalist Rachel Tidd. She spent the previous nine years as assistant coach and head choreographer for floor and beam at SCEGA after a one-year stint as assistant coach at University of California. As a gymnast at Utah from , Paulicivic (nee King), competed on a pair of NCAA Championship teams in 1992 and Paulicivic was a three-time All-American on vault and a team captain as a senior. A native of Twenty Nine Palms, Calif., Paulicivic graduated from Utah with a bachelor s degree in exercise and sport science in Paulicivic and her husband, George, are the parents of two daughters, Blayne and Avery, and a son, Corbin. 4

5 2019 SEASON, CAREER HIGHS Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around Gymnast 2019 Career 2019 Career 2019 Career 2019 Career 2019 Career Danica Abanto Olivia Aepli Claire Gagliardi Kaitlyn Gilson Peyton Hinterberger Amanda Huang Morgan Lowe Janelle McClelland Colby Miller Jamie Stone Jenna Swartzentruber Date OSU Rank Opponent (Rank) OSU Score Opp. Score Site Overall Big Ten Jan Georgia (7) Athens, Ga INDIVIDUAL BESTS Event Individual Score Date Location V Stone /5/19 Athens, Ga. UB Miller /5/19 Athens, Ga. BB Stone /5/19 Athens, Ga. FX McClelland /5/19 Athens, Ga. AA Stone /5/19 Athens, Ga TEAM BESTS Event Score Date Location V /5/19 Athens, Ga. UB /5/19 Athens, Ga. BB /5/19 Athens, Ga. FX /5/19 Athens, Ga. TEAM /5/19 Athens, Ga. Bold score indicates team best; (#) indicates Top 3 finish No. 18 Ohio State at No. 7 Georgia - L, Jan. 5, Athens, Ga. Name V UB B F AA Abanto Aepli Gagliardi Gilson Hinterberger Huang Jennings Lowe McClelland Miller Stone (3) (3) Swartzentruber Team (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 5