OHIO STATE ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Fawcett Center, 6th Floor 2400 Olentangy River Rd. Columbus, Ohio 43210 2018 SCHEDULE Ohio State Opens B1G Action at Michigan JANUARY 6 at No. 6 UCLA L, 196.250-193.200 13 at Michigan* 6 p.m. 19 at Iowa* 8 p.m. 27 MINNESOTA & ILLINOIS ST.* 4 p.m. Saturday s dual meet will be live on ESPNU The No. 29 Ohio State women s gymnastics team leaps into Big Ten action when it heads to No. 5 Michigan on Saturday. Competition in the Crisler Center is set to begin at 6 p.m. ET live on ESPNU. The meet is the conference opener for both teams. FEBRUARY 3 at Rutgers* 7 p.m. 9 PENN STATE (Coed)* 6 p.m. 17 WESTERN MICHIGAN 4 p.m. 25 at Bowling Green 2 p.m. MARCH 2 at Kentucky 7 p.m. 11 N.C. STATE & CENTRAL MICH. 2 p.m. 17 at Big Five Meet^ TBD 24 at Big Ten Championships# TBD APRIL 7 NCAA REGIONALS$ 6 p.m. 20 NCAA Nationals@ TBD All times Eastern Home matches in CAPS INFORMATION KEY * Big Ten contest ^ East Lansing, Mich. # Champaign, Ill. $ Columbus, Ohio @ St. Louis, Mo. Amanda Huang WEEKLY BASICS Saturday, Jan. 13 6 p.m. ET Ann Arbor, Mich. Crisler Center TV: ESPNU #29 Ohio State (0-1) at #5 Michigan (1-0) HISTORY WITH THE WOLVERINES Ohio State and Michigan have faced off quite a few times, with the Wolverines holding a 49-23 lead in the all-time series. The Buckeyes seized first place and bested the Wolverines a season ago in Columbus during a quad meet. It was the first win for the Scarlet & Gray since topping Michigan at the 2012 Big Ten Championships. LAST TIME OUT The Buckeyes dropped its season opener to then-ranked No. 6 UCLA, 196.250-193.200. Alexis Mattern continued her success on floor exercise, scoring a 9.900 to rank sixth nationally. Olivia Aepli and Mattern delivered a 9.825 on vault and uneven bars, respectively. Jenna Swartzentruber and Jamie Stone tied for third at 9.800 on balance beam. As a team, the squad scored a 48.950 for the 10th-best floor rotation in the country. NATIONAL RANKINGS The Buckeyes check in at No. 29 in the latest Road to Nationals rankings. Other Big Ten teams in the standings include No. 5 Michigan, No. 17 Penn State, No. 20 Maryland, No. 28 Michigan State and No. 30 Iowa. B1G PRESEASON POLL Ohio State was voted fourth in the Big Ten Preseason Coaches Poll, the conference announced on Dec. 14. The Buckeyes checked in behind Michigan, Nebraska and Iowa while Penn State rounded out the top five selections. In addition, senior Alexis Mattern and freshman Jenna Swartzentruber were named gymnasts to watch in the league. A PEEK AT 2018 The Scarlet & Gray has 10 letterwinners off the 2017 NCAA Regional squad returning and welcomes six newcomers to the program. Included in the 10 are Alexis Mattern and Kaitlyn Hofland, a pair of All-Big Ten honorees a season ago. 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 go on sale at 10 a.m. on Jan. 11 at $8 for adults and $5 for students, youths and seniors (62+). Youth under the age of 6 are free. For more information about the benefits of purchasing season tickets, or to purchase season tickets, contact the Athletic Ticket Sales Team by phone at 1-800-GOBUCKS (select option 2) or by e-mail at AthleticSales@osu.edu to speak with an account executive. For more information on Ohio State women s gymnastics tickets, visit http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/ticket-sales/spec-rel/w-gym-tix.html. 1
2018 ROSTER Name...Pos... Hgt... Cl... Hometown (Previous School) Danica Abanto...All-Around... 5-1... Fr...Tyler, Texas (East Texas Christian) Nevin Adamski...All-Around... 5-2... So... Virginia Beach, Va. (Princess Anne) Olivia Aepli...All-Around... 5-1... So...Dublin, Ohio (Jerome) Brooke Chesney...All-Around... 5-3... Fr...Cincinnati, Ohio (Oak Hills) Leonie Gast...All-Around... 5-2... Fr...San Antonio, Texas (Earl Warren) Taylor Harrison...All-Around... 5-6... Sr...Suffolk, Va. (Tabb) Peyton Hinterberger...All-Around... 5-3... So... Fairport, N.Y. (Fairport) Kaitlyn Hofland...All-Around... 5-5... R-Jr...Georgetown, Ontario (Christ the King) Amanda Huang...All-Around... 4-10... R-So... Roswell, Ga. (Montverde) Morgan Lowe...All-Around... 4-10... Fr... Dallas, Texas (Spring Creek) Alexis Mattern...All-Around... 5-0... Sr... Harrisburg, Pa. (Bishop McDevitt) Janelle McClelland...All-Around... 5-2... Jr...Bidwell, Ohio (River Valley) Stefanie Merkle...All-Around... 5-0... Sr... Petersburg, Ontario (KCI) Kali Schierl...All-Around... 5-3... Fr... Stevens Point, Wis. (Stevens Point) Jamie Stone...All-Around... 5-6... Jr...Chesapeake, Va. (Western Branch) Jenna Swartzentruber...All-Around... 5-7... Fr... Centerburg, Ohio (Ohio Connections) Head Coach: Meredith Paulicivic,1st season (Utah, 1994) Assistant Coach: Randy Monahan, 4th season (Ohio State, 2005) Assistant Coach: Lucas Wasson, 1st season Director of Operations: Drew Moling Athletic Trainer: Jason Good PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Nevin Adamski... Uh-DAM-ski Olivia Aepli...APP-lee Amanda Huang...like WUNG Jenna Swartzentruber...Swart-ZEN-TRUE-ber UNIVERSITY FACTS Location... Columbus, Ohio (pop. 1.7m) Founded... 1870 Enrollment... 66,046 Nickname...Buckeyes Colors... Scarlet (PMS 200) and Gray (PMS 429) Mascot...Brutus Buckeye Director of Athletics...Eugene Smith Woman Administrator...Miechelle Willis President...Michael V. Drake, MD Faculty Representative...John Davidson Conference... Big Ten (1913) WOMEN S GYMNASTICS HISTORY First Year... 1970 All-Time Record... 372-258-7 (.584) National Championship Appearances... 9...AIAW (1981-82);...(NCAA 1983-85-86-87-89-90-12) NCAA Regional Appearances... 39 All-America Honors... 8 Academic All-America Selections... 65 Big Ten Championships... 5 (1983-84-85-86-87) Big Ten Individual Champions... 14 All-Big Ten Selections... 76 Academic All-Big Ten Selections... 154 Big Ten Weekly Award Selections... 25 Facility... Steelwood Athletic Training Facility Meet Facility/Capacity...St. John Arena/13,276 2
2018 OHIO STATE BUCKEYES Danica Abanto Tyler, Texas Nevin Adamski Virginia Beach, Va. Olivia Aepli Dublin, Ohio Brooke Chesney Cincinnati, Ohio Leonie Gast San Antonio, Texas Taylor Harrison Suffolk, Va. Peyton Hinterberger Fairport, N.Y. Kaitlyn Hofland Redshirt Junior Georgetown, Ontario Amanda Huang Redshirt Roswell, Ga. Morgan Lowe Dallas, Texas Alexis Mattern Harrisburg, Pa. Janelle McClelland Junior Bidwell, Ohio Stefanie Merkle Petersburg, Ontario Kali Schierl Stevens Point, Wis. Jamie Stone Junior Chesapeake, Va. Jenna Swartzentruber Centerburg, Ohio 3
MEREDITH PAULICIVIC HEAD COACH FIRST SEASON UTAH 94 Meredith Paulicivic was named the fifth head coach in Ohio State women s gymnastics history in May 2017. A high-level choreographer, Paulicivic completed her second season as an assistant at Utah in 2017, helping guide the Utes to a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Championships and a Pac-12 team championship in 2017. 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 2007-14, 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 1991-94, Paulicivic (nee King), competed on a pair of NCAA Championship teams in 1992 and 1994. 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 1994. Paulicivic and her husband, George, are the parents of two daughters, Blayne and Avery, and a son, Corbin. 4
2018 SEASON, CAREER HIGHS Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around Gymnast 2018 Career 2018 Career 2018 Career 2018 Career 2018 Career Nevin Adamski - - 9.000 9.000 - - - - - - Olivia Aepli 9.825 9.850 8.950 9.875 9.575 9.800 9.650 9.850 38.000 - Peyton Hinterberger - - 8.000 8.000 - - - - - - Morgan Lowe 9.775 9.775 - - 9.725 9.725 - - - - Alexis Mattern 9.750 9.900 9.825 9.875 9.175 9.825 9.900 9.925 38.650 39.400 Janelle McClelland - - - - - 9.725 9.775 9.825 - - Stefanie Merkle 9.750 9.850 9.750 9.825 9.325 9.875 9.825 9.925 38.650 39.325 Jamie Stone 9.650 9.875 - - 9.800 9.825 9.800 9.875 - - Jenna Swartzentruber 9.300 9.300 9.750 9.750 9.800 9.800 9.000 9.000 37.850 37.850 Date OSU Rank Opponent (Rank) OSU Score Opp. Score Site Overall Big Ten Jan. 6 22 UCLA (6) 193.200 196.250 Los Angeles, Calif. 0-1 0-0 2018 INDIVIDUAL BESTS Event Individual Score Date Location V Aepli 9.825 1/6/18 Los Angeles, Calif. UB Mattern 9.825 1/6/18 Los Angeles, Calif. BB Swartzentruber 9.800 1/6/18 Los Angeles, Calif. Stone 9.800 1/6/18 Los Angeles, Calif. FX Mattern 9.900 1/6/18 Los Angeles, Calif. AA Mattern 38.650 1/6/18 Los Angeles, Calif. Merkle 38.650 1/6/18 Los Angeles, Calif. 2018 TEAM BESTS Event Score Date Location V 48.750 1/6/18 Los Angeles, Calif. UB 47.275 1/6/18 Los Angeles, Calif. BB 48.225 1/6/18 Los Angeles, Calif. FX 48.950 1/6/18 Los Angeles, Calif. TEAM 193.200 1/6/18 Los Angeles, Calif. Bold score indicates team best; (#) indicates Top 3 finish No. 22 Ohio State at No. 6 UCLA - L, 196.250-193.200 Jan. 6, 2018 - Los Angeles, Calif. Name V UB B F AA Adamski - 9.000 - - - Aepli 9.825 (t-2) 8.950 9.575 9.650 38.000 Hinterberger - 8.000 - - - Lowe 9.775-9.725 - - Mattern 9.750 9.825 (t-3) 9.175 9.900 (t-1) 38.650 (t-3) McClelland - - - 9.775 - Merkle 9.750 9.750 9.325 9.825 38.650 (t-3) Stone 9.650-9.800 (t-3) 9.800 - Swartzentruber 9.300 9.750 9.800 (t-3) 9.000 37.850 Team 48.750 (1) 47.275 (2) 48.225 (2) 48.950 (2) 193.200 (2) 5