Lincoln, Neb. – The Nebraska men’s gymnastics team beat Ohio State Saturday afternoon with a season-high team score of 411.100. The Huskers claimed three individual titles and notched three new season-high scores as a team.
This is NU’s second-consecutive undefeated season at home and extends their home win streak to 10 (dating back to Feb. 2, 2019).
The Buckeyes took home four individual titles and finished with a team score of 406.700.
Rotation One
The Huskers started the meet off on floor where junior Charlie Giles led the team with a score of 14.45. Senior Jake Bonnay followed closely with a 14.25. Sophomores Sam Phillips and Moritz Mueller earned a 14.00 and 13.90, respectively. Freshman Taylor Christopulos finished the rotation with a 13.90. NU scored a 69.90 for the rotation.
The Buckeyes started the meet off on pommel horse where they scored a 67.05.
Rotation Two
Sophomore Cooper Giles led Nebraska through the second rotation earning the pommel title after scoring a 14.40, a career high. Senior Mitch Tyndall followed, earning the second-place spot, after notching a 13.80. Charlie Giles finished in fourth with a 13.70. Sophomore Khalil Jackson earned a 13.10 while junior Evan Kriley finished with a 12.80. Taylor Christopulos earned a 12.30 on pommel horse which went towards the all-around competition.
Ohio State’s sophomore Justin Ah Chow earned the floor title after scoring a 14.65.
NU went into the third rotation ahead 137.700-136.050.
Rotation Three
Nebraska moved to rings where Taylor Christopulos earned a career-high score of 13.80. Sophomore Dylan Young and junior Dylan LeClair also earned career-highs with scores of 13.65 and 13.30, respectively. Sophomore Nikita Bolotsky earned a 13.65. Senior Evan Hymanson rounded out the rotation with a 13.60.
The Huskers finished a team score of 68.00, a season-high.
The Buckeyes competed on vault and finished with a team score 70.15.
Rotation Four
Taylor Christopulos continued his win-streak after notching a 14.95 to claim his fourth vault title in as many meets during his collegiate career. Charlie Giles finished in second with a 14.65. Evan Kriley notched a career-high with a score of 14.60 and finished in third. Dylan Young scored a 14.30 while Dylan LeClair finished with a 14.20. The Huskers earned a season-high team score of 72.90.
Sophomore Donovan Hewitt led Ohio State on rings notching a 14.10 and earning the rings title.
Rotation Five
The Huskers had another season-high team score on parallel bars with a 67.90. Evan Hymanson led NU with a career-high score of 14.55 and took the event title. Dylan Young also notched a career-high score of 13.60. Junior Dillan King notched a 13.70, while senior Griffin Kehler earned a 13.50. Nikita Bolotsky rounded out the rotation with a 12.55.
Competing in the all-around, Christopulos earned a 11.95.
Ohio State finished the fifth rotation on high bar with a team score of 64.65.
Nebraska went into the final rotation leading 346.300-339.200.
Rotation Six
Sam Phillips led the Huskers during the final rotation earning a 13.80 on high for a career-high. Dillan King followed closely with a 13.70. Evan Hymanson finished with a 13.25 while Griffin Kehler earned a 13.05. Jake Bonnay finished the rotation with a 11.00.
Taylor Christopulos, competing in the all-around, scored a 12.90 on high bar, and finished in second with a 79.20.
The Huskers finished with an impressive home win beating the Buckeyes 411.100-406.700.
Up Next
The Huskers return to competition Saturday, March 20 at Iowa for the last regular season meet of the season. The meet will begin at 2:00 p.m. and will be live-streamed on BTN+.
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