No. 9 Buckeyes Host Iowa in Home Opener Saturday

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 9 Ohio State women’s gymnastics team hosts its home and Big Ten Conference opener this weekend, welcoming Iowa to the Covelli Center Saturday, Jan. 18. The dual meet between the Buckeyes (1-2, 0-0 B1G) and Hawkeyes (1-1, 0-0 B1G) is set for 4 p.m. and will be streamed on B1G+ (subscription required).
 
Buckeyes in a Nutshell

• Ohio State started the season at the 2025 Farmers Market Collegiate Quad last weekend, finishing third in its session. The Buckeyes scored a 196.425 to finish ahead of Arkansas (195.875) and behind UCLA (197.550) and Kentucky (196.500).
• The team’s season-opening score put it at No. 9 in this week’s Road to Nationals rankings. The team was voted 16th in the preseason WCGA coaches’ poll.
• Tory Vetter tied for first in the all-around in the Buckeyes’ season opener. She scored a 39.475, good for first in the Big Ten and 12th nationally. Vetter led the team on vault with a 9.900 and added a 9.875 on floor and a 9.850 on uneven bars and beam.
• JJ Coleman, Rylee Guevara, Kate Parks and Cameron Smith made their Buckeye debuts in first meet of the season. Guevara recorded her first career 9.900 and the Buckeyes’ first of the season in the team’s opening rotation on floor.
• Senior Sidney Washington was Ohio State’s lead off in each of the three events she competed in the season opener. Washington scored a 9.850 on floor and 9.825s on vault and bars to start the season.   
• Ohio State finished the 2024 season 7-1 at the Covelli Center. The team has five home meets this season, including the Big Ten Big Four meet against Nebraska, Rutgers and UCLA.  
• Payton Harris and Tory Vetter were named Gymnasts to Watch by the Big Ten Conference for the second straight season. Vetter is the reigning Big Ten beam champion. Harris finished the 2024 regular season top five in the conference in the all-around with an NQS of 39.490.
• The Ohio State all-around record of 39.625 has been tied twice in the last two seasons by current Buckeyes. Vetter hit the record in a dual meet at Iowa while Payton Harris scored the mark at the 2023 NCAA Regional Final to earn a spot at the national championship meet.
• Ohio State returns its leading performers on vault and beam this season. Harris and Vetter led vault with a 9.925 while Courtney McCann paced the beam team with a 9.975. McCann earned the program record-tying score in her collegiate debut on the apparatus last season.
• Ohio State is led by eighth-year head coach Meredith Paulicivic. Paulicivic has earned a 79-49 record in her time at Ohio State. She is assisted by Randy Monahan, Mickayla Stuckey and Quest Hayden.

Up Next
Ohio State remains home to host Michigan State Friday, Jan. 24 at 6:30 p.m. The meet will be streamed on B1G+ (subscription required). Tickets for Ohio State women’s gymnastics meets can be purchased HERE.