The third-ranked Ohio State Men's Gymnastics team steamrolled their way to the Big Ten title yesterday, topping the leaderboard and putting up some impressive performances en route to a more than five point victory over the rest of the field at St. John Arena.
Head coach Rustam Sharipov must've been especially happy to see redshirt sophomore Sean Melton in particular have an outstanding meet, winning the all-around title by finishing first on the parallel bars, rings, and the floor exercise. His freshman teammate Alec Yoder took second, performing well on the pommel horse and the rings.
This is an especially significant win for the Buckeyes because of the Big Ten teams competing, seven are ranked in the top ten nationally. As Ohio State notes, it was the first team Big Ten title for Men's Gymnastics since 2007, and the first Big Ten Men's all-around win since 2004.
Here are the final standings, with their national rankings in parenthesis:
| TEAM | POINTS |
|---|---|
| (3) Ohio State | 434.450 |
| (5) Illinois | 429.700 |
| (4) Minnesota | 429.100 |
| (9) Penn State | 427.150 |
| (6) Iowa | 426.700 |
| (8) Nebraska | 421.450 |
| (10) Michigan | 417.250 |
Congrats to the Men's Gymnastics team and Sean Melton! Individual event finals are tonight at 7 pm on BTN.
The @OhioState_Mgym team wins their first Big Ten Championship title since 2007, finishing first with 434.450 pts. https://t.co/hv2DxZ0TUb
— Ohio State on BTN (@OhioStateOnBTN) April 2, 2016
This is no April Fools....the #Buckeyes are 2016 #B1GMGym Champions! #GoBucks #TheCh4se pic.twitter.com/y6MpKyXkAa
— Ohio State Men's Gym (@OhioState_MGYM) April 2, 2016
Sliding to the top of the all-around podium like....#GoBucks pic.twitter.com/cW3mplIy0K
— Ohio State Men's Gym (@OhioState_MGYM) April 2, 2016
Good Morning, Bae. pic.twitter.com/NKjNVs9ReZ
— Block O Gymnastics (@BlockO_GYM) April 2, 2016
