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OHIO STATE ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Fawcett Center, 6th Floor 2400 Olentangy River Rd. Columbus, Ohio 43210 2018 SCHEDULE No. 23 Buckeyes Close Home Slate with Tri-Meet JANUARY 6 at No. 6 UCLA L, 196.250-193.200 13 at No. 5 Michigan* L, 197.550-194.925 19 at Iowa* L, 195.725-195.300 27 MINN. & ILL. ST.* 1st/3, 196.775 FEBRUARY 3 at Rutgers* 1st/4, 195.850 9 PENN STATE* W, 196.200-196.025 17 WESTERN MICH. W, 195.725-193.900 25 at Bowling Green 1st/3, 196.125 MARCH 2 at No. 9 Kentucky L, 196.850-195.725 11 N.C. STATE & CENTRAL MICH. 2 p.m. 17 at Big Five Meet^ 2 p.m. 24 at Big Ten Championships# TBD Ohio State will honor its four seniors prior to the meet No. 23 Ohio State returns to St. John Arena to wrap up its 2018 home slate when it host No. 24 North Carolina State and Central Michigan Sunday at 2 p.m. ET. The Buckeyes will celebrate their four seniors Stefanie Merkle, Alexis Mattern, Kaitlyn Hofland and Taylor Harrison. PROMOTIONS Princesses & Superheroes will be the theme for Sunday s meet. The first 200 kids will receive light up crowns and the first 2,000 fans will receive glow wands. All fans are encouraged to dress up as their favorite princess or superhero. Fans will be able to interact with the Buckeyes during a post event meet and greet. #SENIORSZN Sunday s meet will be the final meet at St. John Arena for the Buckeyes senior quartet. Over four years, Stefanie Merkle, Alexis Mattern, Kaitlyn Hofland and Taylor Harrison have led Ohio State to 33 regular season wins and three straight NCAA Regional appearances. 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. LAST TIME OUT The Scarlet & Gray dropped a 196.850-195.725 decision to No. 9 Kentucky over the weekend. Ohio State matched its season high behind a 48.925 on balance beam while Jamie Stone posted the highest score by a Buckeye on the apparatus this season with a careerhigh 9.900 to take third. Janelle McClelland tied her career-high 9.825 on vault and had a 9.825 on floor exercise for third place in both events. SCOUTING THE CHIPPEWAS Central Michigan is coming off a second-place finish (194.625) in a quad meet at San Jose State. Gianna Plaksa was first in the all-around with a career-best 39.050. Sunday s contest will be the second meeting of the season between the Buckeyes and Chippewas, who faced off less than two weeks ago in a tri-meet at Bowling Green. Ohio State took home the victory with a 196.125. LOOKING AT THE WOLFPACK N.C. State picked up a 196.075-195.650 win over New Hampshire last Friday. Along with scoring above a 49.000 on both beam and floor, Chelsea Knight tied the highest individual all-around score in the EAGL this season as she matched her-career high of 39.525. NATIONAL RANKINGS Ohio State is ranked No. 23 with a team RQS of 195.925. The Buckeyes average a 195.536 and is the fourth-best team in the Big Ten behind No. 7 Michigan, No. 13 Nebraska and No. 22 Minnesota. Based on the RQS, Ohio State sits in the top-25 on three apparatuses, with its best coming on floor exercise. The Buckeyes are No. 18 in the nation on floor at 49.175 while checking in at No. 22 on bars (49.085) and vault (49.010). INDIVIDUAL STATEMENTS In OSU s home opener, Kaitlyn Hofland nailed her routine on uneven bars to tie her career high on a 9.925 for the fourth-best mark in the country. Jamie Stone recorded the highest balance beam score for the Buckeyes this season on a 9.900 mark. On vault, Olivia Aepli ranks sixth in the Big Ten with a 9.845 RQS. UP NEXT Ohio State will conclude the regular season at the Big Five Meet on Saturday, Mar. 17 at 2 p.m. ET, hosted by Michigan State. The Buckeyes will challenge the Spartans, Illinois, Nebraska and Maryland. 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 Senior 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 Sophomore Virginia Beach, Va. Olivia Aepli Sophomore Dublin, Ohio Brooke Chesney Cincinnati, Ohio Leonie Gast San Antonio, Texas Taylor Harrison Senior Suffolk, Va. Peyton Hinterberger Sophomore Fairport, N.Y. Kaitlyn Hofland Redshirt Junior Georgetown, Ontario Amanda Huang Redshirt Sophomore Roswell, Ga. Morgan Lowe Dallas, Texas Alexis Mattern Senior Harrisburg, Pa. Janelle McClelland Junior Bidwell, Ohio Stefanie Merkle Senior 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 - - 9.850 9.850 9.500 9.500 - - Olivia Aepli 9.900 9.900 9.850 9.875 9.725 9.800 9.900 9.900 39.175 39.175 Brooke Chesney - - - - - - 9.925 9.925 - - Peyton Hinterberger - - 9.675 9.675 - - 9.850 9.850 - - Kaitlyn Hofland 9.775 9.850 9.925 9.925 9.750 9.925-9.800-39.275 Amanda Huang - - 9.875 9.875 9.875 9.875 9.850 9.850 - - Morgan Lowe 9.875 9.875 - - 9.850 9.850 - - - - Alexis Mattern 9.875 9.900 9.900 9.900 9.750 9.825 9.925 9.925 39.375 39.400 Janelle McClelland 9.825 9.825 - - - 9.725 9.900 9.900 - - Stefanie Merkle 9.825 9.850 9.750 9.825 9.825 9.875 9.900 9.925 39.025 39.325 Jamie Stone 9.850 9.875 - - 9.900 9.900 9.950 9.950 - - Jenna Swartzentruber 9.750 9.750 9.900 9.900 9.850 9.850 9.900 9.900 39.225 39.225 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 Jan. 13 --- Michigan (5) 194.925 197.550 Ann Arbor, Mich. 0-2 0-1 Jan. 19 --- Iowa 195.300 195.725 Iowa City, Iowa 0-3 0-2 Jan. 27 --- Minnesota, Illinois State 196.775 195.775, 190.875 Columbus, Ohio 2-3 1-2 Feb. 3 --- Rutgers, West Chester, UW-Whitewater 195.850 194.800, 191.600, 191.275 Piscataway, N.J. 5-3 2-2 Feb. 9 --- Penn State 196.200 196.025 Columbus, Ohio 6-3 3-2 Feb. 17 --- Western Michigan 195.725 193.900 Columbus, Ohio 7-3 3-2 Feb. 25 --- Bowling Green, Central Michigan (24) 196.125 195.400, 195.375 Bowling Green, Ohio 9-3 3-2 Mar. 2 21 Kentucky (9) 195.725 196.850 Lexington, Ky. 9-4 3-2 2018 INDIVIDUAL BESTS Event Individual Score Date Location V Aepli 9.900 1/27/18 Columbus, Ohio UB Hofland 9.925 1/27/18 Columbus, Ohio BB Stone 9.900 3/2/18 Lexington, Ky. Lowe 9.850 1/19/18 Iowa City, Iowa FX Stone 9.950 1/27/18 Columbus, Ohio AA Mattern 39.375 1/27/18 Columbus, Ohio 2018 TEAM BESTS Event Score Date Location V 49.175 2/3/18 Piscataway, N.J. UB 49.325 (2) 2/25/18 Columbus, Ohio BB 48.925 (2) 3/2/18 Lexington, Ky. FX 49.575 1/27/18 Columbus, Ohio TEAM 196.775 1/27/18 Columbus, Ohio (#) indicates Top 3 finish No. 22 Ohio State at No. 6 UCLA - L, 197.525-193.200 Jan. 6, 2018 - Los Angeles, Calif. 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) Ohio State at No. 5 Michigan - L, 197.550-194.925 Jan. 13, 2018 - Ann Arbor, Mich. Adamski - 9.575 - - - Aepli 9.850 9.825 9.725 9.775 39.175 (2) Huang - 9.825 - - - Lowe 9.775-9.675 - - Mattern 9.875 (t-3) 9.825 9.200 9.900 (t-3) 38.800 McClelland - - - 9.850 - Merkle 9.775 9.625 9.775 9.850 39.025 (3) Stone 9.250-9.525 9.800 - Swartzentruber 9.650 9.825 8.900 9.750 38.125 Team 48.925 (2) 48.925 (2) 47.900 (2) 49.175 (2) 194.925 (2) Ohio State at Iowa - L, 195.725-195.300 Jan. 19, 2018 - Iowa City, Iowa Adamski - 9.700 - - - Aepli 9.800 (t-2) 9.800 9.100 9.600 38.300 Huang - 9.725 - - - Lowe 9.800 (t-2) - 9.850 (t-1) - - Mattern 9.750 9.775 9.725 9.775 39.025 (3) McClelland - - - 9.775 - Merkle 9.675 9.675 9.725 9.700 38.775 Stone 9.775-9.775 9.750 - Swartzentruber 9.750 9.825 (3) 9.850 (t-1) 9.675 39.100 Team 48.875 (1) 48.825 (2) 48.925 (1) 48.675 (2) 195.300 (2) Ohio State vs. Minnesota, Illinois State - 1st/3, 196.775 Jan. 27, 2018 - Columbus, Ohio Adamski - 9.825 - - - Aepli 9.900 (1) 9.850-9.900 - Hofland - 9.925 (2) - - - Huang - 9.775 9.775 - - Lowe 9.850 (t-3) - 9.800 - - Mattern 9.875 (2) 9.825 9.750 9.925 (t-3) 39.375 (2) McClelland - - - 9.900 - Merkle 9.725-9.725 9.800 - Stone 9.725-9.750 9.950 (t-1) - Swartzentruber 9.700 9.900 (t-3) 9.725 9.900 39.225 (3) Team 49.075 (1) 49.325 (1) 48.800 (2) 49.575 (1) 196.775 (1) 5

2018 SEASON Ohio State vs. Rutgers, West Chester, UW-Whitewater - 1st/4, 195.850 Feb. 3, 2018 - Piscataway, N.J. Adamski - 9.700 - - - Aepli 9.850 (3) 9.050-9.750 - Chesney - - - 9.800 (t-3) - Hofland - 9.825 (1) 9.275 - - Huang - 9.800 (t-2) - - - Lowe 9.875 (t-1) - 9.800 (t-3) - - Mattern 9.875 (t-1) 9.800 (t-2) 9.675 9.800 (t-3) 39.150 (1) McClelland 9.700 - - 9.775 - Merkle 9.825-9.750 9.700 - Stone 9.750-9.825 (2) 9.875 (1) - Swartzentruber - 9.750 9.750 - - Team 49.175 (1) 48.875 (1) 48.800 (2) 49.000 (1) 195.850 (1) Ohio State vs. Penn State - W, 196.200-196.025 Feb. 9, 2018 - Columbus, Ohio No. 21 Ohio State at No. 9 Kentucky - L, 196.850-195.725 Mar. 2, 2018 - Lexington, Ky. Adamski - 9.625 - - - Aepli 9.775 9.800-9.600 - Chesney - - - 9.800 - Hinterberger - - - 9.725 - Hofland 9.725 9.775 9.125 - - Huang - 9.725 9.875 9.650 - Lowe 9.775-9.825 - - Mattern 9.800 9.825 - - - McClelland 9.825 (3) - - 9.825 - Merkle - - 9.825 9.725 - Stone 9.800-9.900 (3) 9.800 - Swartzentruber - 9.825 9.500 - - Team 48.975 (2) 48.950 (2) 48.925 (2) 48.875 (2) 195.725 (2) Adamski - 9.775 - - - Aepli 9.850 (t-2) 9.825-9.825 - Chesney - - - 9.775 - Hofland 9.675 9.800 9.700 - - Huang - 9.825 9.725 9.800 - Lowe 9.750-9.775 - - Mattern - 9.850 (t-2) 9.200 - - McClelland 9.825 - - 9.825 - Merkle - - 9.775 9.875 (t-1) - Stone 9.850 (t-2) - 9.800 (t-3) 9.875 (t-1) - Swartzentruber - 9.875 (1) - - - Team 49.050 (1) 49.175 (1) 48.775 (2) 49.200 (1) 196.200 (1) Ohio State vs. Western Michigan - W, 195.725-193.900 Feb. 17, 2018 - Columbus, Ohio Adamski - - 9.500 - - Aepli 9.850 (1) 9.350 - - - Chesney - - - 9.925 (1) - Hinterberger - 9.675-9.850 - Hofland 9.775 (t-2) 9.850 (2) 9.750 - - Huang - 9.800 9.700 9.850 - Lowe 9.700-8.925 - - Mattern - 9.825 (3) - - - McClelland 9.775 (t-2) - - 9.800 - Merkle 9.725-9.675 9.900 (t-2) - Stone 9.775 (t-2) - 9.725 9.900 (t-2) - Swartzentruber - 9.900 (1) - - - Team 48.900 (1) 49.050 (1) 48.350 (2) 49.425 (1) 195.725 (1) Ohio State vs. Bowling Green, Central Michigan - 1st/3, 196.125 Feb. 25, 2018 - Bowling Green, Ohio Adamski - 9.850 9.175 - - Aepli 9.825 9.850-9.825 - Chesney - - - 9.825 - Hinterberger - - - 9.775 - Hofland 9.775 9.375 - - - Huang - 9.875 9.825 9.650 - Lowe 9.850 (t-2) - 9.600 - - Mattern 9.825 9.900 (t-1) - - - McClelland 9.700 - - 9.775 - Merkle - - 9.725 9.875 (t-2) - Stone 9.750-9.725 - - Swartzentruber - 9.850 9.825 - - Team 49.025 (1) 49.325 (1) 48.700 (2) 49.075 (2) 196.125 (1) 6