Nicole Riccardi
“For me, being a student athlete is a prestigious honor as I have worked almost my entire life to get to where I am today. It is even more of an accomplishment to be representing The Ohio State University.”
Nicole Riccardi is an outstanding member of the Ohio State Buckeyes Women’s Gymnastics program. As a freshman, Riccardi appeared in all 8 meets and had reached her career high on vault placing second with a score of 9.875. She additionally tied for second on vault to help the Buckeyes beat Rutgers with a score of 9.8000.
Riccardi’s success continued in her sophomore year. Nicole competed vault and uneven bars in 11 meets, and earned herself four uneven bars titles. She also scored a 9.900 or higher five times throughout the 2022 season.
The vault and uneven bars specialist has received many accolades rewarding her success. She has received the WCGA Scholastic All-American award as well as Second Team All-Big Ten. She was awarded OSU Scholar-Athlete in 2021 and 2022, as well as the Academic All-Big Ten in 2022. We can’t wait to watch Nicole and the Buckeyes this upcoming season.
HIGHLIGHTS
Scored 9.9 or higher 5 times in one season (2022)
4 uneven bar titles (2022)
Academic All-Big 10 (2022)