Nine candidates tried out for the coveted positions of head and assistant drum major for The Ohio State University Marching Band. Each candidate goes through three sections of tryouts:
-The traditional Ramp pregame entrance/salute
-Individual twirling routine (set this year to the song "Zoot Suit Riot")
-5 high tosses with individual catch
In 2012 here the candidates were:
-Kyle West (D-row 2009 season, KL-row 2010 season and assistant drum major for the 2011 season)
-JD Johnson (D-row for the 2010 and 2011 seasons)
-A. Joshua Robinson (D-row for the 2010 and 2011 seasons)
-Kishan Patel (D-row for the 2011 season)
-Shawn Wiler-Martin (D-row for the 2010 and 2011 seasons)
-David Pettit (D-row for the 2010 and 2011 seaons)
-Nathan MacMaster (D-row for the 2010 and 2011 season)
-Everett Bingham (D-row for the 2008 and 2009 seasons)
-Shayna Half (D-row for the 2010 season and C-row for the 2011 season)
Kyle West was named head drum major and David Pettit was named assistant drum major for the 2012 season.
