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- Height:
- 5-4
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- Hometown:
- East Dundee, Ill.
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- Year:
- So.
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- High School:
- Dundee-Crown
Bio
Honors & Awards
- Two-time letterwinner (2024, 25)
2025 | sophomore
- Consistently made the pommel horse lineup, averaging an 11.750
- Performed two parallel bar routines
2024 | freshman
- Competed in two meets
High School
- A 2023 graduate of Dundee-Crown High School
Personal
- Son of Gil Bacus and Agnes Batoctoy
- Has two siblings, Maven and Angelo
- Majoring in physics with a minor in mathematics
Season Highs
| Year | Floor | Pommel | Rings | Vault | P Bars | High Bar | All-Around |
| 2024 | -- | -- | 10.550 | 13.400 | -- | 11.400 | -- |
| 2025 | -- | 12.300 | -- | -- | 11.500 | -- | -- |
News Mentions
Simpson ranks fourth nationally in 2025 CGA Academic Awards
Simpson has been recognized among the nation’s best in the classroom, earning a No. 4 national ranking in the CGA Academic Awards list.
August 19, 2025
Four gymnasts earn All-ECAC honors
Alex Campbell, Braxton Jones, Brian Rollison and Jake Smith became the first Simpson gymnasts to earn All-ECAC honors.
April 5, 2025
Rollison wins rings, Simpson tallies four All-America medals at USAG Championships
Brian Rollison (rings, all-around), Alex Catchpole (pommel horse) and Braxton Jones (vault) all secured USAG All-America honors this weekend.
March 29, 2025
Simpson breaks 300, claims two event wins and 10 podium finishes
Simpson put together its strongest performance of the season, breaking the 300-point barrier for the first time with a season-high 302.300 in a...
March 9, 2025
Simpson battles William & Mary in Indianola
Three individuals won events and Simpson posted its second-highest score of the season in a home dual against William & Mary.
March 2, 2025
Storm return to action in Oklahoma
Simpson returned to competition on Saturday night against Oklahoma and Michigan.
February 15, 2025
Four gymnasts win events, Jones breaks vault record
Four individuals won event titles, Braxton Jones broke the school record on vault, and Simpson put forth its best performance of the young season...
January 24, 2025
Storm claim fifth at Rocky Mountain Open
Simpson finished fifth at the Rocky Mountain Open on Saturday, defeating Arizona State and the Rocky Mountain Mavericks.
January 18, 2025
Smith, Catchpole earn podium finishes at Michigan
Jake Smith and Alex Catchpole both secured podium finishes to lead Simpson in its 2025 season opener at Michigan.
January 11, 2025
