Simpson qualifies six for NCAA Men’s Gymnastics Championships

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Simpson College men's gymnastics team will be represented by six athletes at the 2025 National Collegiate Men's Gymnastics Championships, hosted April 18-19 at the University of Michigan's Crisler Center.

Brian Rollison and Jake Smith each earned spots as all-around competitors, while four other Storm gymnasts qualified in individual events. Alex Catchpole returns to the national stage for the third consecutive year and will compete on pommel horse and parallel bars. Alex Campbell qualified on still rings, Braxton Jones will showcase his talents on vault, and Paul Tiedemann secured a spot on high bar.

Eric Simon is first alternate on parallel bars, while Campbell is second alternate on vault.

2025 National Qualifiers (*National Qualifying Average)
Brian Rollison, all-around (72.363)
Jake Smith, all-around (72.075)
Alex Catchpole, pommel horse (12.900) and parallel bars (12.900)
Alex Campbell, still rings (13.100)
Braxton Jones, vault (14.163)
Paul Tiedemann, high bar (12.638)

The championships will begin with two pre-qualifying sessions conducted April 18 at the Crisler Center on the campus of the University of Michigan. Three teams and the top three all-around competitors not on one of the qualifying teams, plus the top three individuals on each event not already qualified on a team or as an all-around competitor, will advance from each pre-qualifying session to the finals session. Finals competition will take place April 19, with the top eight competitors achieving All-America status.

To view the complete list of national qualifying teams and individuals, click HERE.

*National Qualifying Averages includes an individual's four highest scores from the season, with the highest of these four scores being replaced with the conference championship meet score. No more than two scores from a home meet may be counted.