Rollison reaches NCAA Finals as Simpson wraps season

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Six members of the Simpson College men's gymnastics team wrapped up their seasons on the national stage this weekend at the NCAA Championships, hosted by the University of Michigan.

Leading the way was sophomore Brian Rollison, who made program history by becoming the first Storm gymnast to qualify for the NCAA Finals. Rollison secured his finals berth with a standout 13.533 on rings during the opening round. He followed it up with a 13.066 in the championship round to finish 30th in the nation.

Rollison also posted a new career high on parallel bars Friday night and tallied a 73.198 in the all-around, his third-highest mark of the season.

Fellow all-around competitor Jake Smith closed out his campaign with a 71.730, highlighted by a strong 13.566 on vault. That score was narrowly edged by teammate Braxton Jones, who notched a 13.700 on the same apparatus.

Alex Catchpole recorded a 12.966 both on pommel horse and parallel bars, Alex Campbell garnered a 12.633 on rings, and Paul Tiedemann received an 11.200 on high bar.

MEET REPORT
FLOOR
Jake Smith - 12.733
Brian Rollison - 12.633

POMMEL HORSE
Alex Catchpole - 12.966
Brian Rollison - 9.800
Jake Smith - 9.366

STILL RINGS
Brian Rollison - 13.533 (day one)
Brian Rollison - 13.066 (day two)
Alex Campbell - 12.633
Jake Smith - 11.466

VAULT
Braxton Jones - 13.700
Jake Smith - 13.566
Brian Rollison - 12.900

PARALLEL BARS
Alex Catchpole - 12.966
Brian Rollison - 12.366
Jake Smith - 12.133

HIGH BAR
Jake Smith - 12.466
Brian Rollison - 11.966
Paul Tiedemann - 11.200

ALL-AROUND
Brian Rollison - 73.198
Jake Smith - 71.730