Men’s gymnastics competes at West Point Open

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Simpson College men's gymnastics team traveled east for a two-day test at the West Point Open this weekend.

Simpson compiled a team score of 294.300 on Friday night, finishing just 0.300 points behind William and Mary for sixth place. The Storm's strongest rotation of the meet came on still rings, where Simpson placed third as a team with a score of 49.350

Individually, Brian Rollison and Jake Smith earned spots in Saturday night's event finals. Rollison recorded the fourth-highest score on still rings, while Smith qualified with the seventh-best mark on vault. However, inclement weather forced the Storm to withdraw from the remainder of the competition prior to the finals session.

Simpson turned in several additional top-10 performances on the night. Oskar Silverman tied for seventh on rings with a score of 12.450, while William Bacus and Alex Campbell tied for 10th on pommel horse and rings, respectively.

Penn State claimed the team title with a score of 313.500, followed by Army (306.650), Navy (302.550), and Springfield (301.000).

UP NEXT
Simpson makes its competition debut at the Fiterman Training Center next Saturday, hosting Army at 6:30 p.m.

MEET REPORT
FLOOR - 46.550
Braxton Jones - 12.650
Alex Campbell - 12.200
Paul Tiedemann - 11.400
Jake Smith - 10.300

POMMEL HORSE - 50.400
William Bacus - 13.000
Garrett Alexander - 12.900
Milo Staley - 12.600
Tristan Shorey - 11.900

STILL RINGS - 49.350, 3rd place
Brian Rollison - 12.900
Oskar Silverman - 12.450
Alex Campbell - 12.400
Noah Doiron - 11.600

VAULT - 53.350
Jake Smith - 13.900
Milo Staley - 13.400
Noah Doiron - 13.100
Braxton Jones - 12.950

PARALLEL BARS - 47.650
Tristan Shorey - 12.600
Alex Campbell - 12.400
Eric Simon - 11.400
Paul Tiedemann - 11.250

HIGH BAR - 47.000
Brian Rollison - 12.000
Eric Simon - 11.950
Paul Tiedemann - 11.650
Jake Smith - 11.400