Storm break school record in debut of new facility
INDIANOLA, Iowa – Competing inside its new home for the first time, the Simpson College men's gymnastics team delivered a historic performance, posting a program-record 303.200 against Army.
The Black Knights edged the Storm with a score of 303.350, with each team winning three events in the tightly contested battle. Simpson claimed victories on still rings, vault, and parallel bars, while Army took first on floor, pommel horse, and high bar.
Along with the top all-around score under the current scoring system, Simpson set program records on rings (52.000) and parallel bars (50.100). Individually, Tristan Shorey turned in the highest parallel bars score by a Storm gymnast with a 13.300.
Simpson garnered 12 top-3 medals overall, including five first place finishes. Brian Rollison took home the gold on rings, Braxton Jones won vault, Tristan Shorey topped the field on parallel bars, and Jake Smith and Paul Tiedemann tied for first on high bar. Alex Campbell added a second place finish on rings.
Jake Smith tied for third on floor and vault, while Kenny Rabe earned third outright on parallel bars. Sterling Pariza tied for third on floor, William Bacus tied for third on pommel horse, and Oskar Silverman claimed third on rings.
UP NEXT
Simpson hosts Nebraska and Greenville two weeks from today inside Fiterman Training Center.
MEET REPORT
FLOOR - 51.550
Sterling Pariza - 13.050, t-3rd place
Jake Smith - 13.050, t-3rd place
Kenny Rabe - 12.850
Garrett Alexander - 12.600
POMMEL HORSE - 47.150
William Bacus - 12.650, t-3rd place
Milo Staley - 12.100
Garrett Alexander - 11.750
Tristan Shorey - 10.650
STILL RINGS - 52.000
Brian Rollison - 13.750, 1st place
Alex Campbell - 13.100, 2nd place
Oskar Silverman - 12.900, 3rd place
Braxton Jones - 12.250
VAULT - 53.500
Braxton Jones - 13.950, 1st place
Jake Smith - 13.450, t-3rd place
Sterling Pariza - 13.200
Milo Staley - 12.900
PARALLEL BARS - 50.100
Tristan Shorey - 13.300, 1st place
Kenny Rabe - 12.650, 3rd place
Alex Campbell - 12.200
Sterling Pariza - 11.950
HIGH BAR - 48.900
Jake Smith - 12.900, t-1st place
Paul Tiedemann - 12.900, t-1st place
Milo Staley - 12.050
Brian Rollison - 11.050
