Storm capture five individual titles, set pommel horse record in Virginia
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The Simpson men's gymnastics team captured five individual titles and set a new program record on pommel horse in Saturday's road dual against William & Mary.
Garrett Alexander (floor), Brian Rollison (rings), Jake Smith (vault), and Paul Tiedemann (high bar) each claimed event titles for the Storm, while Noah Doiron added another victory by winning the all-around with a score of 71.600.
Simpson's most notable performance came on pommel horse to open the meet. The Storm posted a program-record 52.300, defeating William & Mary on the apparatus and surpassing the previous school record by nearly two full points. Every Storm routine was a career high, led by Alexander and William Bacus, who tied for second with matching 13.300 scores, the second-highest by a Simpson gymnast in the current scoring quad.
Simpson also claimed the team win on still rings behind Rollison's season-high 13.900, the second-highest score of his career. Alexander won floor with a career-high 13.250, Smith earned the top spot on vault with a career-best 14.000, and Tiedemann closed out the Storm's event titles on high bar wtih a 13.250, his second-highest score on the apparatus.
The Tribe claimed the overall victory, 307.550-301.200.
UP NEXT
The Storm head to Colorado Springs, Colo. for the USAG Championships taking place March 20-21.
FLOOR - 49.350
Garrett Alexander - 13.250, 1st place
Braxton Jones - 13.150, 3rd place
Noah Doiron - 11.600
Jake Smith - 11.350
POMMEL HORSE - 52.300
Garrett Alexander - 13.300, t-2nd place
William Bacus - 13.300, t-2nd place
Milo Staley - 12.900
Tristan Shorey - 12.800
Noah Doiron - 11.900
STILL RINGS - 51.400
Brian Rollison - 13.900, 1st place
Oskar Silverman - 12.800, 3rd place
Alex Campbell - 12.650
Noah Doiron - 12.450
Noah Koos - 12.050
VAULT - 52.000
Jake Smith - 14.000, 1st place
Milo Staley - 13.000
Noah Doiron - 12.500
Braxton Jones - 12.500
PARALLEL BARS - 48.550
Tristan Shorey - 13.000, 2nd place
Paul Tiedemann - 12.500
Alex Campbell - 11.650
Noah Doiron - 11.400
HIGH BAR - 47.600
Paul Tiedemann - 13.250, 1st place
Jake Smith - 12.550
Noah Doiron - 11.750
Brian Rollison - 11.000
Noah Koos - 10.800
ALL-AROUND
Noah Doiron - 71.600, 1st place
