Eight Storm gymnasts qualify for NCAA Championships

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Simpson College men's gymnastics team will send eight individual qualifiers to the 2026 NCAA Championships at the State Farm Center in Champaign, Ill. on April 17-18.

Brian Rollison leads the group with his qualification on still rings, returning to the national stage after advancing to the NCAA finals on the event a year ago and finishing among the top 30. Alex Campbell and Paul Tiedemann also return to the championships for the second straight year, with Campbell qualifying on still rings and Tiedemann on high bar.

Braxton Jones earned his second career bid on vault and will also compete on floor for the first time in his career. Garrett Alexander qualified in two events as a freshman, earning spots on both floor and pommel horse. William Bacus secured his first national qualification on pommel horse, while Noah Doiron (all-around) and Oskar Silverman (still rings) round out the group, each qualifying for nationals in their debut seasons.

In addition to Simpson's official qualifiers, four individuals have been named alternates. Jake Smith is an alternate on vault, floor, and high bar, while Kenny Rabe (parallel bars), Milo Staley (vault), and Rollison (high bar) also earned alternate spots.

2026 National Qualifiers (*National Qualifying Average)
Garrett Alexander, floor (13.063) and pommel horse (12.713)
William Bacus, pommel horse (13.063)
Alex Campbell, still rings (12.850)
Noah Doiron, all-around (71.213)
Braxton Jones, floor (13.350) and vault (14.100)
Brian Rollison, still rings (13.750)
Oskar Silverman, still rings (12.613)
Paul Tiedemann, high bar (13.238)

The championships will begin with two pre-qualifying sessions conducted April 17 at the State Farm Center on the campus of the Univeristy of Illinois in Champaign, Ill. 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 18, 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.