Bio

At Simpson

• Enters third season in 2025
• Coached the Storm to season average of 362.517 in year two, nearly 14 points better than their inaugural season
• Guided Simpson to two event titles (one floor, one vault) in 2023
• Named the first head coach of the Simpson men's gymnastics program on Sept. 23, 2021

Athlete Achievement Under Payne

• National Qualifiers
  • 2024: Alex Catchpole (parallel bars, pommel horse), Brian Rollison (still rings), Jake Smith (high bar), Milo Staley (all-around), Michelangelo Villani (all-around)
  • 2023: Alex Catchpole (parallel bars), Sterling Pariza (all-around), Michelangelo Villani (all-around)
• USAG All-America
  • 2024: Alex Catchpole (parallel bars), Sterling Pariza (parallel bars, all-around), Michelangelo Villani (all-around)
  • 2023: Sterling Pariza (floor), Michelangelo Villani (all-around)
• CSC Academic All-District
  • 2024: Milo Staley, Jake Sweeten
• ECAC All-Academic (11)

Before Simpson

• Spent four years as an assistant coach at the United States Naval Academy
• Named College Gymnastics Association Assistant Coach of the Year on three occasions
• Selected as the ECAC and USAG Assistant Coach of the Year twice 
• Helped the Midshipmen to three ECAC Championships and three top 11 finishes at the NCAA National Championships
• Coached 10 ECAC Champions
• Worked at Bart Conner Gymnastics Academy for over five years
• Coached Jordan Kovach, a member of the United States Junior National Team, while at BCGA

Year-by-Year at Simpson