Emma Tolbert
Emma Tolbert
  • Hometown:
    Sand Springs, Okla.
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • High School:
    UM
  • Events:
    All-Around
  • Experience:
    Airborne Gymnastics Academy

Bio

Honors & Awards
  • Team Boom Boom Strike Spirit Award (2024)
  • Three-time letterwinner (2023, 24, 25)
2025
  • Recorded the program’s highest-ever floor score on Feb. 23 (9.825)
  • Averaged a 9.433 on vault, 9.414 on floor, and 9.080 on beam
  • Won floor and placed third on vault against Gustavus Adolphus
  • Finished runner up on vault against UW-Oshkosh (9.600)
  • Set a new personal best on vault (9.625) and beam (9.500)
2024
  • Competed on floor twice before undergoing a season-ending surgery
  • Tied for second on floor against Greenville on Jan. 20 (9.700)
  • Earned the team's Boom Boom Strike Spirit Award
2023
  • Won back-to-back floor titles to start the season
  • Added two more floor titles on Feb. 11 and Feb. 17 and finished the year with a third-place trophy
  • Tied for third on floor at the Greenville Dual on Jan. 28 (9.650)
  • Record the Storm's highest score of the season on floor with a 9.800
  • Averaged a 9.094 on beam and a team-best 9.534 on floor 
Before Simpson
  • A 2022 graduate of Mizzou High School Academy
  • 4x regional qualifier
  • Member of National Honor Society
Personal
  • Parents are Misha and Justin
  • Has one sibling, Aubree
  • Majoring in health and exercise science
  • Minoring in psychology and coaching
Season Highs
Year Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around
2023 -- -- 9.400 9.800 --
2024 -- -- -- 9.700 --
2025 9.625 -- 9.500 9.825 --

 

News Mentions

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Storm earn two all-conference honors in WIAC Championship debut

Kaelyn Tally (vault) and Olivia Hedary (all-around) earned All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honors, highlighting Simpson's debut...

March 8, 2025

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Storm smash records in final home meet

Simpson saw three individual records and one team record fall on Sunday afternoon inside Cowles Fieldhouse.

February 23, 2025

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Resnick’s record, Tally’s vault win headline meet at Wis.-Stout

Evalyn Resnick tied her school record on bars, Kaelyn Tally won her eighth career vault title, and Simpson posted a score of 184.975 in its...

February 14, 2025

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Storm collect three titles in WIAC dual against Wis.-Eau Claire

Kaelyn Tally (vault), Olivia Hedary (beam) and Brooklen Morgan (floor) each secured individual event titles at Wis.-Eau Claire.

February 6, 2025

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Hedary breaks all-around record in front of home crowd

Olivia Hedary broke the all-around school record, Kaelyn Tally remained undefeated on vault and floor at home this season, and Simpson registered...

February 1, 2025

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Morgan, Hedary lead Storm at Iowa State

Olivia Hedary’s third place all-around finish and Brooklen Morgan’s pair of 9.700 scores paced Simpson in its road dual at Iowa State.

January 24, 2025

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Simpson shatters program record in Wisconsin

The Storm saw three team records fall during their first road meet of the season.

January 18, 2025

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Tally notches two wins, Simpson takes second at home triangular

Kaelyn Tally won two events, Evalyn Resnick and Liz Sisler both broke the school record on bars, and Simpson began year two with a runner-up...

January 11, 2025