Barton, Resnick lead Simpson against defending national champion

INDIANOLA, Iowa – Emmie Barton and Evalyn Resnick each earned top-three scores to lead the Simpson College women's gymnastics team in a dual against last year's national champion, Wis.-La Crosse.

Barton tied for second on vault with a 9.650 and added a career-high 9.625 on beam, helping the Storm post their second-highest team beam score ever (48.025). Resnick tied for third on beam with a 9.675 and also led Simpson on bars, recording a 9.575, the highest bars score for a Storm gymnast this season.

Kaelyn Tally continued her consistency on floor, scoring a 9.600 to narrowly miss the podium. Rachel Welch set a new personal best on beam (9.600) and tied her career high on vault (9.525).

Simpson ended the meet with a 188.150, while the Eagles posted a season-best 193.150.

UP NEXT
Simpson goes back on the road to take on Winona State next Sunday, Feb. 1 at 3 p.m.

VAULT - 47.725
Emmie Barton - 9.650, t-2nd place
Kaelyn Tally - 9.600
Rachel Welch - 9.525
Kendall Pinkelman - 9.525
Bella Dix - 9.425
Emma Charles - 8.850

BARS - 45.400
Evalyn Resnick - 9.575
Liz Sisler - 9.500
Izzy Brown - 8.950
Alexa Denton - 8.825
Emma Charles - 8.550
Olivia Hedary - 8.175

BEAM - 48.025
Evalyn Resnick - 9.675, t-3rd place
Olivia Hedary - 9.650
Emmie Barton - 9.625
Rachel Welch - 9.600
Brooklen Morgan - 9.475
Izzy Brown - 8.875

FLOOR - 47.000
Kaelyn Tally - 9.600
Emmie Barton - 9.575
Annika Cole - 9.550
Olivia Hedary - 9.450
Kaley Bristow - 8.825
Brooklen Morgan - 8.250