Colin Payne
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- Title:
- Head Men's Gymnastics Coach
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- Phone:
- 515-961-1218
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- Email:
- colin.payne@simpson.edu
Bio
THE PAYNE FILE |
| Personal Information |
| Hometown: Hendersonville, Tenn. Spouse: Emily |
| Coaching Experience |
| 2023-present: Simpson College Head Coach 2017-2021: United States Naval Academy Assistant Coach 2012-2017: Bart Conner Gymnastics Academy 2011-2012: Harpeth School of Gymnastics |
| Education |
| University of Oklahoma, 2017 B.A., Anthropology |
At Simpson
- Completed first season in 2023
- Guided Simpson to two event titles (one floor, one vault)
- Helped three gymnasts win individual event titles
- Coached the Storm to a 348.750 all-around average
- Took three gymnasts to the national championships
- Named the first head coach of the Simpson men's gymnastics program on Sept. 23, 2021
Athlete Achievement Under Payne
- National Qualifiers
- 2023: Alex Catchpole (parallel bars), Sterling Pariza (all-around), Michelangelo Villani (all-around)
- USAG All-America
- 2023: Sterling Pariza (floor), Michelangelo Villani (all-around)
- 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
