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- Year:
- Fr.
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- Hometown:
- Crawfordsville, Ind.
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- High School:
- Crawfordsville
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- Events:
- All-Around
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- Experience:
- Fusion Gymnastics
Bio
Honors & Awards
- Team Co-Freshman of the Year (2024)
- Letterwinner (2024)
2024
- Named one of the team's Freshman of the Year
- Averaged a 9.319 on vault, 8.286 on bars, 9.086 on beam and 9.425 on floor
- Competed in the all-around three times, averaging a 36.083
- Won the all-around title at her first collegiate meet on Jan. 12
- Added another individual title on Feb. 9, winning beam at Wis.-Eau Claire
- Finished runner-up in the all-around twice and tied for third on floor once
High School
- A 2023 graduate of Crawfordsville High School in Indiana
- 2023 NGA National Floor Champion
- Four-time NGA Indiana State Champion in 2022
- 2021 Eastern National Qualifier
- 2021 Indiana State Champion in beam
- Member of the National Honor Society
- Hoosier Girls State Delegate
- Student Council Secretary
Personal
- Daughter of Mike and Cari Lain
- Has one sibling, Kenley
- Majoring in pre-dentistry with a minor in coaching
Season Highs
| Year | Vault | Bars | Beam | Floor | All-Around |
| 2024 | 9.425 | 8.875 | 9.700 | 9.625 | 36.625 |
News Mentions
Charles leads Storm in final road meet
For the second time this season, freshman Emma Charles was crowned the vault and beam champion as the Simpson women’s gymnastics team closed...
March 1, 2024
Simpson tallies first meet win in program history
Fueled by a strong finish on floor, Simpson secured its first meet win in program history with a 183.900-183.750 victory over Hamline.
February 25, 2024
Storm win floor, five gymnasts place top 3 at Greenville
Simpson won the team floor title and had five gymnasts earn top-3 finishes on the road at Greenville.
February 17, 2024
Tally, Lain win titles at Wis.-Eau Claire
Kaelyn Tally and Abbie Lain both won event titles to lead Simpson in its road meet against Wis.-Eau Claire on Friday.
February 9, 2024
Storm set floor and bars records at Lindenwood Tri-Meet
Emma Charles earned two second-place medals, Bella Dix finished third in the all-around, and the Simpson College women’s gymnastics team set...
February 4, 2024
Women’s gymnastics returns to Wisconsin to face the Titans
The Simpson College women’s gymnastics team went back on the road to face Wis.-Oshkosh in a dual meet Friday night.
January 26, 2024
Simpson edged by Greenville in home opener
Freshman Emma Charles won two event titles and tied two school records to lead the Simpson women’s gymnastics team in its home opener...
January 20, 2024
Storm launch second season in Wisconsin
Simpson launched its second season by traveling northeast to face Wis.-La Crosse in dual action.
January 12, 2024
