Charles leads Storm in final road meet

WINONA, Minn. – For the second time this season, freshman Emma Charles was crowned the vault and beam champion as the Simpson College women's gymnastics team closed out its second season with a road meet against Winona State.

The team race came down to the wire once again as Simpson trailed by less than two points going into the final rotation. However, a strong floor routine for the Warriors clinched the win as the home team finished with a 187.250 compared to the Storm's 184.400.

Simpson's best score of the night was a 47.225 on vault, the Storm's third-highest mark in the event this season. The Storm also broke their team bars record for the fourth time this year with a 44.725.

INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS

• Emma Charles won a pair of titles for the second time this season, finishing the year with five event wins. She won vault with a 9.600 and placed first on beam with a 9.650.
• Kaelyn Tally earned a 9.500 on vault to tie Winona State's Madysen Disekrud for second place.
• Bella Dix finished third in the all-around (35.775) and tied for third on floor (9.500).
• The freshman duo of Evalyn Resnick and Kaylee Paige paved the way for Simpson on bars. Resnick scored a 9.125 in her first time in the varsity lineup, while Paige earned a personal-best 9.075.
• Abbie Lain registered a career-high 9.425 on vault.

MEET REPORT
VAULT - 47.225
Emma Charles - 9.600, 1st place
Kaelyn Tally - 9.550, t-2nd place
Abbie Lain - 9.425
Wynter Poolaw - 9.350
Brooklen Morgan - 9.300
Bella Dix - 9.225

BARS - 44.725
Evalyn Resnick - 9.125
Kaylee Paige - 9.075
Wynter Poolaw - 9.050
Annika Cole - 8.750
Emma Charles - 8.725
Bella Dix - 8.650

BEAM - 45.975
Emma Charles - 9.650, 1st place
Brooklen Morgan - 9.300
Baily Tessena - 9.175
Chloe Radmer - 8.950
Izzy Brown - 8.900
Bella Dix - 8.400

FLOOR - 46.475
Bella Dix - 9.500, t-3rd place
Kaelyn Tally - 9.425
Annika Cole - 9.375
Brooklen Morgan - 9.250
Kaley Bristow - 8.925
Izzy Brown - 8.650

ALL-AROUND
Bella Dix - 35.775, 3rd place