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- Year:
- So.
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- Hometown:
- Nashua, N.H.
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- High School:
- Nashua North
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- Experience:
- Gymnastics Village
Bio
Honors & Awards
- Two-time National Qualifier, parallel bars (2023, 24)
- National Qualifier, pommel horse (2024)
- USAG All-American, parallel bars (2024)
- ECAC Specialist of the Week (3/19/24)
- ECAC All-Academic (2023)
- Two-time letterwinner (2023, 24)
2024 | sophomore
- Qualified for the National Collegiate Men's Gymnastics Championships on pommel horse and parallel bars
- Earned USAG All-America honors on parallel bars with a fourth place finish
- Tied for second on parallel bars at Air Force on March 16
- Averaged an 11.806 on pommel horse, 11.970 on rings, and 12.830 on parallel bars
- Named the ECAC Specialist of the Week on March 19
2023 | freshman
- Qualified for the National Collegiate Men's Gymnastics Championships on parallel bars
- Earned ECAC All-Academic honors
- Captured the parallel bars title at the Greenville Dual on Feb. 11
- Earned a third-place finish on parallel bars on Jan. 15 and on pommel horse on March 16
- Led the team with a 11.470 pommel horse average and 12.440 parallel bars average
- Also averaged an 11.211 on rings
- Record the Storm's highest score of the season on parallel bars with a 13.300 on Feb. 17
Personal
- Majoring in interactive media
Season Highs
Year | Floor | Pommel | Rings | Vault | P Bars | High Bar | All-Around |
2023 | -- | 13.050 | 11.600 | -- | 13.300 | -- | -- |
2024 | -- | 12.733 | 12.400 | -- | 13.800 | -- | -- |
News Mentions
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Storm culminate season at NCAA Championships
The Simpson men’s gymnastics team concluded its season at the NCAA Championships hosted by The Ohio State University.
April 19, 2024
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Storm sending five gymnasts to national championships
Five members of the Simpson College men’s gymnastics team have been announced as official qualifiers for the 2024 National Collegiate...
April 10, 2024
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Simpson travels east for ECAC Championships
The Simpson men’s gymnastics team closed out team competition at the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships hosted by...
April 6, 2024
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Catchpole, Pariza achieve All-America awards
Sophomores Alex Catchpole and Sterling Pariza achieved All-American status on parallel bars on the final day of the USA Gymnastics Championships.
March 23, 2024
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Pair of all-arounders claim USAG All-American honors
Michelangelo Villani and Sterling Pariza secured All-America honors as all-around competitors on Friday at the USA Gymnastics Championships hosted...
March 22, 2024
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Catchpole secures Specialist of the Week honors
After breaking the program record on parallel bars, sophomore Alex Catchpole has been tabbed the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC)...
March 19, 2024
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Catchpole breaks parallel bars record in final dual meet
Alex Catchpole set a new parallel bars record and five other gymnasts either tied or broke their career highs in Simpson's final dual meet of the...
March 16, 2024
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Simpson faces Greenville on the road
Michelangelo Villani won his second career all-around title, Brian Rollison was victorious on rings for the second time this season, and Simpson...
March 9, 2024
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Pariza, Sweeten lead Storm at Illinois Tri-Meet
Sophomores Sterling Pariza and Jake Sweeten led the way for the Simpson men’s gymnastics team at a tri-meet with Illinois and William &...
March 1, 2024
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Storm challenge top-ranked Sooners in home finale
The Simpson men’s gymnastics team returned to Cowles Fieldhouse to challenge top-ranked Oklahoma on Saturday, falling 400.600-360.950.
February 17, 2024
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Storm continue season at EVO Elite Collegiate Open
Brian Rollison broke his own school record on still rings, Jake Sweeten set a new program mark on high bar, and the Simpson College men's...
February 10, 2024
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Simpson sets four team records in home opener
Simpson set four program records on Saturday inside Cowles Fieldhouse, including a new overall team score of 376.350.
February 3, 2024
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Smith sets new high bar record, Storm place fourth at Windy City Invitational
Jake Smith set a new program record on high bar and the Simpson placed fourth at the Windy City Invitational.
January 13, 2024
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Storm break numerous records in 2024 debut
Brian Rollison, Camden Bontempo and Sterling Pariza all set new program records as the Simpson men’s gymnastics team began year two with its...
January 6, 2024
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Men’s gymnastics kicks off year two in Michigan
Picked sixth in the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Preseason Poll, the Simpson men’s gymnastics team kicks off year two on Saturday...
January 5, 2024