Smith, Catchpole earn podium finishes at Michigan

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Jake Smith and Alex Catchpole both secured podium finishes to lead the Simpson College men's gymnastics team in its 2025 season opener at Michigan.

Smith tied for second on floor with a score of 12.700, while Catchpole tied for third on parallel bars with a 12.550. Catchpole nearly earned a second podium finish on pommel horse, but came in fourth with a 12.850. Brian Rollison (rings) and Braxton Jones (vault) also notched a pair of fourth-place medals. 

Simpson earned a team score of 287.400, coming in behind Michigan (310.900) and Greenville (299.450). The Storm finished second in the team race on rings (49.650) and earned their highest score of the day on vault (53.450).

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Simpson heads to Colorado for the Rocky Mountain Open hosted by Air Force on Jan. 18.

MEET REPORT
FLOOR - 45.100
Jake Smith - 12.700, t-2nd place
Braxton Jones - 11.700
Jack Campbell - 10.600
Alex Campbell - 10.100

POMMEL HORSE - 44.600
Alex Catchpole - 12.850
Milo Staley - 11.950
William Bacus - 11.450
Ethan Drake - 8.350

STILL RINGS - 49.650
Brian Rollison - 13.000
Alex Campbell - 12.850
Jake Smith - 12.250
Braxton Jones - 11.550

VAULT - 53.450
Braxton Jones - 13.900
Alex Campbell - 13.500
Milo Staley - 13.100
Ethan Drake - 12.950

PARALLEL BARS - 47.400
Alex Catchpole - 12.550, t-3rd place
Eric Simon - 12.300
Alex Campbell - 11.850
Tristan Shorey - 10.700

HIGH BAR - 47.200
Paul Tiedemann - 12.200
Brian Rollison - 11.850
Eric Simon - 11.650
Jake Smith - 11.500