Storm claim fifth at Rocky Mountain Open

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Simpson College men's gymnastics team finished fifth at the Rocky Mountain Open on Saturday, defeating Arizona State and the Rocky Mountain Mavericks.

The Storm improved their team score from opening weekend by nearly four points thanks to season highs on floor (50.500), pommel horse (46.650) and still rings (50.700).

INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS

• Braxton Jones earned a stellar 14.150 on vault, becoming just the fourth Simpson gymnast to achieve higher than a 14.000 in any event.
• Alex Catchpole was the team's leader on pommel horse and parallel bars, earning 12.500 on each apparatus. 
• Jake Smith and Paul Tiedemann both registered a 12.900 on floor to lead the Storm, with Tiedemann also posting a team-high score on high bar (11.600). 
• Brian Rollison recorded a season-high 13.300 on rings to rank first in Simpson's lineup.

TEAM SCORES
Stanford - 328.850
Oklahoma - 327.200
Nebraska - 320.450
Air Force - 311.550
Simpson - 291.150
Arizona State - 285.750
Rocky Mountain Mavericks - 274.700

MEET REPORT
FLOOR - 50.500
Jake Smith - 12.900
Paul Tiedemann - 12.900
Christopher Duane - 12.400
Braxton Jones - 12.300

POMMEL HORSE - 46.650
Alex Catchpole - 12.500
Milo Staley - 12.150
William Bacus - 11.500
Christian Romero - 10.500

STILL RINGS - 50.700
Brian Rollison - 13.300
Alex Campbell - 13.100
Noah Koos - 12.300
Jake Smith - 12.000

VAULT - 53.150
Braxton Jones - 14.150
Alex Campbell - 13.100
Brian Rollison - 13.050
Milo Staley - 12.850

PARALLEL BARS - 46.000
Alex Catchpole - 12.500
Paul Tiedemann - 11.700
Eric Simon - 11.600
Noah Koos - 10.200

HIGH BAR - 44.150
Paul Tiedemann - 11.600
Noah Koos - 11.400
Brian Rollison - 10.500
Eric Simon - 10.650