Simpson battles William & Mary in Indianola

INDIANOLA, Iowa – Three individuals won events and the Simpson College men's gymnastics team posted its second-highest score of the season in a home dual against William & Mary on Sunday.

The Storm recorded season-high marks on floor (51.400) and parallel bars (48.700) and had three individual champions in Jake Smith (floor), Alex Catchpole (pommel), and Braxton Jones (vault). Catchpole added a second place medal on parallel bars, while Alex Campbell and Milo Staley finished second and third, respectively, in the all-around.

William and Mary won the meet 310.150-295.150.

INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS

• Jake Smith competed in three events, winning floor with a career-best 13.500 before setting a new season high on vault (13.400).
• Alex Campbell competed in his first all-around and compiled a 73.200 to finish runner-up. He made his collegiate debut on pommel and high bar, and set a new career best on floor with a 12.900.
• Alex Catchpole became the first Storm gymnast to win a pommel horse title, claiming first place with a 12.700. He also tied his season high of 13.250 on parallel bars to earn second place.
• Milo Staley registered a career-high 12.000 on high bar as well as season highs on floor (12.400), rings (11.950) and parallel bars (11.850) en route to his best all-around score of the year (71.750).
• Making his collegiate debut on rings, Ethan Drake registered a team-high 12.550. Connor Jenkins also set a personal best on rings with a 12.300.
• Jake Sweeten led the Storm on high bar with a season-high 12.200.

MEET REPORT
FLOOR - 51.400
Jake Smith - 13.500, 1st place
Christopher Duane - 12.950
Alex Campbell - 12.900
Tristan Shorey - 12.550
Milo Staley - 12.400

POMMEL HORSE - 46.650
Alex Catchpole - 12.700, 1st place
William Bacus - 11.950
Ethan Drake - 11.400
Alex Campbell - 10.650
Milo Staley - 10.600

STILL RINGS - 49.300
Ethan Drake - 12.550 
Alex Campbell - 12.350
Connor Jenkins - 12.300
Braxton Jones - 12.100
Milo Staley - 11.950

VAULT - 53.400
Braxton Jones - 14.000, t-1st place
Jake Smith - 13.400
Alex Campbell - 13.050
Milo Staley - 12.950

PARALLEL BARS - 48.700
Alex Catchpole - 13.250, 2nd place
Alex Campbell - 12.400
Milo Staley - 11.850
Jake Sweeten - 11.550
William Bacus - 11.500

HIGH BAR - 45.700
Jake Sweeten - 12.200 
Milo Staley - 12.000
Alex Campbell - 11.850
Eric Simon - 11.300
Jake Smith - 10.200

ALL-AROUND
Alex Campbell - 73.200, 2nd place
Milo Staley - 71.750, 3rd place