Freshman Emma Charles (photo by Jared Oosterhuis)

Posted: Mar 01, 2024

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