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- Hometown:
- Dallas, Texas
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- Year:
- Fr.
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- High School:
- Hillcrest
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- Experience:
- Ridgewood Gymnastics
Bio
Honors & Awards
- National Qualifier, all-around (2023)
- USAG All-American, floor (2023)
- ECAC All-Academic (2023)
- Letterwinner (2023)
2023 | freshman
- Qualified for the National Collegiate Men's Gymnastics Championships as an all-around individual
- Earned USAG All-America honors with a sixth place finish on floor on March 25
- Achieved ECAC All-Academic recognition
- Placed top-3 in the all-around on four occasions
- Added two top-3 finishes on floor and another on pommel horse
- Recorded the Storm's highest floor score of the season with a 13.500 on March 24
- Turned in Simpson's highest all-around score of the year on March 5 with a 75.550
- Led the team with a 12.855 floor average
- Also averaged a 10.639 on pommel, 11.594 on rings, 12.172 on parallel bars and 11.279 on high bar
Personal
- Double major in physics and mathematics with a minor in health and exercise science
Season Highs
| Year | Floor | Pommel | Rings | Vault | P Bars | High Bar | All-Around |
| 2023 | 13.500 | 12.450 | 12.433 | 13.750 | 12.900 | 12.050 | 75.550 |
News Mentions
Simpson wraps first season at NCAA Championships
The Simpson College men’s gymnastics team wrapped up its inaugural season with three individuals competing at the NCAA Championships hosted...
April 14, 2023
Eleven gymnasts named academic all-conference
Eleven members of the Simpson College men’s gymnastics team were named to the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) All-Academic Team...
April 11, 2023
Trio of gymnasts qualify for NCAA Championships
The Simpson College men’s gymnastics team had three individuals announced as official qualifiers for the 2023 National Collegiate Men’...
April 4, 2023
Storm compete at first league championships
The Simpson College men’s gymnastics team flew east to compete at its very first Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships on...
April 1, 2023
Pariza garners All-America distinction on floor
On the final day of the USA Gymnastics Championships, freshman Sterling Pariza captured All-American honors with a sixth place finish on floor.
March 25, 2023
Villani earns USAG All-America honors
With a career-high all-around score of 74.800, Michelangelo Villani earned USAG All-America honors to lead the Simpson College men’s...
March 24, 2023
Men’s gymnastics concludes home schedule against Navy
The Simpson College men’s gymnastics team closed its 2023 home schedule by hosting Navy on Thursday night inside Cowles Fieldhouse.
March 16, 2023
Simpson hosts first DIII tri-meet in over 40 years
Kyle Kincade set a new program record on still rings and Sterling Pariza placed third in the all-around competition to lead the Simpson College...
March 5, 2023
Storm notch another season-best score in Lincoln
The Simpson men's gymnastics team saw another significant leap in its team score on Friday night, earning a 367.150 in a tri-meet with Nebraska...
February 17, 2023
Villani, Catchpole win titles to lead Storm at home
Michelangelo Villani won the all-around competition, Alex Catchpole claimed first on parallel bars, and the Simpson College men’s gymnastics...
February 11, 2023
Simpson records season-high team score at Oklahoma
The Simpson College men’s gymnastics team improved its season-high team score by over 11 points on Saturday at Oklahoma.
February 4, 2023
Men’s gymnastics competes at Navy Open
The Simpson College men’s gymnastics team flew east to compete against three fellow Eastern College Athletic Conference members and two Big...
January 21, 2023
Storm win vault to highlight inaugural home meet
The Simpson College men’s gymnastics program made history twice on Sunday, competing at home for the first time and winning their first...
January 15, 2023
Men’s gymnastics makes program debut at Michigan tri-meet
The Simpson College men’s gymnastics team made its program debut on Saturday at a tri-meet hosted by Michigan.
January 7, 2023
