Jones, Rollison lead Storm in opening meet

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Braxton Jones and Brian Rollison highlighted the Simpson men's gymnastics season opener with podium finishes as the Storm opened the 2026 campaign at a tri-meet against Michigan and Greenville.

Jones earned third place on floor with a career-high score of 13.200 and narrowly missed a second top-three finish on vault, posting the fourth-highest score of the meet with a 13.900. Rollison also delivered a strong performance, placing third on rings with a score of 13.000.

Paul Tiedemann was just off the podium on parallel bars, finishing fourth with a score of 11.800. He also led the Storm on high bar with a 12.800, while freshman Garrett Alexander recorded Simpson's top score on pommel horse with a 12.050.

The Storm finished the meet with a final score of 292.500, improving upon last year's season-opening score by over five points. Simpson turned in solid team efforts on vault and high bar, finishing second on both events with scores of 53.800 and 47.700, respectively.

MEET REPORT
FLOOR - 49.950
Braxton Jones - 13.200, 3rd place
Christopher Duane - 12.850
Jake Smith - 12.000
Alex Campbell - 11.900

POMMEL HORSE - 45.900
Garrett Alexander - 12.050
William Bacus - 11.350
Ethan Drake - 11.300
Milo Staley - 11.200

STILL RINGS - 49.450
Brian Rollison - 13.000, 3rd place
Alex Campbell - 12.600
Oskar Silverman - 12.150
Ethan Drake - 11.700

VAULT - 53.800
Braxton Jones - 13.900
Jake Smith - 13.500
Milo Staley - 13.500
Christopher Duane - 12.900

PARALLEL BARS - 45.700
Paul Tiedemann - 11.800
Braxton Jones - 11.400
Kenny Rabe - 11.350
Alex Campbell - 11.150

HIGH BAR - 47.700
Paul Tiedemann - 12.800
Brian Rollison - 12.300
Jake Smith - 11.950
Garrett Alexander - 10.650