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- Hometown:
- Grants Pass, Ore.
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- High School:
- Rogue CC
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- Events:
- Vault/Beam/Floor
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- Experience:
- Motion Matrix Gymnastics
Bio
Honors & Awards
- WCGA All-America Second Team, vault (2025)
- National Qualifier, vault (2025)
- All-WIAC, vault (2025)
- WIAC Specialist of the Week (2/11/2025)
- Team MVP (2025)
- SC ESPY Performance of the Year (2023-24)
- Team Unsung Hero (2023)
- CSC Academic All-District (2024)
- Two-time WCGA Scholastic All-American (2023, 24)
- One-time WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll (2025)
- Three-time letterwinner (2023, 24, 25)
2025
- Became the program’s first All-American after posting an impressive 9.730 average on vault
- Qualified for the NCGA Championships on vault, tying for ninth place with a 9.725
- Won vault in six of eight meets, including all five in February
- Earned two titles and two second-place finishes on floor
- Broke program record on vault with a 9.800
- Named WIAC Specialist of the Week on Feb. 11, the program’s first such honor
- Tied for fifth on vault at the WIAC Championships to earn all-conference honors
- Averaged a 9.700 on vault, 9.639 on floor, and performed one beam routine
2024
- Competed on vault and floor in all eight meets
- Earned two vault titles and one on floor
- Placed top-3 on vault a total of six times and top-3 on floor on three occasions
- Won both the vault and floor titles in Simpson's home win over Hamline on Feb. 25, which earned the 2023-24 SC ESPY for Performance of the Year
- Averaged a team-best 9.569 on vault as well as a 9.428 on floor
2023
- Earned the team's first Unsung Hero Award
- Won her first collegiate title on vault at the Greenville Dual on Jan. 28 (9.750)
- Tied for first on vault two meets later and added two runner-up finishes and a third-place trophy throughout the year
- Finished third and tied for third on floor during the first half of the season
- Led the team with a 9.425 vault average
- Also averaged an 8.961 on beam and 9.212 on floor
- Recorded the Storm's highest score of the season on vault (9.750)
Before Simpson
- A 2021 graduate from North Valley High School
- Spent a year at Rogue Community College
- 3x regional qualifier (2019, 2021, 2022)
- Region 2 vault champion (2022)
- 2x Western Nationals Qualifier (2021, 2022)
- Member of National Honor Society
Personal
- Parents are Melissa and Brad
- Double majoring in management and marketing communications
Season Highs
| Year | Vault | Bars | Beam | Floor | All-Around |
| 2023 | 9.750 | -- | 9.550 | 9.650 | -- |
| 2024 | 9.675 (2x) | -- | -- | 9.750 | -- |
| 2025 | 9.800 | -- | 9.000 | 9.750 (2x) |
News Mentions
Kocan recognized as WCGA West Region Assistant Coach of the Year
Kelsea Kocan was named WCGA Division III West Region Assistant Coach of the Year following a 2026 season in which she helped guide Simpson’s...
April 15, 2026
Tally earns All-America honors, named NCGA Outstanding Senior
Senior Kaelyn Tally became the first Simpson gymnast to earn All-America honors at the NCGA Championships, tying for fifth place on vault with a...
March 20, 2026
Simpson qualifies five routines for NCGA Championships
For the first time in program history, Simpson will send multiple gymnasts to nationals as five individual routines have qualified for the NCGA...
March 10, 2026
Simpson claims four all-conference medals at WIAC Championship
The Storm placed sixth and earned four all-conference performances at the WIAC Championships hosted by Winona State.
March 7, 2026
Storm dominate Gusties in regular season finale
Simpson closed its regular season with a dominant road performance Friday night, sweeping all four individual event titles and capturing every...
February 27, 2026
Simpson tops field in Friday tri-meet
Simpson finished atop the standings in Friday night’s tri-meet, posting an 188.875 to Wis.-Stout’s 188.550 and Gustavus Adolphus&rsquo...
February 20, 2026
Inaugural senior class leads Simpson in final home meet
Simpson celebrated the program’s inaugural senior class Sunday afternoon, delivering three second-highest event scores in school history in...
February 15, 2026
Record-setting night leads to conference honors for Resnick, Tally
Following a historic performance at the SEMO Quadrangular, Simpson swept the WIAC weekly gymnastics awards, with Evalyn Resnick earning Specialist...
February 10, 2026
Simpson scores all-time high 190.625 at SEMO Quadrangular
Evalyn Resnick shattered the bars record, the bars and floor lineups set new program bests, and the Simpson College women’s gymnastics team...
February 6, 2026
Simpson posts multiple school records and event titles in Winona
Simpson continued its early-season momentum on Sunday, turning in a meet full of school records, career highs and individual titles in a narrow...
February 1, 2026
Barton, Resnick lead Simpson against defending national champion
Emmie Barton and Evalyn Resnick each earned top-three scores to lead the Simpson College women’s gymnastics team in a dual against last...
January 24, 2026
Storm score big in Fiterman Training Center debut
Simpson turned in a historic performance in its first meet in the new Fiterman Training Center, posting one of the top team scores in program...
January 17, 2026
Storm defeat Pipers to start 2026
Simpson opened the 2026 season with a convincing 186.600-176.475 win over Hamline, sweeping all four event titles in the season opener.
January 11, 2026




