TODAY IN STORM MEN’S GYMNASTICS
MEET DETAILS:
Date: Thursday, March 16 • 6 p.m.
Location: Indianola, Iowa
Venue: Cowles Fieldhouse
THE STORM
Simpson is coming off a home tri-meet against Springfield and Greenville, the only other Division III programs in the nation. The meet was highlighted by the Storm setting a new team record on high bar (57.45) and Kyle Kincade setting a school record on rings (12.6). Sterling Pariza finished third in the allaround with a career-best 75.55.
THE MIDSHIPMEN
Navy set a season-best score of 395.3 in its last outing, a tri-meet with Stanford and Air Force. The Mids posted season-highs on pommel horse (64.2) and rings (65.9) before surpassing their season averages on vault and high bar. Navy finished the meet in second place.
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TEAM COMPARISON 60.164 Floor 65.743 54.014 Pommel Horse 62.664 56.036 Still Rings 64.393 66.250 Vault 70.507 57.614 Parallel Bars 65.586 53.629 High Bar 63.864 347.707 All-Around 392.757
STORM
MIDSHIPMEN EVENT LEADERS Sterling Pariza 12.625 Floor S. Buradagunta 13.725 Alex Catchpole 11.436 Pommel Horse Ronan McQuillan 13.275 Kyle Kincade 12.117 Still Rings Isaiah Drake 13.507 M. Villani 13.664 Vault Connor Van Loo 14.421 Alex Catchpole 12.471 Parallel Bars Isaiah Drake 13.675 C. Bontempo 11.729 High Bar Matthew Petros 13.167 Sterling Pariza 71.090 All-Around
SIMPSON
NAVY
3 SIMPSONATHLETICS.COM Day Date Event Location Result Saturday Jan. 7 Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. L, 400.600-341.350 Greenville Ann Arbor, Mich. L, 373.100-341.350 Sunday Jan. 15 William & Mary* Cowles Fieldhouse L, 360.750-318.250 Saturday Jan. 21 Navy Open Annapolis, Md. 6th/6 Saturday Feb. 4 Oklahoma Norman, Okla. L, 407.650-352.550 Saturday Feb. 11 Greenville* Cowles Fieldhouse L, 373.350-359.200 Friday Feb. 17 Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. L, 417.650-367.150 Oklahoma Lincoln, Neb. L, 418.250-367.150 Sunday March 5 Springfield* Cowles Fieldhouse L, 381.050-357.550 Greenville* Cowles Fieldhouse L, 384.750-357.550 Thursday March 16 Navy* Cowles Fieldhouse 6 p.m. Friday March 24 USAG Championships Springfield, Mass. TBD Saturday March 25 USAG Championships Springfield, Mass. TBD Saturday April 1 ECAC Championships Annapolis, Md. TBD Friday April 14 NCAA Championships State College, Pa. TBD Saturday April 15 NCAA Championships State College, Pa. TBD
*Eastern College Athletic Conference
2023 schedule
SIMPSON STORM
Name Cl.
Hometown/High School
Jason Bell Fr. Bonsall, Calif. / West River Academy
Camden Bontempo Fr. Irwin, Pa. / Homeschool
Alex Catchpole Fr. Nashua, N.H. / Nashua North
Christopher Duane Fr. North Arlington, N.J. / Saint Peter’s Preparatory
Connor Jenkins Fr. Gretna, Neb. / Gretna
Kyle Kincade So. Edmond, Okla. / Edmond North
Karim Madkour Fr. Ann Arbor, Mich. / Washtenaw Technical Middle College
Sterling Pariza Fr. Dallas, Texas / Hillcrest
Noah Placiente Fr. San Marcos, Calif. / Classical Academy
Charlie Schneider Fr. Damon, Texas / Needville
Sammy Shafransky Jr. Toledo, Ohio / Sylvania Southview
Ethan Sipos Fr. Powell, Ohio / Olentangy Liberty
Milo Staley Fr. Ann Arbor, Mich. / Huron
Jake Sweeten Fr. Williamsburg, Ohio / Homeschool
Michelangelo Villani Fr. Shrewsbury, Mass. / Homeschool
Head Coach: Colin Payne (first season)
Assistant Coach: Matt Reints
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NAVY MIDSHIPMEN
Name Cl. Hometown/High School
Syam Buradagunta Jr. Westborough, Mass. / Westborough
William Champagne So. Douglas, Mass. / Douglas
Daniel Cho Fr. La Palma, Calif. / Orange County School of the Arts
Ian Dinmore Jr. Odenton, Md. / Arundel
Isaiah Drake So. Los Angeles, Calif. / Connections Academy
Erik Engelke Jr. Henrico, Va. / The Steward School
Giovanni Gambatese Sr. Pewaukee, Wisc. / Arrowhead
Sabastian Gordon So. Old Tappan, N.J. / Northern Valley Regional
Caleb Hickey Jr. Carthage, N.C. / Union Pines
Alexander Kramer Sr. Frisco, Texas / Centennial
Garrett Lawless Fr. Grimesland, N.C. / Washington Montessori
Vishal Mandava So. Cypress, Texas / Cypress Woods
Colton McCormack Fr. Peyton, Colo. / Springs Studio for Academic Excellence
Ronan McQuillan Jr. Katy, Texas / Cinco Ranch
Matthew Petros Fr. Broadview Heights, Ohio / Brecksville-Broadview Heights
Colby Prince Fr. Lithia, Fla. / Newsome
Riley Rose So. Las Vegas, Nev. / Connections Academy
Matthew Rosendahl Jr. Upperco, Md. / The Park School of Baltimore
RJ Spears So. Mason, Ohio / Mason
Aaron Stein Fr. Houston, Texas / Bellaire
Connor Van Loo Sr. Freeland, Mich. / Freeland
Benjamin Venters Fr. Escondido, Calif. / Rancho Bernardo
Danilo Viciana Fr. Marietta, Ga. / Lassiter
John Wendeborn Jr. Tomball, Texas / Tomball Memorial
Head Coach: Kip Simons (eighth season)
Assistant Coaches: Craig Holt, Mike Reid
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the storm
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JASON BELL Freshman Bonsall, Calif.
CAMDEN BONTEMPO Freshman Irwin, Pa.
ALEX CATCHPOLE Freshman Nashua, N.H.
CHRISTOPHER DUANE Freshman North Arlington, N.J.
CONNOR JENKINS Freshman Gretna, Neb.
KYLE KINCADE Sophomore Edmond, Okla.
KARIM MADKOUR Freshman Ann Arbor, Mich.
STERLING PARIZA Freshman Dallas, Texas
NOAH PLACIENTE Freshman San Marcos, Calif.
CHARLIE SCHNEIDER Freshman Damon, Texas
SAMMY SHAFRANSKY Junior Toledo, Ohio
MICHELANGELO VILLANI Freshman Shrewsbury, Mass.
MILO STALEY Freshman Ann Arbor, Mich.
ETHAN SIPOS Freshman Powell, Ohio
JAKE SWEETEN Freshman Williamsburg, Ohio
head coach COLIN PAYNE
THE PAYNE FILE
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Hometown: Hendersonville, Tenn.
Spouse: Emily
COACHING EXPERIENCE
2017-21: United States Naval Academy Assistant Coach
2012-17: Bart Conner Gymnastics Academy
2011-12: Harpeth School of Gymnastics
EDUCATION
University of Oklahoma, 2017 B.A., Anthropology
BEFORE SIMPSON
• Spent four years as an assistant coach at the United States Naval Academy
• Named College Gymnastics Association Assistant Coach of the Year on three occasions
• Selected as the ECAC and USAG Assistant Coach of the Year twice
• Helped the Midshipmen to three ECAC Championships and three top 11 finishes at the NCAA National Championships
• Coached 10 ECAC Champions
• Worked at Bart Conner Gymnastics Academy for over five years
• Coached Jordan Kovach, a member of the United States Junior National Team, while at BCGA
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2023 TEAM RESULTS
2022-23 SIMPSON MEN’S GYMNASTICS 8 DATE MEET FLOOR POMMEL HORSE STILL RINGS 1/7 Michigan Tri-Meet 53.300 54.100 57.850 1/15 William & Mary Dual 56.950 48.900 50.500 1/21 Navy Open 61.900 47.350 54.050 2/4 Oklahoma Dual 61.500 55.900 56.600 2/11 Greenville Dual 63.250 54.200 58.300 2/17 Nebraska Tri-Meet 63.750 62.950 57.950 3/5 Simpson Tri-Meet 60.500 54.700 57.000 3/16 Navy Dual 3/24-3/25 USAG Championships 4/1 ECAC Championships 4/14-4/15 NCAA Championships DATE MEET VAULT P BARS HIGH BAR ALL-AROUND 1/7 Michigan Tri-Meet 62.600 59.700 53.800 341.350 1/15 William & Mary Dual 65.250 49.800 46.850 318.250 1/21 Navy Open 67.300 54.850 52.450 337.900 2/4 Oklahoma Dual 67.100 56.200 55.250 352.550 2/11 Greenville Dual 67.850 61.050 54.550 359.200 2/17 Nebraska Tri-Meet 66.400 61.050 55.050 367.150 3/5 Simpson Tri-Meet 67.250 60.650 57.450 357.550 3/16 Navy Dual 3/24-3/25 USAG Championships 4/1 ECAC Championships 4/14-4/15 NCAA Championships
2023 SEASON HIGHS AND season AVERAGES
9 SIMPSONATHLETICS.COM GYMNAST FX PH SR VT PB HB AA Jason Bell 10.350 Camden Bontempo 13.200 13.850 12.400 Alex Catchpole 13.050 11.600 13.300 Christopher Duane 11.550 13.450 Connor Jenkins 8.900 11.700 13.200 12.250 Kyle Kincade 13.000 12.600 13.600 12.700 Karim Madkour 11.050 Sterling Pariza 13.200 12.450 12.100 13.750 12.900 12.050 75.550 Noah Placiente Charlie Schneider 9.900 Sammy Shafransky Ethan Sipos 12.000 11.450 12.300 11.300 Milo Staley 12.800 13.300 6.400 13.250 11.600 11.850 72.050 Jake Sweeten 11.400 10.700 12.150 9.850 11.100 11.750 Michelangelo Villani 12.450 12.150 12.300 14.050 3.850 11.900 71.550 Team 63.750 62.950 58.300 67.850 61.050 57.450 367.150 GYMNAST FX PH SR VT PB HB AA Jason Bell 10.350 Camden Bontempo 12.342 13.333 11.729 Alex Catchpole 11.436 11.250 12.471 Christopher Duane 11.050 13.300 Connor Jenkins 8.900 10.671 12.950 11.342 Kyle Kincade 12.470 12.117 13.325 12.187 Karim Madkour 11.050 Sterling Pariza 12.625 10.217 11.486 13.092 12.129 11.250 71.090 Noah Placiente Charlie Schneider 9.900 Sammy Shafransky Ethan Sipos 11.021 11.150 11.713 10.107 Milo Staley 12.179 11.057 9.600 12.760 10.933 10.836 66.800 Jake Sweeten 11.400 9.037 10.700 9.850 10.267 10.567 Michelangelo Villani 12.150 10.542 11.479 13.664 9.490 9.864 66.900 Team 60.164 54.014 56.036 66.250 57.614 53.629 347.707
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