Simpson at Greenville

Recap

The Big Storyline: Both Greenville and Simpson posted new program highs with Greenville increasing its program best score by over six points and Simpson by over four.

Implications: Both Greenville and Simpson sit at No. 82 and No. 83, respectively, above Hamline, in the Week 4 standings, which is flipped from where they started the meet. While neither are in a conference this season, these scores are comparable to the season highs of about half of the DIII programs so far, which is promising for their first seasons and those to come. 

Records: Both teams set new program team records and in doing so Simpson set its new vault record (47.950), floor record (47.525), and bars record (43.550) while Greenville set its new floor record (47.200), beam record (46.400), and bars record (45.650).

Preview

Current Rankings: No. 82 Simpson at No. 83 Greenville

Why You Should Make Time to Tune in: Both in their first year as college gymnastics programs, this will be the first time Simpson and Greenville will meet on the competition floor. This meet is one for the history books and is likely to be pretty equally matched, making for an exciting competition. Bars and beam are going to be the determining factors in this dual, so keep an eye out for those. 

Need More Proof? A quick recruiting cycle did not prevent these teams from bringing in some big gymnastics. Greenville’s Amara Nelson brings a beautiful Yurchenko full, scoring as high as 9.700 already this season. Simpson’s Emma Tolbert and Baily Tessena have each brought home multiple event wins on floor and beam, respectively. Watch out for Tessena’s difficult side aerial two feet on beam, a rare skill at all levels of college gymnastics.