Counting down the top moments of the 2022-23 year for Simpson College continuing with #9. It was the inaugural year for the Simpson College men’s and women’s gymnastics teams, featuring one of the only Division III programs in the entire country. On the men’s side, they would send three individuals to compete at the NCAA Championships hosted by Penn State.

Sterling Pariza and Michelangelo Villani both competed as all-around individuals, while Alex Catchpole was an individual qualifier for parallel bars.

Pariza turned in his second-highest all-around score of the season with a 74.765. He surpassed a score of 13 on floor (13.066) and vault (13.033), recorded a personal-best 12.433 on still rings, and earned a 12.833 on parallel bars, 12.000 on pommel horse and 11.400 on high bar.

Villani’s highest event score was a 12.133 on still rings. He followed that with an 11.833 on parallel bars, a 10.766 on pommel horse and 10.200 on high bar, but had to drop out of the competition before the final two events due to injury.

Catchpole earned a solid 13.000 on parallel bars, tied for his second-highest score of the year.