Simpson Athletics celebrates 2025-26 at All-Sports Banquet

Simpson Athletics celebrates 2025-26 at All-Sports Banquet INDIANOLA, Iowa – The Simpson Athletics Department gathered Thursday night for its fifth annual All-Sports Banquet, celebrating the accomplishments of the 2025-26 athletic and academic year. Headlining the evening were senior Avery Plathe (women’s soccer) and junior Brian Rollison (men’s gymnastics, not pictured), who received the department’s highest individual honors — the Sarah Crosby and John Wesley Awards of Excellence. These prestigious awards, presented by Chaplain Mara Bailey, recognize one male and one female student-athlete who best exemplify Simpson’s core values: discovery, access, citizenship, belonging, justice, and integrity. For the second straight year,…