Pittsburg State Gorillas

Has burst onto the scene as one of the premiere hurdlers in the world in 2023 as he trains for the 2023 USATF Outdoor Championships… posted a world leading 12.96 (+1.3w) on June 23 at the Trackwired Arkansas Grand Prix at Fayetteville, Ark. … selected by The Bowerman Watch List Committee to the 10-man Pre-NCAA Outdoor Watch List… became the first athlete in NCAA Division II history to record three individual event national titles at the same championship when he won the 110mH (12.87, +6.0w), long jump (8.16m, 26-9.25) and high jump (2.21, 7-3) May 26-27 at the 2023 NCAA Division II Outdoor National Championships at Pueblo, Colo. … posted the fastest all-conditions mark in collegiate history with his 12.87 time in the national championships… his 30-point outburst helped Pitt State to its second straight outdoor national title… selected the NCAA-II Central Region Track Athlete of the Year and the NCAA-II National Field Athlete of the Year by the USTFCCCA… scored national championships in the 60-meter hurdles (7.51) and the high jump (2.18m, 7-1.75) while helping the Gorillas secure the 2023 NCAA Division II Indoor National Championship as well… secured High Point honors at the 2023 MIAA Outdoor Championships by claiming conference titles in the 110mH (12.97, +w3.0), high jump (2.18m, 7-1.75) and long jump (8.24m, 27-0.5, +3.2w)… his wind-aided leap of 27-0.5 broke the longest standing Pitt State individual event record (25-10, Kermit King, 1936)… also shared High Point honors (with teammate A.J. Evans) at the 2023 MIAA Indoor Championship by winning conference titles in the 60mH (7.58) and high jump (2.22m, 7-3.25) and helping the PSU 4x400m relay to a fifth place finish… received NCAA Division II National Athlete of the Week honors from the USTFCCCA five times in 2023 (3 indoor, 2 outdoor)… revived his collegiate career in January after last competing as a freshman at the University of Kansas in 2019…  the 2019 Big 12 outdoor champion in the 110 meter hurdles (13.72)… also placed third in the Big 12 in the high jump (2.05m, 6-8.75)… the 2019 Co-Big 12 High Point Award recipient… also attended Coffeyville Community College in 2020-21 but did not compete for the Red Ravens… In High School: A two-time state champion at Bay Port High School… set the WIAA Division I state record in the triple jump… Personal: Born July 13, 2000… son of Tyler and Elizabeth Simmons ... a recreation services, sport and hospitality management major.