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2012-13 Track & Field Roster
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Simmons, Destiny
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LJ, Hurdles
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200, 400, LJ
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100, 200, 400
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High Jump
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100/400 hurdles
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Destiny Simmons
- Events:
- 200, 400
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Staunton, Va.
- High School:
- Robert E. Lee
- Major:
- Sport and Recreation Management
Bio
Career Highlights:
Named a recipient of the Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholar Athlete of the Year award by Diverse: Issues of Higher Education in 2014
PR: 25.77 seconds in indoor 200-meter dash (Virginia Tech Challenge, 2/21/14)
PR: 41.00 seconds in indoor 300-meter dash (Hokie Invitational Day 1, 1/25/13)
PR: 56.51 seconds in indoor 400-meter dash (ECAC Indoor Championships, 3/7/14)
PR: 24.76 seconds in outdoor 200-meter dash (Hurricane Alumni Invitational, 4/13/13)
PR: 56.24 seconds in outdoor 400-meter dash (CAA Championships, 5/2/14)
2014-2015 as a Senior:
 Outdoor Track & Field
- Placed second in the outdoor 400-meter dash at the JMU Invitational with a season-best time of 57.01 seconds
- Member of team that set a school record in the 4x200 meter relay at the Penn Relays with a time of 1:37.95
- Qualified for the ECAC Championships in the 4x100 meter relay, 4x200 meter relay and 4x400 meter relay
- Member of 4x400 meter relay team (Burrow, McCarty, Simmons, Wellman) that placed third at the Virginia Cup
Other:
- Fall Semester Dean's List
- Spring Semester President's List
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Award
2013-14 as a Junior:
Indoor Track & Field
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Award
- Finished 14th in the 400-meter dash at the Virginia Tech Challenge to qualify for the ECAC Championship meet
- Finished 19th in the 400-meter dash at the ECAC Championships
- Finished fourth in the 200-meter dash at the Navy Winter Invitational
- Ninth-place finish in the 200-meter dash at the Patriot Games
- 15th-place finish in the 200-meter dash at the Virginia Tech Challenge
- Finished seventh in the 400-meter dash at the Sykes & Sabock Challenge Cup
Outdoor Track & Field
- Won the 400-meter dash at the JMU Invitational
- Finished second in the 400-meter dash and 11th in the 200-meter dash at the CAA Championships
- Finished ninth in the 200-meter dash at the Virginia Cup
- Finished 21st in the 400-meter dash at the Virginia Challenge
- 29th-place finish in the 400-meter dash at the George Mason Spring Invitational
Other
- Named a recipient of the Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholar Athlete of the Year award by Diverse: Issues of Higher Education in 2014
- Spring Semester Dean's List
- JMU Athletics Director Scholar-Athlete
2012-13 as a Sophomore:
Indoor Track & Field
- Placed sixth in the 400-meter dash at the Virginia Tech Challenge
- Finished eighth in the 300-meter dash on Day 1 of the Hokie Invitational
- Placed ninth in the 200-meter dash at the Liberty Quad
- Finished 11th in the 200-meter dash at the Navy Invitational
- Finished 16th in the 400-meter dash on Day 2 of the Hokie Invitational
Outdoor Track & Field
- Placed fourth in the 200-meter dash at the Virginia Cup
- Finished sixth in the 400-meter dash on Day 2 of the CAA Championships
- 18th-place finish in the 200-meter dash at the 2013 Hurricane Alumni Invitational
- Finished 29th in the 400-meter dash on Day 1 of the Raleigh Relays
Other
- JMU Athletic Director Scholar-Athlete
2011-12 as a Freshman:
Indoor Track & Field
- Finished 10th in the 200-meter dash at the Navy Invitational
- 13th-place finish in the 200-meter dash at the Virginia Tech Challenge
- Finished 13th in the 400-meter dash at The Armory Collegiate Challenge
- Finished 25th in the 200-meter dash at the Hokie Invitational
- Finished 39th in the 200-meter dash at the Sykes & Sabock Challenge Cup
Outdoor Track & Field
- Won the 400-meter dash in the JMU Invitational
- Finished sixth in the 200-meter dash at the Virginia Team Swashbuckle
- 10th-place finish in the 400-meter dash on Day 1 of the CAA Outdoor Championships
- Finished 22nd in the 400-meter dash at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational
- Finished 35th in the 400-meter dash on Day 1 of the Raleigh Relays
High School:
- 14th in the state as a junior and 18th as a sophomore in the 100-meter dash
- Third in Region III as a junior, fourth as a senior and fifth as a sophomore in the 100-meter dash
- Southern Valley District champion as a sophomore, junior and senior and runner-up as a freshman in the 100-meter dash
- State runner-up as a junior and 14th as a sophomore in the 200-meter dash
- Region III champion as a junior, runner-up as a sophomore and senior and fourth as a freshman in the 200-meter dash
- Four-time district champion in the 200-meter dash
- State champion in the 400-meter dash as a junior, third as a sophomore and 12th as a freshman
- Region III champion for the 400-meter dash as a sophomore, junior and senior and runner-up as a freshman
- Four-time district champion for the 400-meter dash
- Fourth in the state for long jump as a junior and 26th as a sophomore
- Region runner-up in long jump as a sophomore, sixth as a junior and ninth as a senior
- District runner-up in long jump as a sophomore, junior and senior and sixth as a freshman
- Region III Athlete of the Year as a junior
- Earned school’s Sprint MVP award all four years
- Set school record in the 200-meter dash (24.94 seconds) and 400-meter dash (56.36 seconds)
Other
- Nike Outdoor Nationals qualifier in 2009
- New Balance Outdoor Nationals qualifier in 2010
- Received High School Advanced Diploma
- Also played basketball at Robert E. Lee
Personal:
- Destiny Alexis Keia Simmons
- Majoring in sport and recreation management
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