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2020-21 Men's Track and Field Roster

Mark Simmons

  • Position Distance
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 130
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Tabernash, Colo.
  • High School Middle Park

Biography

Career Times

2021 OUTDOOR: PR in 1500m on Mar. 19-20 at the CSU Pueblo Open/Early Bird finishing in 4:06.40 (18th place) … PR in 10,000m (31:30.82) at the Maverick Multi and Open on April 9-10 (7th place) … Competed in 10,000m, 5000m, and 1500m.

2020-21 INDOOR: Season best in 5000m at the RMAC Indoor Track and Field Championship on Feb. 26-28 with a 15:27.00 time (11th place) … Competed in 5000m.

2020 XC: Ran in all three meets for the Mountain Lions … Ended the season with his fastest 8K time of the three meets, crossing the finish line in 25:51.4 for 30th place at the RMAC championship meet … Placed eighth overall in his first meet of the season, notching a time of 26:41.9 at the UCCS Rust Buster … Added a sixth-place finish (26:57.6) at the UCCS XC Open two weeks later.

2019-20 INDOOR: Competed in 5 meets for UCCS … Ran the 3000m and 5000m …. Recorded a career-best time of 8:58.51 in the 3000m at the Air Force Collegiate Open on Feb. 21, took 1st in the event … Ran a season-best time of 15:39.36 in the 5000m at the Mountain Lion Open on Feb. 8, placed 2nd in the event … Placed 4th and 5th in the 5000m at the Mines Winter Classic Invitational and 2019 UCCS Invitational, respectively.

2019 XC: USTFCCCA All-South Central Region Team ... All RMAC First-Team ... Ran in five meets for the Mountain Lions ... Placed 12th at the RMAC XC Championship meet after running a personal best time of 24:25.8 ... Earned all-region honors at the NCAA South Central meet with a 23rd place finish in a time of 32:10.2 ... Recorded a personal best 10k time at the NCAA DII National Championship meet after crossing the finish line in 31:07.6 and a 60th place finish.

2018 XC: Competed in 6 events for the Mountain Lions … Placed 110th at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships … Posted a 10k personal best at the NCAA Division II South Central Region Cross Country Championships with a time of 32:27.5 on November 17th … Also posted a personal best 8k time at the RMAC Cross Country Championships on November 3rd with a time of 26:00.2.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Redshirt Sophomore

    Distance
    5'11" 130 lbs
  • 2019-20Redshirt Junior

    Distance
    5'11" 130 lbs
  • 2020-21Graduate Student

    Distance
    5'11" 130 lbs