2021-22 Track and Field Roster
Simons, Spencer
Spencer Simons
- Weight:
- null
- Position:
- Pole Vault
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Prosper, Texas
- High School:
- Prosper '17
Bio
Season and Career Results
*Last Updated 7/27/22
NCAA Outdoor West Regionals
2022 Pole Vault - 17-0.25/5.19m (21st)
Academic Honors
2022 USTFCCCA All-Academic
2022 SEC Spring Honor Roll
2021 USTFCCCA All-Academic
2021 SEC Spring Honor Roll
2020 SEC Spring Honor Roll
2022: Indoor - Competed in five meets, including the SEC Indoor Championships...Opened the season at the Ted Nelson Invitational (15-9.75/4.82m)...Placed second at the Texas Tech Open clearing 16-4.75/5.00m...Cleared 16-6.75/5.05m to finish second at the Charlie Thomas Invitational...Scored two points at the SEC Championships finishing seventh at 16-10.75/5.15m. Outdoor - Started the season at the Baldy Castillo Invitational at 16-0.75/4.90m...Vaulted a then personal best height of 16-11.5/5.17m to place fourth at the 44 Farms Team Invitational...Cleared 16-10.75/5.15m at the Alumni Muster...Competed at the SEC Outdoor Championships at 16-4.75/5.00m...Was an NCAA West Regional qualifier clearing a personal best height of 17-0.25/5.19m.
2021: Indoor - Entered four meets...Vaulted a personal best height of 16-7.25/5.06m at the Charlie Thomas Invitational. Outdoor - Vaulted 16-feet or higher in three of the six meets entered...Cleared 16-7.25/5.06m at the Texas A&M Team Invitational...Vaulted 16-3.25/4.96m at the Michael Johnson Invitational...Competed at the SEC Outdoor Championships, placed 13th with a clearance of 16-2.75/4.95m.
2020: Indoor - Vaulted in six meets...Opened the season clearing 4.60m/15-1 at the Texas A&M Reveille Invitational...Had a season best clearance of 4.91m/16-1.25 at the Ted Nelson Invitational...Placed fifth at the Aggie Invitational clearing 4.76m/15-7.25. Outdoor - Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2019: Indoor - Contested three meets during indoor season … Opened with a 14-4 (4.37) to place eighth in Reveille Invitational … Improved to 15-0 ¼ (4.58) in placing 12th at Ted Nelson Invitational … Finished 11th at Aggie Twilight with mark of 15-0 ¾ (4.59). Outdoor - Placed ninth in pole vault at A&M Alumni Muster with career best clearance of 16-3 ¼ (4.96) … Started outdoor campaign clearing 15-1 (4.60) at UTSA Roadrunner Invitational to place 13th … Finished ninth at Reveille Meet (14-9 | 4.50) … Competed unattached at Michael Johnson Invitational, finishing fourth in his division with 15-7 (4.75) clearance.
High School: 2017 graduate of Prosper High School in Prosper, Texas … Coached by Josh Allen and Mike Squiers … Established best mark of 12-0 in pole vault … Competed in club track with Club Vaultitude and Texas Express … Cleared 12-0 during 2017 season, placing sixth at Frisco Heritage Invitational … In 2016, finished fifth in District 10-5A … Cleared 12-0 during 2016 season in placing third at Prosper Relays … Also competed in football, golf, bowling and volleyball.
Personal: Spencer Alexander Simons is the son of Larry and Mona Simons, born on October 13, 1998 in Plano, Texas … Hometown is Prosper, Texas … Has three siblings, Rusty Neely, Zach Neely and Skyelar Simons … Rusty and Zach both attended Texas A&M … Chose Texas A&M since it’s where both my brothers went and wanted to follow in their footsteps … Started competing in track and field at age 17 … Majoring in Nutritional Sciences.
Tidbits: Chose track and field because it was the only sport I looked forward going to practice for.
Favorite quote from a coach: “limits, like fears, are often just an illusion”
Favorite Non-T&F Pro Athlete: Arnold Schwarzenegger and Michael Jordan
My spirit animal is: Rick Flair
*Last Updated 7/27/22
NCAA Outdoor West Regionals
2022 Pole Vault - 17-0.25/5.19m (21st)
Academic Honors
2022 USTFCCCA All-Academic
2022 SEC Spring Honor Roll
2021 USTFCCCA All-Academic
2021 SEC Spring Honor Roll
2020 SEC Spring Honor Roll
2022: Indoor - Competed in five meets, including the SEC Indoor Championships...Opened the season at the Ted Nelson Invitational (15-9.75/4.82m)...Placed second at the Texas Tech Open clearing 16-4.75/5.00m...Cleared 16-6.75/5.05m to finish second at the Charlie Thomas Invitational...Scored two points at the SEC Championships finishing seventh at 16-10.75/5.15m. Outdoor - Started the season at the Baldy Castillo Invitational at 16-0.75/4.90m...Vaulted a then personal best height of 16-11.5/5.17m to place fourth at the 44 Farms Team Invitational...Cleared 16-10.75/5.15m at the Alumni Muster...Competed at the SEC Outdoor Championships at 16-4.75/5.00m...Was an NCAA West Regional qualifier clearing a personal best height of 17-0.25/5.19m.
2021: Indoor - Entered four meets...Vaulted a personal best height of 16-7.25/5.06m at the Charlie Thomas Invitational. Outdoor - Vaulted 16-feet or higher in three of the six meets entered...Cleared 16-7.25/5.06m at the Texas A&M Team Invitational...Vaulted 16-3.25/4.96m at the Michael Johnson Invitational...Competed at the SEC Outdoor Championships, placed 13th with a clearance of 16-2.75/4.95m.
2020: Indoor - Vaulted in six meets...Opened the season clearing 4.60m/15-1 at the Texas A&M Reveille Invitational...Had a season best clearance of 4.91m/16-1.25 at the Ted Nelson Invitational...Placed fifth at the Aggie Invitational clearing 4.76m/15-7.25. Outdoor - Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2019: Indoor - Contested three meets during indoor season … Opened with a 14-4 (4.37) to place eighth in Reveille Invitational … Improved to 15-0 ¼ (4.58) in placing 12th at Ted Nelson Invitational … Finished 11th at Aggie Twilight with mark of 15-0 ¾ (4.59). Outdoor - Placed ninth in pole vault at A&M Alumni Muster with career best clearance of 16-3 ¼ (4.96) … Started outdoor campaign clearing 15-1 (4.60) at UTSA Roadrunner Invitational to place 13th … Finished ninth at Reveille Meet (14-9 | 4.50) … Competed unattached at Michael Johnson Invitational, finishing fourth in his division with 15-7 (4.75) clearance.
High School: 2017 graduate of Prosper High School in Prosper, Texas … Coached by Josh Allen and Mike Squiers … Established best mark of 12-0 in pole vault … Competed in club track with Club Vaultitude and Texas Express … Cleared 12-0 during 2017 season, placing sixth at Frisco Heritage Invitational … In 2016, finished fifth in District 10-5A … Cleared 12-0 during 2016 season in placing third at Prosper Relays … Also competed in football, golf, bowling and volleyball.
Personal: Spencer Alexander Simons is the son of Larry and Mona Simons, born on October 13, 1998 in Plano, Texas … Hometown is Prosper, Texas … Has three siblings, Rusty Neely, Zach Neely and Skyelar Simons … Rusty and Zach both attended Texas A&M … Chose Texas A&M since it’s where both my brothers went and wanted to follow in their footsteps … Started competing in track and field at age 17 … Majoring in Nutritional Sciences.
Tidbits: Chose track and field because it was the only sport I looked forward going to practice for.
Favorite quote from a coach: “limits, like fears, are often just an illusion”
Favorite Non-T&F Pro Athlete: Arnold Schwarzenegger and Michael Jordan
My spirit animal is: Rick Flair
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