Eastern Michigan Athletics
Simmons Finishes Third in Decathlon at Thorpe Cup
8/1/2016 12:16:00 PM | Men's Track & Field
The former EMU decathlete competed as part of Team USA in the international event
Complete Results
Fayetteville, Ark. (EMUEagles.com) - Former Eastern Michigan University men's track and field standout Solomon Simmons competed in the Thorpe Cup this past weekend, July 29-30, helping lead Team USA to victory over Germany. Simmons, specifically, finished third in the decathlon after totaling 7756 points, as Team USA swept the top-five decathlon spots.
Day one of the event saw Simmons nab three top-five finishes, highlighted by winning the shot put with a throw of 15.40 meters/ 50 feet 6.25-inches, which blew away his collegiate-best mark of 15.15 meters. The EMU alumnus also took fourth in the 100m dash after clocking in at 10.75 seconds, and fifth in the 400m dash with a time of 49.21 seconds.
Simmons carried his success over to the second day, adding a pair of third-place finishes in the 110m hurdles and the javelin. He crossed the 110m hurdles finish line in 14.38 seconds, while his best javelin throw came in at 57.46 meters/ 188 feet 6-inches. Additionally, Simmons also surpassed his collegiate-best in the pole vault, notching a mark of 4.75 meters/ 15 feet 7-inches.
With all 10 events wrapped up, Simmons finished third overall with 7756 points, just 120 behind the winner, Scott Filip, and 93 behind the runner-up, Harrison Williams. The top finisher for Germany was Tim Nowak, who came in sixth with 7614 points. As a team, the United States came out on top overall, as the men won with a score of 38,845 - 37,427, while the women came away with the 18,320 - 16,421 victory.
The Thorpe Cup is an international competition featuring the United States and Germany. The two teams are comprised of up to seven men and seven women who compete in the decathlon on the men's side, and the heptathlon on the women's side.
When it comes to scoring, the athletes receive a predetermined number of points based upon their performances in each of the events in the decathlon and heptathlon. Specifically, the top five men's and top three women's scores are added together to determine the overall team winners.
Fayetteville, Ark. (EMUEagles.com) - Former Eastern Michigan University men's track and field standout Solomon Simmons competed in the Thorpe Cup this past weekend, July 29-30, helping lead Team USA to victory over Germany. Simmons, specifically, finished third in the decathlon after totaling 7756 points, as Team USA swept the top-five decathlon spots.
Day one of the event saw Simmons nab three top-five finishes, highlighted by winning the shot put with a throw of 15.40 meters/ 50 feet 6.25-inches, which blew away his collegiate-best mark of 15.15 meters. The EMU alumnus also took fourth in the 100m dash after clocking in at 10.75 seconds, and fifth in the 400m dash with a time of 49.21 seconds.
Simmons carried his success over to the second day, adding a pair of third-place finishes in the 110m hurdles and the javelin. He crossed the 110m hurdles finish line in 14.38 seconds, while his best javelin throw came in at 57.46 meters/ 188 feet 6-inches. Additionally, Simmons also surpassed his collegiate-best in the pole vault, notching a mark of 4.75 meters/ 15 feet 7-inches.
With all 10 events wrapped up, Simmons finished third overall with 7756 points, just 120 behind the winner, Scott Filip, and 93 behind the runner-up, Harrison Williams. The top finisher for Germany was Tim Nowak, who came in sixth with 7614 points. As a team, the United States came out on top overall, as the men won with a score of 38,845 - 37,427, while the women came away with the 18,320 - 16,421 victory.
The Thorpe Cup is an international competition featuring the United States and Germany. The two teams are comprised of up to seven men and seven women who compete in the decathlon on the men's side, and the heptathlon on the women's side.
When it comes to scoring, the athletes receive a predetermined number of points based upon their performances in each of the events in the decathlon and heptathlon. Specifically, the top five men's and top three women's scores are added together to determine the overall team winners.
Individual Results Mark Points
Decathlon 100m Dash
4. Solomon Simmons 10.75 917
Decathlon Long Jump
7. Solomon Simmons 6.93m/ 22-09 797
Decathlon Shot Put
1. Solomon Simmons 15.40m/ 50-06.25 814
Decathlon High Jump
14. Solomon Simmons 1.81m/ 5-11.25 636
Decathlon 400m Dash
5. Solomon Simmons 49.21 851
Decathlon 110m Hurdles
3. Solomon Simmons 14.38 926
Decathlon Discus
9. Solomon Simmons 40.74m/ 133-08 680
Decathlon Pole Vault
8. Solomon Simmons 4.75m/ 15-07 834
Decathlon Javelin
3. Solomon Simmons 57.46m/ 188-06 700
Decathlon 1500m Run
8. Solomon Simmons 4:52.87 601
Decathlon Final
3. Solomon Simmons 7756
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