Eastern Michigan Athletics
2015-16 Men's Track Roster
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Simmons, Solomon
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Solomon Simmons
- Position:
- Multis
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Murrieta, Calif.
- High School:
- Murrieta Valley
Bio
Personal Bests
60m: 7.02 (Akron Invitational 02-06-15)
60H: 8.09 (MAC Championships 02-27-16)
100m: 10.60 (MAC Championships 05-14-15)
110H: 14.21 (NCAA Championships 06-09-16)
200m (Outdoor): 21.83 (Jesse Owens Classic 05-03-15)
400m (Indoor): 49.53 (Penn State National 01-30-16)
400m (Outdoor): 49.14 (MAC Championships 05-14-15)
1000m: 2:48.98 (MAC Championships 02-28-15)
1500m: 4:40.46 (NCAA Championships 06-09-16)
High Jump (Indoor): 2.01 meters/6 feet 7.25-inches (Eagle Holiday Meet 12-07-12)
High Jump (Outdoor): 1.91 meters/6 feet 3.25-inches (Spartan Invitational 04-06-13)
Long Jump (Indoor): 7.11 meters/23 feet 4.00-inches (MAC Indoor Championships 02-23-13)
Long Jump (Outdoor): 7.03 meters/23 feet 0.75-inches (NCAA Championships 06-08-16)
Triple Jump (Indoor): 14.41 meters/47 feet 3.25-inches (GVSU Quad 01-26-13)
Triple Jump (Outdoor): 13.90 meters/45 feet 7.25-inches (Toledo Invitational 05-02-13)
Pole Vault (Indoor): 4.55 meters/14 feet 11-inches (EMU Triangular 01-10-14)
Pole Vault (Outdoor): 4.70 meters/15 feet 5.0-inches (NCAA Championships 06-09-16)
Shot Put (Indoor): 15.12 meters/49 feet 7.25-inches Findlay Oiler Opener 12-05-15)
Shot Put (Outdoor): 15.15 meters/49 feet 8.50-inches (NCAA Championships 06-08-16)
Discus: 45.20 meters/148 feet 3.75-inches ((MAC Championships 05-13-16)
Javelin Throw: 62.73 metes/ 205 feet 10-inches (Tennessee Relays 04-12-14)
Heptathlon: 5608 (MAC Championships 02-27-16)
Decathlon: 7936 (NCAA Championships 06-09-16)
EMU: 2015-16: Indoor: Competed in a total of five meets...First Team All-MAC...MAC Distinguished Scholar Student-Athlete and Academic All-MAC honoree...Won the MAC Championships, Feb. 27-27, in the heptathlon, posting a program record and career-best total of 5608 points...Won the 60m hurdles finals at the Findlay Open, Feb. 12, with a time of 8.13 seconds...Posted personal-best marks of 7.02 seconds in the 60m dash and 8.09 in the 60m hurdles at the conference championships...Began the season at the Findlay Oiler Opener, Dec. 4-5, setting a new personal record in the shot put at 15.12 meters/ 49 feet 7.25-inches...Outdoor: Took part in a total of five meets...First Team All-American...First Team All-MAC...Academic All-MAC honoree...Qualified to the NCAA Championships, June 8-11, in the decathlon, ultimately taking sixth in the nation with a program record 7936 points...Also won the MAC Championship in the decathlon after finishing with 7604 points...Took fourth in the decathlon at the Mt SAC Relays, totaling 7537 points...Took second in the 110m hurdles, third in the discus throw, and fourth in the pole vault at the Toledo Invite, May 5-6...Finished the season with personal-bests in the 1500m (4:40.46), 110m hurdles (14.21), Pole Vault (4.70 meters/ 15 feet 5-inches), Shot Put (15.15 meters/ 49 feet 8.5-inches), and Discus (45.20 meters/ 148 feet 3-inches)...2014-15: Indoor: First Team All-MAC…Competed in eight meets…Broke his own record in the heptathlon at the MAC Championships, Feb. 27-28, after winning the crown with 5,444 points…Was a consistent competitor in the 60m hurdles, competing in the event in all eight meets and winning at the EMU Quadrangular, Jan. 9, and the CMU Dual, Jan. 30, as well as the heptathlon section of the event at the MAC Championships in a personal-best 8.12 seconds…Set a personal record of 7.02 seconds in the 60m dash at the Akron Invitational to finish second in the heptathlon section of the event, Feb. 6-7…Also set a personal record in the 1000m run at the MAC Championships to finish second among heptathletes in 2:48.98…Academic All-MAC…Outdoor: All-MAC First Team and All-America honorable mention…Competed in seven meets…Broke EMU’s decathlon record twice, first at the Virginia Challenge when he won with 7,648 points on April 17-18, setting + personal records in the 100m (10.85), 110m hurdles (14.43), 400m (49.22), 1500m (4:42.95), shot put (14.97m/49-01.50), and discus (42.82m/140-06)…Went on to break his own record along with the MAC meet record with 7,862 points at the MAC Championships, May 14-16, with personal bests in the 100m (10.60), 110m hurdles (14.38), 400m (49.14), pole vault (4.68m/15-04.25), shot put (15.04m/49-04.25), and matched his best in the high jump (1.91m/6-03.25)…Won the individual sections in the 100m, 110m hurdles, 400m, pole vault, shot put, and javelin throw at the MAC meet…Also finished fourth in the 110m hurdles in 14.43 seconds and sixth in the javelin throw with a throw of 58.59 meters/193 feet 2-inches as an individual competitor at the MAC Championships…Qualified to the NCAA Championships as the third-ranked decathlete, where he was forced to bow out after the high jump…Academic All-MAC...2013-14: Competed eight times during the indoor season and seven times in the outdoor campaign…A USTFCCCA All-Academic honoree…Represented Team USA at the NACAC U23 Championships, placing second in the decathlon with 6,993 points, July 9-10...Indoor: An Academic All-MAC selection…Broke the EMU record in the heptathlon twice, first with a victory at the Findlay Oiler Opener, Dec. 6-7, with 5,323 points and then at the 2014 MAC Championships, where he took third with 5,377 points, Feb. 28-March 1…Named the MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week, Dec. 11, following the Findlay Oiler Opener...Set a career best in the 60m hurdles at the MAC Championships, finishing the prelims in 8.20 seconds…Won the 60m hurdles at the EMU Triangular, Jan. 10, in 8.23 seconds…Finished second in the long jump at the EMU Triangular, Feb. 1, with a season-best jump of 6.91 meters/22 feet 8.00-inches…Outdoor: Notched a personal record in the decathlon at his first meet of the season, amassing 7,312 points at the Texas Relays, March 26-27…Finished fourth in the decathlon at the 2014 MAC Championships, May 15-17, with 7,050 points…Took 10th in the 110m hurdles at the Billy Hayes Invitational, May 3, finishing in a career-best 14.68 seconds…Surpassed the 200-foot mark in the javelin throw for the first time in his career when he took seventh at the Tennessee Relays, April 11-12, with a throw of 62.73 meters/205 feet 10-inches…Academic All-MAC honorable mention…2012-13: Competed in a total of 13 meets during both the indoor and outdoor seasons…Indoor: Academic All-MAC…Finished first in the high jump with 2.01 meters/6 feet 7.00-inches at the Eagle Holiday Meet…Won the long jump with a leap of 6.98 meters/22 feet 11.00-inches at the Eagle Triangular…Took first in the triple jump at the GVSU Squad Meet at 14.41 meters/47 feet 3.50-inches…Runner-up in the heptathlon with a score of 4,937…Outdoor: Academic All-MAC Honorable Mention…Threw for 53.02 meters/173 feet 11-inches to win the javelin throw at the Spartan Invitational…Won the decathlon at the Hillsdale-Gina Relays with a score of 6,967 points…Achieved a personal-best score of 7,092 in the decathlon at the MAC Championships, good for third place…2011-12: Did not compete...High School: Placed 12th in the U.S. National Junior Decathlon Championships after scoring 6,305 points...Was an all-league and All-Valley selection in his senior year at Murrieta Valley High School...Personal: Full Name: Solomon Auryan Simmons...Son of Mekiel Ijah and Elissa Simmons...Has one brother, Ben, who is a football player at Texas State, and one sister, Eve... Major: Finance.
60m: 7.02 (Akron Invitational 02-06-15)
60H: 8.09 (MAC Championships 02-27-16)
100m: 10.60 (MAC Championships 05-14-15)
110H: 14.21 (NCAA Championships 06-09-16)
200m (Outdoor): 21.83 (Jesse Owens Classic 05-03-15)
400m (Indoor): 49.53 (Penn State National 01-30-16)
400m (Outdoor): 49.14 (MAC Championships 05-14-15)
1000m: 2:48.98 (MAC Championships 02-28-15)
1500m: 4:40.46 (NCAA Championships 06-09-16)
High Jump (Indoor): 2.01 meters/6 feet 7.25-inches (Eagle Holiday Meet 12-07-12)
High Jump (Outdoor): 1.91 meters/6 feet 3.25-inches (Spartan Invitational 04-06-13)
Long Jump (Indoor): 7.11 meters/23 feet 4.00-inches (MAC Indoor Championships 02-23-13)
Long Jump (Outdoor): 7.03 meters/23 feet 0.75-inches (NCAA Championships 06-08-16)
Triple Jump (Indoor): 14.41 meters/47 feet 3.25-inches (GVSU Quad 01-26-13)
Triple Jump (Outdoor): 13.90 meters/45 feet 7.25-inches (Toledo Invitational 05-02-13)
Pole Vault (Indoor): 4.55 meters/14 feet 11-inches (EMU Triangular 01-10-14)
Pole Vault (Outdoor): 4.70 meters/15 feet 5.0-inches (NCAA Championships 06-09-16)
Shot Put (Indoor): 15.12 meters/49 feet 7.25-inches Findlay Oiler Opener 12-05-15)
Shot Put (Outdoor): 15.15 meters/49 feet 8.50-inches (NCAA Championships 06-08-16)
Discus: 45.20 meters/148 feet 3.75-inches ((MAC Championships 05-13-16)
Javelin Throw: 62.73 metes/ 205 feet 10-inches (Tennessee Relays 04-12-14)
Heptathlon: 5608 (MAC Championships 02-27-16)
Decathlon: 7936 (NCAA Championships 06-09-16)
EMU: 2015-16: Indoor: Competed in a total of five meets...First Team All-MAC...MAC Distinguished Scholar Student-Athlete and Academic All-MAC honoree...Won the MAC Championships, Feb. 27-27, in the heptathlon, posting a program record and career-best total of 5608 points...Won the 60m hurdles finals at the Findlay Open, Feb. 12, with a time of 8.13 seconds...Posted personal-best marks of 7.02 seconds in the 60m dash and 8.09 in the 60m hurdles at the conference championships...Began the season at the Findlay Oiler Opener, Dec. 4-5, setting a new personal record in the shot put at 15.12 meters/ 49 feet 7.25-inches...Outdoor: Took part in a total of five meets...First Team All-American...First Team All-MAC...Academic All-MAC honoree...Qualified to the NCAA Championships, June 8-11, in the decathlon, ultimately taking sixth in the nation with a program record 7936 points...Also won the MAC Championship in the decathlon after finishing with 7604 points...Took fourth in the decathlon at the Mt SAC Relays, totaling 7537 points...Took second in the 110m hurdles, third in the discus throw, and fourth in the pole vault at the Toledo Invite, May 5-6...Finished the season with personal-bests in the 1500m (4:40.46), 110m hurdles (14.21), Pole Vault (4.70 meters/ 15 feet 5-inches), Shot Put (15.15 meters/ 49 feet 8.5-inches), and Discus (45.20 meters/ 148 feet 3-inches)...2014-15: Indoor: First Team All-MAC…Competed in eight meets…Broke his own record in the heptathlon at the MAC Championships, Feb. 27-28, after winning the crown with 5,444 points…Was a consistent competitor in the 60m hurdles, competing in the event in all eight meets and winning at the EMU Quadrangular, Jan. 9, and the CMU Dual, Jan. 30, as well as the heptathlon section of the event at the MAC Championships in a personal-best 8.12 seconds…Set a personal record of 7.02 seconds in the 60m dash at the Akron Invitational to finish second in the heptathlon section of the event, Feb. 6-7…Also set a personal record in the 1000m run at the MAC Championships to finish second among heptathletes in 2:48.98…Academic All-MAC…Outdoor: All-MAC First Team and All-America honorable mention…Competed in seven meets…Broke EMU’s decathlon record twice, first at the Virginia Challenge when he won with 7,648 points on April 17-18, setting + personal records in the 100m (10.85), 110m hurdles (14.43), 400m (49.22), 1500m (4:42.95), shot put (14.97m/49-01.50), and discus (42.82m/140-06)…Went on to break his own record along with the MAC meet record with 7,862 points at the MAC Championships, May 14-16, with personal bests in the 100m (10.60), 110m hurdles (14.38), 400m (49.14), pole vault (4.68m/15-04.25), shot put (15.04m/49-04.25), and matched his best in the high jump (1.91m/6-03.25)…Won the individual sections in the 100m, 110m hurdles, 400m, pole vault, shot put, and javelin throw at the MAC meet…Also finished fourth in the 110m hurdles in 14.43 seconds and sixth in the javelin throw with a throw of 58.59 meters/193 feet 2-inches as an individual competitor at the MAC Championships…Qualified to the NCAA Championships as the third-ranked decathlete, where he was forced to bow out after the high jump…Academic All-MAC...2013-14: Competed eight times during the indoor season and seven times in the outdoor campaign…A USTFCCCA All-Academic honoree…Represented Team USA at the NACAC U23 Championships, placing second in the decathlon with 6,993 points, July 9-10...Indoor: An Academic All-MAC selection…Broke the EMU record in the heptathlon twice, first with a victory at the Findlay Oiler Opener, Dec. 6-7, with 5,323 points and then at the 2014 MAC Championships, where he took third with 5,377 points, Feb. 28-March 1…Named the MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week, Dec. 11, following the Findlay Oiler Opener...Set a career best in the 60m hurdles at the MAC Championships, finishing the prelims in 8.20 seconds…Won the 60m hurdles at the EMU Triangular, Jan. 10, in 8.23 seconds…Finished second in the long jump at the EMU Triangular, Feb. 1, with a season-best jump of 6.91 meters/22 feet 8.00-inches…Outdoor: Notched a personal record in the decathlon at his first meet of the season, amassing 7,312 points at the Texas Relays, March 26-27…Finished fourth in the decathlon at the 2014 MAC Championships, May 15-17, with 7,050 points…Took 10th in the 110m hurdles at the Billy Hayes Invitational, May 3, finishing in a career-best 14.68 seconds…Surpassed the 200-foot mark in the javelin throw for the first time in his career when he took seventh at the Tennessee Relays, April 11-12, with a throw of 62.73 meters/205 feet 10-inches…Academic All-MAC honorable mention…2012-13: Competed in a total of 13 meets during both the indoor and outdoor seasons…Indoor: Academic All-MAC…Finished first in the high jump with 2.01 meters/6 feet 7.00-inches at the Eagle Holiday Meet…Won the long jump with a leap of 6.98 meters/22 feet 11.00-inches at the Eagle Triangular…Took first in the triple jump at the GVSU Squad Meet at 14.41 meters/47 feet 3.50-inches…Runner-up in the heptathlon with a score of 4,937…Outdoor: Academic All-MAC Honorable Mention…Threw for 53.02 meters/173 feet 11-inches to win the javelin throw at the Spartan Invitational…Won the decathlon at the Hillsdale-Gina Relays with a score of 6,967 points…Achieved a personal-best score of 7,092 in the decathlon at the MAC Championships, good for third place…2011-12: Did not compete...High School: Placed 12th in the U.S. National Junior Decathlon Championships after scoring 6,305 points...Was an all-league and All-Valley selection in his senior year at Murrieta Valley High School...Personal: Full Name: Solomon Auryan Simmons...Son of Mekiel Ijah and Elissa Simmons...Has one brother, Ben, who is a football player at Texas State, and one sister, Eve... Major: Finance.
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