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Junior
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| Hometown:
DeForest, Wis.
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| High School:
DeForest
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| Height:
6-3
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| Event:
Long Sprints
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Drew Simmons Photo Gallery
Eligibility (Indoor/Outdoor): Junior/Junior
Notables
• Member of the school record 4x400-meter relay team (3:05.27)
• 2012 NCAA Outdoor Championships Preliminary Round qualifier (4x400 relay)
At Wisconsin
2013 Indoor: Was part of the distance medley relay team that finished second in 9:40.18 at the Big Ten championships (2/22) ... was also part of the 4x400-meter relay team that finished eighth in 3:10.58 ... was part of the 4x400-meter relay team that finished 10th in a season-best time of 3:09.99 at the Alex Wilson Invitational (3/2) ... placed third in the 400 meters with a season-best time of 48.07 seconds at the Cyclone Classic (2/8) ... was also part of the 4x400-meter relay team that finished second in a season-best time of 3:10.40 ... at the Bill Bergan Invitational (1/26), finished third in the 400 meters by clocking in at 48.25 seconds ... was part of the 4x400-meter relay team that finished fourth in 3:12.67 ... Finished second in the 400 meters in 48.56 seconds at the Badger Track Classic (1/12)
2013 Outdoor: Finished runner up in the 400 meters in a personal-best time of 47.17 secondsat the Brutus Hamilton Invitational (4/26-27) ... also was part of the 4x400-meter relay team that won the event in 3:11.53 ... won the 400 meters in 47.96 seconds and helped the 4x400-meter relay team finish third in 3:15.07 at the Musco Twilight Invitational (4/20) ... helped the 4x400-meter relay team finish third in 3:14.58at the Spec Towns Invitational (4/13) ... at the Yellow Jacket Invitational (3/30), finished fifth in the 400 meters with a personal-best time of 47.28 seconds ... also helped the 4x400-meter relay team place third in 3:10.87
2012 Indoor: Contributed as a member of the 4x400 relay team that ran to a season-best time of 3:09.89 and finished eighth at the Alex Wilson Invitational (3/3) ... part of the 4x400 relay team that finished seventh with a time of 3:10.93 at the Big Ten championships (2/25) and also finished 20th in a preliminary section of the 400 meters with after clocking in at 48.93 seconds ... finished seventh in the 400 meters with a time of 48.20 and dashed to an eighth-place finish in the 200 meters in 22.43 and was also part of the 4x400 relay team that finished fifth in the event in 3:10.56 ... placed ninth in the 400 meters with a time of 49.26 seconds and also took part in the 4x400 relay on the team which finished with a time of 3:13.27 for second place at the Bill Bergan Invitational (1/28) ... part of the 4x400 relay team that finished first at the Badger Track Classic (1/14), crossing the finish line in 3:20.99, and also finished fourth in the 400 meters with a time of 49.64 seconds ... part of the 4x400 relay team that took first with a time of 3:16.93 at the Wisconsin Invitational (1/21) .... part of the Wisconsin 'B' 4x400 relay team that finished fifth in 3:19.18 seconds at the Frank Sevigne Invitational (2/4)
2012 Outdoor: A part of the 4x400-meter relay team that clocked in at a school-record time of 3:05.27 to finish runner-up at the Big Ten championships (5/13) ... earned a runner-up finish in the 400 meters at the Triton Invitational (4/28) with a time of 48.13 seconds ... helped the 4x400 relay team finish 13th in a time of 3:09.10 at the NCAA West Preliminary (5/26) ... part of the 4x400-meter relay team that finished second at the Mississippi Open (4/14) with a time of 3:08.08 ... came in third place in the 400 meters with a time of 47.82 at the Wisconsin Open (5/5) ... finished third in the 400 meters with a time of 47.82 at the Stanford Invitational (4/6-7) and also came in 29th place in the 200 meters with a time of 22.37 ... came in sixth place in the 400 meters at the SEC/Big Ten Challenge (3/23) with a time of 48.54 and also was a member of the 4x400-meter relay team that took third after clocking in with a time of 3:12.26 ... came in ninth place in the 400 meters with a time of 48.81 at the Musco Twilight Invitational (4/21)
2011 Indoor: Member of the first-place 4x400-meter relay team and finished fourth in the 400 meter run (49.29) at the Badger Track Classic (1/15) ... member of the 4x400-meter relay team that placed second at the Illini Classic (1/22) with a time of 3:16.51 ... finished third in the 400 meters with a new personal-best time of 47.41 and was a member of the fourth place 4x400-meter relay (3:14.40) at the GaREAT Invitational (2/5) ... was a member of the second-fastest 4x400-meter relay team (3:09.06) which ranks as the No. 5 time in UW history at the Iowa State Classic (2/12)... finished 11th in the 400 meters at the Big Ten championships (2/27) with a mark of 48.53 and was a member of the sixth fastest 4x400-meter relay (3:13.32)
2011 Outdoor: Placed third in the 400 in 47.56 and finished seventh in the 200 meters (21.85) at the Aztec Invitational (3/19) ... finished fourth in the 400 meters at the Bryan Clay Invitational (4/15) in 47.79... finished 35th in the 200 meters at the Beach Invitational (4/16) crossing the line in 22.12 (wa)
High School: Claimed Wisconsin Division 1 state title in the 400 meters (48.12) as a junior in 2008 ... named 2008 Boys' Track & Field Athlete of the Year by The Capital Times ... also set Badger North Conference records in the 200 meters and triple jump as a junior ... limited by injury in both sophomore and senior seasons ... also ran cross country as a sophomore and senior ... served as student council vice president and German club president at DeForest High School ... member of National Honor Society ... coach: Joe Parker
Personal: Parents are Sarajane Lien and Enoch Simmons ... has four siblings: Brianne Stuard, Cedric Simmons, Saxton Simmons and Simone Simmons ... given name is Enoch ... born in Madison, Wis. ... father played basketball and baseball at Loyola Marymount from 1985-1989 ... major is undeclared
| Personal Bests |
| Indoor |
Outdoor |
| 200 Meters |
22.43 |
1-21-12 |
200 Meters |
21.85 |
3-19-11 |
| 400 Meters |
47.41 |
2-5-11 |
400 Meters |
47.17 |
4-27-13 |
Second-Team All-Big Ten Honors (1)
2012 - Outdoor (1)
4x400-Meter Relay: 2nd (3:05.27)
At the NCAA Preliminary Round
2012 Outdoor - West Preliminary Round
4x400-Meter Relay: 13th (3:09.10)
At the Big Ten Championships
2013 - Indoor
4x400-Meter Relay: 8th (3:10.58)
Distance Medley Relay: 2nd (9:40.18)
2012 - Indoor
400 Meters: 20th-P (48.93)
4x400-Meter Relay: 7th (3:10.93)
2012 - Outdoor
400 Meters: 11th-P (47.66)
4x400-Meter Relay: 2nd (3:05.27)
2011 - Indoor
400 Meters: 11th-P (48.53)
4x400-Meter Relay: 6th (3:13.32)
2011 - Outdoor
4x400-Meter Relay: 7th (3:15.13)
400 Meters: 9th-P (48.29)
