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Bradley University Athletics

2022 Track & Field Roster

Profile

  • Junior
    Class
  • Wheaton, Ill.
    Hometown
  • Wheaton North
    High School
Joey Simon
Joey Simon
Junior
Class
Wheaton, Ill.
Hometown

Summary

Biography

HONORS & AWARDS
All-Missouri Valley Conference (Track & Field): 2019 (Outdoor 4x400)
MVC Scholar-Athlete (Track & Field): 2020
MVC Honor Roll: 2019, 2020, 2021
Bradley Athletic Director's Honor Roll (4): Fall '18, Spring '19, Fall '19, Spring '20


CAREER BESTS


2021-22 SEASON
Cross Country: Competed in three meets during the 2021 season • Ran a career-best 8K time of 26:52.0 at the Bradley Pink Classic.

Indoor: Part of Bradley's 4x400m relay team that finished sixth at the MVC Championship • Also competed in the 800 meters at the Valley Championship.

2020-21 SEASON
Redshirt season.

2019-20 SEASON
Cross Country: Raced in four meets during his sophomore campaign • Placed fourth at the WIU Early Bird Invite with a 6K time of 19:52.0 • Ran a season-best 8K at the Bradley Pink Classic in 27:23.7.
 
Indoor: Scored in two events at the MVC Indoor Championship • Member of the distance medley relay team that placed fourth at the conference meet • Also finished eighth in the 800m run • Clocked a PR time in the event during the prelims of the championship, posting the fifth-best time in school history at 1:54.07 • Also ran the mile during the season with a PR time of 4:26.70 at Indiana State.

2018-19 SEASON
Cross Country: Ran in four meets during his rookie season • Clocked season-best times of 19:58.5 in the 6K and 27:09.3 in the 8K.
 
Indoor: Advanced to the finals of the 800m run at his MVC Championship debut, placing sixth overall with a time of 1:56.03 • Clocked a season-best time of 1:54.42 at the GVSU Big Meet, the seventh-best time in school history • Also a member of the 4x400 relay team that finished sixth at the conference meet with a time of 3:20.93 – the second-fastest mark in the BU record book.
 
Outdoor: Earned all-conference honors in the 4x400 relay as Bradley placed third at the MVC Championship with a school-record time of 3:16.49 • Ran a season-best 1:52.99 800m at the Bryan Clay Invitational – the sixth-best time in school history.

HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterwinner at Wheaton North High School in track • Collected all-state accolades in the 800m and 4x400 relay • Holds the conference indoor meet record for the 800m • Also a member of the soccer team with the Falcons.

PERSONAL
Born February 16, 2000 in Ames, Iowa • Son of Michael and Michelle • Two sisters, Jenny and Julia, and one brother, Josh • Great-grandfather pitched for the Boston Red Sox • Majoring in mechanical engineering.