2026 Track & Field Roster Choose a Player: Balzer, Skyler Balzer, Zachary Barth, Brayson Brenne, Eilen Brown, Julia Burnett, Matthew Burns, Oliver Cino, Sophia Copelin, Jaxson de Palma Mendiguchia, Julia Echols, Angelo Gaffney, Travis Hamilton, Carissa Hancock, Abigail Harris, Christian Inzinger, Sonja Kamp, Brandon Kingsmith, Kaden LeBlanc, Sawyer Lewis, Roman Lind, Caleb Lind, Isaac Locke, David Martinez, Carolina McCarroll, Eimear Miller, Nathan Narciso, Alice Nold, Parker O'Mahony, Louise Perry, Anna Phillips, Jamie Pogue, Landon Potgieter, Nadia Rajlich, Hope Rebello, Michael Redpath, Olivia Rice, Brock Rosslee, JD Rush, Ayva Schmalz, Michael Schoeman, Wiepke Sheppard, Kaitlyn Simone, Caden Steines, Noelle Thornley, Ciara Trangmar, Jacob van Milligen, Bente Vanroose, Rhune Wallace, Bryndon Wenz, Lindsey Wilson, Ava Wraith, Trixie Go Profile Stats Profile Senior Class Mokena, Ill. Hometown Lincoln Way Central High School Caden Simone Senior Class Mokena, Ill. Hometown Biography Summary Biography HONORS & AWARDS MVC Men's Cross Country All-Conference (1): 2024 (Honorable Mention) CAREER BESTS (RESULTS) CROSS COUNTRY INDOOR TRACK & FIELD OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD 6K: 18:28.2 (8/30/24) 8K: 23:56.0 (11/1/24) 5 Mile: 25:16.2 (9/30/22) 10K: 31:45.04 (11/15/24) Mile: 4:12.00 (1/25/25) 3,000m: 8:18.28 (2/1/25) 5,000m: 14:38.24 (2/3/23) 1,500m: 3:55.62 (3/30/24) 3,000m Steeplechase: 9:41.69 (4/25/24) 5,000m: 14:16.84 (4/12/24) 10,000m: 31:36.34 (5/10/24) 2024-25 SEASON Cross Country: Competed in six meets during the 2024 season. Finished in the top 11 in each of his first two races of the season, including a third-place finish in the 8K race at the Bradley Intercollegiate. Earned All-MVC Honorable Mention recognition after finishing 15th at the MVC Championship, running a career-best 23:56.0 over eight kilometers. Also set career bests in the 6K (18:28.2) and 10K discipline (31:45.04) during the season. Indoor: Competed in five meets during the 2025 indoor season. Set a new career-best in the Mile at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational, running a time of 4:12.00 to finish 11th. Ran a new 3000m career best the following week at the Meyo Invitational, running 8:18.28. Outdoor: Competed in five meets during the 2025 outdoor season. Ran his season-best 5000m race at the season-opening WashU Distance Carnival, clocking in at 14:35.42. Placed sixth in his lone 1500m event of the season at the Normal Invite, running 3:56.37. 2023-24 SEASON Cross Country: Competed in six meets during the 2023 season. Began the season with a ninth-place finish in the 6K race at the Western Illinois Alumni Invitational with a time of 18:44.5. Followed up with a 10th-place finish at the Bradley Intercollegiate, running 24:36.5. Finished as one of the top five Braves in each of the next two meets, helping the Braves finish fourth as a team at both the Gans Creek Classic and Bradley Pink Classic against some of the country's best athletes. Indoor: Competed in six meets during the 2024 indoor season. Placed third and seventh in his two 3000m appearances during the season, running a season-best 8:31.50 at the IUPUI Invitational. Set his 5000m season best at the Meyo Invitational, running 14:45.39. Outdoor: Competed in five meets during the 2024 outdoor season. Began the season finishing second in the 1500m event at the Redbird Challenge with a time of career-best 3:55.62. Finished eighth in his lone 3000m Steeplechase race of the season, at the Kip Janvrin Open, running a career-best 9:41.69. 2022-23 SEASON Cross Country: In his rookie campaign, he ran in three meets. At the Illini open, he finished in eighth place in the 8k, clocking in at 25:28.5. Indoor: Competed in six meets during the season. At the Missouri Valley Championship, he finished in eighth in the mile event with a time of 4:22.41. He collected a fourth place mile finish at the Iowa Open and 12th at the Cyclone Open 3000m event. Outdoor: To complete his rookie season, he ran in six meets during the outdoor season. In the MVC Championship, he placed 10th in the 5000m with a time of 14:50.52. At the Bryan Clay Invitational, he recorded a fourth place finish in the 5000m. In the 3000m steeplechase at the Gary Wieneke Memorial, he clocked in at 9:42.92 to earn a sixth place finish. HIGH SCHOOL Earned four letters at Lincoln Way Central High School. Led the Knights to four conference championships in cross country, while also advancing as a team to the state championship in 2019. Individually, placed ninth at the 3A Championship to earn all-state accolades. On the track, posted personal bests of 4:19 in the 1,600m and 9:06 in the 3,200m. Finished fourth at the state championship in the 3,200m. PERSONAL The son of Joe and Amy Simone, born June 17, 2004. Mother ran cross country at Calvin College, while father ran at Mankato State. Has two brothers, Sam and Luke. Majoring in nursing.
