The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2008 Men's Track and Field Roster
Roster
Brock Simmons
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 135
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Denton, Texas
- High School:
- Liberty Christian
CAREER BESTS
• Indoor Mile- 4:17.49 at UT vs. Texas A&M Dual Meet (1/24/09)
• Indoor 300m- 8:33.34 at UT vs. Arkansas Dual (1/16/10)
• Indoor 5000m- 15:02.44 at Big 12 vs. SEC Showdown (1/31/09)
• Outdoor 1500m- 3:45.87 at Longhorn Invitational (4/21/12)
• Outdoor 3000m- 8:31.98 at Texas Invite (5/1/10)
• Outdoor 5000m- 14:02.70 at Stanford Invitational (4/7/12)
2010-11
OUTDOOR (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
• Placed 10th in the 5K at the Big 12 Championships in a time of 14:24.50
• Finished second in the Olympic Development 5K, clocking a personal-best time of 14:07.22
• Clocked 3:50.65, finishind second in the 1,500 meters at the Michael Johnson Classic
• Won section [apos]B[apos] of the 1,500 meters at the Texas Relays, clocking 3:53.76
2009-10
OUTDOOR(REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
• Finished fifth in the 3,000 meters at the Texas Invite in a time of 8:31.98
• Ran a 15:01.30 5,000-meter time at the UT vs. Arkansas Dual Meet, finishing third
• Took third in the 1,500 meters at the Texas Relays, running a 3:57.21
INDOOR (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
• Finished fourth in the 3,000 meters at the UT vs. Arkansas Dual Meet in a personal-best time of 8:33.34
CROSS COUNTRY(SOPHOMORE)
• Took 12th place at the South Central Region Championships with a time of 31:21.80 (10K)
• Posted a 25:38.74 8K time at the Big 12 Championships, placing 35th
• Was UT[apos]s top finisher at the Princeton Invitational, clocking a 25:08.40 8K time to a third-place overall finish
2008-09
OUTDOOR
• Did not compete
INDOOR (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
• Finished fifth in the mile at the Texas A&M Invitational (4:18.62)
• Ran a personal-best 15:02.44 in the 5,000 meters, finishing ninth at the Big 12 vs. SEC Showdown
• Clocked a personal-best mile time of 4:17.49 for a 12th-place finish at the UT vs. Texas A&M Dual Meet
CROSS COUNTRY (FRESHMAN)
• Placed 37th and was UT[apos]s fifth finisher at the NCAA South Central Region Championships in 32:28.7 (10K)
• Was UT[apos]s fifth finisher and placed 57th overall at the Big 12 Championships in 25:49.4 (8K)
• Finished fifth and second for UT at the Ricardo Romo/Six Flags Fiesta Texas Classic in 15:45.1 (5K)
• Placed third overall and second for UT at the Texas State Invitational in 25:54.3 (five miles)
2007-08
• Redshirted during the indoor and outdoor seasons and received a medical redshirt in cross country
HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-year track and three-year cross country letterwinner at Liberty Christian
• Instrumental in helping Liberty Christian win the 2006 and 2007 TAPPS Track and Field Championships
• Two-time TAPPS 5A state and regional champion in the 1,600 (4:29) and 3,200 meters (9:57)
• Meet record holder at TAPPS state meet in the 1,600 and 3,200
• Also a TAPPS state champion in cross country (2006)
• Claims a prep best of 4:16 in the mile and 4:17 in the 1,600
• Clocked a prep best of 9:31 in the 3,200 meters at the TAPPS State meet
• Earned Liberty Christian[apos]s Runner of the year as a junior
• Was 4A UIL regional qualifier for track and cross country
• Won the 1,600 meters at the 2007 Texas Relays
PERSONAL
Born in Denton, Texas ... son of Kirk and Cindy Simmons ... has one sibling, Brooke ... majoring in history ... a member of UT[apos]s Athletics Director[apos]s Honor Roll.
