The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2012 Women's Track and Field Roster
Roster
Virginia Simon
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Kincaid School
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
CAREER BESTS?
• Outdoor 1500m- 4:52.61 at Michael Johnson Invite (4/17/10)?
• Outdoor 3000m- 10:31.79 at Texas Invite (5/1/10)?
• Outdoor 5000m- 18:05.76 at Victor Lopez Bayou Classic (3/27/10)
• Indoor Mile- 5:11.38 at Leonard Hilton Memorial (1/15/10)?
• Indoor 3000m- 10:17.29 at Big 12/SEC/C-USA Challenge (2/13/10)?
• Indoor 5000m- 18:23.86 at Texas A&M Dual (1/23/10)?
• Cross Country 2-mile- 11:18 at the Johnny Morris Invite (9/3/10)
• Cross Country 3-mile- 17:43 at the Islander Splash (9/25/09)
• Cross Country 5K- 18:17 at the Ricardo Romo Invite (9/17/10)
• Cross Country 6k- 22:12.1 at the Big 12 Championships (10/29/11)
AT A GLANCE
Named to Academic All-Big 12 First Team for cross country three time (2009, 2010, 2011) and twice for track & field (2010, 2012) ... earned a spot on the Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll all eight semesters of her academic career.
2011-12
?Outdoor: ?Finished the 3000m run at the Longhorn Invitational in 10:21.42 for second place?... placed fourth in the 3000m at the Texas Invitational, crossing the finish line at 10:23.07.?
Indoor: ?Clocked a 10:20.87 in the 3000m at the Houston Invitational, good for 24th place.?
Cross Country: ?Completed the Big 12 Championships in 21:13.9 for 126th place?... finished the Chili Pepper Festival in 20:35.6 for 23rd place?... placed 20th at the Grass Routes Grand Prix with a time of 23:01.2?... posted an eighth-place finish at the 2-mile Johnny Morris with a mark of 11:52.42.
2010-11?
Outdoor: ?Placed ninth in the 5000m at the M.J. Classic with a time of 18:27.91.?
Indoor:? Placed fourth in the 5000m (18:23.86) at the Houston Invite. ?
Cross Country:?Competed in three races for the Longhorns in her junior campaign ... placed fourth at the 5K Concordia Invite with a time of 18:18 ... took fifth and helped Texas to a perfect team score of 15 at the Johnny Morris Invite ... 2010 Academic All-Big 12.
2009-10?
Outdoor:?Placed sixth and set a PR in the 1500m at the Michael Johnson Invite with a time of 4:52.61?... posted a career-best time of 10:31.79 in the 3000m at the Texas Invite, placing ninth?... set a PR in the 5000m with a time of 18:05.76 at the Victor Lopez Bayou Classic, good for 16th place.?
Indoor:?Ran a personal-best in the Mile with a time of 5:11.38 at the Leonard Hilton Memorial?... set a personal-best in the 3000m at the Big 12/SEC/C-USA meet, finishing in 12th place with a time of 10:17.29?... finished in eighth place in the 5000m at the Texas A&M Dual meet, setting a personal best with a time of 18:23.86.?
Cross Country: ?Competed in all six races for the Longhorns as a sophomore?... posted her highest finish of the season at the season-opening Texas State Invitational, crossing the line fourth in 18:39?... finished seventh for Texas and 11th overall at the Islander Splash in a 5K personal-best time of 17:45.3?... tied season-best finish with a fourth-place showing at the Incarnate Word Invite where she clocked a 20:09.1?... recorded a 6K personal best of 23:02.8 at the ISU Pre-National[apos]s meet for 178th?... posted Texas[apos] sixth highest finish at the Big 12 Championship, where she crossed the line in 24:21.1 for 84th?... placed 82nd at the NCAA South Central Regionals in 23:41.2.?
2008-09?
Outdoor: Did not compete.
Indoor: Did not compete.
Cross Country:? Raced in five meets for Texas in her first year as a Longhorn?... posted a top-10 finish in her first event at Texas, placing 10th at the Texas State Invitational in 18:30?... placed sixth for Texas and 38th overall at the Texas A&M Invitational (18:47)?... clocked a 6K time of 23:52 at the Big 12 Championship, finishing seventh for UT and 89th overall.??
PRIOR TO TEXAS?
Three-sport letterwinner at The Kinkaid School ... earned letters in track and field (2006-07), cross country (2007-08) and soccer (2006-07)?... captained the cross country and track and field teams during her senior season?... set a school record in the Mile (5:18) as a senior ... All-Southwest Preparatory Conference cross country and track and field selection in 2008?... claimed the individual title at the SPC cross country meet as a junior ... also earned All-SPC honors in cross country and track and field in the Mile, 2-Mile and was part of the 4x800 Relay team that set a new Kinkaid record.??
PERSONAL?
Born on Aug. 4, 1989, in Houston, Texas ... three older siblings - brothers Jimmy and Cameron and sister Elizabeth ... AP Scholar and member of the honor roll at The Kincaid School ... involved in FCA and is a member of Kappa Alpha Theta ... majoring in liberal arts.
