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2024-25 Men's Indoor Track & Field Roster

Jacob Simpson

  • Position Sprints/Throws
  • Ht./Wt. - /
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Arvada, Colo.
  • High School West

Biography

  • 2024 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, spring semester
  • 2024 Academic All-RMAC honor roll (outdoor track & field)
  • 2023-24 CSC Academic All-District
  • 2023-24 Academic All-RMAC honor roll (indoor track & field)
  • 2023 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, fall semester
College Bests
OUTDOOR
100 11.32 (0.7)
200 22.09 (0.3)
Javelin 42.55 (139-7)

2023 Outdoor: Ranked third individually in program history in the javelin after his true freshman season. ... Competed at the April 28-30 RMAC Championships from April 28-30, placing 22nd in the javelin at 40.51 meters (132 feet, 11 inches) while also running on the sixth-place 4x100-meter relay (43.85 seconds). ... Became the third-best individual in the javelin in program history on April 23, with a 13th-place heave of 42.55 (139-7). ... Ran personal bests in both the 100 (11.32) and 200 (22.99), good for 17th and 23rd, respectively, as the April 7-8 Kit Mayer Classic, where he was also 17th in the javelin at 37.16 (121-11). ... A 20th-place finish in the javelin at 37.99 (124-8) highlighted his efforts at the Spank Blasing Invitational on March 24-25. ... Made his MSU Denver debut at the season-opening CSU Pueblo Early Bird on March 17-18, competing in the 100 and 200, the javelin, and running on the second-place 4x100 relay.

High School: Personal bests included 11.20 in the 100 meters and 22.90 in the 200. ... At the 2022 JeffCo League Championships, finished third in the 200 (23.23) and ninth in the 100 (11.48) while also running legs on the fourth-place 4x200 relay and the sixth-place 4x100 relay. Ran his personal-best times of 11.20 in the 100 and 22.90 in the 200 in the prelims.

Personal: Born in Wheat Ridge, Colo. ... Birthday is Feb. 28. ... Has two brothers, Brandon and Caleb. ... Twin brother Brandon is also a member of the MSU Denver track & field team. ... Majoring in finance.

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Sprints/Throws
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Sprints/Throws