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05/24/2013
Following a six-hour rain delay in Austin, Clarke, Jelmini and Milus all advanced to Austin.
05/22/2013
The Sun Devil men and No. 9 women will take part in the NCAA West Preliminaries in Austin, Texas, this weekend.
05/16/2013
The Sun Devils will have 40 entries total in Austin next week, 20 on the men's side and 20 on the women's.
05/12/2013
The Sun Devils won eight conference championships over the course of the competition.
04/27/2013
The Sun Devil men easily handled Arizona and Northern Arizona while the women picked up a victory over the Lumberjacks.
Arizona State: Ranks second all-time in the indoor pole vault with a best of 13-09.50 (4.20)... Also sits second on ASU's all-time outdoor pole vault rankings with a career-best of 14-01.25 (4.30m)... 2012 Outdoor: Placed third overall at the Pac-12 Championships with a mark of 4.28m (14-00.50)... advanced to the NCAA preliminary round... placed second at the 54th Annual Mt. SAC Relays clearing 4.30m (12-01.25) a career best that set her second on the ll-time outdoor records list... finished top three at all meets prior to heading to NCAA Preliminaries... 2012 Indoor: Snagged sixth place at the MPSF Indoor Championships with a mark of 3.93m (12-10.75)... finished second at the Texas A&M Challenge clearing height of 3.87m (12-08.25)...finished top eight at all 6 meets competed in to score points for the Sun Devils... 2011 Outdoor: Qualified in the pole vault for the NCAA Division I West Preliminary round where she was 22nd overall... finished fifth overall in the PAC-10 with a clearance of 13-00.75 (3.98m)... set an outdoor career best at the Baldy Castillo Invite with a clearance of 13-02.25 (4.02m)... 2011 Indoor: Competed at the MPSF Indoor Track & Field Championship to score points for the Sun Devils with a fifth placed showing and a clearance of 13-01.75 (4.01m)... set a career record of 13-09.25 (4.20m) for a first-place finish at the New Mexico Collegiate Invitational...
High School: A 2010 graduate of Desert Vista High School (Phoenix)... lettered in track & field four times and captained the team as a junior and senior... Arizona state champion in the pole vault as a junior and senior... set the state record for freshmen with a clearance of 12-00.00... set the all-grade level state record as a senior with a clearance of 13-04.00 at the 2010 Meet of Champions... four-time Chandler Rotary champion... two-time Rotary Most Valuable Field Performer (2009, 2010)... three-time Outstanding Vaulter of the Year (2007, 2008, 2010)... Arizona Republic Girl's Track & Field Athlete of the Year (2010).
Personal: Majoring in psychology with a minor in family studies... parents are Robert and Catherine Simpson... has two sisters: Laryssa and Aliya... sister Laryssa competed in pole vault for four years at Utah... born March 16, 1992, in Phoenix... hobbies include black & white films... full name is Shaylah Teryn Simpson.
Personal Bests Pole Vault: 14-01.25