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Shaylah Simpson Bio



05/24/2013

Sun Devils T&F Punches Three to Nationals from NCAA West Prelims

Following a six-hour rain delay in Austin, Clarke, Jelmini and Milus all advanced to Austin.

05/22/2013

National Championship Bids on the Line for Sun Devil T&F

The Sun Devil men and No. 9 women will take part in the NCAA West Preliminaries in Austin, Texas, this weekend.

05/16/2013

2013 NCAA Track and Field Preliminary Rounds Announced

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

ASU Women Take Third, Men Fourth at Pac-12 T&F Championships

The Sun Devils won eight conference championships over the course of the competition.

04/27/2013

ASU Men T&F Rolls, Women Fall Shy at Annual Double Dual

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

  Shaylah Simpson
Shaylah Simpson
Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Phoenix, Ariz.

High School:
Desert Vista

Height:
5-7

Event:
Pole Vault