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2020-21 Women's Track and Field Roster

Josh Manck

Ro'Nisha Simpson

  • Position:
    Sprints, Long Jump
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Longview, Texas
  • High School:
    Tatum HS

Summary

Biography

Outdoor (2021): USTFCCCA First Team All-American… USTFCCCA All-Region Selection… LSC First Team All-Conference selectionCompeted in 4 sprint events in 9 different meets… Began at the Cougar Spring Break (3/18) where she placed 4th in the 4x100 relay in 47.87 and 27th in the 200m in 27.31… Finished 6th in the 4x100 with a time of 48.71 at the Bobcat Invitational (3/27)… Competed at the 93rd Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays (3/27) in the 4x100 where she placed 21st and hitting the 48.04 mark… Finished 2nd in the 200m in 25.88 while taking 1st as a part of the 4x100 relay team with a time of 3:53.65 and a 7th place finish in the 100m dash in 12.63 at the East Texas State Invitational (4/10)… Placed 5th in the 4x100 relay at the ACU Oliver Jackson Twilight (4/21) in 47.60… Competed in the Texas State Bobcat Classic (5/1) finishing 19th in the 200 with a time of 25.70… Finished 2nd in the 4x100 relay in 46.63, took 1st as a part of the 4x400 relay in 3:47.51, placed 9th in the 200m at 25.20 while placing 8th in the final 100m dash – after setting a career-best time of 12.04 in the prelims – in 12.23… Placed 1st and qualified in the 4x100 at the WTAMU Last Chance meet with a time of 46.09… Finished the season with a 6th place time of 3:44.88 in the 4x400 relay.
 
Indoor (2021): Participated in the Crimson & Gold Invitational (1/16) with a 24th place finish in the 200m with a time of 28.56.
 
Outdoor (2020): Ran the 4x400 in two events this season… Placed 2nd in the Lone Star Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships (2/22) where she ran the 4x400 relay in 3:49.17… Won the 4x400 relay at the Boston University Last Chance Qualifier (2/28) with a time of 3:46.36.
 
Indoor (2020): Did not compete in a meet.

2019 (Outdoor): USTFCCCA All-South Central Region in the 4x400m relay... First Team All-LSC... Set the school record as part of the 4x100m relay team... Competed in seven meets in the sprint events as a junior... Placed first in the 4x100m relay at both the East Texas Quad (3/22) and the East Texas Invitational (4/12)... Placed first in the 4x400m and set a season-best time in the 400m at the ASU David Noble Relays (4/6)... Placed first with a school-record time in the 4x100m relay at the LSC Outdoor Championships (5/4), while also placing third in the 4x400m... Qualified for the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships (5/25).
 
2019 (Indoor): Second Team All-American in the 4x400m relay... USTFCCCA All-South Central Region in the 4x400m relay... Competed in seven meets in the sprint events... Placed fourth in the 300m with a season-best time at the Crimson & Gold Invitational (12/8)... Set season-best times in the 200m and 400m and finished second in the 4x400m relay at the LSC Indoor Championships (2/17)... Placed ninth in the 4x400m relay at the NCAA Division II Indoor Championships (3/9), earning All-America status.

2018 (Outdoor): First Team All-American in the 4x400m relay... USTFCCCA All-South Central Region in the 4x400m relay... First Team All-LSC... Competed in eight meets in the sprint events... Placed first in the 4x400m relay at the ASU David Noble Relays (4/8)... Placed first in the 4x400m, fifth in the 400m and sixth in the 200m at the East Texas Invitational (4/14)... Set a season-best time in the 200m (25.07) at the Oliver Jackson Twilight (4/25), placing ninth... Placed first in the 4x400m relay at the LSC Outdoor Championships (5/5)... Also set a season-best time in the 400m (57.97) at the same meet... Placed fifth in the 4x400m relay at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships (5/26), helping set an A&M-Commerce record and earning All-America status.

2018 (Indoor): First Team All-American in the 4x400m... USTFCCCA All-South Central Region in the 4x400m... First Team All-LSC... Gold Medalist in the 4x400m... Competed in seven meets in the sprint events... Placed fifth with a season-best time in the 300m (41.48) at the Crimson & Gold Invitational (12/9)... Also placed third in the 4x400m relay at the same meet... Set season-best times in both the 200m (25.48) and 400m (57.94) at the LSC Indoor Championships (2/24)... Also won  the gold medal as part of the 4x400m relay team... Placed fifth in the 4x400m relay with an A&M-Commerce record time of 3.44.60 at the NCAA Division II Indoor Championships (3/10).

2017 (Outdoor): Did not run in a meet. 

2017 (Indoor): Did not run in a meet. 

Simpson's A&M-Commerce Career Bests

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Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    Sprints, Long Jump
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Sprints, Long Jump
  • 2018-19Junior

    Sprints, Long Jump
  • 2019-20Senior

    Sprints, Long Jump
  • 2020-21Senior

    Sprints, Long Jump