2007 CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in four meets as a 2007 freshman...Finished second for the Roadrunners and 22nd overall at the Rocky Mountain Shootout, running a time of 27:08...Was Metro State's top finisher at the season-opening Colorado Time Trial 8K, running 27:30...Ran a time of 32:42 to finish 41st at the NCAA North Central regional.

DAKOTA RIDGE HIGH: A four-year letterwinner in track and cross country at Dakota Ridge High School, from which he graduated from in 2007...Eagles won the state championship in cross country as a 2006 senior.

PERSONAL: Born May 18, 1989, to Kary and Barb Simcox...Has two brothers, Aaron and Steven, and a sister, Aubrey...Majoring in broadcast journalism at Metro State and wants to become a sportscaster after graduation.