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  Rachel Simmons
Rachel Simmons

Player Profile
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Rocklin, Calif.
High School:
Rocklin
Height:
5-3
Event:
Pole Vault

FRESHMAN (2008): Named the team's Newcomer of the Year...posted the second-best pole vault clearances in Academy history during both the indoor and outdoor seasons...NCAA Regional Qualifier...cleared career-best height of 12'10¼" at the Air Force Invitational...that is the second-highest clearance in Academy history and a new Freshman Class record...became one of just four females in Academy history to clear the 12-foot plateau...cleared 12'7½" at the Arizona State Invitational to move into second in the outdoor record book...that regional qualifying clearance occurred during the second meet of the outdoor season...earned the team's Field Athlete of the Week award once during the indoor season...also named the team's Newcomer of the Week.

HIGH SCHOOL: Competed in the pole vault at the California state championships all four years...finished third in the state as a junior with a jump of 12'9"...set a personal-best 12'10 at the state meet during senior season to finish fifth...also finished fifth in the pole vault at the 2007 Golden West Invitational.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Craig and Carol Simmons...nickname is "Rip"...has four younger siblings, Robbie, Cale, Olivia and Isabel...planning on earning a double major in military strategic studies and humanities...future plans include becoming a "full bird colonel and Arabic translator"...serves as a "human alarm clock" at the Academy...avid Rubix Cube enthusiast and fan of Discovery Channel...hobbies include skiing, cloud watching and training her cat.

 

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