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Ava Simms
- Position:
- Sprints
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Curtis HS
- Hometown:
- Tacoma, Wash.
- Previous School:
- Arizona
Arizona (2024-25)
Spent her freshman and sophomore seasons at the University of Arizona ... Qualified for the 2025 NCAA West Regionals in the 400m and 4x100, finishing 17th in the former with a time of 52.47 ... Was a finalist in the 400m and 4x100 at the 2025 Big 12 Outdoor Championships ... Ran a collegiate-best time of 24.15 in the 200m at the 2025 Willie Williams Classic ... Competed in the 400m and 4x400 at the 2025 Big 12 Indoor Championships ... In 2024, competed in the 400m at the NCAA First Round Championships … Also in 2024, was a member of the women’s 4x400m team that clocked a season best time of 3:35.12 and placed seventh to score points for the Wildcats at the Pac-12 Championships.
High School
Attended Curtis High School in University Place, Wash. ... Lettered four years on the track & field team ... Was a three-time state champion ... Had best times of 56.24 in the 400m and 25.44 in the 200m ... Ran club with Alpha Speed Academy ... SPSL League Champion in the 400m her senior year and SPSL League Runner-Up her junior year ... At the 4A Division State Championships her senior year she finished second in the 400m, third in the long jump, and won both the 4x100m and 4x200m ... Two-time Nike Outdoor Nationals All-American in the 4x200m ... School record holder in the 400m.
Personal
Born in 2005 in Phoenix to parents Renee and Paul ... Has an older brother, Amir ... Plans on majoring in psychology ... Aspires to a career in sports marketing ... Decided to attend UCLA because "I knew that the coaches cared about the athletes beyond what they did athletically; I also wanted to be part of a team where I would get pushed every day to get better as an athlete, student, and overall person" ... Enjoys reading in her free time ... Her favorite show is One Piece ... Is terrified of electric scooters.
Spent her freshman and sophomore seasons at the University of Arizona ... Qualified for the 2025 NCAA West Regionals in the 400m and 4x100, finishing 17th in the former with a time of 52.47 ... Was a finalist in the 400m and 4x100 at the 2025 Big 12 Outdoor Championships ... Ran a collegiate-best time of 24.15 in the 200m at the 2025 Willie Williams Classic ... Competed in the 400m and 4x400 at the 2025 Big 12 Indoor Championships ... In 2024, competed in the 400m at the NCAA First Round Championships … Also in 2024, was a member of the women’s 4x400m team that clocked a season best time of 3:35.12 and placed seventh to score points for the Wildcats at the Pac-12 Championships.
High School
Attended Curtis High School in University Place, Wash. ... Lettered four years on the track & field team ... Was a three-time state champion ... Had best times of 56.24 in the 400m and 25.44 in the 200m ... Ran club with Alpha Speed Academy ... SPSL League Champion in the 400m her senior year and SPSL League Runner-Up her junior year ... At the 4A Division State Championships her senior year she finished second in the 400m, third in the long jump, and won both the 4x100m and 4x200m ... Two-time Nike Outdoor Nationals All-American in the 4x200m ... School record holder in the 400m.
Personal
Born in 2005 in Phoenix to parents Renee and Paul ... Has an older brother, Amir ... Plans on majoring in psychology ... Aspires to a career in sports marketing ... Decided to attend UCLA because "I knew that the coaches cared about the athletes beyond what they did athletically; I also wanted to be part of a team where I would get pushed every day to get better as an athlete, student, and overall person" ... Enjoys reading in her free time ... Her favorite show is One Piece ... Is terrified of electric scooters.
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