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2018-19 Loyola Track & Field Roster

Natajah Simmons

  • Class Senior
  • High School Oswego
  • Hometown Oswego, Ill.

Biography

2018-19: Helped Loyola's 4x400m relay to a sixth-place finish (3:57.50) at the season-opening GVSU Holiday Open ... Took sixth in the 200m dash at the Notre Dame Invitational, crossing in 25.69 ... Shaved just over a tenth of a second off that time at the Meyo Invitational, where she came in 22nd (25.51) ... Finished third in both the 60m dash (7.72) and 200m dash (25.05) at the GVSU Big Meet ... Placed second in the 60m dash (7.69) at the Alex Wilson Invitational ... Qualified for conference finals in the 60m dash (7.68) and the 200m dash (25.02) at the MVC Indoor Championships ... Also ran on Loyola's 4x400m relay that finished fifth (3:53.08) at the indoor league meet ... Ran 100m dash season-best 12.16 (14th) at the Bobcat Invitational ... Enjoyed a successful day at the Musco Twilight in both the 100m dash (4th; 12.44) and the 200m dash (6th; 25.73) ... Put points on the board for the Maroon & Gold in the 4x100m relay (5th; 47.95) and the 4x400m relay (6th; 3:54.73) at the MVC Outdoor Championships ... MVC Scholar-Athlete Team honoree.

2017-18: Opened season with a runner-up finish (24.75) in the 200m dash at the GVSU Holiday Open ... Took second (41.11) in the 300m dash at the John Tierney Classic before helping lead Loyola's 4x400m relay to victory (3:57.92) ... Won the 200m dash at the Mark Messersmith Invitational, crossing in 25.53 ... Moved up to second all-time at Loyola in the 60m dash following a run of 7.56 a preliminary heat at the MVC Indoor Championships, where she went on to finish seventh (7.65) ... Also ran on Loyola's 4x400m relay (6th; 3:54.07) at the indoor league meet ... Came in fifth (26.59) in the 200m dash at the outdoor season-opening Stan Lyons Invitational ... Helped Loyola's 4x100m relay to victory (47.91) at the Benedictine Invitational ... Ran on the same relay again just under a week later at the Musco Twilight, where the group posted the fifth fastest time in program history of 46.86 ... Won the 100m dash (11.99) at the Lewis Twilight to go along with a runner-up finish (24.87) in the 200m dash ... Also ran on victorious 4x100m relay (47.25) at Lewis ... Posted a 12.17 in a preliminary 100m dash heat at the MVC Outdoor Championships ... Also ran on Loyola's 4x400m relay (7th; 3:54.33) at the outdoor league meet ... MVC Scholar-Athlete Team selection. 

2016-17: Developed into one of Loyola's top sprinters as a sophomore ... Checked in at 41.93 (4th) in the 300m dash at the John Tierney Classic ... Notched top-10 finishes in both the 200m dash (7th; 26.13) and 400m dash (6th; 59.72) at the Chicagoland Championships ... Posted new 60m dash personal best of 7.73 during a preliminary heat at the MVC Indoor Championships ... Helped put points on the board in both the 4x400m relay (8th; 3:57.51) and the distance medley relay (8th; 12:35.95) at the indoor league meet ... Finished seventh (12.52) in the 100m dash at the Bill Cornell Spring Classic ... Ran a 200m personal best of 24.44 as part of a winning effort at the Benedictine Eagle Relays ... Member of 4x100m relay team that posted the third-fastest time in school history (46.81) as part of a seventh-place finish at the MVC Outdoor Championships ... Also contributed to the team score with the 4x400m relay (8th; 3:53.09) ... Clocked a wind-aided 100m dash time of 11.91, the second-fastest time in program history, during a preliminary heat at the outdoor league meet.

2015-16: Posted the fifth-fastest 60m dash time in school history (7.83) in her collegiate debut at the GVSU Holiday Open ... Also clocked a season-best 200m dash time of 25.89 on the same day ... Earned an indoor season-best fourth-place finish in the 60m dash at the Windy City Rumble with a time of 7.92 ... Notched a runner-up finish (26.22) in the 200m dash at the same event ... Competed in both the 60m and 200m dashes at the 2016 Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships ... Moved into the top ten on Loyola's all-time outdoor record board in 100m dash (4th; 12.14) and the 200m dash (10th; 25.18) at the 2016 Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships ... Was a member of the Ramblers' 4x100m relay team that posted the seventh-fastest time in school history (47.33) at the Vanderbilt Black & Gold Invitational.

High School: All-State in track...Three-time state qualifier...2015 IHSA 3A Girls Sectional Champion in the 200m...Southwest Prairie Conference Champion in both the 100m and 200m...Named Oswego High School Athlete of the Year in 2015.

Simmons' Collegiate Bests

Event Time Meet Year
60m (I) 7.56 MVC Championships 2018
200m (I) 24.75 GVSU Holiday Open 2017
300m (I) 41.11 John Tierney Classic 2018
400m (I) 58.57 GVSU Holiday Open 2017
100m (O) 11.91 MVC Championships 2017
200m (O) 24.44 Benedictine Eagle Relays 2017
400m (O) 57.69 Redbird Invitational 2017

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Sprints
  • 2017-18Junior

    Sprints
  • 2018-19Senior

    Sprints