The University of Mississippi Athletics
2020 Track and Field Roster
Simmons, Kaira
Kaira Simmons
- Year (Indoor/Outdoor):
- Sr./Sr.
- Position:
- Jumps
- Hometown:
- Rockledge, Fla.
- High school:
- Rockledge
- Major:
- Criminal Justice
Bio
TFRRS Bio
2020 Outdoor (Senior)
Season was canceled due to the outbreak of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization.
2020 Indoor (Senior)
Competed in six meets during the indoor season ... Placed 13th in the long jump at the SEC Championships (5.81m, 19-00.75) ... Finished second in the long jump at the Texas Tech Shootout (5.99m, 19-08.00) ... Came in eighth in the long jump at the Indiana Relays (5.66m, 18-07.00) ... Placed third in the long jump at the Rod McCravy Memorial (5.96m, 19-06.75) ... Came in 10th in the jump at the Vanderbilt Invitational (5.89m, 19-04.00) ... Began the season by finishing 15th in the 60-Meter at the Blazer Invite (7.76).
2019 Outdoor (Junior)
Second-Team All-American (4x100-Meter Relay, 12th Place)
NCAA East Region Qualifier (4x100-Meter Relay, 7th Place)
SEC Scorer (4x100-Meter Relay, 6th Place)
School Record (4x100-Meter Relay)
Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar
Earned Second-Team All-American status with a 12th-place finish in the 4x100-meter relay (43.54) ... Qualified for the NCAA East Regional Championships, placing seventh and breaking the school record in the 4x100-meter relay (43.45) ... Scored SEC points by finishing sixth in the 4x100-meter relay (43.92) ... Also placed 13th in the long jump at the SEC Outdoor Championships (6.03m, 19-9.5) ... Placed second in the 4x100-meter relay (43.76) and third in the long jump (6.01m, 19-8.75) at the LSU Invite ... Won the 4x100-meter relay (44.39) and placed fourth in the long jump (5.91m, 19-4.75) at the War Eagle Invite ... Won the 4x100-meter relay (44.78) and came in second in the long jump (5.96m, 19-6.75) at the Joe Walker Classic ... Placed second in the 4x100-meter relay (44.18) and ninth in the long jump (5.86m, 19-2.75) at the Spec Towns Invite ... Competed in three events at the Ole Miss Classic, finishing fifth in the 100-meter (11.86), fifth in the 200-meter (24.41), and sixth in the long jump (5.96m, 19-6.75) ... Opened the season by placing seventh in the long jump (5.67m, 18-7.25) and 16th in the 200-meter (24.80) at the Miami Power 5 Trailblazer Challenge.
2019 Indoor (Junior)
Jumped in five meets during the indoor season … Started off by finishing sixth in the long jump (5.46m, 17-11) and seventh in the triple jump (11.60m, 38-0.75) at the Blazer Invite … Followed this jump by finishing 16th in the triple jump (11.60m, 38-0.75) and 19th in the long jump (5.55m, 18-2.5) at the Vanderbilt Invite … Placed fourth in the long jump (5.87m, 19-3.25) and seventh in the triple jump (11.61m, 38-1.25) in the triple jump at the Indiana Relays … Came in second in the triple jump at the Don DeNoon Invite (11.18m, 36-8.25) … Concluded the season with 17th place finish in the long jump at the SEC Indoor Championships (5.51m, 18-1).
2018 Outdoor (Sophomore)
Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Honorable Mention
USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
Competed in six meets during the outdoor season … Started things off by placing fifth in the long jump (5.84m 19-2) and seventh in the triple jump (11.58m, 38-0) at the USC Power 5 Challenge … Won the long jump at the Ole Miss Classic with a personal-best 6.06m (19-10.75) the 15th best jump in school history … Placed 10th in the long jump at the Spec Towns Invite (5.39m, 17-8.25) … Finished second in the long jump (5.96m, 19-6.75) at the Joe Walker Invite … Placed sixth in the long jump (5.87m, 19-3.25) and 14th in the triple jump (11.67m, 38-3.5) at the War Eagle Invite … Ended the season with a 17th place finish in the long jump at the SEC Outdoor Championships (5.87m, 19-3.25).
2018 Indoor (Sophomore)
Competed in six meets during the indoor season … Opened the season with a third-place finish in the long jump at 5.75m (18-10.50) … Placed fifth in the long jump (5.82m, 19-1.25) and 24th in the 200-meter (25.12) at the Vanderbilt Invite … Finished 10th in the long jump (5.88m, 19-3.50) and 35th in the 200-meter (25.02) at the Razorback Invite … Came in sixth in the long jump (5.96m, 19-6.75) and 38th in the 200-meter (25.05) at the New Mexico Classic … Placed seventh in the long jump at the Music City Challenge (5.73m, 18-9.75) … Ended the season by matching her season-best in the long jump (5.96m 19-6.75) in an 11th place finish at the SEC Indoor Championships.
2017 Outdoor (Freshman)
USATF Junior Championships Competitor (Long Jump, 8th)
USTFCCCA All-Academic
Placed eighth in the long jump at the USATF Junior Championships (5.80m, 19-0.5) … Finished 19th in the long jump at the SEC Outdoor Championships (5.53m, 18-1.75) … Also competed in six meets during the regular season … Won the long jump at the Ole Miss Classic (5.86m, 19-2.75) … Finished ninth in long jump (5.86m, 19-2.75) and 16th in the 200-meter (24.33) at the War Eagle Invite … Placed 17th in the 200-meter (24.26) and 20th in the long jump (5.71m, 18-9) at the Beach Invitational … Placed eighth in the long jump (5.83m, 19-1.5) and 25th in the 200-meter (24.85) at the Tennessee Relays … Came in 10th in the long jump at the Florida Relays (5.75m, 18-10.5) … Opened the season in third in the long jump (5.76m, 18-10.75) and 10th in the triple jump (11.10m, 36-5) in the triple jump at the Joe Walker Invite.
2017 Indoor (Freshman)
Competed in six meets during the indoor season, all in the long jump … Ended the season with a 17th place finish at the SEC Indoor Championships at 5.91m (19-4.75) … Set a personal-best 6.27m (20-7) in a third-place finish at the Music City Challenge, which ranks third in school history … Placed third at the New Mexico Classic (6.27m, 19-11.75) … Finished 17th at the Razorback Invite (5.67m, 18-7.25) … Placed fourth at Rod McCravy Memorial (5.77m, 18-11.25) … Opened the season with a 20th place finish at the Vanderbilt Invite (5.51m, 18-1).
High School
2015 State Champion in long jump ... 2013 and 2014 state champion in 4x100m ... 2015 state runner-up in 200-meter ... Helped lead her team to a second-place finish in the state her senior season ... Set three personal bests her senior season: long jump (20-2.25), triple jump (37-9), 200-meter (23.73).
Personal
Born March 22, 1998 to Carla and Anthony Simmons ... Majoring in criminal justice.
2020 Outdoor (Senior)
Season was canceled due to the outbreak of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization.
2020 Indoor (Senior)
Competed in six meets during the indoor season ... Placed 13th in the long jump at the SEC Championships (5.81m, 19-00.75) ... Finished second in the long jump at the Texas Tech Shootout (5.99m, 19-08.00) ... Came in eighth in the long jump at the Indiana Relays (5.66m, 18-07.00) ... Placed third in the long jump at the Rod McCravy Memorial (5.96m, 19-06.75) ... Came in 10th in the jump at the Vanderbilt Invitational (5.89m, 19-04.00) ... Began the season by finishing 15th in the 60-Meter at the Blazer Invite (7.76).
2019 Outdoor (Junior)
Second-Team All-American (4x100-Meter Relay, 12th Place)
NCAA East Region Qualifier (4x100-Meter Relay, 7th Place)
SEC Scorer (4x100-Meter Relay, 6th Place)
School Record (4x100-Meter Relay)
Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar
Earned Second-Team All-American status with a 12th-place finish in the 4x100-meter relay (43.54) ... Qualified for the NCAA East Regional Championships, placing seventh and breaking the school record in the 4x100-meter relay (43.45) ... Scored SEC points by finishing sixth in the 4x100-meter relay (43.92) ... Also placed 13th in the long jump at the SEC Outdoor Championships (6.03m, 19-9.5) ... Placed second in the 4x100-meter relay (43.76) and third in the long jump (6.01m, 19-8.75) at the LSU Invite ... Won the 4x100-meter relay (44.39) and placed fourth in the long jump (5.91m, 19-4.75) at the War Eagle Invite ... Won the 4x100-meter relay (44.78) and came in second in the long jump (5.96m, 19-6.75) at the Joe Walker Classic ... Placed second in the 4x100-meter relay (44.18) and ninth in the long jump (5.86m, 19-2.75) at the Spec Towns Invite ... Competed in three events at the Ole Miss Classic, finishing fifth in the 100-meter (11.86), fifth in the 200-meter (24.41), and sixth in the long jump (5.96m, 19-6.75) ... Opened the season by placing seventh in the long jump (5.67m, 18-7.25) and 16th in the 200-meter (24.80) at the Miami Power 5 Trailblazer Challenge.
2019 Indoor (Junior)
Jumped in five meets during the indoor season … Started off by finishing sixth in the long jump (5.46m, 17-11) and seventh in the triple jump (11.60m, 38-0.75) at the Blazer Invite … Followed this jump by finishing 16th in the triple jump (11.60m, 38-0.75) and 19th in the long jump (5.55m, 18-2.5) at the Vanderbilt Invite … Placed fourth in the long jump (5.87m, 19-3.25) and seventh in the triple jump (11.61m, 38-1.25) in the triple jump at the Indiana Relays … Came in second in the triple jump at the Don DeNoon Invite (11.18m, 36-8.25) … Concluded the season with 17th place finish in the long jump at the SEC Indoor Championships (5.51m, 18-1).
2018 Outdoor (Sophomore)
Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Honorable Mention
USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
Competed in six meets during the outdoor season … Started things off by placing fifth in the long jump (5.84m 19-2) and seventh in the triple jump (11.58m, 38-0) at the USC Power 5 Challenge … Won the long jump at the Ole Miss Classic with a personal-best 6.06m (19-10.75) the 15th best jump in school history … Placed 10th in the long jump at the Spec Towns Invite (5.39m, 17-8.25) … Finished second in the long jump (5.96m, 19-6.75) at the Joe Walker Invite … Placed sixth in the long jump (5.87m, 19-3.25) and 14th in the triple jump (11.67m, 38-3.5) at the War Eagle Invite … Ended the season with a 17th place finish in the long jump at the SEC Outdoor Championships (5.87m, 19-3.25).
2018 Indoor (Sophomore)
Competed in six meets during the indoor season … Opened the season with a third-place finish in the long jump at 5.75m (18-10.50) … Placed fifth in the long jump (5.82m, 19-1.25) and 24th in the 200-meter (25.12) at the Vanderbilt Invite … Finished 10th in the long jump (5.88m, 19-3.50) and 35th in the 200-meter (25.02) at the Razorback Invite … Came in sixth in the long jump (5.96m, 19-6.75) and 38th in the 200-meter (25.05) at the New Mexico Classic … Placed seventh in the long jump at the Music City Challenge (5.73m, 18-9.75) … Ended the season by matching her season-best in the long jump (5.96m 19-6.75) in an 11th place finish at the SEC Indoor Championships.
2017 Outdoor (Freshman)
USATF Junior Championships Competitor (Long Jump, 8th)
USTFCCCA All-Academic
Placed eighth in the long jump at the USATF Junior Championships (5.80m, 19-0.5) … Finished 19th in the long jump at the SEC Outdoor Championships (5.53m, 18-1.75) … Also competed in six meets during the regular season … Won the long jump at the Ole Miss Classic (5.86m, 19-2.75) … Finished ninth in long jump (5.86m, 19-2.75) and 16th in the 200-meter (24.33) at the War Eagle Invite … Placed 17th in the 200-meter (24.26) and 20th in the long jump (5.71m, 18-9) at the Beach Invitational … Placed eighth in the long jump (5.83m, 19-1.5) and 25th in the 200-meter (24.85) at the Tennessee Relays … Came in 10th in the long jump at the Florida Relays (5.75m, 18-10.5) … Opened the season in third in the long jump (5.76m, 18-10.75) and 10th in the triple jump (11.10m, 36-5) in the triple jump at the Joe Walker Invite.
2017 Indoor (Freshman)
Competed in six meets during the indoor season, all in the long jump … Ended the season with a 17th place finish at the SEC Indoor Championships at 5.91m (19-4.75) … Set a personal-best 6.27m (20-7) in a third-place finish at the Music City Challenge, which ranks third in school history … Placed third at the New Mexico Classic (6.27m, 19-11.75) … Finished 17th at the Razorback Invite (5.67m, 18-7.25) … Placed fourth at Rod McCravy Memorial (5.77m, 18-11.25) … Opened the season with a 20th place finish at the Vanderbilt Invite (5.51m, 18-1).
High School
2015 State Champion in long jump ... 2013 and 2014 state champion in 4x100m ... 2015 state runner-up in 200-meter ... Helped lead her team to a second-place finish in the state her senior season ... Set three personal bests her senior season: long jump (20-2.25), triple jump (37-9), 200-meter (23.73).
Personal
Born March 22, 1998 to Carla and Anthony Simmons ... Majoring in criminal justice.
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