These stories are not just about running. 

Photo by Kylie Macziewski

EVENT: Distance

ACCOMPLISHMENTS: NCAA Division III National Champion: 10,000m, 11x National Qualifier, 4x All-American, 2x Midwest Regional Athlete of the Year, 3x American Rivers Conference MVP, 16x All-Region, 8x American Rivers Conference Champion, 14x All-Conference, 3x USTFCCCA All-Academic Individual, CoSIDA Academic All-District, SC ESPY Record-Breaking Performer of the Year, SAAC Male Athlete of the Year, 2x A-R-C All-Academic Team, Team MVP, Team Co-MVP, 3x letterwinner

"That win wasn’t just mine. It belonged to the team, the coaches, everyone who helped me get to that line."

Photo by Vasha Hunt

EVENT: Sprint / Hurdles

ACCOMPLISHMENTS: NCAA Division III All-American: 110 meter hurdles, DIIICA Men’s Sport Student-Athlete of the Year, 3x All-Conference: Distance Medley Relay, 60 meter hurdles, 110 meter hurdles, School Record Holder, Distance Medley Relay, USTFCCCA All-Academic Individual, College Sports Communicators Academic All-District, A-R-C Men’s Indoor Track Performer of the Week,  3x All-A-R-C Academic Team, 4x letterwinner

“I didn’t always have the answers but I always had people beside me. That’s what made Simpson different.”

Photo by Frank Novek 

EVENT: Distance

ACCOMPLISHMENTS: NCAA National Qualifier, All-Midwest Region Team, 2x A-R-C All-Conference Team, 2x USTFCCCA All-Academic Individual, 3x A-R-C All-Academic Team, SC ESPY Female Record-Breaking Athlete of the Year, Team MVP, Co-Team MVP, 4x letterwinner

"There’s space here to figure out who you are and people who’ll believe in you before you believe in yourself. I came in not knowing my major, not planning to run track, not even sure I’d like college. And I left loving it."

Photo by Frank Novek 

EVENT: Sprint / Hurdles

ACCOMPLISHMENTS: NCAA Division III Second Team All-American: 400 meter hurdles, 3x school record holder, All-Region in 400 meter hurdles, All-Conference in 400 meter hurdles, 2x A-R-C All-Academic Team, 2x College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team, 2x Co-Team MVP,  2x letterwinner 

"I didn’t come to college thinking I’d be a track athlete. It wasn’t in the plan. But once I stepped into that world, I couldn’t imagine my life without it. The people, the challenge, the team became one of the best parts of my college experience.”