Travis Simpson (5/4/2015) - Athlete Awards - Cascade Collegiate Conference

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Travis Simpson

Travis Simpson

  • Award
    Men's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    5/4/2015
  • Sport
    Track and Field
  • School
    Eastern Oregon
  • Year
    Senior
  • Position
    Jumps
  • Hometown
    Redmond, Ore.
  • High School
    Redmond HS
Men’s Outdoor Field
Eastern Oregon’s Travis Simpson has been named the Red Lion Men’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week.
 
Simpson, a senior from Redmond, Ore., hit two NAIA "A" standards and one NAIA "B" standard this weekend. He started the weekend on Friday by finishing second in the long jump and hitting the "B" standard with a jump of 7.08 meters (23-2 3/4), which is the third best mark on EOU's All-Time List. On Saturday, he hit two NAIA "A" standards in the high jump (2.08 meters; 6-9 3/4) and triple jump (14.67 meters; 48-1 3/4).
 
Simpson finds himself seventh in the NAIA in triple jump and high jump and 18th in the NAIA in the long jump. Simpson becomes the first EOU men's jumper to qualify for nationals in all three jumps.
 
Honorable mention: Markus Sanders, SOU

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