Simone Johnson Season 2024-25

Simone Johnson Season 2024-25

PositionJUMPS
ClassJunior
HometownFresno, California
Previous SchoolSan Diego State University

Honors & Awards
· USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (2022)
· USTFCCCA Second Team All-America Outdoors (2023)
· USTFCCCA Second Team All-America Indoors (2023)
· Mountain West Field Athlete of the Week (April 20, 2021)
· All-MW Indoor Track and Field Team (2022: Triple Jump; 2023: Triple Jump)
· All-Mountain West Outdoor Track and Field Team (2021: Triple Jump; 2022: Triple Jump & Long Jump; 2023: Triple Jump)
· Mountain West All-Academic Team (2021 & 2022)

2022-23 (San Diego State)
Outdoor: Made first NCAA Outdoors appearance, finishing 11th in the triple jump with a leap of 13.42m/44-0.5 to earn second team All-America honors  … Advanced to NCAAs after finishing 10th at NCAA West Preliminary Round with a mark of 13.34m/43-9.25 … Silver medal at Mountain West Outdoors in triple jump (13.18m/43-3) and 11th in long jump (5.75m/18-10.5) … Competed in seven meets.

Indoor: Competing in first NCAA Championships, was 14th in the triple jump with a mark of 13.33m/43-9 … Silver medal at Mountain West Indoors in the triple jump (13.43m/44-0.75) and fifth in the long jump (5.96m/19-6.75) … Won season-opening meet at the UW Invite after a triple jump leap of 13.33m/43-9 … Third at WSU Open (5.79m/19-0) in the long jump … Competed in five meets.

2021-22 (San Diego State)
Outdoor: Brought home a gold medal from the Mountain West Outdoor Championships in the triple jump (42-04.75) and a bronze medal in the long jump (19-06.75) ... Competed in four meets ... Won the Sun Angel Classic (42-07.00) and finished second in the Aztec Invitational (40-01.25) in the triple jump ... Took first and set a personal high in the long jump at the Aztec Invitational (19-11.75) ... Finished seventh at the San Diego Challenge on her first collegiate high jump.

Indoor: Earned a silver medal and set a new career best at the Mountain West Indoor Championships in the triple jump (42-03.25) ... Also competed in the UNM Collegiate Classic and the Don Kirby Elite Invitational.

2020-21 (San Diego State)
Outdoor: 
Took third place in the triple jump at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships (41-05.00) and then placed 40th at the NCAA West Prelims (39-08.00) … Had a personal best jump of 42-03.50 at the Long Beach Invitational, which was the fifth best jump in program history and earned her the Mountain West Field Athlete of the Week award.

High School
Attended Central High School in Fresno, Calif. where she earned four varsity letters... Had a personal best triple jump of 12.36m as a junior, the second-best mark in California.

Personal
Born in Fresno, Calif. to Kimberly Allen and Melvin Johnson… Had a 3.9 GPA in high school and was involved with the Black Student Union... Enjoys going to the beach and traveling.