Track & Field

MacArthur High School

Class of 1990

Inducted August 2017

Simmons was two-time Macon County Boys Track Athlete of the Year, taking fifth in the triple jump as a junior and winning the state title as a senior. Simmons went on to Illinois State and placed sixth at the NCAA Championships as a sophomore. He had berths in the 1992 and 1996 Olympic trials. He was also a star wrestler, taking third in state as a senior.


Taken from the Herald & Review, Sept. 14, 2022