2008 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Simmons, Skyy

Skyy Simmons
- Position:
- Sprints/Hurdles
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Upper Marlboro, Md.
- High School:
- Oxon Hill
Bio
Senior Year
Outdoor: Clocked in 47.87 in the preliminary round of the 400-meter dash at the IC4A Championship … Finished in fourth place at the BIG EAST Championship with an IC4A Championship-qualifying time of 47.58 in the 400m dash … Placed second at the Cornell Invite with an IC4A Championship-qualifying time of 21.75 in the 200m dash … Finished in fifth place in the 200-meter dash and sixth place in the 400-meter dash at the Larry Ellis Invitational with a IC4A Championship-qualifying times of 21.76 and 47.86, respectively … Placed second in the 200 and 400-meter dash at the Sam Howell Invitational with IC4A Championship-qualifying times of 21.70 and 47.99, respectively … Finished in fifth place in the 400-meter dash at the Florida State Relays with a time of 49.5.
Indoor: Earned ninth place in the 500-meter run at the IC4A Championship with a time of 1:03.66 … Qualified for the IC4A Championship in the 400-meter dash at the New Balance Challenge with a time of 48.80 in the preliminaries … Finished in second place in the 500-meter run at the PSU National Open with an IC4A Championship-qualifying time of 1:02.69.
Indoor: Earned ninth place in the 500-meter run at the IC4A Championship with a time of 1:03.66 … Qualified for the IC4A Championship in the 400-meter dash at the New Balance Challenge with a time of 48.80 in the preliminaries … Finished in second place in the 500-meter run at the PSU National Open with an IC4A Championship-qualifying time of 1:02.69.
Junior Year
Outdoor: Put forth the best outdoor time for SU in the 400-meter hurdles of the season with a preliminary time of 52.54 at the IC4A … Ran the 400-meter hurdles in 53.40 at the BIG EAST Championship in the prelims … Finished the 400-meter hurdles with an IC4A-qualifying mark of 52.60 for third place at the Larry Ellis Invitational … Grabbed third at the Tony Waldrop Open in the 400-meter hurdles with an IC4A-qualifying time of 52.63 … Earned 29th place at the Penn Relays with an IC4A-mark of 53.74 in the 400-meter hurdles … Garnered a third-place finish at the Sam Howell Invitational in the 400-meter hurdles with a beat of 53.89.
Outdoor: Put forth the best outdoor time for SU in the 400-meter hurdles of the season with a preliminary time of 52.54 at the IC4A … Ran the 400-meter hurdles in 53.40 at the BIG EAST Championship in the prelims … Finished the 400-meter hurdles with an IC4A-qualifying mark of 52.60 for third place at the Larry Ellis Invitational … Grabbed third at the Tony Waldrop Open in the 400-meter hurdles with an IC4A-qualifying time of 52.63 … Earned 29th place at the Penn Relays with an IC4A-mark of 53.74 in the 400-meter hurdles … Garnered a third-place finish at the Sam Howell Invitational in the 400-meter hurdles with a beat of 53.89.
Indoor: Finished fifth in the 500-meter run at the IC4A championships … Tallied a season-best time of 1:02.69 in the preliminary heat of the 500-meter run at the IC4A Championship … Finished fifth with a time of 1:03.09 in the 500-meter run at the IC4A Championship … Placed first in the 500-meter run with an IC4A-qualifying time of 1:03.71 at the PSU National.
Sophomore Year: Finished 11th in the 500-meter run at the IC4A Championship with a time of 1:03.70 … Placed 10th in the 400-meter hurdles at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championship in 52.88 … Placed eighth in the 500-meter run at the BIG EAST Championship in 1:04.05 … Member of the 4x400m relay team that finished eight at the BIG EAST Indoor Championship in 3:18.56 and 11th at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championship to the tune of 3:18.23 … Won the 500-meter run at the Penn State National Open with an IC4A- and BIG EAST-qualifying time of 1:03.88 … Member of the 4x400m relay team that placed second at the Penn State National Open with an IC4A-qualifying time of 3:17.26.
Sophomore Year: Finished 11th in the 500-meter run at the IC4A Championship with a time of 1:03.70 … Placed 10th in the 400-meter hurdles at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championship in 52.88 … Placed eighth in the 500-meter run at the BIG EAST Championship in 1:04.05 … Member of the 4x400m relay team that finished eight at the BIG EAST Indoor Championship in 3:18.56 and 11th at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championship to the tune of 3:18.23 … Won the 500-meter run at the Penn State National Open with an IC4A- and BIG EAST-qualifying time of 1:03.88 … Member of the 4x400m relay team that placed second at the Penn State National Open with an IC4A-qualifying time of 3:17.26.
Freshman Year: Placed ninth in the 400-meter hurdles at the IC4A Outdoor Championship to the beat of 53.16 … Finished 11th in the 400-meter hurdles at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championship in 53.97 … Placed third in the 400-meter hurdles at the New York Relays with an IC4A- and BIG EAST-qualifying time of 53.94 … Finished seventh in the 400-meter dash at the New York Relays with a BIG EAST-qualifying time of 48.58.
High School: State champion in the 300-meter hurdles as a senior … All-county indoor and outdoor as a junior and senior … MVP at the Freddie Hendricks Invitational as a senior … Team MVP in indoor field events as a junior … MVP at the outdoor county championship as he scored 38 of his school’s 40 points … County champion in the 300-meter hurdles as a junior and senior … County champion in the 110-meter hurdles as a senior.
Personal: Born in March 1987 … Son of Michael Simmons … Three brothers … Majoring in information management and technology.
High School: State champion in the 300-meter hurdles as a senior … All-county indoor and outdoor as a junior and senior … MVP at the Freddie Hendricks Invitational as a senior … Team MVP in indoor field events as a junior … MVP at the outdoor county championship as he scored 38 of his school’s 40 points … County champion in the 300-meter hurdles as a junior and senior … County champion in the 110-meter hurdles as a senior.
Personal: Born in March 1987 … Son of Michael Simmons … Three brothers … Majoring in information management and technology.
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