Kelcie Simmons

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Position:
Sprints/Jumps
Height:
5-6
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Leonard, Texas

Honors: 2020 All-ACC Second Team (200m, Indoor), 2020 All-ACC Academic Team (Indoor), 2019 USTFCCCA All-America Second Team (4x400m Relay, Outdoor)

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2021-22 (Senior)
Outdoor

Earned USTFCCCA All-America Second Team honors as a member of the 4x100m relay that finished 16th at the NCAA Championships with a time of 44.04, No. 2 all-time at Duke
Ran 200m personal best (23:37), No. 3 in Duke history, and clocked 44.20 seconds in the 4x100m relay at the NCAA East Regional
Collected the bronze medal and All-ACC Second Team status as a member of the third-place 4x100m relay at the ACC Championships
Ran 100m personal best (11.59), No. 4 in Duke history, and took first in the 4x100m (45.07) and second in the 4x400m (3:37.47) at the Virginia Challenge
Took first in the 4x100m (44.95), second in the 200m (23.34w) and third in the 100m (11.46w) and 4x400m (3:48.41) at the High Point Meet of Champions
Won the 4x100m relay (44.62) and took third in the 200m (23.73) at the Duke Invite
Competed in the 100m and 4x100m at the Texas Relays
Finished runner-up in the 200m (23.97) at the Bob Davidson Memorial Invite

Indoor

Competed in the 200m (24.33) at the ACC Championships
Took fourth in the 60m (7.60) at the Virginia Tech Elite Meet
Placed second in the 200m (24.14) and ran 300m personal best (38.96) at the Hokie Invite
Finished runner-up in the 60m (7:57) at the JDL College Kickoff

2020-21 T&F: Opened the indoor season with a third place finish in the 60m with a time of 7.76 and a fourth place finish in the 300m with a time of 39.88 at the Orange & Purple Elite (1/9) ... Took home her second top-three performance of the season with a second place finish in the 200m at the Virginia Tech Invitational (1/15), recording a time of 24.72 ... Also recorded a 12th place finish in the 60m with a time of 7.85 ... Competed in three events at the Doc Hale Virginia Tech Elite (2/5), taking home sixth place finishes in the 200m (24.53) and as part of the 4x400m relay team (3:46.94), while finishing 10th in the 60m with a time of 7.75 ... Took home 17th place in the 200m with a time of 24.49 at the ACC Indoor Championships (2/25) ... Opened the outdoor season with a 14th place finish in the 100m with a time of 11.86 seconds and a 24th place finish in the 200m with a time of 24.50 at the Raleigh Relays (3/25 - 3/27) ... Earned a fourth place finish in the 200m with a time of 24.00 and a sixth place finish in the 100m with a time of 12.04 seconds at the Virginia Invitational (4/3) ... Set a PR in the 200m with a time of 23.79 to take second place, while finishing third in the 100m with a time of 11.78 at the Tobacco Road Challenge (4/10) ... Finished eighth in the 100m with a time of 11.92 seconds, while taking 10th in the 200m with a time of 24.65 at the Virginia Challenge (4/17) ... Won the 200m with a time of 25.04 seconds at the Charlotte Invitational (4/23) ... Turned in a career day at Duke Twilight (5/3) setting the fourth fastest 100m time in program history with a PR of 11.69 seconds for second place, while leading the 4x100m relay team to a top five time in program history, earning first place with a run of 44.74 seconds and setting a PR in the 200m with a run of 23.78 seconds to take second ... Finished in 11th place in the 100m with a time of 11.75 seconds and 14th in the 200m with a run of 23.98 seconds at the ACC Outdoor Championships (5/13 - 5/15) ... Set the fifth fastest mark in program history in the 200m with a PR of 23.60 seconds to take 28th at the NCAA East Regional (5/27).

2019-20 T&F: Competed in six meets during the indoor season, taking part in the 60m, 200m, 4x400m relay and DMR ... opened the campaign with a fifth-place time of 7.67 seconds in the 60m at the Dick Taylor Carolina Challenge (1/11) ... took second overall in the 200m with a time of 24.31 at the Virginia Tech Invitational (1/18) ... helped the DMR squad finish first at the Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge (1/23) ... part of a 4x400m team that finished second at the "Doc" Hale Virginia Tech Invitational (2/7), where she also came in third in the 200m with a time of 23.96 ... ran a 200m PR time of 23.82 at the Tiger Paw Invitational (2/15) ... earned second-team All-ACC at the ACC Indoor Championships (2/29) by finishing fifth overall with a 200m time of 23.84 ... her 60m time of 7.51 at ACC's set a personal record ... did not compete in any outdoor events due to the season being cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic ... named to the All-ACC Academic Indoor Team.

2018-19 T&F: Competed in six indoor meets … At the Dick Taylor Carolina Cup (1/12), finished third in the 60m after recording a time of 7.68 … set a personal record in the 300m at the Hokie Invitational (1/18) with a time of 39.29 and placing sixth … ran to a PR time of 24.17 in the 200m at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational (2/8), notching eighth place … ran in seven outdoor competitions … earned first in both the 4x100m relay (45.19) and the 4x400m relay (3:36.06) at the Battle of the Blues (4/6) … helped Duke earn fourth at the ACC Outdoor Championships (5/9) in the 4x400m relay (3:39.75) … competed in the 4x400m relay at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships (6/5), clocking a time of 3:35.71 and placing 14th ... named Second Team All-America with the 4x400m relay team.

Prior to Duke: Lettered four years under Rae Holden ... 2018 100m Texas State Champion and runner-up in 2017 ... Long jump Texas State Champion runner-up in 2016 and 2018 ... Member of the Texas State Champion 4x400m relay team in 2015, 2017 and 2018 ... Ran a leg of the Texas State Champion 4x100m relay in 2015 and 2018 and the 4x200m relay state champion in 2015, 2016 and 2017 ... CSI international meet 100m champion ... Named All-Texomaland for four years, All-State for four years and an MVP for three years ... Named the All-Texomaland female track MVP in 2018 ... USATF National Junior Olympics Champion in the 4x100m relay in 2018 and the runner-up in the 100m and 200m in 2016 ... Also lettered one year in volleyball as a middle blocker/middle back ... Named Defensive MVP, All-District Newcomer of the Year, All-Texomaland Newcomer of the Year and Academic All-District ... Four-year member of the Beta Club and one-year member of student government.

Personal: Born on February 10, 2000 in Sherman, Texas ... Daughter of Christy and Eddie Simmons ... Has a sister, Natalie, and brother, Caleb.