UNCP Athletics

BEFORE UNCP: Spent one year at Catawba (2023-24).

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Garner High School for coach Ben Bondurant ... As a senior, was New Balance National Championship qualifier in the 100m hurdles ... As a junior, was the 100m hurdles conference champion and regional qualifier ... Also ran for the Soaring Eagles Track Club.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Mikel and Tasha Simpson ... Has a twin brother, Mikell, who is on the UNCP men's track & field team ... Niece of the late Lee Vernon McNeill, a Lumberton native who won a gold medal in the 4x100m relay at the 1987 World Championships in Rome and was inducted into the Robeson County Sports Hall of Fame in 2010 ... Lists Masai Russell and Sydney McLaughlin as her idols ... Hobby is photography ... Favorite food is Chipotle and favorite music artist is J. Cole ... An exercise & sport science major at UNCP.