2023 Track & Field Roster
Biography
2022 All-Conference USA Third Team (DMR Indoor)
2022 OUTDOOR (JUNIOR)
- Recorded career best in the 1500m run (3:54.78) at the Desert Heat Classic for seventh place.
- Competed at the Conference USA Championships in the 1500m run and the 5000m run.
2022 INDOOR (JUNIOR)
- Competed with the distance medley relay team, placing second (10:18.42) at the New Mexico Team Open.
- Ran with the DMR team that finished third (10:02.33) at the Conference USA Championships.
- Ran a personal-best 4:11.98 in the mile race at the C-USA Championships.
- Clocked in a personal-best 8:56.69 in the 3000-meter race at the New Mexico Team Open.
- Competed in first career indoor 800-meter run (1:59.07) at the Don Kirby Open & Elite.
2021 OUTDOOR (SOPHOMORE)
- Clocked in a personal-best 4:06.90 in the 1500-meter run at the UTSA Invitational.
- Also competed in the 1500 at the Bobcat Invitational, Desert Heat Classic and Conference USA Championships.
- Ran the 800 at the Masked Rider Open
2020 OUTDOOR
- Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2020 INDOOR (SOPHOMORE)
- Ran a personal-best 2:38.16 in the 1000m at the Texas Tech Corky Classic.
- Clocked in a personal-best 4:30.84 in the mile at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational.
- Posted a 9:48.23 in the 3000m at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Collegiate Invitational.
- Competed in the distance medley relay at the Conference USA Championships, posting a 10:29.14 with a seventh-place finish.
2019 OUTDOOR (FRESHMAN)
- Captured gold in 800m at the UTEP Springtime, clocking a time of 2:05.71.
- Dashed 2:00.88 in the 800m at the Desert Heat Classic.
- Competed in the mile (4:29.27) at the UTEP Springtime.
- Competed in the 1,500m at the Texas A&M Invitational (4:26.38) and at the Conference USA Championships (4:13.22).
2019 INDOOR (FRESHMAN)
- Finished seventh in the 10,000m run (2:42.42) at the Texas Tech Corky Classic.
- Competed in the mile at the New Mexico Classic and New Mexico Don Kirby.
PRIOR TO UTEP
- Ran a personal best of 2:06.96 in the 800m at the 2017 District 3-6A Championships.
- Competed at the 2016 District 4-6A Championship in the 1600m and the 3200m.
- Notched a second-place finish in the 1600m at the 2018 Ralph Bowyer/Elks Invitational with a season best of 4:55.23.
- Took first at the 2016 Las Cruces Invitational in the 1600m.
PERSONAL: Full name Michael Andrew Sims … born in Flagstaff, Ariz. … son to Andrew and Gabriella … has two brothers … history major.
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