Marissa Simpson

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Position Sprints/Hurdles
Class Senior
Hometown Kellits, Jamaica

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2024 NCAA All-American Second Team (100m H)
2024 All-Conference USA First Team (100m H)
2024 All-Conference USA First Team (4x400 Outdoor)
2024 All-Conference USA First Team (60m H)
2023 NCAA All-American Second Team (100m H)
2023 Conference USA Women's Track Athlete of the Year
2023 All-Conference USA First Team (100m H Outdoor)
2023 All-Conference USA First Team (60m H Indoor)
Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (2023, 2024)

2024 OUTDOOR (JUNIOR)

Named All-Conference USA fist team in the 100-meter hurdles and 4x100-meter relay team.
Clocked in a 12.75 (4.3) to claim gold in the 100 hurdles final at the CUSA OTF Championships.
Posted a time of 44.68 with the 4x100 team to finish first at the CUSA Championships.
Clocked in a personal-best 12.93 (1.5) in the 100 hurdles at the NCAA West First Round.
Finished first in the 100H with a 13.02 (2.4) and 4x1 with a 45.05 at the Beach Invitational.
Clocked in a personal-best 12.15 (-1.6) in the 100 at the Arizona Spring Beak Fiesta.
Won the 4x1 at the Arizona SBF with a 44.18.
Posted a second-place showing in the 100H with a 12.92 (2.7) at the 96^th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays.
Placed second in the 100H with 13.08 (1.7) at the Desert Heat Classic.
Advanced to the NCAA OTF Championships in Eugene, Ore., in the 100H.

2024 INDOOR (JUNIOR)

Named NCAA second team All-American in the 60-meter hurdles.
Competed at the NCAA ITF Championships in Boston, Mass., at the TRACK at New Balance.
Placed 12^th with an 8.17 in the 60H at the NCAA ITF Championships.
Named All-CUSA first team in the 60-meter hurdles.
Claimed gold in the 60H finals with an 8.12 at the CUSA ITF Championships at Liberty Indoor Track Complex.
Won the 60H with an 8.13 at the Arkansas Qualifier.
Clocked in a personal-best 8.11 in the 60H and placed first at the New Mexico Team Open.
Posted a PR in the 60-meter dash with a 7.62 at the New Mexico Team Open.
Opened indoor season with a first-place showing in the 60H (8.14) and a second-place finish in the 4x400 (3:43.03) at the Stan Scott Memorial.

2023 OUTDOOR (SOPHOMORE)

Named the 2023 Conference USA Women's Track Athlete of the Year.
Earned NCAA All-America second team honors in the 100m hurdles.
Competed at the NCAA Championships in Austin, Texas, finishing 16^th with a 13.21 (0.5) in the 100m H.
Punched ticket to Austin after placing third in heat 2 with a personal-best 12.94 in the 100m H preliminaries at Sacramento State.
Time of 12.94 on May 27 in Sacramento, Calif., ranks second on the program’s all-time women’s 100m hurdles’ list.
First UTEP female 100-meter hurdler to advance to nationals since 2017.
Took gold in the 100m H with a 13.27 (1.2) at the CUSA Championships in Denton, Texas.
Competed in the 200m, clocking in a personal-best 23.91 (1.9).
Placed third in the 100m H with a 13.49 (0.9) at the Willie Williams Classic.
Took first place in the 100m H with a 13.94 at the New Mexico Spring Invitational.
Placed second with the 4x100m relay team with a 44.05 at the Desert Heat Classic.

2023 INDOOR (SOPHOMORE)

Named All-CUSA first team in the 60m hurdles.
Claimed gold in the 60m H with an 8.29 at the CUSA Championships in Birmingham, Ala.
Clocked in a personal-best 8.12 in the 60m H, placing fifth at the Don Kirby Invitational.
Took second in the 60m H with an 8.23 at the TTU Corky Classic.
Finished third in the 200m with a 24.31 at the Dr. MLK Jr. Collegiate Invitational.
Placed fourth in the 60m H (8.29) at the MLK Invite.

2022 OUTDOOR (FRESHMAN)

Set career best 25.49 in the 200m dash at the Don Kirby Tailwind.
Achieved second place in 100m hurdles (13.91) for career best at Don Kirby Tailwind.
Placed ninth at the Conference USA Championships in the 100m hurdles (13.84).
Part of the second-place 4x100m relay team (46.01) at the Sun Angel Classic.

PRIOR TO UTEP

Clocked in a 12.34w (+1.2) in the 100-meter dash in GC Foster College, Spanish Town on April 21, 2021.
Ran a 25.34w (+1.0) in Kingston on March 22, 2018.
Posted a 13.70w (+1.7) in the 100-meter hurdles at National Stadium in Kingston on May 11, 2021.

PERSONAL: Marissa Erica Simpson is the daughter of Eric Simpson and Keisha Brown ... has three brothers and three sisters ... born in Jamaica ... undeclared major.