Jaylen Simmons (4/20/2020) - Athlete Awards - George Mason University Athletics

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Jaylen Simmons

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Week Of

4/20/2020
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Men's Track & Field
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Simmons was named Men's Field Performer of the Year at the 2020 Atlantic 10 Indoor Track & Field Championships. Simmons, a Waynesboro, Va. native, broke a 23-year old school record in the shot put with a personal best toss of 19.33m – besting Perry Gaskins's mark of 18.52m in 1997. The gold-medal toss also broke the meet and facility record at the A-10 Championships, set by Charlotte's Jake Deaton in 2013 (18.55m). The historic performance ranks 21st in the nation.

Athlete Awards
Date	Athlete	Sport
9/5/2017	Riley Freeland	Women's Cross Country
8/28/2017	Henning Dirks	Men's Soccer
8/28/2017	Kelly Schaller	Women's Volleyball
5/30/2017	Michelle Wallerstedt	Women's Track & Field
5/30/2017	Greg Popatak II	Baseball
5/15/2017	Brian Marconi	Baseball
5/15/2017	Madison Aker	Softball
5/8/2017	Bernard Freeman	Men's Track & Field
5/8/2017	Sarah Moore	Women's Track & Field
5/1/2017	Chachi Kelehan	Women's Lacrosse
5/1/2017	Frank Sturek	Baseball
4/17/2017	Tyler Nelin	Baseball
4/17/2017	Alexa McGovern	Women's Lacrosse
4/10/2017	Edward Ayers	Men's Tennis
4/10/2017	Michelle Wallerstedt	Women's Track & Field
4/3/2017	Maria Justiniano	Women's Rowing
4/3/2017	Jack Wilson	Men's Volleyball
3/27/2017	Marina Vitalich	Softball
3/27/2017	Tyler Zombro	Baseball
3/20/2017	Chachi Kelehan	Women's Lacrosse