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
Sport

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
4/29/2019	Marina Vitalich	Softball
4/29/2019	Connor Messick	Men's Golf
4/22/2019	JP Miller	Men's Golf
4/22/2019	Elizabeth Johnson	Women's Rowing
4/16/2019	Giuliano Buzoianu	Men's Tennis
4/16/2019	Hannah Harrod	Women's Tennis
4/1/2019	Jaylen Simmons	Men's Track & Field
4/1/2019	Adriana Erickson	Softball
3/25/2019	Deanna Balsama	Women's Lacrosse
3/25/2019	Matthew Voss	Wrestling
3/18/2019	Sam Jung	Men's Golf
3/11/2019	Tejon Anthony	Wrestling
3/11/2019	Bekah Ansbro	Softball
3/4/2019	Will Calaman	Men's Volleyball
3/4/2019	Erin Donoghue	Women's Lacrosse
2/26/2019	Sarah Moore	Women's Track & Field
2/26/2019	Rico Gomez	Men's Track & Field
2/18/2019	Greg Popatak II	Baseball
2/18/2019	EJ Bankson	Softball
2/11/2019	Hayden Wagner	Men's Volleyball