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

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Jaylen Simmons

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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
10/29/2018	Emma van der Vorst	Women's Soccer
10/29/2018	Clark Gronek	Men's Soccer
10/22/2018	Morgan Symmers	Women's Soccer
10/22/2018	Christopher Stankiewicz	Men's Swimming & Diving
10/15/2018	Attila Kiss	Men's Swimming & Diving
10/15/2018	Emma van der Vorst	Women's Soccer
10/8/2018	Catie Espinoza	Women's Volleyball
10/8/2018	Jeff Wilson	Men's Golf
9/24/2018	Sam Jung	Men's Golf
9/24/2018	Peyton Ehmke	Women's Volleyball
9/10/2018	Emma van der Vorst	Women's Soccer
9/10/2018	Tunde Akinlosotu	Men's Soccer
9/4/2018	Nia Elbeck	Women's Soccer
9/4/2018	Jonathan Schloth	Men's Cross Country
8/27/2018	Grant Robinson	Men's Soccer
8/27/2018	Emily Konchan	Women's Volleyball
5/21/2018	Natalie Butler	Women's Basketball
5/21/2018	Brian Negron	Men's Volleyball
5/8/2018	John Seals	Men's Track & Field
5/8/2018	GJaudy John-Wallace	Women's Track & Field