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2024 Cross Country Roster

Profile

  • Senior
    Class
  • Florence, Colo.
    Hometown
  • High Country Christian Academy
    High School
John Durgee
Kylie Simshauser 2024
Kylie Simshauser
Senior
Class
Florence, Colo.
Hometown

Summary

Biography

2024-25
Cross Country:

Wyoming Invite
5k - 17:14.0 - 1st

Roy Griak Invitational
6k - 21:25.4 - 3rd 

Joe Piane Invitational
5k - 16:39.6 - 19th

Pre Nationals
6k - 20:34.1

Mountain West Championships
6k - 20:34.5 - 5th

NCAA Mountain Regional
10k - 21:12.4 - 59th

Named Mountain West Cross Country Athlete of the Week twice (Sept. 3. & Sept. 24). First-team All-Mountain West honoree.


2023-24
Cross Country:

Mountain West Championships
6k - 20:47.1 PR - 17th

NCAA Mountain Regional
6k - 20:59.7

Indoor Track and Field: 
Potts Invitational
Mile - 5:03.54 PR - 10th

Bobcat Challenge
3000m - 9:51.65 PR - 1st

Outdoor Track and Field:
Bryan Clay Invitational
5000m - 16:33.72 PR - 10th

Doug Max Invitational
1500m - 4:36.14 PR - 2nd

2022-23
2023 Mountain West Outdoor Track and Field Championship 
5000m – 17:09.15 - 19th 

2023 Mountain West Cross Country Championship  
6k - 21:01.7 - 17th  

2023 Mountain West Indoor Championships
3000m - 10:00.36 - 17th
DMR – 12:01:00 – 7th 

2021-22
Cross Country: Made an instant impact for the Cowgirls in her freshman season competing in every race… Opened the season racing unattached at the Wyoming Invitational where she finished 19th with a 5k time of 18:02.6… Finished 54thoverall and third amongst the Cowgirls at the Roy Griak Invitational with a 6k time of 22:26.8… Finished 31st in her first career Mountain West Championship meet helping to lead Wyoming to a sixth place team finish… Finished 58th overall and second amongst the Cowgirls at the NCAA Mountain region Championships… Excelled in the classroom as well earning Academic All-Mountain West Honors.

Indoor Track & Field: Was one of the top distance runner for the Cowgirls during the season competing in the 5000M and 3000M… Clocked a time of 9:50.98 in the 3000M moving into ninth all-time in program history in the event… Moved into fourth all time in program history in the 5000M with a time of 16:57.37…  Was the top Cowgirl placer in the 5000M at the Mountain Wets Championships finishing 15th with a time of 17:25.01… Finished 28th in the 3000M at the Mountain West Championships with a time of 10:06.51… Took third in the 3000M at the Prairie Wolf Invitational with a time of 10:09.87. 

High School: A graduate of High Country Christian Academy in Florence, Colo., Simshauser ran cross country and track as a team captain as well as a four-time state qualifier in track and cross country, a two-time cross country conference champion and a cross country region champion. On the academic side, she was named to the honor roll all four years.

Personal:
Daughter of Kelly and Rich Simshauser, sister of Kaylee. Sister Kaylee is a member of the Wyoming Rodeo team. Chose Wyoming over Colorado-Colorado Springs, Colorado State-Pueblo and Western for the supportive and motivating team and coaches. Plans to graduate in 2025 with a degree in kinesiology and health.