Drake University Athletics

Collegiate Cross Country Personal Bests/Results
 
2024 Cross Country: Best 8k time of 24:09.4 earned a top 50 finish at Sean Earl Lakefront Invite…fastest 10k time of 31:28.5 came at NCAA Midwest Region Championship.

2024 Outdoor: Began schedule with 1:54.83 800 to win the Wartburg Outdoor Select…traveled to California for season best 1500 with 3:46.36 at Bryan Clay Invitational…member of runner-up 4x1600 team with 16:50.87 at Drake Relays.

2024 Indoor: Season best mile time of 4:04.37 came at Tyson Invitational and was good enough for sixth place…best 3000 time of 8:24.48 earned second in season opener at ISU Holiday Invite…eventually took fourth at MVC Championships with 4:11.18 mile.

2023 Cross Country: Fastest 5k time came in season opener at Oz Memorial on Sep. 1 with fourth place run of 15:47.3…best 8k time came later at Greeno/Dirksen Invite in 24:27.0.

2023 Outdoor: Ran solely 1500s during outdoor season with best finish in fourth at Jim Duncan Invitational and fastest time of 3:51.38 earning fifth place at the MVC Championships.

2023 Indoor: Improved from season’s start to finish…ended year with Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Championship as member of 10:07.02 distance medley relay team…finished fifth at Iowa Open with 1:57.32 800…best mile time of 4:12.80 came at SDSU Indoor Classic.

2022 Cross Country: Made his Drake debut with a 22:37.5 6K time at the Oz Memorial… Ran an 8K race in 27:19.5 at the Bradley Pink Classic.
 
Prior to Drake: Prepped at Loyola Academy… Team MVP in cross country and track & field.

Personal: Son of Chrisjon Simon and Laura Kilb-Simon… His father competed on the Drake track & field team and graduated from Drake University in 1990… Kinesiology major… Lists sailing as a hobby.