Tyler Simpson

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Lexington, Mass.
High School:
Lexington HS

2005-06 (Junior): Member of the Spring A-10 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll ... Outdoor Track: Placed fourth in the decathlon (4,959 points) at the A-10 Championships (5/7) ... at the New Hampshire Invitational (4/29) placed fifth in the high jump (6-2) ... Indoor Track: At the A-10 Championships (2/18), placed eighth in the high jump (6-1.25) and 14th in the 400 meters (53.96 seconds). 2004-05 (Sophomore): Competed in the 400 meter hurdles during the outdoor season and in the 55-meter hurdles, high jump and long jump during the indoor season ... during the outdoor season, took 10th in the 400 meter hurdles with a season-best 1:00.09 at the Atlantic 10 Championships (5/8) ... during the indoor season, tied his season-best height in the high jump of 5-feet, 11.25 inches at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Championships (2/19). 2003-04 (Freshman): Competed in the decathlon at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championships (5/1) finishing sixth with 4,777 points ... during the indoor season had his best mark in the long jump (20[apos] 2_') at the Adidas Boston Indoor Games finishing eighth in his flight. Before UMass: Four-year letterwinner at Lexington High School ... named to the Middlesex League All-Star team each season of outdoor track ... named team captain as a senior ... posted career-best marks in the high jump (6-4), the 300 hurdles (42.1 seconds), the 110 hurdles (16.5 seconds), and the long jump (19-8). Personal: Tyler Deane Simpson ... son of Alan and Janet Simpson ... has one brother, Brandon ... born Oct. 24, 1984 in Worchester, Mass.