Kansas State University Athletics
2024 Soccer Roster
Jersey Number 5
Sophie Simmons
- Position:
- Midfield
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Jenks HS
- Hometown:
- Jenks, Okla.
Bio
SIMMONS’S TROPHY CASE
• 2024 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
• Two-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2023 & 2024)
JUNIOR (2024)
Played in a career-high 18 matches with a career-high seven starts... Played a career-high 673 minutes... Scored one goal... Attempted four shots with two on goal... Made first start of season against 25th-ranked Texas Tech (9/26)... Played a career-high 71 minutes at Iowa State (10/6)... Scored first collegiate goal against Utah (10/10).
SOPHOMORE (2023)
Played in 17 matches with four starts... Notched 500 minutes of action... Attempted eight shots with three on goal... Collegiate soccer debut at Green Bay (8/17) and played 44 minutes... Made first career start against Houston (10/5) and played a career-high 57 minutes and attempted a shot on goal.
K-STATE (2022)
Member of K-State cross country program, but did not compete.
HIGH SCHOOL
Competed in cross country, track and field 800m, 4x400m, 4x800m relay and DMR, as well as soccer... Member of three Oklahoma Class 6A State Championship teams at Jenks, including two in track and field (2021, 2022) and on in cross country (2021)... Finished 23rd at the 2021 Class 6A State Cross Country Championship with a time of 19:45.9... Helped break the Oklahoma high school record in the 4x800m relay, as the quartet won the Class 6A state title for the second year in a row with a time of 9:12.04 in May 2022... Finished in the top-10 in three events (800m, 4x400m and 4x800m relays) at the 2022 Oklahoma Class 6A State Championship, including state titles in the 4x400m relay (3:53.64) and 4x800m relay (9:12.04) and 10th place in the 800m (2:18:02)... Part of a DMR team that posted a 2nd-place time of 11:54.10 at the Texas Clyde Littlefield Relays, which ranked 9th nationally... Selected as the 2021 Newcomer of the Year as well as winning the Outstanding Mid-Distance Award at Jenks... Helped Jenks win the 2021 Class 6A state title after placing first in the 4x800m relay and finishing 4th in the 800m and 4x400m relay.
CLUB
Played for Tulsa Soccer Club Hurricane ECNL... Invited to US Soccer North Texas Training Center four times (2016 and 2017)... Two-time Preseason Player to Watch... ECNL PDP Texas invitee in 2018.... ECNL Texas Conference All-Conference Team in 2018.
PERSONAL
Born October 16, 2003... Daughter of Liza and Ray Simmons... Parents are both Oklahoma alumni... Verbally committed to Oklahoma State for soccer in the eighth grade before opting to follow a path with track and field and cross country... Major is economics and finance.
• 2024 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
• Two-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2023 & 2024)
JUNIOR (2024)
Played in a career-high 18 matches with a career-high seven starts... Played a career-high 673 minutes... Scored one goal... Attempted four shots with two on goal... Made first start of season against 25th-ranked Texas Tech (9/26)... Played a career-high 71 minutes at Iowa State (10/6)... Scored first collegiate goal against Utah (10/10).
SOPHOMORE (2023)
Played in 17 matches with four starts... Notched 500 minutes of action... Attempted eight shots with three on goal... Collegiate soccer debut at Green Bay (8/17) and played 44 minutes... Made first career start against Houston (10/5) and played a career-high 57 minutes and attempted a shot on goal.
K-STATE (2022)
Member of K-State cross country program, but did not compete.
HIGH SCHOOL
Competed in cross country, track and field 800m, 4x400m, 4x800m relay and DMR, as well as soccer... Member of three Oklahoma Class 6A State Championship teams at Jenks, including two in track and field (2021, 2022) and on in cross country (2021)... Finished 23rd at the 2021 Class 6A State Cross Country Championship with a time of 19:45.9... Helped break the Oklahoma high school record in the 4x800m relay, as the quartet won the Class 6A state title for the second year in a row with a time of 9:12.04 in May 2022... Finished in the top-10 in three events (800m, 4x400m and 4x800m relays) at the 2022 Oklahoma Class 6A State Championship, including state titles in the 4x400m relay (3:53.64) and 4x800m relay (9:12.04) and 10th place in the 800m (2:18:02)... Part of a DMR team that posted a 2nd-place time of 11:54.10 at the Texas Clyde Littlefield Relays, which ranked 9th nationally... Selected as the 2021 Newcomer of the Year as well as winning the Outstanding Mid-Distance Award at Jenks... Helped Jenks win the 2021 Class 6A state title after placing first in the 4x800m relay and finishing 4th in the 800m and 4x400m relay.
CLUB
Played for Tulsa Soccer Club Hurricane ECNL... Invited to US Soccer North Texas Training Center four times (2016 and 2017)... Two-time Preseason Player to Watch... ECNL PDP Texas invitee in 2018.... ECNL Texas Conference All-Conference Team in 2018.
PERSONAL
Born October 16, 2003... Daughter of Liza and Ray Simmons... Parents are both Oklahoma alumni... Verbally committed to Oklahoma State for soccer in the eighth grade before opting to follow a path with track and field and cross country... Major is economics and finance.
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