USF Athletics

Awards and Accolades
USF Record Holder in the Outdoor 4x100 Relay (38.44 | 2024)
Competed in the NCAA East First Round Competitions
Competed in the NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships
2024 Men's AAC Indoor MVP
2024 Men's AAC Indoor 60m Dash Champion
2024 Men's AAC Indoor 200m Dash Champion
Member of the 2024 AAC Championship Team
 
 
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Collegiate PRs
60m: 6.65 | AAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 23-24, 2024) 
Indoor 200m: 20.96 | AAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 23-24, 2024)
Outdoor 100m: 10.13 | AAC Outdoor Championships (May 10-12, 2024)
Outdoor 200m: 20.38 | NCAA East First Round (May 22-25, 2024)
Outdoor 400m: 48.49 | South Florida Invitational (April 5-6, 2024)

Season Recaps
2025:
Indoor: Saw a ninth place finish in the 60m dash with a 6.85 time at the Crimson Elite meet (Feb. 7-8)...Ran a leg on the 4x400m relay to help his team place fourth (3:12.51) at the Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invitational (Feb. 8)...Placed fifth in the 200m (21.20) and sixth in the 60m dash (6.73) at the Windy City Invitational... 

2024:
Indoor: Placed second and third in the 60m (6.69) and the 4x400 (3:16.89) on Jan. 12 at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational...Saw a sixth place finish in the 4x400 with a time of 3:16.18 and a 10th place finish in the 200m (21.51) at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invite (Jan. 26-27)...Placed third in the 60m at the Crimson Elite Invite on Feb. 2...His Feb. 3 12th place finish saw a 21.45 time in the 200m at the Boston Scarlet & White Invitational on Feb. 3...Placed first in the 60m at the Badger's Windy City Invite (Feb. 9-10)...Subsequently, he also placed fourth in the 200m (21.32)...Ran a personal best and placed first in the 60m with a time of 6.65 at the American Indoor Track & Field Championship (Feb. 23-24)...Also placed first in the 200m with a time of 20.96 at the same competition...

Outdoor: Opened his outdoor performance with a first place finish in the 4x100 (39.13) at the USF Bulls Alumni Invitational (March 15-16)...He also finished third in the 100m (10.22) in the same event...Ran a leg omn the 4x100 that finished in first place (39.03) at the Pepsi Florida Relays (March 29-30)...Subsequently, he also ran the 200m in the same event, which finished for seventh place (20.52)...Clocked a 48.49 time in the 400m (10th Place) and a 39.45 time which finished first in the 4x100 at the South Florida Invitational (April 5-6)...Competed in the 100m (10.16 | 7th Place), 200m (20.87 | 5th Place), and the 4x100 (39.33 | 3rd Place) at the 64th Annual Mt. SAC Relays (April 17-20)...Ran a 39.41 in the 4x100 and a 1:22.08 in the 4x200 at the Penn Relays...Ran a leg in the 4x100 that finished in first place (38.44) in the AAC Outdoor Championships...He also placed second and third in the 100m (10.13) and the 200m (20.47) at the outdoor championships...Qualified for the NCAA East First Round where he placed 12th in the 200m (20.38) and second in the 4x100 (38.64), while also competing in the 100m (10.53) on May 22-25...Advanced to the NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships where he competed in the 200m finishing 24th with a time of 20.99...

2024 Season Highlights: Competed in the AAC Indoor and Outdoor Championships...Qualified for the NCAA East First Round...Advanced to the NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships...

2023:
Indoor: Won the 60m dash with a personal best time of 6.74 at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational (Jan. 13)...Placed ninth and eleventh in the 4x400 (3:20.91) and in the 60m (6.78) at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational (Jan. 27-28)...Ran the 60m where he finished in sixth place (6.83) at the Crimson Elite (Feb. 3-4)...Ran a season best time of 21.74 in the 200m at the Boston University Scarlet and White Invite (Feb. 4)...Saw a 21.74 time in the 200m at the Boston Scarlet and White Invite on Feb. 4...Competed in the 60m (6.83 | 6th Place), 200m (21.79 | 9th Place), and the 4x400 (3:27.83 | 7th Place) at the Wisconsin Badger's Windy City Invite on Feb 10-11...Saw action in the 60m and the 200m, finishing seventh (6.84) and 11th (21.75), respectively at the AAC Indoor Championships... 
 
Outdoor: Won the 4x100 relay with a time of 40.33 at the Beach Invitational (Apr. 14-15), while also clocking time in the 100m (10.61)...Ran the 4x200 for 1:28.99 at the Penn Relays (Apr. 27-29)...Ran a personal best time of 10.56 in the 100m dash to place 7^th in the preliminary round, ran a personal best time of 20.95 in the 200m to place 4^th, set a new program record time of 39.77 in the 4x100 relay to finish second in the AAC Outdoor Championships (May 12-14)...Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 25-27) and finished 10^th in the 4x100 with a time of 39.84...Moved on to the NCAA Outdoor Championships and finished 24^th in the 4x100 relay with 39.82 seconds...

2023 Season Highlights: Competed in the Indoor and Outdoor AAC Championships...Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminaries...Advanced to the NCAA Outdoor Championships...Held a program record time (39.77) in the Outdoor 4x100 relay...

High School: PRs: 100m: 10.57, 200m: 20.93, 400m: 49.20...Ran a personal best of 20.93 for 200m at the 2021 Pan American U23 Games to place fifth...Had a personal best on 10.57 in the 100m at the 2019 NACAC U18 Championships.

Personal: Attended Elmore Stout High School. Son of Nekita Croal and Shelly Simon. Majoring in Accounting. Born on March 13^th.