Simmons is the first two-time Gatorade national runner of the year since Olympian Grant Fisher in 2013-14, and one of just three all-time since Lukas Verzbicas first repeated in 2009 and 2010.
Nationally ranked Utah (No. 20) and UVU (No. 22) women’s teams will also be competing at NCAA regional. Can BYU win NCAA regional? Can BYU XC teams will NCAA championships?
The BYU star didn’t have a passion for running early on, but that didn’t keep him from becoming one of the top runners on the Cougars’ No. 3-ranked cross-country team
Lexy Halladay-Lowry finished fourth and the fourth-ranked Cougars women s cross country team did all of its scoring in the top 10 to hold off Oklahoma State for the Big 12 championship.