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Savannah Simms
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Woodward Academy
- Hometown:
- Morrow, Ga.
Simms' TFRRS Results
All-Time Rice Rankings (as of June 2026)
No. 3 Indoor Triple Jump - 13.08m
No. 5 Outdoor Triple Jump - 13.19m
CONFERENCE TITLES
2026 American Outdoor - Triple Jump
2023 C-USA Indoor - DMR
ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS
2026 American Outdoor Triple Jump (1st)
2024 AAC Outdoor Triple Jump (2nd)
2024 AAC Indoor Triple Jump (3rd)
2023 C-USA Outdoor Triple Jump (2nd)
2023 C-USA Outdoor 400H (3rd)
2023 C-USA Indoor DMR (1st)
AT MAJOR MEETS
2026 NCAA West Prelims - 43rd, Triple Jump, 12.59m / 41-3.75
2026 American Outdoor - 1st, Triple Jump, 13.19m / 43-3.25
2024 NCAA West Prelims - 38th, Triple Jump, 12.58m / 41-3.25
2024 AAC Outdoor - 2nd, Triple Jump, 12.89m / 42-3.5
2024 AAC Outdoor - 4th, 400H, 59.14
2024 AAC Indoor - 7th, 4x400, 3:43.33
2024 AAC Indoor - 3rd, Triple Jump, 12.81m / 42-0.5
2023 NCAA West Prelims - 30th, 400H, 59.82
2023 C-USA Outdoor Championships - 2nd, Triple Jump, 12.68m (41-7.25)
2023 C-USA Outdoor Championships - 3rd, 400H, 1:00.19
2023 C-USA Indoor Championships - 1st, DMR, 11:34.36
2023 C-USA Indoor Championships - 5th, 4x400, 3:48.43
2023 C-USA Indoor Championships - 7th, Triple Jump, 12.01m (39-5)
2022 C-USA Outdoor Championships - 7th, 400m H, 1:04.23
2022 C-USA Indoor Championships - 11th, TJ, 12.00m (39-4.5)
ACADEMIC HONORS
2024-25 American All-Academic
2023-24 AAC All-Academic
2023-24 CSC Academic All-District
2024 Rice Honor Athlete
2022-23 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
2022-23 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2021-22 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2025-26
Indoor: Opened the indoor season with a jump of 13.08m to win the triple jump at the Ted Nelson Invite before suffering an injury for the remainder of indoors...Outdoor: Made her return at the American Championships, where she won the triple jump with a personal best jump of 13.19m, qualifying for the NCAA West Prelims.
2024-25
Red-shirt
2023-24
Indoor: Competed at four meets...Scored points in two events at the AAC Championships, finishing third in the triple jump and seventh in the 4x400m...Outdoor: Competed at six meets...Grabbed All-Conference honors with a second-place finish in the triple jump at the AAC Championships while also finishing fourth in the400m hurdles...Advanced to the NCAA West Prelims in the triple jump.
2022-23
Indoor: Competed at five meets...Won her first conference event title as part of the DMR team at the C-USA Championships while grabbing additional points with a fifth-place finish in the 4x400 and a seventh-place finish in the triple jump. Outdoor: Competed in seven meets...Had a personal best in the triple jump to take second at the C-USA outdoor championships while also taking third in the 400m hurdles at the meet...Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims in the 400m hurdles.
2021-22
Indoor: Competed at five meets...set a season-best distance of 12.00m in the triple jump at the C-USA Championships, placing 11th...third in the triple jump at the Houston G5 & Super 22. Outdoor: Saw action at seven meets...earned points for the Owls with a seventh place result in the 400m hurdles at the C-USA Championships...ran a season-best 400m hurdles time of 1:01.27 at the J. Fred Duckett Twilight..placed second in the 400m hurdles at both the Victor Lopez Classic and Earl Milner Invitational.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from the Woddward Academy (College Park, Ga.) where she competed for the War Eagles...was the 2021 state champion in the triple jump and named the team's MVP...also played four years of varsity basketball and two years of volleyball...graduated with a 4.0 GPA.
PERSONAL
Parents: Gary Simms and Devin Simon...Rice College: Martel...Major: History.
All-Time Rice Rankings (as of June 2026)
No. 3 Indoor Triple Jump - 13.08m
No. 5 Outdoor Triple Jump - 13.19m
CONFERENCE TITLES
2026 American Outdoor - Triple Jump
2023 C-USA Indoor - DMR
ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS
2026 American Outdoor Triple Jump (1st)
2024 AAC Outdoor Triple Jump (2nd)
2024 AAC Indoor Triple Jump (3rd)
2023 C-USA Outdoor Triple Jump (2nd)
2023 C-USA Outdoor 400H (3rd)
2023 C-USA Indoor DMR (1st)
AT MAJOR MEETS
2026 NCAA West Prelims - 43rd, Triple Jump, 12.59m / 41-3.75
2026 American Outdoor - 1st, Triple Jump, 13.19m / 43-3.25
2024 NCAA West Prelims - 38th, Triple Jump, 12.58m / 41-3.25
2024 AAC Outdoor - 2nd, Triple Jump, 12.89m / 42-3.5
2024 AAC Outdoor - 4th, 400H, 59.14
2024 AAC Indoor - 7th, 4x400, 3:43.33
2024 AAC Indoor - 3rd, Triple Jump, 12.81m / 42-0.5
2023 NCAA West Prelims - 30th, 400H, 59.82
2023 C-USA Outdoor Championships - 2nd, Triple Jump, 12.68m (41-7.25)
2023 C-USA Outdoor Championships - 3rd, 400H, 1:00.19
2023 C-USA Indoor Championships - 1st, DMR, 11:34.36
2023 C-USA Indoor Championships - 5th, 4x400, 3:48.43
2023 C-USA Indoor Championships - 7th, Triple Jump, 12.01m (39-5)
2022 C-USA Outdoor Championships - 7th, 400m H, 1:04.23
2022 C-USA Indoor Championships - 11th, TJ, 12.00m (39-4.5)
ACADEMIC HONORS
2024-25 American All-Academic
2023-24 AAC All-Academic
2023-24 CSC Academic All-District
2024 Rice Honor Athlete
2022-23 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
2022-23 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2021-22 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2025-26
Indoor: Opened the indoor season with a jump of 13.08m to win the triple jump at the Ted Nelson Invite before suffering an injury for the remainder of indoors...Outdoor: Made her return at the American Championships, where she won the triple jump with a personal best jump of 13.19m, qualifying for the NCAA West Prelims.
2024-25
Red-shirt
2023-24
Indoor: Competed at four meets...Scored points in two events at the AAC Championships, finishing third in the triple jump and seventh in the 4x400m...Outdoor: Competed at six meets...Grabbed All-Conference honors with a second-place finish in the triple jump at the AAC Championships while also finishing fourth in the400m hurdles...Advanced to the NCAA West Prelims in the triple jump.
2022-23
Indoor: Competed at five meets...Won her first conference event title as part of the DMR team at the C-USA Championships while grabbing additional points with a fifth-place finish in the 4x400 and a seventh-place finish in the triple jump. Outdoor: Competed in seven meets...Had a personal best in the triple jump to take second at the C-USA outdoor championships while also taking third in the 400m hurdles at the meet...Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims in the 400m hurdles.
2021-22
Indoor: Competed at five meets...set a season-best distance of 12.00m in the triple jump at the C-USA Championships, placing 11th...third in the triple jump at the Houston G5 & Super 22. Outdoor: Saw action at seven meets...earned points for the Owls with a seventh place result in the 400m hurdles at the C-USA Championships...ran a season-best 400m hurdles time of 1:01.27 at the J. Fred Duckett Twilight..placed second in the 400m hurdles at both the Victor Lopez Classic and Earl Milner Invitational.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from the Woddward Academy (College Park, Ga.) where she competed for the War Eagles...was the 2021 state champion in the triple jump and named the team's MVP...also played four years of varsity basketball and two years of volleyball...graduated with a 4.0 GPA.
PERSONAL
Parents: Gary Simms and Devin Simon...Rice College: Martel...Major: History.
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