Aliya Simpson

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Phoenix, Ariz.
High School:
Desert Vista HS

Accolades
- Academic All-Mountain West (2018)

Collegiate Personal Bests
Indoor
- Pole vault – 12'6.75'' (6th in CSU history)
Outdoor
- Pole vault - 12'6.25'' (6th in CSU history)

Simpson at the Mountain West Championships
2020
- 11th place, pole vault (indoor)
2019
- 10th place, pole vault (outdoor)
- 14th place, pole vault (indoor)
2018
- 5th place, pole vault (outdoor)
- 6th place, pole vault (indoor)
2017
- 11th place, pole vault (indoor)

COLORADO STATE
Senior (2019-20)
(Indoor): Competed in eight meets - all pole vault...Placed 11th at the Mountain West Championships with a 11' 11.75"...Recorded a season-best 12'3.5'' for third at UCCS Mountain Lion Open...Finished second in the pole vault at Potts Invite...Sixth in PV at Air Force Invitational.

Junior (2018-19)
(Indoor): Competed in three meets...Third Ram in pole vault at MW Championships...Placed fourth at Mountain Lion Open.
(Outdoor): Competed in six meets...Second Ram in pole vault at MW Championships...Placed first at Colorado Invitational...Placed second at Jack Christiansen Invitational.

Sophomore (2017-18)
(Indoor): Competed in seven meets...Recorded a PR in pole vault at MW Championships and finished in sixth-place.
(Outdoor): Competed in five meets...Top Ram finisher in PV at MW Championships...Took second in PV at Tom Benich and NoCo Challenge...Finished third at CU Invitational.

Freshman (2016-17)
(Indoor): Competed in six meets...Third Ram in the pole vault at MW Championships...Placed second at Colorado Open and third at Kansas State DeLoss Dodds Invitational...Made collegiate debut at Mines Alumni Classic & Multi.
(Outdoor): Competed in eight meets...Finished third at Jack Christiansen Invitational...Won the Tom Benich inviational...Made outdoor debut at Fum McGraw Open and finished in second.

High School
Attended Desert Vista HS...As a senior, won the pole vault at AZ Meet of Champions for her PR and last vault in HS...Won six total PV events in final year...Ranked fourth in the state in the pole vault as a junior, fifth as a sophomore and third as a freshman...Holds Arizona’s state freshman pole vault record (12-1)...Fifth on the school's record list in pole vault...Both sisters competed in pole vault in college; Shaylah at Arizona State and Laryssa at Utah.

High School Personal Bests
Indoor
- Pole vault – 11'6''
Outdoor
- Pole vault - 12'9''
- 200 meters - 28.44
- 100 meters - 13.34