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- Hometown:
- West Des Moines, Iowa
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- Year:
- Fr.
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- High School:
- Valley
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- Event(s):
- Distance
Bio
Honors & Awards
- One-time Letterwinner (2025)
2025 | freshman
- Ran 2:03:84 minutes in the 800 meter at the Liz Wuertz Invite
- Clocked 4:16:87 minutes in the 1500 at the Wartburg Select
- Finished in 16:17:45 minutes in the 5000 at the Wartburg Select
High School
- Graduated in 2024 from Valley West Des Moines High School
- Qualified for the state championships in cross country
- Qualified for the state championships in the 4x800 relays in track and field
- One-time academic all-state selection
- Four-time academic all-conference selection
Personal
- Parents are Sisco and Sarah
- Has three siblings, Lucy, Ernie, Mae
- Majoring in health and exercise science
- Also a member of the Storm cross country team
News Mentions
Storm celebrate seniors at Kip Janvrin Open
Simpson played host to the Kip Janvrin Open, honoring the 2025 season class, while also seeing action at the Drake Relays on Thursday and Friday.
April 25, 2025
Amina and Achebe notch pair of second-place finishes for Storm men's track and field
Led by two second place finishes for Kendrick Achebe and Johny Amina in their respective events, the Storm men’s track and field split...
April 11, 2025
Storm Track and Field post strong showing at Wartburg Outdoor Select meet
Highlighted by sixth fastest time in school history in the 4x100 relay, the Storm saw action at the Wartburg Outdoor Select on Saturday.
April 5, 2025
Achebe makes history in 100m dash at Central Invitational
Records are meant to be broken, but the record Kendrick Achebe set on Friday in the 100m dash might stand for years to come.
March 28, 2025
Patterson makes history with heptathlon win at A-R-C Indoor Championships
Ulysses Patterson broke the school record in the Heptathlon, winning four of the seven events, and won the conference's Field Athlete of the Meet...
March 1, 2025
Latcham delivers win in high jump as Storm compete at Liz Wuertz Invite
Clarke Latcham stole the show at the Liz Wuertz invite for the Simpson men’s track and field team, winning the high jump and placing himself...
February 22, 2025
Storm provide solid performance at ISU Cyclone Open
Cole Leggett shined in the 3000m race, setting his name in the top-ten in school history as the Storm battled at the Iowa State Cyclone open on...
January 24, 2025
Storm men's track and field open 2025 at Chelsey Henkenius Invite
Corbin Truitt earned his spot in the Storm history books, finishing fourth overall, and eighth in school history in the 1000m race as the Storm...
January 18, 2025
