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2022-23 Men's Track & Field Roster

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Kaya Simpson

Kaya Simpson

  • Position:
    Sprints
  • Ht./Wt.:
    5-10 /
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Edgewood, Md.
  • High School:
    Harford Technical

Summary

Biography

2021 Metropolitan Outdoor Champion (4x100 relay)

2023 Outdoors
Finished seventh in the 400m hurdles at the UNF River City Spring Break Classic (Mar. 16-17)....Finished second in the 100m hurdles and third in the 400m hurdles at the Outdoor Metropolitan Championships (Apr. 8)....Scored in three events including a bronze medal in the 4x100 relay at the Outdoor MAAC Championships (May 6-7)....Set a new PR in the 100m hurdles at IC4As (May 12-14).

2022-2023 Indoors
Finished fifth in the 60m hurdles at the Crowell Open (Dec. 3)....Second place finish in the 60m hurdles at the MLK Tribute (Jan. 16)....Finished third in the 60m hurdle at the Ramapo Opener (Jan. 20)....Finished second in the 60m and fourth in the 60m hurdles at the Indoor Metropolitan Championships (Feb. 3)...Set the school record for the 60m hurdles and scored in 60m as well at the Indoor MAAC Championships (Feb. 18-19).

2021 Outdoors: At the MAAC Outdoor Track & Field Championship (5/8-5/9), was a member of the 4x100 meter relay that won bronze with a time of 42.87 … Also took 12th in the 400-meter hurdles (58.16) … Was a member of the 4x100 meter relay that won gold at the Metropolitan Championships (4/9-4/10) with a mark of 42.24 … Clocked a personal-best 57.33 in placing sixth in the 400 meter hurdles at the Monmouth (5/1) … Ran a leg of the victorious 4x100 meter relay (42.63) at the Tom Farrell Classic (5/1) … Placed fourth in the 400-meter hurdles (58.47) at the St. John’s Invitational (4/16) … Registered a personal-best 200-meter time of 22.68 in finishing eight at the Metropolitan Outdoor Championships (4/9-4/10) … MAAC All-Academic Team honoree.

2020-21 Indoors: Did not compete due to the cancelation of the season.

2020 Outdoors: Did not compete due to the cancelation of the season.

2019-20 Indoors: Earned a 60-meter PR at the Crowell Open on December 7, recording a time of 7.06 in the event preliminaries (sixth)...Placed eighth in the finals with a time of 7.10 and helped the 4x400 team to an eighth-place finish with a time of 3:35.16...Finished in the top five in the 60-meters at the Robert Elkin Invitational on January 10 with a time of 7.19...Placed ninth in the 200-meters at the meet with a time of 23.65...Set a 200-meter PR at the NYC Gotham Cup on January 17, recording a time of 23.05 (19th)...Took home fourth in the 60-meter hurdles at the Metropolitan Indoor Championships with a PR time of 8.60...Finished 12th overall in the event at the BU Valentine Invitational, recording a time of 8.68.

Before Manhattan: Four-time first team all-county honoree at Harford Technical High School...Earned second team all-metro honors his junior season...Was named the team MVP for his junior and senior campaigns...Served as team captain his junior and senior years.

Personal: Son of Eugene Simpson and Shirley Binot...Has three brothers, Shimon, Elijah and Mekai...Has one sister, Elise...Was named Manhattan's first Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Diversity Chair in 2020...Born March 31, 2001.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

  • 2020-21Sophomore

    Sprints
    5'10"
  • 2021-22Junior

    Sprints
    5'10"
  • 2022-23Senior

    Sprints
    5'10"
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