Simeon Respress
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- Height:
- 6-1
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- Weight:
- 170
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Hometown:
- Cornelia, GA
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- High School:
- Tallulahfalls HS
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- Major:
- Financial Economics
2022-23
Competed in nine meets this season ... season best long jump (7.09m) at the SAC Outdoor Championships for an eighth place finish ... recorded a season best 1.90m in the high jump twice this season at the Trojan Opener and Electric City Invitational ... part of the 4x100m relay team that finished second at the Newberry Hub City Invitational (43.33).
2021-22
Competed in nine meets this season ... 1.87m in the high jump for a seventh place in the Clemson Opener ... set a personal best in the high jump at 1.93m for a fifth place finish at the Gamecock Opener and 6.85m in the long jump ... set a personal best in the 60m (7.37) at the U of SC Indoor Open ... set the long jump record twice this season: 6.87m at the Trojan Opener and the following week he recorded a distance of 7.16m at the SWU GottaRun Invite ... At SWU he also competed in the 4x100 relay for a sixth place finish (43.80) and the high jump (1.85m) ... personal best of 11.54 in the 100m at the Electric City Invitational ... sixth place finish in the high jump (1.85m) and seventh place in the long jump (6.89m) at the SAC Outdoor Championships.
High School
Attended Tallulahfalls School where he played basketball and ran track & field ... most improved player of the year, Blitz Player of the Week, State Qualifier, Defensive Player of the Year, Indian of the Week, Indian of the Month, named to academic honor roll ... personal best 6'6 in high jump ... long jump 22"6.
Personal
Born on August 20th, 2003 ... son of Chaun and Veronica Young ... majoring in Financial Economics
