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Tarleton State University Athletics

2021 Track & Field Roster

Brady Johnson
Brady Johnson
Brady Johnson

Emily Simon

  • Position Heptathlon
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Vernon, TX

Biography

Senior (2021)
Placed second and notched a personal record in the heptathlon at the WAC Outdoor Championships with a score of 4,958 points … Earned All-WAC first team credentials … Ranks second in the heptathlon on Tarleton’s outdoor record book … Finished the season with the third-best mark in the high jump (5’ 6”) in the WAC … Finished eighth in the event at the conference championships … Cleared 5’ 6” in the high jump at the Joe Gillespie Invitational to finish second and set a personal record … Also won the 100m hurdles with a season best time of 14.38 seconds at Tarleton’s home meet … Took fourth and set a personal record in the 400m hurdles at the Joe Gillespie Invitational in 1:09.18 … Completed the heptathlon with a score of 4,870 points at the Angelo State David Noble Relays to finish fourth … Claimed sixth place and won her heat in the 100m hurdles in 14.50 seconds at the Wes Kittley ACU Invitational … Also competed at the Michael Johnson Invitational and Texas A&M Alumni Muster. 

Junior (2020) 
Saw action in three meets for Tarleton … Took third place in the pentathlon at the Lone Star Conference Indoor Championships with a career-best score of 3,262 points ... Placed fourth in the high jump (5’1.75”) at the Pittsburg State Invitational. 

Sophomore (2019) 
Competed in eight meets for the Texans … Recorded career-bests in the heptathlon (4,040 points) and javelin (120’8”) at the LSC Outdoor Championships … Set a personal record in the pentathlon (2,823 points) at the LSC Indoor Championships to place sixth 

Freshman (2018) 
Competed in eight meets for the Texans … Recorded a career-high in points in the heptathlon (3,628) at the LSC Outdoor Championships to place 11th … Took 10th place in the pentathlon (2,680 points) at the LSC Indoor Championships … Finished seventh in the javelin (112’7”) at the ACU Oliver Jackson Twilight. 

Vernon High School 
Earned four varsity letters in track & field and three in volleyball… Also lettered in basketball and softball for two years … Won District titles in the 100m hurdles and high jump in 2017 … Was the district and regional champion in high jump in 2016 … Was the District champion in pole vault in 2015 and 2016 … Also was the regional champion in high jump in 2016 … Led her track & field team to a team District championship in 2015, 2016, and 2017 … Helped her volleyball team win District, Bi-District, and Area championships in 2015. 

Personal 
2017 graduate of Vernon High School in Vernon, TX … Daughter of Jennifer and Truman Castleberry … Has a brother Truman … Majoring in kinesiology… Born April 22.