Dejona Simpson

Phonetic Pronunciation: Dejona Simpson

Prior to NMJC

NMJC (Freshman Track & Field 2023)

Indoor

Corky Classic (Jan. 13-14) | 400M- 59.02 | 4x400M- 3:58.74 (Vassell-58.74, Simpson-58.80, Morton- 1:01.87, Martin- 59.35)
UNM Team Open (Jan. 27-28) | 400M- 59.17 | 4x400M- 3:53.76 (Vassell-57.50, Simpson-56.30, Morton- 1:01.74, Martin- 57.69)
UNM Collegiate Classic (Feb. 3-4) | 400M- 56.42 (National Qualifier)
Jarvis Scott Open (Feb. 10-11) | 200M- 24.57 (National Qualifier)
Matador Qualifier (Feb. 17) | 400M- 55.51 (IQ)
Indoor T&F National Championships (March 3-4) | 400M 3rd- 54.70 (All-American) | 4x400 Relay National Champion- 3:40.56 (Vassell- 57.711, Simpson- 54.491, Taylor- 54.070, Skeete- 54.288) (All-American) (School Record)

NJCAA Women's Indoor Team National Champion (2023) | Two-time Indoor All-American

Outdoor

TTU Masked Rider Open (March 25) | 4x100M- 45.11 (Wallace, Morton, Simpson, Bollers) (National Qualifier)
Outdoor T&F National Championships (May 18-20 | Hobbs, NM) | 400M 5th- 54.14 (All-American) | 4x400M Relay Runner-up- 3:39.11 (Martin, Cooper, Simpson, Skeete) (All-American)

NJCAA Women's Outdoor Team National Champion (2023) | Two-time Outdoor All-American

Personal

Mother: Lydia Panton

Nickname: Deji

Enjoys listening to music and dancing.