| Height: | 5-7 |
| Year: | Senior |
| Hometown: | Woodstock, Ga. |
| High School: | Homeschooled |
| Major: | Education |
Amanda heads into her senior season and her third year on the
Golden Eagle roster in 2009-10...spent her freshman season at
Reinhardt College before transferring to Tech...a middle distance
runner who will concentrate on the 800m and 1,500m races...has been
a competitive and consistent presence on the track during cross
country season...also strong in the classroom...named four times to
the Athletic Director's Honor Roll in recognition of her academic
work.
AT TECH - (In 2009-10): Amanda was a strong
runner and showed consistency during the cross country season...ran
in all six meets, placing third on the team in five of the
contests...clocked in a best seasonal time of 21:04.73 at Sewanee.
(In 2008-09): Amanda ran in six meets for Tech
during the fall cross country season...ran her best time at
Evansville with a 20:29 finish...competed in the 800m and mile runs
during the spring track season, and set career-bests in
both...achieved a time in the 800m of 2:29.73 at the OVC
Championships...best time in the mile run was 5:38.49, reached at
the OVC meet...also competed in the 800m and 1500m runs in the
outdoor season...clocked in a best time in the 800m of 2:32.58 at
the OVC outdoor meet...achieved a career-best time in the 1500m of
5:17.62, also at the OVC meet.
(In 2007-08): Amanda ran in all seven meets for
the Golden Eagle cross country team during the fall...best time at
5K was 21:46 at the Western Kentucky meet...ran her second-best
time of the year (21:58) at the OVC Championships...competed in two
indoor events during the spring track season...in the 800m, posted
a seasonal personal-best time of 2:36.98 at ETSU...also
participated in the mile run with a seasonal personal-best time of
5:50.81 at Sewanee...along with her indoor season, she also
participated in two outdoor events...in the outdoor 800m, she
placed a time of 2:31.27 at the OVC Championships...also competed
in the 1500m with a personal-best time of 5:22.44 at Purdue.
HIGH SCHOOL: Amanda was home-schooled for her high school
career and was a three-sport letterwinner, competing in tennis,
basketball and cross country...was selected captain of the cross
country team twice under coach Howard Brummel.
PERSONAL: The daughter of Mike and Kay
Simmons...full name is Amanda Michelle Simmons...enrolled in art
education...her uncle (Kent Pettyjohn) was a Golden Eagle football
letterman in 1979-81.
