2013 Track:
Indoor: Took fifth in the 60 meters (7.07) at the Orange & Purple Winter Classic … Ran his season best 60 meters in 7.03 at the ACC Championships … Recorded a season-best in the 200 meters (22.57) at the same meet. Outdoor: Part of the 4×100-meter relay team that took third at two meets, the Georgia Relays (41.09) and the ACC Championships (41.39) … Ran a career-best 100 meters in 10.91 at the ACC Championships.
2012 Track:
Indoor: Took eighth in the 200-meter run (22.59) at the Kentucky Invite … Improved that performance to a time of 22.40 for ninth place at the Rod McCravy Invite … Recorded his best 60-meter dash time of 7.02 at the same meet. Outdoor: Helped the 4×100-meter relay team to second place (41.05) at the Georgia Intercollegiate Invite … Placed fourth at the same meet with a collegiate-best time of 11.04 in the 100 meters … Part of the 4×100-meter relay team that placed third (40.87) at the Yellow Jacket Invite … Ran his best 200 meters at the UCF Invite, crossing the line in 22.03.
2011 Track:
Indoor: At the Clemson Purple & Orange Winter Classic, took sixth place in the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.99. Outdoor: Finished ninth at the Georgia Intercollegiate Invitational in the 100 meter run with a time of 11.00 … Earned eighth place at the Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Invitational in the 100 meter run with a time of 11.05 … Took 17th place in the 100 meter run with a time of 10.93 at the FSU Seminole Invitational.
2010 Track:
Indoor:At the Christmas Invite, finished 12th in the 55-meter dash, crossing in 6.61 … Earned a third-place finish in the 200 meter dash with a time of 22.84 at the Clemson Invite … Finished 24th in the 60 meter dash, with a season-best time of 7.01 at the Virginia Tech Elite … Placed 17th in the 60 meter dash at the Tiger Paw, crossing with a time of 7.05 … At the ACC Championships, finished 23rd in the 200 meter dash, posting a time of 22.98. Outdoor: Finished sixth at the Georgia/Georgia Tech Dual Meet in the 100 meter dash with a time of 11.09 … Finished in 15th at the Yellow Jacket Invitational in the 100 meter dash with a time of 10.94; was also the fourth leg on the third-place team in the 4×100 relay team that finished in a time of 42.02 at the same meet … Crossed the line in 10.78 in the 100 meter dash at the ACC Outdoor Championships; also had a time of 22.55 in the 200 meter dash.
High School:
Earned track team MVP honors sophomore year … Was All-Region and All-County sophomore, junior and senior years … Also played four years of football.
Personal:
Full name is Michael Richard Simms … Son of Lydia Simms … Born Sept. 14, 1990 … Has three siblings … Majoring in business administration.