2016-17 Women's Track & Field Roster
Biography
Collegiate Honors
• 2016 Horizon League Outdoor High Jump Champion
• All-League Second Team (2015 Outdoor Triple Jump)
2017: Did not compete and maintained senior eligibility.
2016 Outdoor: Gave Milwaukee the sweep of high jump titles by bringing home the league outdoor crown as a sophomore ... winning height of 1.71m (5-7 1/4) now ranks third in UWM history ... also finished fifth in triple jump and 14th in long jump at the Horizon League Championships ... won the triple jump in the season-opening Billiken Kickoff Mar. 19 ... one week later, was named Horizon League Field Athlete of the Week after sweeping the high jump and triple jump events, posting a PR leap of 12.26m (40-2 3/4) in triple jump at the Edmunds Invite, moving her into fifth place in school history ... also competed in the 100m at the Edmunds Invite, taking third in 13.24 seconds ... again finished first in triple jump and second in high jump at the Lee Calhoun Memorial April 15 ... finished atop the podium in triple jump, yet again, while taking fourth in long jump at the Drake Alternative May 1 ... competed in triple jump at the Dr. Keeler Invite May 13, taking fifth.
2016 Indoor: Finished fourth in both high jump and triple jump and 11th in long jump at the Horizon League Championships ... kicked off the season first in triple jump and sixth in high jump at the Karl Schlender Invite Jan. 16 ... won both the high jump and triple jump and took seventh in long jump at the Tierney Quad Jan. 24 ... one week later, was second in both high jump and triple jump at the Mike Lints Open ... was named Horizon League Field Athlete of the Week after posting PRs in both high jump (1.67m/5-5 3/4) and triple jump (11.99m/39-4) at Notre Dame's Meyo Invite Feb. 5 ... that high jump mark now ranks fifth in program history while triple jump mark is sixth all time ... swept both events again one week later at the Platteville Invite ... again won the triple jump competition, was second in high jump and third in long jump at the Panther Tune-Up Feb. 19.
2015 Indoor: Scored in two events, taking sixth in both triple jump and high jump as a freshman at the Horizon League Championships ... made collegiate debut at the John Tierney Triangular Jan. 23, taking second in high jump, third in triple jump and ninth in long jump ... one week later, cleared a season-best height of 1.60m (5-3) to win the high jump competition and also was sixth in triple jump at the Tadd Metzger Invite ... took first in triple jump, fifth in long jump and eighth in the 55m dash at the Parkside Classic Feb. 7. 2015 Outdoor: Finished a strong freshman season by earning all-league second-team honors in triple jump ... also came in fifth in high jump at the Horizon League Championships after clearing a season-best 1.63m (5-4 1/4) ... that leap now stands tied for ninth in program history ... made outdoor debut by taking sixth in high jump at Marquette April 10 ... won the triple jump competition with a PR leap of 11.67m (38-3 1/2) - now eight in UWM history - at the Drake Alternative April 26 ... also was fourth in high jump at Drake Alternative ... closed out season taking sixth in triple jump at the Dr. Keeler Invite May 8.
High School
Qualified for state in three events her only two years competing in track and field at Milwaukee Vincent High School ... finished eighth in triple jump and 10th in high jump at the Wisconsin state meet as a senior ... seventh in high jump at state as a junior ... also played basketball for three years.
Personal
Daughter of James Powell and Devin Sims ... cousin, Patrick Souter, played basketball for UW-Whitewater ... lists competing at AAU Junior Olympics and taking seventh in triple jump as most memorable sports experience ... born May 29, 1996 in Racine, Wis.
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