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Tilly Simpson - Cross Country - University of New Mexico Lobos Athletics

Tilly Simpson

Class

Jr. (XC) / JR. (I) / Jr. (O)

Hometown

Sheffield, England

Previous School

Eckington School / Michigan

 


 Tilly Simpson TFRRS Results
Tilly Simpson World Athletics Profile

2024-25

Cross Country (Junior): In her debut season with the Lobos, Simpson opened with a 20th-place finish at the Cowboy Jamboree 6K (21:30.0) against a nationally competitive field … clocked 21:01.2 at Wisconsin Pre-Nationals to place 154th overall … placed 31st at the Mountain West Championships (21:54.9) before earning an individual berth to the NCAA Championships, where she produced her fastest 6K of the season — 20:39.8 — to place 118th in the nation as the Lobos’ fifth and final point-scorer … the UNM women placed seventh in the nation in the team score.

Indoor Track & Field (Junior): Opened the track season at the Boston University Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener, running 16:19.07 in the 5,000 meters.

Outdoor Track & Field (Junior): Raced primarily in the 1,500 meters, claiming a win at the Don Kirby Tailwind Twilight (4:29.24 / 4:23.08 converted) and lowering her raw best to 4:23.23 at the Desert Heat Classic … Also competed in the 5,000 meters, placing 16th at the Mountain West Championships (16:40.55).

University of Michigan (2023-24)

Outdoor Track & Field 
• Ran 16:23.67 in the 5000-meter run for seventh at the Big Ten Championships (May 10-12)
• Ran 4:23.28 in the 1500-meter run for sixth at the Billy Hayes Invitational (May 3)
• Ran a career-best 16:13.85 in the 5000-meter run for 14th at the Wake Forest Invitational (April 19)
• Ran 16:29.14 to win the 5000-meter run at the Stanford Invitational (March 29-30)
• Ran 4:21.43 in the 1500-meter run for fourth at the USF Alumni Invitational (March 15-16)

Indoor Track & Field 
• Ran 4:48.65 for 13th in the mile at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 23-24)
• Ran 4:46.86 for sixth in the mile at the Windy City Invitational (Feb. 9-10)
• Ran 2:14.35 for 13th in the 800-meter run at the Michigan Invitational (Jan. 26-27)
• Ran 2:10.27 for eighth in the 800-meter run at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 20)
• Ran a career-best 4:55.80 for eighth in the mile and 3:57.27 for seventh in the 4×400 meter relay at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 13)

Cross Country
• Ran 21:14.8 over 6 kilometers for 34th at the Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 10)
• Ran for 20:46.5 over 6 kilometers for 43rd at the Loyola Lakefront Invite (Sep. 29)
• Ran for 18:28.8 over 5 kilometers for 12th at the Badger Classic (Sep. 9)

Eckington School / University of Birmingham

Two-time team captain at University of Birmingham in England… Placed fourth at 800 meters at the British University of Championships… English schools champion at 800 meters and 1,500 meters… Three-time national champion at 800 meters.