Jenny Simpson

Jenny Simpson
Jenny Simpson competing in the steeplechase at the 2008 US Olympic Trials
Personal information
Birth name Jennifer Mae Barringer
Nationality American
Born (1986-08-23) August 23, 1986
Webster City, Iowa, U.S.
Residence Oviedo, Florida, U.S.
Boulder, Colorado, U.S.
Height 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight 110 lb (50 kg)
Sport
Event(s) Steeplechase, 1500 m, 3000 m, 5000 m
College team Colorado
Club New Balance
Turned pro 2010
Coached by Mark Wetmore
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro1500 m
World Championships
2011 Daegu1500 m
2013 Moscow1500 m
2017 London1500 m

Jennifer Simpson (née Barringer; born August 23, 1986) is an American middle distance runner and steeplechaser. She represented the United States at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2012 London Olympics and 2016 Rio Olympics. She is a former American record holder for the 3000 meters steeplechase. In the 1500 meters, she won a gold medal at the 2011 World Championships, a silver medal at the 2013 and 2017 World Championships, and a bronze medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.[3]

Running career

High school

As a student at Oviedo High School, Simpson was a 5-time state champion in track and 3-time state champion in cross country.[4] On 3 February 2018, Oviedo High School renamed their track Jenny Simpson Track in her honor.[5] She also set Florida high school records in the mile, two-mile, 5000 m, and three-mile. Simpson finished 3rd in San Diego's Foot Locker Cross Country Championships in 2003 behind winner Katelyn Kaltenbach of Colorado and Marie Lawrence of Nevada.[6][7] Simpson came on strong and won for the second straight year in identical times of 17:27, becoming the first Florida girl to ever win the Footlocker South regional twice.[8] Simpson finished 10th in San Diego's Footlocker cross country national championship in 2004.[9][10]

Collegiate

At Colorado, Simpson won the 2006 NCAA Outdoor championship steeplechase in a time of 9:53.04. The following year, she won the USATF Outdoor steeplechase championship in 9:34.64.

She finished 7th in heats at IAAF World Outdoors in the steeplechase in a time of 9:51.04. She finished 7th at the NCAA Outdoors in 2007 in the steeplechase with a time of 9:59.81. She also ran at Drake Relays in the steeplechase in a time of 9:44.31. In April 2007, She finished 4th in 5,000m at Stanford in a time of 15:48.24.[11]

At the time of her 2008 Olympic appearance, Simpson was enrolled at the University of Colorado. At the U.S. trials, Simpson qualified for the United States Olympic team by finishing third in the steeplechase.[12]

Simpson qualified for the first women's steeplechase final in Olympic history by finishing third in her heat. She set a new American record of 9:22.26 in the final and placed ninth.[13]

In 2009, she set NCAA records in the mile, 3000 m, and 5000 m indoors, 1500 m, 3000 m steeplechase and 5000 m outdoors.[13] She also topped her own American record in the steeplechase at the 2009 World Championships with a time of 9:12:50, finishing 5th overall.[14]

While primarily a steeplechaser, she ran 3:59.90 in the 1500 m at the 2009 Prefontaine Classic. At the time of the event, this performance made her the third-fastest female 1500 m runner in U.S. track and field history.[15]

Simpson came fifth at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, running a North American record time of 9:12.50 minutes for the event. It is also the best mark by any athlete from the Americas. She was the 2009 US Champion in the steeplechase.

Despite the fact that she could have signed a professional contract, Simpson returned to school in the fall of 2009 to compete in cross country.[16] On October 31, 2009, Simpson captured the Big 12 individual title, running a 6-kilometer course in 20 minutes, 27.46 seconds.[17] She was favored to win the NCAA Cross Country Championship on November 23, 2009, but collapsed after leading for the first two miles. She wound up in 163rd place. Simpson commented that she felt light headed all of a sudden.[18]

Simpson won the Inaugural Bowerman Award in 2009. The Bowerman Award is given to college track's Athlete of the Year.[19]

Professional

In January 2010, Simpson signed a multi-year endorsement deal with New Balance.[20] Simpson later changed coaches from her University of Colorado at Boulder coach, Mark Wetmore, in favor of the Air Force Academy coach Juli Benson.[21]

Simpson missed most of the 2010 season due to a stress reaction in her right femur.[22] She married runner[23] Jason Simpson[24] on October 8, 2010.[25]

Simpson began the 2011 season strong, winning the mile and 3000 meters championships at the 2011 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships.[26] She qualified for the 2011 World Championships in Athletics by finishing second in the 1500 meters at the US Track and Field Championship.[27]

Simpson won a gold medal at the 1500 meters at the World Championships in a time of 4:05:40. She beat rivals Hannah England and Natalia Rodriguez. Simpson's gold medal was considered a surprise.[28][29] She became the first American woman to win the event since Mary Decker at the inaugural World Championships in 1983.

On July 1, 2012, Simpson qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics with a third-place finish in the women's 1500 m at the 2012 United States Olympic Trials.[30] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Simpson qualified for the 1500 meter semifinal in 4:13.89 but did not qualify for the final. She announced a return to coach Mark Wetmore in December 2012.[31]

2013

Simpson claimed the USATF Outdoor 5000 meter title in 15:33.77 in the 95+ degree heat of Des Moines, Iowa on June 23.[32][33]

Simpson won a silver medal at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow on August 15, 2013, in the 1500m with a time of 4:02.99.

Simpson won the September 22, 2013 Fifth Avenue Mile in 4:19.3.[34]

  • 1st at Drake Relays 1500m (4:03.35)
  • 1st at USATF Oxy HP 800m (2:00.45)
  • 1st at USA Outdoors 5,000m (15:33.77)
  • 3rd at Madrid 800m (2:02.15)
  • 1st at Monaco 1500m (4:00.48)
  • 2nd at World Outdoor 1500m (4:02.99)
  • 7th at Zurich 5,000m (14:56.26)
  • 10th in Brussels 1500m (4:10.70)

2014

Jenny Simpson accepting the 2014 Jackie Joyner Kersee Award

Simpson was runner-up at the Boston New Balance Indoor Grand Prix 2 mile after miscounting her laps to finish in 9:26.19 on February 8.[35]

Simpson followed that performance with a 2nd-place finish in 27:57 at the US Cross Country Championship on February 15.[36]

At the Prefontaine Classic on May 31, she improved her personal best in the 1500 to 3:58.28. Simpson won the 1500 meters at the 2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 4:04.96.[37] On July 4, Simpson became the 2nd fastest American 1500 meter runner by running 3:57.22 at a Diamond League race in Paris.[38] With two wins late in the season, including a dramatic diving finish at the Weltklasse Zürich, she won the 2014 IAAF Diamond League.[39]

On September 13, 2014, Simpson repeated her 2013 win of the Fifth Avenue Mile in 4:19.4.[40][41]

At the end of the year she was selected as the winner of the Jackie Joyner Kersee Award.

  • May 18: 4:00 2nd at Shanghai Diamond League
  • May 31: 3:58 4th place at Eugene Diamond League
  • June 14: 4:02 3rd at New York Diamond League
  • June 29: 4:04 1st USATF Champs
  • July 5: 3:57 2nd place at Paris Diamond League
  • August 21: 4:00 1st Stockholm Diamond League
  • August 28: 3:59 1st at Zurich Diamond League
  • Sept 5th: 8:29 4th at Brussels Diamond League
  • September 13: 4:19.4 at Fifth Avenue Mile

2015

Simpson won the Boston New Balance Indoor Grand Prix 2 mile in 9:18.35 on February 7, setting a new American record, 5 seconds ahead of Regina Jacobs' 2002 American record at the same event, 9:23.38.[35]

At the Prefontaine Classic on May 30, she won in a season best in the 1500 opener to 4:00.28.

At the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon Simpson won the 1500m in 4:14.86, and will represent the U.S. for the 1500m in the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China in August.

At the Herculis Diamond League meet at Stade Louis II in Monaco Simpson ran 3:57.30, just .18 off Mary Slaney's nearly 32-year-old American record before the race.[42] During that same race, a second ahead of her, Shannon Rowbury improved the American record to 3:56.29 and Genzebe Dibaba improved the world record to 3:50.07.

At the 2015 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres in Beijing, China, Simpson finished 11th in the final round after losing her shoe[43][44] and struggled, finishing in 4:16.28.

On September 11, at the Diamond League finale in Brussels, Simpson placed 4th in the mile in 4:22.18, just behind Shannon Rowbury who finished in 4:22.10.[45]

On September 13, Simpson placed 1st in a time of 4:29.0 at New York Road Runners Fifth Avenue Mile in New York City.[46] By the end of the year, she ran the 3000 meters standard[47] for the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships in the 3000 metres[48] at the Zürich Diamond League.

2016

Simpson won a bronze medal in the 1500 meters at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, to become the first American woman to win an Olympic medal in that event.

On September 3, Simpson placed 1st in a time of 4:18.3 at the New York Road Runners Fifth Avenue Mile in New York City.[49]

2017

Simpson ran a 4:19.98 mile, finishing 5th at the London Anniversary Games on July 9, 2017, behind Hellen Obiri and Laura Muir, Winny Chebet and Angelika Cichocka, setting a personal record, and second fastest time ever for an American woman.[50]

She won her second silver medal in the World Championships 1500m event on August 7, 2017, at the 2017 World Championships, finishing in 4:02.76, less than 0.2 seconds behind Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon.

Simpson capped her 2017 campaign with a record-setting win at the New York Road Runners Fifth Avenue Mile. In addition to achieving a record sixth Fifth Avenue title, she tied the longstanding meet record with a time of 4:16.6.[51]

Competition record

International

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  United States
2004 World Cross Country Championships Brussels 35th Junior race 22:19
2005 World Cross Country Championships Saint-Galmier, France 47th Junior race 23:03
2008 Olympic Games Beijing 9th 3000 m s'chase 9:22.26
2009 World Championships Berlin 5th 3000 m s'chase 9:12.50
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 1st 1500 m 4:05.40
2012 Olympic Games London 11th (sf) 1500 m 4:06.89
2013 World Championships Moscow 2nd 1500 m 4:02.99
2015 World Championships Beijing 11th 1500 m 4:16.28
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 3rd 1500 m 4:10.53
2017 World Championships London 2nd 1500 m 4:02.76

National championships

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2004 USA Cross Country Championships Indianapolis, Indiana 4th Junior race 21:21
2005 USA Cross Country Championships Vancouver, Washington 3rd Junior race 22:05.1
2007 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Indianapolis, Indiana 1st 3000 m s'chase 9:36.64
2008 US Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon 3rd 3000 m s'chase 9:33.11
2009 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 1st 3000 m s'chase 9:29.38
2011 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Albuquerque, New Mexico 1st 3000m 9:02.20
USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Albuquerque, New Mexico 1st 1500 m 4:34.96
USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 2nd 1500 m 4:05.66
2012 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Albuquerque, New Mexico 1st 3000m 9:19.15
USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Albuquerque, New Mexico 1st 1500 m 4:15.04
US Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon 3rd 1500 m 4:05.17
2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Des Moines, Iowa 1st 5000 m 15:33.77
2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Sacramento, California 1st 1500 m 4:04.96[52]
USA Cross Country Championships Boulder, Colorado 2nd Senior race 27:57
2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 1st 1500 m 4:14.86
2016 US Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon 1st 1500 m 4:04.74
2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Sacramento, California 1st 1500 m 4:06.33
2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Des Moines, Iowa 2nd 1500 m 4:06.21

NCAA championships

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing Colorado Buffaloes
2005 NCAA Cross Country Championships Terre Haute, Indiana 43rd Individual race 20:36.00[53]
2006 NCAA Cross Country Championships Terre Haute, Indiana 2nd Individual race 20:37.9[54]
NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Sacramento, California 1st 3000 m s'chase 9:53.04
2007 NCAA Cross Country Championships Terre Haute, Indiana 2nd Individual race 19:47.8[55]
NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships Fayetteville, Arkansas 12th 3000 m 9:23.54
NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Sacramento, California 7th 3000 m s'chase 9:59.81
2008 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Des Moines, Iowa 1st 3000 m s'chase 9:29.20
2009 NCAA Cross Country Championships Terre Haute, Indiana 163rd Individual race 21:46.9[56]
NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Fayetteville, Arkansas 1st 3000 m s'chase 9:25.54

Diamond League wins

Personal bests

Event Time Venue Date
Road
Mile run 4:16.6Fifth Avenue MileSeptember 10, 2017
Outdoor
800 m 2:00.45Los Angeles (OC), CAMay 17, 2013
1500 m 3:57.22Stade de France, ParisJuly 5, 2014
Mile run 4:19.98LondonJuly 9, 2017
3000 m 8:29.58 Brussels September 5, 2014[61]
5000 m 14:56.26Zürich (Letzigrund)August 29, 2013
3000 m s'chase 9:12.50BerlinAugust 17, 2009
Indoor
1500 m 4:07.27New York (Armory), NYFebruary 11, 2012
Mile run 4:25.91College Station, TXFebruary 28, 2009
3000 m 8:42.03College Station, TXMarch 14, 2009
Two miles 9:16.78 ARDes Moines, IAApril 27, 2018

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Awards
Preceded by
---		 The Bowerman (Women's Winner)
2009		 Succeeded by
United States Queen Harrison
Preceded by
Brianna Rollins		 Jackie Joyner Kersee Award (Women's Winner)
2014		 Succeeded by
United States ---
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