Kennedy Simon

Class:
Freshman
Position:
OH
Height:
5-11
Hometown:
Ponder, Texas
High School:
Ponder
Club Team:
Fieldhouse

HIGH SCHOOL | CLUB TEAM: Ponder High School…coached by Makayla Good…three-time TGCA all-state selection…captured District MVP honors as a junior (MVP) and senior (Offensive MVP)…also earned Area honors both years – Offensive Player of the Year as a junior, MVP as a senior…all-area and all-district selection…named Newcomer of the Year by the district and area as a freshman…selected to play in the All-Star Game as a junior…member of two state semi-final teams…named to the all-tournament team at the state championships as a senior…earned academic all-state or academic all-district honors every year…also lettered four years in basketball…named the district’s Defensive Player of the Year as a junior and senior…three-time first-team all-area selection…also earned all-district and all-region honors…named Newcomer of the Year for the district and area…academic all-state honoree…competed in the shot put and discus throw all four years…four-year regional qualifier in both throws…regional champion in the discus as a junior…two-time state qualifier in the discus…member of the National Honor Society…graduated with a 5.0 GPA…ranked seventh in senior class…played club volleyball for Fieldhouse…coached by Michael Holland…served as team captain.

PERSONAL: Full name is Kennedy Jane Simon…daughter of Jonathon and Shelley Simon…father played football at Colorado State and signed as a free agent with the Houston Texans…mother played softball at Galveston College…has one younger sister…planning to major in biology…future plans include attending dental school and serving as a dentist in the Air Force…enjoys baking, being outdoors, and spending time with family and friends…member of the gold medal volleyball team at the 2023 Tricolor Junior Olympics…greatest moments in sports came from making it to the state semi-finals twice in volleyball and qualifying for the state championships twice in the discus throw.