Brent Simmons

Brent Simmons
Full name	Brent C. Simmons
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Country represented	United States
College team	Iowa State Cyclones
Medal record Men's artistic gymnastics Representing   United States Event 1st 2nd 3rd Pan American Games 0 1 1 Total 0 1 1 Pan American Games 1971 Cali Team 1971 Cali Horizontal bar
Awards	Nissen-Emery Award (1971)

Brent C. Simmons ^[1] is an American former artistic gymnast. He was a United States men's national artistic gymnastics team member and was named to the 1970 and 1974 teams for the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. He also represented the United States at the 1971 Pan American Games where he won two medals.

Early life and education

Simmons was a native of Columbus, Indiana. He attended Columbus High School and was a standout on the school's boys gymnastics team. ^[2] With multiple schools pursuing him offering full scholarships, Simmons selected Iowa State University to pursue gymnastics. ^{[3] [4]}

Gymnastics career

While at Iowa State, Simmons was a member of the Iowa State Cyclones men's gymnastics team. ^[5] In his senior season, he was the 1971 NCAA Parallel Bars and Horizontal Bar champion as Iowa State won their first NCAA team championship. He was named the 1971 Nissen-Emery Award winner.

Legacy

Simmons was inducted into the Iowa State Cyclones Hall of Fame in 2002. ^[6]

References

1. "Cyclone Letterwinners Brent C. Simmons". cycloneletterwinners.org. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
2. Sutton, Stan (March 23, 1966). "CHS Athletes in 4 Sports Are Honored". The Evening Republican . No. 69. Columbus, Indiana. p. 10. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
3. "A Big Year For Gymnasts". The Republic . Columbus, Indiana. March 28, 1967. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
4. "Honor CHS Spring Athletes". The Republic . Columbus, Indiana. May 24, 1967. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
5. "IOWA STATE GYMNASTICS" (PDF). cycloneletterwinners.org. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
6. Kroeschell, Tom (August 16, 2002). "CYCLONE ATHLETIC GREATS TO BE INDUCTED INTO ISU HALL OF FAME AT SEPT. 6 BANQUET". news.iastate.edu. Retrieved December 3, 2024.

External links

• Brent Simmons at the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame
• Brent Simmons at Iowa State Cyclones Hall of Fame