Upcoming Event: Women's XC/Track & Field versus Southern Showcase on September 12, 2025 at TBD
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Women's XC/Track & Field
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Florida Atlantic University Athletics
2022-23 Women's XC/Track & Field Roster
Roster
Simpson, Cara
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Cara Simpson
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Jacksonville, Fla.
- High School:
- Atlantic Coast
- Major:
- Business Management
Bio
Career Accolades
Indoor
60m - 4th, 7.56 (1/25/21)
200m - 4th, 24.40 (2/4/22)
300m - T1st, 40.89 (1/14/22)
Long Jump - 4th, 5.53m (1/29/21)
Triple Jump - 2nd, 11.94m (2/23/20)
4x400m relay - 5th, 3:48.42 (2/20/22)
Outdoor
100m, 4th, 11.71 (+1.3) (5/15/22)
200m - 8th, 24.32 (+0.1) (3/20/21)
Triple Jump - 5th, 11.71m (3/16/19)
FAU Personal Records
Indoor
60m - 7.55 at C-USA Championship Prelims (2/19/22) + Harvard Crimson (2/4/22)
200m - 24.40 at BU Bruce Lehane (2/5/22)
400m - 40.89 at UAB Blazer (1/14/22)
Long Jump - 5.53 at Bob Pollock Invite (1/29/21)
Triple Jump - 11.94m at C-USA Indoor Championships (2/23/20)
Outdoor
100m - 11.71 at C-USA Champ Finals (5/15/22)
200m - 24.32 at Hurricane Invite #1 (3/20/21)
400m - 56.34 at UCF Knights Invite (4/24/21)
Long Jump - 5.37m at Hurricane Invite #1 (3/20/21)
Triple Jump - 11.71m at Miami Hurricane Invite (3/16/19)
Second-Year Junior (2021-22)
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- School record holder in 300m (indoor)
- 2021-22 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- 2020-21 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- 2019-20 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- 2018-19 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
Indoor
60m - 4th, 7.56 (1/25/21)
200m - 4th, 24.40 (2/4/22)
300m - T1st, 40.89 (1/14/22)
Long Jump - 4th, 5.53m (1/29/21)
Triple Jump - 2nd, 11.94m (2/23/20)
4x400m relay - 5th, 3:48.42 (2/20/22)
Outdoor
100m, 4th, 11.71 (+1.3) (5/15/22)
200m - 8th, 24.32 (+0.1) (3/20/21)
Triple Jump - 5th, 11.71m (3/16/19)
FAU Personal Records
Indoor
60m - 7.55 at C-USA Championship Prelims (2/19/22) + Harvard Crimson (2/4/22)
200m - 24.40 at BU Bruce Lehane (2/5/22)
400m - 40.89 at UAB Blazer (1/14/22)
Long Jump - 5.53 at Bob Pollock Invite (1/29/21)
Triple Jump - 11.94m at C-USA Indoor Championships (2/23/20)
Outdoor
100m - 11.71 at C-USA Champ Finals (5/15/22)
200m - 24.32 at Hurricane Invite #1 (3/20/21)
400m - 56.34 at UCF Knights Invite (4/24/21)
Long Jump - 5.37m at Hurricane Invite #1 (3/20/21)
Triple Jump - 11.71m at Miami Hurricane Invite (3/16/19)
Second-Year Junior (2021-22)
  Indoor:
- Opened up indoor season at the UAB Blazer Invite with a 21st place finish in the 300m dash (40.89) to tie a school record and earn 23rd in the 60m dash (7.80)
- Finished 10th in the 60m dash (7.75) and contributed to sixth in the 4x400 relay (3:56.01) at the UAB Vulcan Invite
- Produced 23rd in the 60m dash (7.70), 21st in the semifinals (7.66), as well as 20th in the 200m dash (24.83) and 11th in the 4x400 relay (3:52.14) at the Clemson Bob Pollock Invite
- Earned fifth in the 60m finals (7.55) after placing sixth in the prelims (7.60) at the Harvard Crimson Elite
- Delivered third in the 60m finals (7.55) after tallying second in the prelims (7.59), as well as crushed her PR in the 200m with fourth place (24.40) at the BU Bruce Lehane Scarlet & White Invite
- Also at BU, contributed to fourth in the 4x400 relay (3:49.52)
- Finished in seventh in the 60m finals by matching her PR of 7.55 after qualifying in prelims with a sixth-place showing (7.78), as well as ninth in the 200m (24.75) at the Conference USA Indoor Championship
- Was the opening leg in the Owls’ seventh-place showing in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:48.97 at the championships
- Excelled in the 400m dash with a sixth-place finish (56.94) and contributed to fourth in the 4x100m relay (47.73) at the Miami Hurricane Invitational
- Had a tremendous performance against tough competition at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational, earning fourth in the 100m (11.78) and 11th in the 200m (24.35)
- Contributed to fifth in the 4x100m relay (46.90), as well as 19th in the 100m dash (11.85) and 42nd in the 200m (25.08) at the UNF Invitational
- Earned fifth place in the 100m finals with a personal record of 11.71 (+1.3) at the C-USA Championship, which is now the fourth fastest time in school history
- Also contributed to sixth in the 4x400m relay (3:47.91) and finished 12th in the 200m (24.50) at the C-USA Championship
  Indoor:
- Held fifth fastest time in the 60m in C-USA (7.56)
- Put up a time of 7.74 in the 60m dash prelims to qualify for finals and take seventh (7.75) at the UAB Blazer Invitational
- Also finished fourth in the long jump with 5.47m at the Blazer Invite
- Rounded out in seventh in the 60m dash (7.76) and contributed to fourth in the 4x400m relay (3:53.49) at the UAB Vulcan Invitational
- At the Clemson Bob Pollock Invitational, ran the 60m dash (7.59) prelims for seventh place to qualify for finals and followed that up with a sixth-place showing in the finals with a personal record time of 7.56
- Also tallied ninth in the long jump (5.53m) and 10th in the 200m dash (24.89) at the Bob Pollock Invite
- Qualified for finals at the C-USA Championships after stellar prelims performances in the 60m dash (sixth, 7.65) and 200m dash (third, 24.81)
- Finishes at the C-USA Championships finals: fourth in the 4x400m relay (3:52.00), fifth in the 200m dash (24.73), sixth in 60m dash (7.70) and 23rd in long jump (4.94m)
- Captured second in the 100 meters (11.96), third in the 200 meters (24.32) and fourth in the long jump (5.37m) at the first Miami Hurricane Invitational
- At the second part of the Miami Hurricane Invitational, won the 200 meter dash (24.35) and captured second in the 100 meters (11.30)
- Logged seventh in the 100 meter dash (11.93) and 12th in the 200 meter dash (24.71) at the Miami Alumni Invitational
- Tallied 14th in the 400 meter dash (56.34), 16th in the 200 meter dash (24.82) and contributed to fifth in the 4x100 meter relay (47.20) at the UCF Knights Invite
- Registered 22nd in the 100 meter dash (12.11) and 28th in the 200 meter dash (24.89) at the North Florida Invitational
- Recorded 12th in the 100 meters (12.01) and 13th in the 200 meters (24.72), as well as contributed to fourth in the 4x400 meter relay (3:45.48) at the Conference USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
- Named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
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- Tallied seventh in the triple jump (11.61m) and 13th in the long jump (5.31m) to open up the season at the UAB Blazer Invitational
- Captured fifth in the triple jump (11.62m), sixth in the long jump with a PR of 5.51m and contributed to ninth in the 4x400m relay at the Leonard Hilton Memorial Invite in Houston
- Earned fourth in the triple jump (11.77m) and 11th in the long jump (5.28m) at the Harvard Crimson Elite
- Crossed the finish line in sixth in the 60m dash prelims (7.86), rounding out in eighth in the finals (7.96) at the Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invitational at Boston University
- Put up 17th in the long jump (5.23m) and 25th in the 60m dash (7.82) at the South Carolina Invitational
- Tallied seventh in the triple jump with a personal record of 11.94m and 10th in the long jump (5.50m) at the 2020 Conference USA Championships
- One of 10Â on track & field team to be named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
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- Ran the 200 meter dash twice during the season, recording the exact time of 26.80 both times during the Gamecock Inaugural Invite and the UAB Vulcan
- Competed in the triple jump at the Conference USA Championship, jumping for 11.70 meters for 15th place. That is the third best jump on FAU’s all-time performance list
- Part of the 4x400 relay team at the C-USA Championships that claimed 11th place with a time of 4:03.81
- Had a personal record time of 25.90 in the 200 meters at the UCF Knights Invite
- Her best mark of the season came at the Hurricane Invite when she had a 11.71 meter jump which is the fourth best time on the FAU all-time performance list Â
- Recorded an 11.59 meter jump in the triple jump at the Conference USA Championship to finish 17th overall
- Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Two-time All-Gateway ConferenceÂ
- First Team All-Conference
- All-State Freshman
- 2016 200m District Champion
- Three-time state qualifier in the 100m and 200m
- Four year varsity letterman
- Two-time Most Outstanding Sprinter honoree
- All-State 100m Runner of the Week
- Vystar Allstar Athlete of the Week
- 100m/200m Bear Classic Champion
- 100m/200m Don Hall Invitational Champion
- Two-time Junior Olympic Qualifier
- National Honor Society member
- Spanish National Honor Society member
- Quill and Scroll National Honor SocietyÂ
- AP Capstone Graduate
- Guidelines to Success honoree
- Two-time Gamma Beta Boule honoreeÂ
- Outstanding Student Award
- A/B Honor Roll
- Yearbook Extraordinaire Award
- Student of the Week Award
- Birthday is October 21
- Daughter of Christopher and Charo Simpson
- Majoring in business management at FAU and hopes to open her own training gym one day
- She enjoys gardening, reading, writing, photography, modeling and volunteering with children or at nursing homes
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