2024 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Park, Simon

Simon Park
- Position:
- Pole Vault
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Eugene, Ore.
- High School:
- South Eugene
- Prev School:
- Harvard
Bio
2024 Pac-12 Pole Vault Bronze Medalist
Completed his Bachelorโs degree in Economics at Harvard.
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2024: Raised his PR in his first year as a Husky and took third in the pole vault at the Pac-12 Championships โฆ at Pac-12s, cleared 17-2 ยผ for bronze and six team points, helping UW successfully defend its team title โฆ qualified for NCAA West Prelims, placing 33rd overall with a make of 16-7 ยฝ โฆ made 17-0 at the Fresno State Invite for third โฆ indoors, set a new PR of 17-7 ยผ at the Husky Classic โฆ another big make of 17-5 ยฝ at the UW Invitational โฆ earned USTFCCCA All-Academic Team distinction.
2023 (At Harvard): Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Championships for a second time, placing 32nd overall with a make of 16-6 ยพ โฆ fourth at the Ivy League Outdoor Championships, clearing 17-1 ยฝ โฆ made 16-10 at the Pepsi Florida Relays for third โฆ indoors, had a season-best of 16-10 ยพ to take third at the BU Battle In Beantown.
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2022 (At Harvard): Advanced to NCAA East Prelims in the pole vault, placing 24th at the meet with a make of 16-6 ยฝ โฆ won the Hurricane Invitational with a PR clearance of 17-5 โฆ 10th at Ivy League Outdoors โฆ won the Houston Spring Break Open going 17-1 โฆ indoors, was third at the Crimson Elite meet going 16-6 ยพ โฆ won the Lions Indoor Invite clearing 16-4 ยพ.
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2020-21 (At Harvard): No Ivy League seasons due to pandemic.
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High School and Personal: Born in Ulsan, South Korea โฆ parents are Yun Kyoung Lee and Kyu Yeol Park โฆ has two older brothers, Calvin Won Park and Sean Heon Park โฆ Calvin competed in track for Duke, running sprints and hurdles, graduating in 2018 โฆ the Oregon 6A State Champion in the pole vault as a senior in 2019, making 16-6 at the state meet โฆ the team MVP and captain as a senior โฆ cleared a best of 16-9 at the 2019 Nike/Jesuit Twilight Relays โฆ ninth at the 2018 New Balance Outdoor Nationals, making 16-1 ยผ โฆ State Champion for the first time as a sophomore in 2017, clearing 16-2 for the win.
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Major Meets
2022 Ivy League Indoors โ DNP, Pole Vault
2022 Ivy League Outdoors โ 10th, Pole Vault
2022 NCAA East Prelims โ 24th, Pole Vault
2023 Ivy League Indoors โ DNP, Pole Vault
2023 Ivy League Outdoors โ 4th, Pole Vault
2023 NCAA East Prelims โ 32nd, Pole Vault
2024 Pac-12 - 3rd, Pole Vault
2024 NCAA West Prelims - tie-33rd, Pole Vault
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Outdoor Bests
Pole Vaultโฆโฆ.17-5
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Indoor Bests
Pole Vaultโฆโฆ.17-7 1/4
Academic Honors
2024 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
Completed his Bachelorโs degree in Economics at Harvard.
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2024: Raised his PR in his first year as a Husky and took third in the pole vault at the Pac-12 Championships โฆ at Pac-12s, cleared 17-2 ยผ for bronze and six team points, helping UW successfully defend its team title โฆ qualified for NCAA West Prelims, placing 33rd overall with a make of 16-7 ยฝ โฆ made 17-0 at the Fresno State Invite for third โฆ indoors, set a new PR of 17-7 ยผ at the Husky Classic โฆ another big make of 17-5 ยฝ at the UW Invitational โฆ earned USTFCCCA All-Academic Team distinction.
2023 (At Harvard): Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Championships for a second time, placing 32nd overall with a make of 16-6 ยพ โฆ fourth at the Ivy League Outdoor Championships, clearing 17-1 ยฝ โฆ made 16-10 at the Pepsi Florida Relays for third โฆ indoors, had a season-best of 16-10 ยพ to take third at the BU Battle In Beantown.
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2022 (At Harvard): Advanced to NCAA East Prelims in the pole vault, placing 24th at the meet with a make of 16-6 ยฝ โฆ won the Hurricane Invitational with a PR clearance of 17-5 โฆ 10th at Ivy League Outdoors โฆ won the Houston Spring Break Open going 17-1 โฆ indoors, was third at the Crimson Elite meet going 16-6 ยพ โฆ won the Lions Indoor Invite clearing 16-4 ยพ.
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2020-21 (At Harvard): No Ivy League seasons due to pandemic.
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High School and Personal: Born in Ulsan, South Korea โฆ parents are Yun Kyoung Lee and Kyu Yeol Park โฆ has two older brothers, Calvin Won Park and Sean Heon Park โฆ Calvin competed in track for Duke, running sprints and hurdles, graduating in 2018 โฆ the Oregon 6A State Champion in the pole vault as a senior in 2019, making 16-6 at the state meet โฆ the team MVP and captain as a senior โฆ cleared a best of 16-9 at the 2019 Nike/Jesuit Twilight Relays โฆ ninth at the 2018 New Balance Outdoor Nationals, making 16-1 ยผ โฆ State Champion for the first time as a sophomore in 2017, clearing 16-2 for the win.
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Major Meets
2022 Ivy League Indoors โ DNP, Pole Vault
2022 Ivy League Outdoors โ 10th, Pole Vault
2022 NCAA East Prelims โ 24th, Pole Vault
2023 Ivy League Indoors โ DNP, Pole Vault
2023 Ivy League Outdoors โ 4th, Pole Vault
2023 NCAA East Prelims โ 32nd, Pole Vault
2024 Pac-12 - 3rd, Pole Vault
2024 NCAA West Prelims - tie-33rd, Pole Vault
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Outdoor Bests
Pole Vaultโฆโฆ.17-5
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Indoor Bests
Pole Vaultโฆโฆ.17-7 1/4
Academic Honors
2024 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
Raising the Bar | Hana & Amanda Moll
Monday, August 04
Women's 1500m final - 2025 NCAA outdoor track and field championship
Sunday, June 15
Nathan Green | 2025 NCAA 1500m Champion
Saturday, June 14
Track & Field NCAA Championships | Huskies Highlights
Friday, June 13