Brent Simmons Explained

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]

External links

• • Brent Simmons at Iowa State Cyclones Hall of Fame

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cyclone Letterwinners Brent C. Simmons . cycloneletterwinners.org . December 3, 2024.
2. News: Sutton . Stan . March 23, 1966 . CHS Athletes in 4 Sports Are Honored . . . 69 . 10 . December 3, 2024.
3. News: March 28, 1967 . A Big Year For Gymnasts . . . December 3, 2024.
4. News: May 24, 1967 . Honor CHS Spring Athletes . . . December 3, 2024.
5. Web site: IOWA STATE GYMNASTICS . cycloneletterwinners.org . December 3, 2024.
6. Web site: CYCLONE ATHLETIC GREATS TO BE INDUCTED INTO ISU HALL OF FAME AT SEPT. 6 BANQUET . Kroeschell . Tom . August 16, 2002 . news.iastate.edu . December 3, 2024.