Bio

2014 | sophomore
Indoor: Competed in five meets ... compiled four top-5 finishes in varying relays ... placed second in the 4x200-meter relay at the Darren Young Indoor Classic (2/15) ... earned fourth and sixth place, respectively, in the 4x200- and 4x400-meter relays respectively at the Iowa Conference Indoor Championships (2/28-2/30).

2013 | freshman
Indoor: Competed in five meets ... specialized in the 200-meters ... ran the only 400 of his career in 56.79 at the Dutch Athletics Classic (1/25-1/26) ... Outdoor: Ran in eight meets ... recorded three top-5 finishes, all in the 4x100-meter relay ... placed fourth at the Iowa Conference Championships in the 4x100-meter relay (5/9-5/11) ... set a personal best in the 200-meters (23.49) at Simpson's home meet, the Kip Janvrin Open (4/25-4/26).

Indoor Career Bests
55 meters - 7.01 (2013)
60 meters - 7.71 (2013)
200 meters - 23.78 (2013)
400 meters - 56.79 (2013)

Outdoor Career Bests 
100 meters - 11.60 (2013)
200 meters - 23.49 (2013)

High School
A 2012 graduate of Adel-DeSoto-Minburn High School ... coached by Mike Whisner ... named third team all-state by the Des Moines Register as a senior ... selected first team all-district and first team all-conference as a senior ... finished senior year with 1,745 yards and 23 touchdowns ... team made it to the state semi-finals and finished the year 12-1 ... also ran at the state track meet three times and lettered three times in wrestiling ... a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal
Born Nov. 11, 1993 ... son of Jeff amd Theresa Grove ... has one brother, Jordan ... also a member of the Simpson football team.

updated through 2014 indoor season