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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Hometown:
- Indianola, Iowa
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- High School:
- Indianola
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- Event(s):
- Hurdles/Jumps
Bio
Honors & Awards
- NCAA Division III All-American: 110 meter hurdles (2023)
- 3x All-Conference: Distance Medley Relay, 60 meter hurdles, 110 meter hurdles
- School Record Holder, Distance Medley Relay (2022)
- USTFCCCA All-Academic Individual (2023)
- College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2023)
- A-R-C Men’s Indoor Track Performer of the Week (1/30/23)
- Three-time All-A-R-C Academic Team (2021-22)
- Four-time letterwinner (2020-23)
2023 | senior
- Became Simpson’s first track and field All-American since 2018 after finishing seventh in the final of the 110 meter hurdles (14.47) at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships
- Qualified for the outdoor national championships with a career-best 14.43 at the Augustana Midwest Qualifier, the fourth-fastest time in school history
- Finished in third place in the 60 meter hurdles final at the conference indoor championships in 8.17, earning his second all-conference honor
- Also took home the bronze and his third all-conference award n the 110 meter hurdles in the conference outdoor championships in 14.69
- Clocked a time of 8.12 seconds in the 60 meter hurdles at the Wartburg Qualifier, just .01 seconds off the school record
- Overall, won six races across the 60 meter and 110 meter hurdles on the year
2022 | junior
- Part of the distance medley relay team that set a school record with a time of 10:08.63 at the A-R-C Indoor Championships, earning all-conference honors with a third-place finish
- Won the 110 meter hurdles at the Simpson-Central Dual in a career-best 14.48, the fourth-fastest time in school history
- Opened his season by winning the indoor 300 meters in 35.64 at the Dutch Holiday Preview, the second fastest time in school history
- Also won the 60 meter hurdles at the same event in a career-best 8.29, the fifth-fastest time in school history
2021 | sophomore
- All-A-R-C Academic Team
- Won two 60-meter hurdle titles during the indoor season
- Anchored the 4x100 relay that captured first at the Central-Nebraska Wesleyan-Simpson Triangular
- Finished first in the 110 hurdles at the Dr. Tucker Open
- Was a member of both the 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams that narrowly missed all-conference recognition with two fourth-place finishes at the outdoor league championships
2020 | freshman
- Won his first collegiate event at the Dutch Athletics Classic, clocking a 8.77 in the 60-meter hurdles
- Outdoor season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
High School
- A 2019 graduate of Indianola High School
- Three-year varsity track and field
- State qualifier in high jump and shuttle hurdle senior year
- Two-year varsity show choir
- Member of NHS
Personal
- Son of David and Terra Cleveland
- Has two siblings, Brinley and Leo
- Majoring in human services, psychology and religion
News Mentions
Track and field teams, four individuals earn academic honors
The Simpson men's and women's track and field teams were selected to the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA)...
July 18, 2023
10 track athletes named Academic All-District
A total of 10 athletes on the Simpson College men and women’s track and field and cross country teams were named to the Academic All-Distric...
May 31, 2023
Cleveland earns coveted All-American status
Max Cleveland of the Simpson men’s track and field team etched his name into school history, earning All-American status in the 110 meter...
May 27, 2023
Cleveland qualifies for 110 meter hurdles final at nationals
Max Cleveland of the Simpson men’s track and field team qualified to the final of the 110 meter hurdles at the NCAA Division III Outdoor...
May 26, 2023
Trio of Storm athletes kick off day one at national championships
Three members of the Simpson men’s track and field team competed on day one of the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field National...
May 25, 2023
Storm trio earns all-region honors, team finishes in regional top 10
A trio of athletes from the Simpson men’s track and field team were named USTFCCCA All-Region in four separate events, also coming in at No....
May 19, 2023
Storm athletes to compete in five events at national championships
Four members of the Simpson men’s track and field team will compete in five events at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field...
May 19, 2023
Storm look to cement places at national championships
Four members of the Simpson College track and field teams attempted to cement their places at the NCAA Championships by competing at two separate...
May 18, 2023
Moon picks up weekly conference award
After a historic weekend at the conference championships, Spencer Moon of the Simpson College men’s track and field team was named Co-Americ...
May 15, 2023
Moon earns co-outdoor MVP after 5,000 meter title
Spencer Moon became the first athlete in Simpson track and field history to sweep the indoor and outdoor conference MVP awards, after claiming...
May 13, 2023
Moon claims conference title in 10,000 meters
Battling through rainy weather conditions, the Simpson track and field teams still produced all-conference performers on day two of the American...
May 12, 2023
Storm continue preparation for conference championships
The Simpson College track and field teams competed at the Dr. Tucker Open hosted by Loras, the final meet before next week’s American Rivers...
May 5, 2023
Storm men check in at tenth in new region rankings
The Simpson men’s track and field team cracked the USTFCCCA Midwest Regional Rankings for the first in the outdoor track and field season,...
May 3, 2023
Storm claim two event wins in Nebraska
Max Cleveland and Brendan Godbout both won events at the Jim Dutcher Memorial Classic to lead the Simpson track and field teams in Nebraska.
April 23, 2023
Moon finishes national championships for Storm
Spencer Moon of the Simpson men’s track and field team wrapped up the NCAA Division III Indoor Championships, competing in the 3000 meters.
March 11, 2023
Storm complete day one at NCAA Championships
All three national qualifiers on the Simpson men’s track and field team were in action on day one of the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and...
March 10, 2023
Storm quartet earns all-region distinction
Four athletes on the Simpson men’s track and field team were named to the USTFCCCA All-Region Team, as announced Tuesday.
March 7, 2023
Three Storm athletes officially announced in national meet field
Three members of the Simpson men’s track and field program were officially named as competitors in the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and...
March 5, 2023
Storm duo competes at Wartburg ahead of nationals
Max Cleveland and Ulysses Patterson of the Simpson men’s track and field team competed at the Wartburg Qualifier in hopes of cementing a...
March 4, 2023
Storm jump up one spot in new edition of regional rankings
The Simpson men’s track and field team rose one spot to ninth in the USTFCCCA Midwest Regional Rankings after the team’s performance...
February 28, 2023
Moon named conference indoor track MVP after winning 3000 meter title
Spencer Moon became the third conference indoor track MVP for the Simpson men’s track and field program, as both squads finished up...
February 25, 2023
Moon wins 5000 meter conference title on day one of A-R-C Championships
The Simpson men and women track and field teams opened day one of the American Rivers Conference Championships, with Spencer Moon winning the...
February 24, 2023
Storm track and field teams return to Waverly with additional success
Two weeks after competing at Wartburg, the Simpson men and women’s track and field teams returned for more success at the Liz Wuertz Invite,...
February 18, 2023
Storm men rise one spot in regional rankings
The Simpson College men’s track and field team rose one spot to ninth in the newest edition of the USTFCCCA Midwest Regional Rankings, as...
February 7, 2023
Storm conclude weekend across two states
The Simpson College men and women’s track and field teams concluded a weekend of competition at the Bearcat Invite in Maryville, Mo. and the...
February 4, 2023
Storm move up one spot in national rankings
The Simpson College men’s track and field team moved up one spot to No. 23 in this week’s edition of the USTFCCCA National Track and...
January 31, 2023
Berkey, Cleveland take home weekly conference honors
For their performances over the weekend, Carter Berkey and Max Cleveland of Simpson men’s track and field team took home weekly honors from...
January 30, 2023
Berkey breaks school record as Storm finish up busy week
Highlighted by Carter Berkey breaking the school record in the indoor long jump, the Simpson College men and women’s track and field teams...
January 28, 2023
Storm men appear in first national poll
Fresh off its top 10 appearance in the regional rankings, Simpson men’s track and field team came in at No. 24 in the first version of the...
January 25, 2023
Men’s track and field lands top 10 spot in regional rankings
The Simpson College men’s track and field team entered the first edition of the USTFCCCA Midwest Regional Rankings in tenth position, as...
January 24, 2023
Storm set multiple personal-bests in Nebraska
Both Simpson track and field squads traveled to the Prairie Wolf Invite, hosted by Nebraska Wesleyan, that saw multiple season and career-bests...
January 20, 2023
Storm track and field begins new year at Pella
Simpson men’s and women’s track and field teams had multiple event winners as they opened the calendar year at the Dutch Athletics...
January 14, 2023
Storm enjoy successful full start to season
Highlighted by Spencer Moon breaking his own school record in the 5000 meters, both the men and women of Simpson’s track & field teams...
December 9, 2022
Storm trio kicks off track season
Three members of the Simpson men’s track and field team opened the track season by competing at the Chuck Petersen Open, Saturday.
December 3, 2022