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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Hometown:
- Lake City, Iowa
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- High School:
- South Central Calhoun
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- Event(s):
- Distance
Bio
Honors & Awards
- A-R-C Outdoor Track Co-MVP (2023)
- A-R-C Indoor Track MVP (2023)
- All-American cross country performer
- 7x national track and field qualifier
- 2x national cross country qualifier
- 12x all-region track and field performer
- 3x all-region cross country performer
- 5x conference champion in track and field
- 11x all-conference track and field performer
- 3x all-conference cross country performer
- 4x USTFCCCA All-Academic Individual (2019, 2021-23)
- 3x A-R-C Runner of the Week in track (5/15/23, 4/24/23, 2/27/23)
- CoSIDA Academic All-District (2021)
- SC ESPY Record-Breaking Performer of the Year (2021-22)
- SAAC Male Athlete of the Year (2020-21)
- Two-time All-A-R-C Academic Team (2021-22)
- Two-time Team MVP (2022-23)
- Team Co-MVP (2019)
- Four-year letterwinner (2020-23)
2021-22 | junior
- Named USTFCCCA All-Midwest Region in the indoor 3K and 5K and outdoor 1500m, 5K and 10K
- Won SC ESPY Record-Breaking Performer of the Year accolades
- Earned All-A-R-C Academic honors and was named an USTFCCCA All-Academic Individual
- Clocked a top-10 finish in the 3K at the NCAA DIII Indoor Championships
- Broke a 1986 school record in the outdoor 1500-meter run with a time of 3:47.87 at the Dr. Tucker Open
- Lowered his own program record in the outdoor 5K with a time of 14:18.76 at the UW-Platteville inviational
- Ran his first career indoor 5K and broke a 1985 school record with a time of 14:22.41
- Reset his own program record in the 3K twice, once at the Larry Wieczorek Invite (8:18.61) and again at the Bearcat Invite (8:15.14)
- Placed second in the 3K at the A-R-C Indoor Championships for all-conference recognition
- Anchored the indoor distance medley relay that earned all-conference honors
- Won the 5K at the A-R-C Outdoor Championships in 14:53.00, Simpson's first distance champion since 2012
- Earned all-conference honors in outdoor 10K with a third place finish
2020-21 | sophomore
- Earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors
- Named SAAC's Male Athlete of the Year
- All-A-R-C Academic Team
- Named USTFCCCA All-Central Region in the outdoor 1500m and 5000m as well as indoor DMR
- Placed 13th in the 5K at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships (Simpson's first distance qualifier since 1996)
- Broke a 37-year-old school record in the 5K at Simpson's Kip Janvrin Open with a time of 14:26.13
- Tallied all-conference honors in the indoor distance medley relay, outdoor 1500m, and outdoor 10,000m
- Ended the year with school records in the 3,000- and 5,000- meter races, and was a part of the record-setting DMR squad
- Won the outdoor 1500m at the Dr. Tucker Open and the indoor mile at the Dubuque/Loras Triangular
2019-20 | freshman
- Named team's co-MVP
- Broke a 32-year-old school record in the 3000m with a time of 8:34.45
- Missed out on two all-conference honors with fourth-place results in the mile and 4x800 at the championships
- Won the mile at both the Spartan Invitational and Wartburg Select Invitational
High School
- A 2019 graduate of South Central Calhoun High School
- Most Valuable Athlete junior and senior year
- Member of National Honor Society
Personal
- Son of Ellen O'Loughlin
- Majoring in business analytics and data
Updated 5/23/2023
News Mentions
Track and field teams, four individuals earn academic honors
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May 27, 2023
Cleveland qualifies for 110 meter hurdles final at nationals
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May 26, 2023
Trio of Storm athletes kick off day one at national championships
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May 25, 2023
Storm trio earns all-region honors, team finishes in regional top 10
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May 19, 2023
Storm athletes to compete in five events at national championships
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May 19, 2023
Storm look to cement places at national championships
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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 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 complete hosting of Kip Janvrin Open with strong showing
Multiple career-bests and athletes moving up the all-time lists concluded a strong showing for the Simpson College track and field teams at their...
April 28, 2023
Moon named A-R-C men’s track athlete of the week
After his record-breaking performance in the 10,000 meters on Friday evening, Spencer Moon was named the American Rivers Conference Men’s...
April 24, 2023
Moon dazzles again to break another school record
Spencer Moon added to his illustrious Simpson career, breaking a near four-decade old record in the 10,000 meters, good for 21st all-time in NCAA...
April 21, 2023
Moon lowers outdoor 5k record in Wisconsin
Behind a trio of performances from Spencer Moon, Lara Kallem, and Teghan Booth, the Simpson men and women’s track and field teams competed...
April 15, 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 adds A-R-C Athlete of the Week award
Fresh off being named the American Rivers Conference Indoor Track MVP at the A-R-C Indoor Championships, Spencer Moon of the Simpson men’s...
February 27, 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
Moon’s record-breaking performance paces Storm
The Simpson College men and women’s track and field teams completed another weekend, with Spencer Moon turning in another record-breaking...
February 11, 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
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
Moon breaks 37 year old mile record
Spencer Moon continued to add to his illustrious career by breaking the indoor mile record, originally set in 1986, at the Larry Wieczorek...
January 21, 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