Spencer Moon
Spencer Moon
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Lake City, Iowa
  • High School:
    South Central Calhoun

Bio

Honors & Awards
  • 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
  • A-R-C Outdoor Track Co-MVP (2023)
  • A-R-C Indoor Track MVP (2023)
  • 5x conference champion in track and field
  • 11x all-conference track and field performer
  • 3x all-conference cross country performer
  • 3x USTFCCCA All-Academic Individual (2019, 2021, 22)
  • CoSIDA Academic All-District (2021)
  • SAAC Male Athlete of the Year (2021)
  • Two-time All-A-R-C Academic Team (2021-22)
  • Four-year letterwinner (2019-22)
2022 | senior
  • Became the first Storm runner since 1989 to earn All-American honors with a 10th place finish at nationals, the second-highest individual finish in program history
  • Named all-region for the third time in his career after finishing third at the NCAA Midwest Regional
  • Won back-to-back races at the Aurora Invitational and Platte River Rumble
  • Set a new school record at the Platte River Rumble with an 8k time of 23:34.2
  • Was the first Storm runner to cross the finish line in every race he competed in
  • Named a USTFCCCA All-Academic Individual for the third time in his career
2021 | junior
  • Qualified for NCAA DIII Championships and turned in the program's highest finish since 1989
  • Ran a career-best 8k at the Midwest Regionals to earn his second all-region accolade
  • Earned All-A-R-C honors with a sixth place finish at the league championships
  • Named A-R-C Runner of the Week on Sept. 7 after winning Simpson's Buxton Invitational by 30 seconds
  • Named a USTFCCCA All-Academic Individual
2020 | sophomore
  • Finished fourth at the A-R-C Championships, the team's best individual mark since 1989
  • Was one of three Storm runners to tally all-conference accolades, most since 1988
  • Helped Simpson capture third place at the conference meet for its best finish since 1990
  • Led the Storm in all five races this season and won three meets
  • Tallied a time of 25:05.4 at the Dan Huston Triangular for a season-best in an 8K
2019 | freshman
  • Ran in six meets during freshman season, leading the team in five of those
  • Grabbed all-region honors after placing 30th at the NCAA Central Region to become the first freshman since 1995 to do so for Simpson
  • Started his rookie season by leading the team at the Buxton Invite by finishing second overall in the 6K
  • Finished the year with a season-best 8K time of 26:18.6 at the NCAA Central Regional Championships
  • Named a USTFCCCA All-Academic Individual
High School
  • A 2019 graduate of South Central Calhoun High School
  • Member of National Honor Society
Personal
  • Son of Ellen O'Loughlin
  • Majoring in accounting and management with a minor in business analytics

News Mentions

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Moenck takes home SC ESPY for Coach of the Year

Following a year full of broken records, regional and national rankings, awards and trips to nationals, Director of Track and Field and Cross...

June 7, 2023

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Multiple Storm runners earn all-academic honors

The Simpson College men and women’s cross country teams received All-Academic honors from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country...

January 26, 2023

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Moon caps off fantastic season with All-American honors

Spencer Moon of Simpson men’s cross country team rounded off a wonderful season by finishing 10th overall in the NCAA Division III Champions...

November 19, 2022

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Moon to run in second straight NCAA Division III Championship

Junior Spencer Moon of Simpson College’s men’s cross country team has officially been named as an individual qualifier in the NCAA...

November 14, 2022

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Moon takes third overall at NCAA Midwest Regional

For the second straight season, Spencer Moon qualified for the NCAA Division III Championship, placing third overall in the 8K event in a time of...

November 12, 2022

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Storm cross country remains in regional rankings

Simpson women’s cross country team remained at No. 7 in the USTFCCCA Midwest Regional Rankings, while the men checked in at No. 8, as...

November 1, 2022

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Moon guides Storm to fifth place finish

Spencer Moon won his third straight all-conference honor, leading Simpson men’s cross country team to a fifth place overall finish at the...

October 29, 2022

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Moon wins sixth individual career title with career-best time

Spencer Moon continued his brilliant season and career by claiming his sixth individual title at the Platte River Rumble with a blistering 8K time...

October 14, 2022

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Storm men stay firm in regional rankings

The Simpson men’s and women’s cross country teams both came in seventh in the newest edition of the USTFCCCA Midwest Regional...

October 4, 2022

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Moon claims individual victory at Aurora Invitational

Spencer Moon won the Aurora Invitational by over a minute, pacing Simpson men’s cross country team into a second place finish overall in a...

October 1, 2022

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Simpson men start strong with home win

Simpson College men’s cross country team earned a win in its home opener at the Bill Buxton Invitational, Friday, at Pickard Park.

September 2, 2022

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Simpson cross country teams receive highest preseason regional rankings in program histories

The Simpson College men’s and women’s cross country teams received their highest-ever preseason regional rankings, as announced by the...

August 23, 2022